There are many reasons you may be considering a journey to Cape Hatteras with more than just your immediate family, but there is just one vacation rental company you should consider for your housing needs. We at Lighthouse View offer a variety of Hatteras Island beach houses that lie just yards away from the Atlantic Ocean, providing a beachy holiday that can be adapted to any sized group and giving guests a big ole Southern welcome that will make you and your fellow traveling companions feel right at home! This guide to a more the merrier getaway in our North Carolina barrier island cottages will give you a sneak peek into a vacation that shines brighter than all others.
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How Many Did You Say?
Larger groups often have trouble finding accommodations that will keep them close and connected, but that won’t be a problem with Lighthouse View. The cottages we offer aren’t just comfy and luxurious, they are spacious and accommodating as well, and if your group has more people than can fit in just one, many of our spaces are duplex style, so you can double up and still be close. Providing room for as many as 16 people in one double cottage, you even have the option to rent additional cottages on our oceanside campus, making a family reunion or a destination wedding at the beach a truly excellent idea! Even better, many of our escapes are pet friendly so the entire family can join in on your beach shenanigans and no one will have to be left behind.
The Fun Begins
Larger groups rarely travel all together, regardless of what you may see in the movies, especially as they may all be coming in from different parts of the world. Every family has that one person who isn’t just on time, they are always early, and on vacation they see no reason why things should be any different, because everyone knows that the early traveler gets first pick of bedrooms! Of course, they may also be in charge of stopping by the Village Red & White Market, 57196 Kohler Drive, to start the process of stocking the kitchen with food, but that’s ok too. They can choose the foods, the drinks, and the snacks they like best. And as the remaining family members begin trickling in, dropping their luggage in the rooms that remain open, checking the fridge to discover if their favorite beer or wine has been stocked or if another visit to the market is in their future, your vacation hijinks will have officially begun and the opportunity for fun, frolicking, and family begins to be clear.
A Tour of Comfort
Let’s take a few minutes to tour the place you will call home for the next week or so. (Longer is always better!) Most cottages will be leggy ones, standing tall above the white sand beaches and the sea oats that grow there, ensuring that views from every window will always be spectacular. Our living rooms will be spacious ones and the light that pours in from many windows will ensure that even on cloudy days the rooms will be bright and welcoming. Offering a beachy décor, mermaids may watch from walls painted the exact color of the sandy beaches you will be playing on and schools of color fish may swim beside doors that may remain open as guests continue to arrive from their travels. Sofas will be comfortable, televisions will be large enough that they can be seen from multiple spots in our open concept floor plans, and naps will be frequent and refreshing.
Families Gather
The dining rooms of our beachside cottages will be anchored by large tables that will consistently be occupied by aunts sipping coffee as they play games of gin, cousins with tangled hair and sandy feet gather to eat PB&J sandwiches with the crusts carefully cut off (a beach delicacy when no one wants to prepare a meal). Board games are played on a nightly basis, meals that are prepared will be loud and laughter filled, and yes, because there will be more than a few dads on this beach vacation, dad jokes will be plentiful.
Share the Chores
No one wants to spend their vacation doing chores, but the thought of what it might cost to feed everyone in the group at restaurants isn’t a good one either, so the kitchens in our OBX Hatteras Island rentals are spacious, designed to provide the room for more than one cook to share the chores. We’ve already directed you to our favorite local grocery store and refrigerators will be filled, cabinets will be stocked, and coffee will constantly be brewing, making this space the most popular one in the house.
Take It Outside
The views of the sea from our cottages will speak to your soul, and with large decks furnished with a generous selection of chairs, taking the conversations outside will be a popular activity. Raise a toast to the sun setting over the sea, marveling in a sky filled with a kaleidoscope of colors, spill the tea about those who weren’t fortunate to join in the fun, or when the rest of the family is frolicking at surf’s edge, maybe you will be sitting out here, enjoying a rare moment of quiet with book in hand and the sounds of the sea washing away any remaining stress from real life.
Separate But Together
Spending time with family and friends is wonderful, but there will come a time when too much togetherness can be a tad annoying, so go ahead, head back to the bedroom you chose in your first moments on Cape Hatteras, shut the door to the chaos you just left behind, and take a moment to notice the peace, the quiet, and the bed that looks (and is) so comfortable that dominates the space. If you were the first to arrive, it’s almost guaranteed that you made a primary suite your own, and maybe a soak in the tub is how you want to spend the last minutes of each day, streaming music, sipping another glass of wine, and reading more pages from the book you were lost in earlier. Or possibly, it’s the television resting on the dresser that is capturing your attention, inviting you to lose yourself in the drama on the screen, laughing, crying, and finally, drifting off into oblivion while the television still plays quietly. These quiet moments will play a big part in the joy you take in each day as you awaken feeling well rested and ready for more play time with family in our OBX Hatteras Island rentals.
Beach Life Hits Different
As you spend your days hanging out at the beach, taking family photos with the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse standing guard in the background and exploring the cuisine of the sea in charming area restaurants, knowing all roads on Cape Hatteras lead back to our Lighthouse View beach sanctuaries will provide a deep seated satisfaction. Reserve your favorite cottage today and let the daydreams about beach life fill your mind, body, and soul with anticipation and excitement! Beach life hits different, and you are about to find that out for yourself.