A few questions...

My family has decided to go to Carolina Beach this year. July 19-27. After reading some of these reviews, I wanted to ask a few more questions. We are looking into the Sea Breeze house, Thru Blue Water Realty. Anyone know anything about either of these? We are not familiar with the area, don%26#39;t know what%26#39;s good or bad. We don%26#39;t need alot of attractions, just a clean beach, and a good place to eat. If you have any do%26#39;s and don%26#39;t, or any other info, I would appreciate it! Thank you!

A few questions...

I am not familiar with Blue Water Reality. I live in the area and never heard anything about them positve or negetive. Micheal%26#39;s Seafood in Carolina Beach is great for casual seafood. Freddie%26#39;s in Kure Beach is my favorite for a nice dinner out.

A few questions...

I checked out their website...that house is wonderful! (Great kitchen!) You will be at the northern end of Carolina Beach...a great and very quiet area! Close to the pier...so you can take walks up there and check out the fishermen. We used to rent a house in this area of the beach years ago..we LOVED IT!!

Lots of neat little resturants to check out (not sure of the exact names, but you can find them easily there)..Kate%26#39;s Pancake House...great for breakfast or lunch! Ocean Grill and Tiki Bar..behind Sand Dunes hotel...(across the street from Pops Ice Cream Stand)...both GREAT! Big Daddys Resturant in Kure Beach, Freddies Resturant....and you MUST try Squiggleys Ice Cream...very popular place!!

Hope this helps!

Thank you both very much!

The realty company won%26#39;t be honest about the beach conditions, they do not want to lose business. I would look at local newspapers for conditions and also call local businesses such as veterinary office, pizza shop, the will be honest with you about beach conditions, they have nothing to lose!!! I can tell you the government has to refurbish the beaches and it is a long and expensive process. They just redid this last year( check local Paper) I would try to get out of rental contract and go to Wrightsville Beach or Ocean Isle Beach. I have been going to North Carolina Beaches for 25 years and would never again visit Carolina Beach. One wave and your little ones will never get back in the water. My daughter who is now 15 and has been a going to the beach since she was 3, she couldn%26#39;t beleive how wicked the waves and the drop off were at Carolina Beach, last July. Good Luck!!! We are going back to Ocean Isle Beach this year

Obviously, the perspective on CB is quite different from person to person. I%26#39;m sure if the weather offshore was not cooperating, some folks had difficulty navigating the shoreline. But when the fronts are not baning off shore, the beach is delightful as it was when this poster visited.

Before she arrived, she obviously had misgivings:

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And then her post trip report:

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Amy 96, just make the phone calls to the locals and research the local papers, also check travel photos. I would hate to have another excited family be disapointed. It is expensive to stay at any beach a week, and you look forward to all year. If you have never been to the beach, then you will probably like Carolina Beach, but I had many beaches to compare. If I were you I would stay elsewhere and drive to Carolina Beach for a day, then you%26#39;ll understand completely. I have no money invested in this beach and I am giving you my honest opinion. Just read all the Carolina Beach postings on Trip advisor.

Hmmm - all sorts of advice on this topic. Choosing a ';beach'; based on wave is almost always a gamble most anywhere. The local papers will not tell you much (only if a huge escarpment has developed because of high wave activity), and travel photos are just a snapshot at one point in time and place. Beaches are constantly changing - they%26#39;re made of sand which, of course, moves. They%26#39;re typically steep in winter, mildly sloped as the summer progresses. Any tropical storm or nor%26#39;easter can drastically and quickly alter the beach face and the offshore shoals.

Carolina Beach (around the boardwalk area) has recently and frequently been much steeper in the summers than other beaches. Wrightsville Beach is usually less steep (due to renourishment projects), but there are times (and at certain tides) the drop-off is severe and waves pound the shore harshly there too. On either Beach one can often walk 100 yrs down the beach and find a good place to have kids play in the surf. All NC ocean beaches have rip current postings a couple times a year, but you won%26#39;t know in advance when. So there%26#39;s no absolutes.

WB has a better track record than CB for gentler waves at the shoreline, but it%26#39;s generally pricier to stay at WB, so it%26#39;s a trade-off. Atlantic Beach is a good alternative as well. I don%26#39;t have experience for comment on beaches south of Cape Fear though.