The Twifords, Sam and Jodi, (owners) both grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. We moved to the the NC/VA area in 1993. We had 3 beautiful daughters Rachel, Julia, and Samantha (spaced over an 11 year period) We had always wanted a place on the water, a place to enjoy with our children but within a manageable driving distance.
In 2003 we stumbled upon this amazing location. After purchasing the property, we found we were unable to use it as much as we hoped and the expenses of maintaining a waterfront property were much more than we had anticipated.
We decided to share it with others. We had never overseen a vacation rental before, and found it to be quite a learning experience. For the first several years, we operated at a loss. Once we started making a little money on the property, we decided to reinvest most of the money into improving the property, equipment, and overall experience for our guest.
As you review the photos and read the descriptions of the property, you will see we are always updating, upgrading and adding more activities to the property.
Many of the updates have come about from us simply staying here over a weekend and wishing that something was different or added. For example, we added a new family member in 2023, Nova, our German Shepard. It only took 1 weekend of my wife and I sharing the bed with Nova and we upgraded the queen beds to king beds.
We strive to have all the amenities you would have at home, (fast wifi, plenty of usb ports, lots of dishes, utensils, spices, and loads and loads activities for the whole family to enjoy). Our goal is to make our home feel like your home as soon as you walk in the door. All you need to bring to have a great time is your family, clothes, food and toiletry items, everything else is there for you.