If you’re not quite convinced that Cape Hatteras is where you want to visit during your 2025 vacation or you have decided on Cape Hatteras, but aren’t exactly sure where you should stay, you have made your way to the right place. We at Lighthouse View are passionate about Cape Hatteras, and we are dedicated to providing every traveler oceanfront lodging and a beachy escape that will change the way you want to vacation forever. And so, because we are so convinced you won’t be happy if you stay anywhere else, these 10 reasons to book our Cape Hatteras oceanfront rentals will help convince you to see things our way!
Reason #10: Room for Everyone in Your Traveling Party
Our spaces are spacious enough to make everyone in your traveling party feel comfortable. Lighthouse View is known for its variety of escapes, ranging from large motel rooms to generously sized oceanfront cottages, ensuring that however many are in your group, you will find the space that has room for everyone! Solo travelers may prefer our hotel rooms, furnished with comfy beds, small kitchenettes that will meet your snacking or breakfast needs, and state of the art televisions, should you be able to tear yourself away from the views. Couples or small families may prefer the comfort found in our oceanfront suites, rooms that are a little larger, offering seating areas, fully equipped kitchens, and private bedrooms with doors that can shut out the world. And anyone may choose a charming beach cottage, offering room for up to 16 guests (or more if you rent side by side cottages) and a North Carolina vacation experience that will be filled with the most wonderful memories.
Reason #9: All the Comforts of Home
Not all vacation rental companies understand the importance of comfort, and if you have ever spent a vacation sleeping in lumpy beds, sitting on hard and scratchy chairs and sofas, or simply being forced to use towels that are threadbare, tiny, and feel rough against your skin, you know exactly what we mean. Our rooms, suites, and cottages are designed with your comfort in mind, offering sofas that will provide the best naps, cushioned chairs that will keep your personal seat feeling comfortable and not numb at all, no matter how long you stay seated, and when you crawl between the silky linens that top our premium mattresses, our pillows will be plump, and not a lump, bump, or spring will be detected as you drift into the best night’s sleep of your life. Our attention to all the details and our abhorrence of discomfort will give you a vacation filled with all the comforts of home.
Reason #8: Modern Conveniences Matter
We’re proud of the comfort and style we provide, and we’re even more proud to be able to offer the modern conveniences that matter to travelers who have learned to expect more from their vacation accommodations. Even our cozy hotel rooms are equipped with modern televisions, and appliances such as microwaves, coffee makers, and mini fridges, and as you look into our suites and cottages that provide fully equipped kitchens, you will feel at home even as you are far from your own home. High-speed internet will allow hardworking vacationers the opportunity to work from our properties, perhaps extending your stay a little longer than you might have been able to otherwise. Air conditioning ensures that summer visits will be comfortable and ceiling fans will make your indoor adventures that much cooler as you watch televisions that may be Smart TVs streaming your favorite shows and enticing you to take a lazy afternoon nap on the hottest of days.
Reason #7: Making Your Friends Jealous
Remember last year when your bestie took that trip to Japan with someone else who wasn’t you? You were happy that she got to experience the culture, the beauty, and the wonders of Japan, but you couldn’t help feeling a little jealous that you weren’t her companion; she is YOUR best friend after all. When she sees the pictures you post on your social media sites, pictures of the sea in all her moods, the sandcastles you built with the kids at water’s edge, the giant smile on your face as you and your hubs stand arm in arm, smiling big smiles in front of our Lighthouse View cottages, she won’t be able to help being jealous either! Especially when you return with sun bleached hair, lightly tanned skin, and we promise, the delight you take in that jealousy won’t make you petty, it just proves you’re human.
Reason #6: Uniquely Lighthouse View
For nearly every Cape Hatteras oceanfront rental, there are dozens more that look exactly like it, but our Lighthouse View retreats have broken the mold. Our rooms and suites are housed in buildings that could have come from another famous Cape—Cape Cod to be more exact, offering shingle siding that weathers to a stunning gray over years of exposure. The cottages, created with the same materials, offer yet another unique style, built to maximize the views you won’t be able to live without and letting in the sunshine, keeping every room light and bright. Many of the cottages are circular in shape, offering multiple levels and featuring wrap around decks with plenty of seating options, ensuring that even the largest traveling groups will find ringside seats to the sunset and ocean views that they can call their own. Most are built on stilts, giving the appearance of a beautiful and leggy female, and the bottom level, the one that is not meant to be living quarters, may offer covered parking spots and in one particularly memorable case, a hammock tied between two posts, presenting guests the opportunity to nap while sea breezes gently rock the hammock and the sea provides a lullaby that people have been trying for years to recreate in sleep machines and apps designed to help the owners fall to sleep.
