Spacious rooms and adequate drawer storage for clothes and personal items. Very prompt and responsive host. Bagels were a very nice touch. Kitchen was well equipped with counter space, two refrigerators and a pantry area. Dining and living areas were quite spacious for our group of 17.
Our family loves this beach house. Itâs perfect for us. The house is at the end of the road, private, quiet, plenty of parking. A two block walk to the beach. The house has everything we need for cooking big meals every night. The kids love the pool in the evening after a day on the beach. In the evening, I love sitting on the top front deck with my glass of wine. We return every year.
Great stay, easy walk to the beach or grocery store. Appreciate the beach toys for the little ones. Only issue was the confusion of the sheets and pillow cases during the first day for they were not put on the beds. Knowing that is not the owners fault, it was a great stay and great communication.
The house is very clean. The only drawback is the steps to the beach. If youâre a senior this could be difficult. Otherwise everything was wonderful!!
We had a fantastic vacation at 5 oâclock somewhere. Bill was great to deal with. He responded immediately with any questions.
I felt the house looked nicer in person than it did in the pictures. It was bigger than we needed. Everything was clean. One of the surprisingly nice amenitie was having two full fridges on the top floor. There was a mini fridge on the middle floor on the bottom floor, out by the pool. There was also a freezer on the pool level for extra ice which was nice.
The house is located in a private community, and the beach is not crowded because of this.
The rear decks can all access the pool.
It was also nice to have a gas grill included. We usually have to rent one every year.
Thanks again, Bill, will come back!
House was exactly what was listed. The free dozen bagels were a lovely addition to staying. William was in touch prior to check in and day of check out so I had all the information.
Our family loves returning to this Beach House every year.
A pleasant walk to the beach (2 blocks), room for 2 trucks, 1 van, and 2 SUVâs to park, great location at the end of the road, very clean, wonderful owner, lots of beach supplies. Itâs perfect for us. Great family time.
Our family group enjoyed the three levels of common space and plentiful decks with good views. The kitchen had everything we needed to prepare four different theme dinners and lots of plates, bowls, coffee cups and drinking glasses. A few more plastic cups and plates for children and insulated thermoses for beach drinks would be a nice addition.
The house is stocked with games and puzzles and beverage fridges. Plenty of sheets and towels were provided.
We liked the curtainless walk-in showers in some of the bathrooms. Upgrading some of the queen beds to kings would be welcome, as would updating the sofas on the top floor. They were a bit worn so we covered with extra bed sheets.
The house is at the end of a gravel pipe stem, the very furthest walk in the small neighborhood to the beach. We searched for a âcut throughâ more direct path to the beach, unsuccessfully. By the end of the week we all loaded our arms and bikes for a quicker ride to the beach.
Take advantage of the wonderful walking/biking path on the main road, especially mornings when the path is mostly shaded. Harris Teeter and shops are an easy trip by path from the house.
Overall Five OâClock is a good value and nice venue for a family gathering.
Accessing the house (check in) was easy and the owner was a good communicator
This was the perfect place for our family vacation! We were a group of seven adults and seven children (ranging from 10 years to 16 years of age). There was ample sleeping and bathroom space for everyone. The kitchen was great for cooking meals for the crowd, and the living room had plenty of seating for relaxing. The multiple decks on both sides of the house allowed for relaxing and enjoying views of the ocean and the sunsets. The pool and hot tub were a hit with the younger crowd, and the grilling area was used two different nights. The pool table saw many match-ups from young to old. The owner was very quick to answer our questions during our stay. All in all, this was a wonderful experience for our family! We would definitely recommend this property.
It was a beautiful house. It had several beds (including sofa beds and inflatable beds). It may look small at first but itâs pretty spacious, especially the kitchen and the bathrooms. Itâs was a nice walk to the beach and the house had many beach supplies. Overall, a wonderful stay.
We had an amazing time with our group of 18!!! It is an easy walk to Wings, Ice cream, and Harris Teeter giving our teens an in city experience and it was close to the beach too!!! We had a great time :).
Five O'Clock Somewhere was a great house for our multi-age family group. There is so much space in the house that's it's easy to spread out and have your own space or to all be together at the same time. The walk to the beach and to the grocery store and ice cream shop were very easy. The house had all the amenities we needed. The owner was great to deal with. He contacted us about a problem when we arrived that we hadn't even realized existed yet. And he worked to resolve the problem expediently. The Friday check-in is great for avoiding most of the traffic. We would love to return next year.
The house is furnished with just about anything you would need in the kitchen, including steamers and crock pots. Storage room has everything for the beach including wagon, Lawn chairs, toys, floats and plenty of pool toys. Ice cream store, Harris Teeter, Duck Donuts and pizza parlor just a short walk.
First and foremost, we have nothing but great things to say about the property owner. Very responsive, kind, and considerate that we had everything we needed for a great week! So thankful for everything he did to make our vacation stay so wonderful!
The property was perfect for our large family. Plenty of rooms, bathrooms, and general space for all of us from infants to adults. There was even enough seating for all of us from couches/chairs to kitchen table/chair space (which is often a hard find with an extra large group!) The only thing i would caution some renters about is that there are a lot of stairs to climb in the house. With the kitchen and great room being on the top(3rd) level, you're nearly certain to have to climb some stairs. Otherwise, the house is set up so nicely with rooms/bathrooms on each level and open concept. The private pool was a big hit with us, the proximity to the beach was awesome, as well as the proximity to grocery stores and restaurants, etc. We had a wonderful time, thank you!!
We had an excellent experience at IFOCSW! Great communication, everything we needed and more..we have stayed in MANY beach houses & this by far was the most well- stocked kitchen & beach accessories as well. Loved that linens & beach towels were included & check out was a breeze. Highly recommend!
We had an awesome vacation in the OBX and this house was perfect for our large family. Everyone had their own space and the walk to the beach was just right. Even the littles (2,3&4 yr olds) were able to do the walk after being on the beach all day. Thank you so much for sharing your house with us it had everything we needed. We even donated some pool floats when we left.
We stayed August 12-19. Everything was absolutely perfect except for the grill. The previous group left the grilling surface extremely messy and they used all the gas in TWO propane tanks!
We had a wonderful time. Even though the walk to the beach was further than expected, there was a beach wagon to help with bringing all the beach toys and chairs. The kids loved the pool, the beach toys and pool table. Loved having lots of space for everyone.
Make sure to get the complimentary bagels at Lighthouse Bagels. They were amazing (especially the french toast bagels).