Sandcastle East Fire

Sandcastle East, the east side of a vacation rental in Emerald Isle caught fire this past weekend. I haven’t heard any reports of injuries or what caused the blaze. This was a really nice property. It is managed by Bluewater and I remember visiting this home when I worked there.

Christmas Specials

Christmas vacation can be a great time to head to the beach in Emerald Isle. Some of the area rental managers are offering specials for the holiday season while others are even offering free nights for Christmas week. The cool thing about the beach during the winter is you feel like you have the place [...]

Barometer Soup West

This 4 bedroom, 4 bath vacation rental located in Emerald Isle is sure to please even the most discriminating vacationer. It offers you everything you need to enjoy a relaxing weekend at the beach. This particular unit is the West side of a Duplex. So if you have a large group and the East side [...]

Pier Pointe 5-B-1

By far one of my favorite condo complexes in Emerald Isle would have to be Pier Pointe. This oceanfront/oceanside community offers plenty of amenities to make your vacation rental experience a real wonderful experience. I have personally been in several of these properties and can tell you they are really nicely laid out. I think [...]

Pebble Beach HOA

Well just the other day I learned that the Pebble Beach HOA has decided to have Emerald Isle Realty manage the condo complex. This came as quite a shock to me since Bluewater GMAC had been managing this complex for years. Sure seems odd to me. I wonder what could have went wrong there. Did [...]

1 A Pelican’s Perch

Emerald Isle – Look no further for a great deal on an excellent rental property to spend your family vacation in. I found this gem today while looking through some rental listings offered by local property managers. I will be adding many properties in the coming weeks that I can find consumer reviews on, and [...]

Alpha West

Emerald Isle – If you’re looking for an excellent vacation rental in Emerald Isle Alpha West managed by Shorewood Real Estate may be what you have in mind. It is reasonably priced, is an oceanfront rental, and sports a spacious reverse floor plan.

Breezy Cottage

Emerald Isle – Breezy Cottage is a 5 bedroom, 5.5 bath vacation rental on the oceanfront. This cottage offers many amenities for the discriminating vacationer. You’ll find it very accommodating to say the least. Since this property is a member of Emerald Isle Realty’s Sand Castle Club linen service you’ll arrive to a house with [...]

An Island Oasis

This gorgeous rental is a 6 bedroom, 5 bath in Emerald Isle that sleeps 12. So if you’ve got a large group, this is definitely worthy of a look. This  property even has a pool that can be heated during the cooler months. An Island Oasis has two master suites which are oceanfront and each [...]

Clamdigger

Looking for a nice coastal retreat in Emerald Isle? The Clamdigger may be just the place for you. Here you’ll find a nice spacious floorplan in a single family. soundfront house. This 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath cottage will provide you with some excellent views of Bogue Sound. There’s also a private pier that is perfect for [...]

Windoon-West

Windoon-West is a 5 bedroom and 3 bath oceanfront vacation rental in Emerald Isle. The West side of a duplex, it provides an amount of privacy uncommon in duplexes. There is a private walkway to the beach. Windoon-West also sports full dividers on each of the three decks. This rental is well maintained and features some excellent [...]

1 Angel’s Haven

1 Angel’s Haven is a 7 bedroom oceanfront rental in Emerald Isle. This member of Emerald Isle Realty’s Sand Castle club has 10.5 bathrooms. You will probably feel like you rented a castle for the week considering 1 Angel’s Haven provides you and your family with 6,500 square feet of living space. I don’t think [...]

C.O.P.S Grant or More Waste?

Apparently there is a lack of law enforcement in Emerald Isle. Because I know when I walk around in town I feel like I may be mugged or something. Yeah right! This town has an outstanding police department that seems to have plenty of funding. The last thing I worry about is my car or [...]

Vacation Rentals Filling up!

Hey folks, just a heads up, I’ve been looking at the availability for many of the Emerald Isle vacation rentals, and they’re finally starting to get booked up. Yes, many of them are already booked for the more popular weeks, like fourth of July, Memorial Day, and Labor Day.

Linens and Beach Gear

An easy way for owners to make their rental more attractive is to include linens in the rent. And when you decide to do this Island Essentials will be there to help in a professional manner. Perhaps you arrived at your beach rental and realized it would be cool to go for a bike ride [...]