Salt & Sand Realty

“Seain' is Believen' was a wonderful place!! Beautiful house, beautiful location & beautiful view of the canal! We greatly enjoyed our stay here!! It has a great setup, plenty of space and was very clean. Would definitely stay there again!! Salt & Sand Realty (the listing agency) was very slow to respond to messages if they even responded at all!! I asked about several things in regards to the house and was never given an answer! Very poor communication!! We did have a minor issue at the house and they were very quick to get it taken care of, so 1 plus, but I definitely wouldn't let the listing agency keep you from renting this great place!!”

“Great house and location, however, there were some items that could have been improved such as we had multiple issues with the keypad lock and had to call to get in the house and there were multiple holes in the wall”

“Great house made everyone feel at home. The pool and hot tub were very relaxing and also the restaurants and beach were within walking distance.”

“Amazing place! Close to a beach access and very clean and spacious”

“House was great! Walkway to the beach was horrible - multiple nails and screws sticking up in the walkway as well as loose boards.”

“It could use an update/remodel. The bathrooms are really small for the amount of people it sleeps. The siding glass door needs to be replaced, you have to use a piece of wood to “lock” the door. The kitchen is nice and big, the pool area is very nice and the walk to the beach was really close.”

“The location was wonderful, it was very peaceful basically had the beach to ourselves!!! The only thing I would have recommended was a better cleaning in between guests. I gave feed back to salt and sand during our visit. Other than that it was a perfect vacation!”

“Nice location and amenities like pool & beach access. Condo is laid out nicely and enough space for a family. Booking & check-in were smooth. Unfortunately, we had to leave the property early due to poorly managed issues (escalated through Airbnb Support). The kitchen had an active cockroach infestation that professional pest treatment did not properly resolve. We’ve stayed in the same area for several years- never had these issues with other rentals. Had to find another place to stay on short notice during peak season, which was very disruptive to our trip & incurred additional cost for us—we were refunded for unstayed nights but not for the other impacts. The property company staff was friendly and polite but slow to respond and inattentive to the seriousness of the situation. They never truly addressed our concerns and continued to send automated daily & nightly texts after we had to leave and asked to be removed from communications.”

“Wouldn’t stay here again. Overall the unit is serviceable but we’ve rented in these condos before and I’d STRONGLY encourage you to rent directly from an owner. On night one we notified them that the washer and dryer were not working at all. Would not even turn on. I’ll spare details but seven nights later and they were still not working whatsoever. I called to ask about parking passes after someone took our singular designated spot beneath the unit while we were out. I was all but laughed at by the teen on the phone and simply told to “park elsewhere” despite there being signs about towing throughout the whole lot. We noticed mold and cockroaches throughout. No hose to properly rinse off outside of the unit after being on the beach all day. Nothing says “we hope you enjoyed your stay” like cleaners standing outside the condo at 850AM, 70 mins before checkout. Nothing egregious, but nothing worth spending your money on. To be fair, the unit has a decent view and kitchen is stocked.”

“We have been coming to Oak Island for over 15 years and staying in beach houses similar to Stingray. This one, however, was not an enjoyable or comfortable stay. The two bedrooms on the lower floor reek of musty odor, and the whole house feels damp even with the AC going at all times. It's obvious that this is a known problem because each room has air fresheners plugged into the walls, and there are Damp Rid containers in the house. The floor in one of the bedrooms has a large soft spot and a hole in the vinyl tile, which I suspect is due to water/mold damage. When bringing this to the attention of Salt and Sand, we were gaslit by the staff who wrote, "As an older Coastal home, the property may have some of the natural characteristics common to Beach cottages including a slight Coastal or aged home scent." Additionally, the seating in the living room, including the couch and chairs, is extremely uncomfortable and the kitchen cabinet height makes it hard to reach items.”