Reason #5: Location, Location, Location
Cape Hatteras is a barrier island located in the Outer Banks, just off the East Coast of North Carolina, and has been a popular vacation destination since not long after the Civil War. Offering history, a stunning natural land and seascape, the Cape offers sandy beaches, historic lighthouses, and a proximity to some of the most famous landmarks in the nation, including Kitty Hawk, the spot where the Wright Brothers brought flight to the humans. Now, obviously you were already planning on visiting and probably knew all of the above, but did you know that our Lighthouse View escapes are located in such close proximity you can spend more time playing and exploring and far less time fighting traffic? The first and closest “landmark” is the beach that lies just outside your front door, and the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is just a mile and a half down the road. You won’t even need to get in a car and drive; you can just slip on your flip flops and meander over on foot. Kitty Hawk is a little further away, located just over 60 miles away, but the commute is destined to be the most beautiful one you have ever experienced, making it well worth the time it takes to get there!
Reason #4: Those Views
Having lived here most of our lives, we understand all the ways beach life is the only life we want to lead, and if you are traveling all these miles to land on our doorstep, of course your accommodations should be ocean front. We warn you, however, once you experience the serenity the sea offers, you will never want to live anywhere else, and although we can’t help make Cape Hatteras your new hometown, we can provide the impetus for your move. Offering ocean views from nearly every window in every room, you can’t help but spend many minutes lost in a trance staring out at views that will burrow their way into your heart. Balconies lined with chairs will bring you even closer to the views, adding the scent of sea water, the sounds of the waves crashing against sandy shores, and the feeling of salty breezes kissing your cheeks and tousling your hair. So, kick off your shoes, prepare a tropical beverage, and sink into the chairs that will be the most popular seats in the house, stockpiling memories that will be tucked away and reexamined over and over and over again, only ceasing when you are able to return to Cape Hatteras and begin creating new ones!
Reason #3: Community Amenities
Less can be more when it comes to crowds, lines, and hours spent at work, but when it comes to your comfort and opportunities to have fun during vacation, more is the only correct answer, and our Lighthouse View community amenities will add to your North Carolina vacation experience. First, there is the pool, crystal-clear, cool, and providing an alternative to swimming in salt water. Not everyone is a fan of sharing the water with anyone other than humans, and because our pool is built at sand’s edge, you can still enjoy an authentic ocean experience, minus the swimming with the fishes part! Surrounded by lounge chairs, guests can sip their favorite beverages (no glass, please) and work on their tans as waves crash against the sand nearby and the sound of sea birds crying out triumphantly as they swoop in for a sandwich, snatched from the unsuspecting hands of beach goers (or a too slow fish from the water), fills their ears. Feeling achy and stressed from your travels across the nation? A bubbling community hot tub lies just steps away from the pool, adding healing, relaxation, and a touch of romance to your outdoor adventures. The community also features a grill area, perhaps to be utilized by grilling your catch of the day from your fishing expedition earlier in the trip, and although the individual Cape Hatteras oceanfront rentals do not offer their own laundry areas, a community, coin operated laundry room is available for all guests to use.
Reason #2: The Entire Family Is Invited
Our four-legged family members are the most loyal, loving, and most deserving of a vacation adventure, but we often treat them as just another chore, hiring the neighbor kid, to get the mail, water the plants, and oh yeah, could you feed and walk little Zoe twice a day? Your Cape Hatteras vacation in North Carolina, however, does not have to be that way, as Lighthouse View also offers a selection of rentals that are pet friendly. Bring your precious pooch along for the ultimate in family vacations, introducing her to the joys of sea life and finding your own joy when she falls in love with the sea as much as you do. Dogs are allowed on the beaches of Cape Hatteras, but they must be on a six-foot or shorter leash at all times, which will not lessen their excitement or level of joy.
Reason #1: Our Rentals Welcome Everyone
Travelers want a lot from their vacation accommodations, but after comfort, perhaps the one thing they desire most is to be welcomed and to feel at home even as they are far from their own. The Lighthouse View difference will be apparent within your first steps inside, and as you revel in beach life, savor community amenities, and simply rest and recharge batteries that have been drained from real life experiences, you will feel comfortable, welcomed, and at home. We don’t consider our jobs well done if you don’t have a vacation that you will remember with glee for years to come. Reserve your favorite Cape Hatteras escape with us at Lighthouse View today!
