• As low as $4,390 - $9,750/Week
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9.5 Bathrooms
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General Features

  • 1 Highchair
  • 11 TVs
  • 2 Outdoor Showers
  • 2 Pyramid Bunks
  • 2 Trundles
  • 2025 Pool Heat Cost: $900.00
  • 2025 Pool Open: 4/5/2025 - 10/18/2025
  • 2026 Pool Heat Cost: $900.00
  • 2026 Pool Open: 4/4/2026 - 10/24/2026
  • 3 DVD Players
  • 3 Half Baths
  • 40.0 x 18.0 Private Pool
  • 7 Kings
  • 8 Bedrooms (8 Private Baths)
  • 8 Full Baths
  • 8 Parking Spaces
  • Cabana
  • Elevator
  • Gas Grill
  • Home Theater
  • Hot Tub
  • Located in Whalehead In Corolla
  • No Pets Allowed
  • Oceanfront
  • Oceanfront Home
  • Recreation Room
  • Saturday check-in
  • Seasonal Fireplace(Oct-Mar)

About this Property

  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9.5 Bathrooms

Overview

Formerly known as Absolute Beach.
Heads Carolina provides long covered verandas so you can enjoy shade on sunny days and keep dry on those days that aren't quite as bright. You'll be charmed by the coastal inspired interiors, swept away by the panoramic ocean views, and thrilled with the treasure trove of wonders nestled behind the genteel Southern exterior which includes an elevator, rec room, and theater with tiered seating. An ideal choice for multi-generational getaways, comfort and privacy is assured in one of the eight spacious bedrooms, each with a private bath. Swimmers and sunbathers will love the private pool, poolside cabana, and private walkway to the beach. If you're looking for all the luxuries of a hotel, plus all the comforts of home, make Heads Carolina your next retreat.

Ground Floor

  • Rec room with pool table, arcade game, and kitchenette
  • Two kings with private baths
  • Bedroom with two pyramid bunks and private bath

The lower level features an entertainment focused rec room with pool table, arcade game, media lounge with TV, and kitchenette with bar seating, a refrigerator, and a microwave. Bedding on this level includes two kings with private baths, and a third bedroom with two built-in pyramid bunks and a private bath. Two of these bedrooms have direct access to the veranda, leading to the custom pool area, with hot tub and cabana bar. A private walkway leads to broad Whalehead beaches.

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First Floor

  • Theater
  • Four kings with private baths
  • Exercise room
  • Laundry

The middle level offers a home theater with a 98" flatscreen TV and seating for 12, as well as four kings with private baths, and a laundry room. Next to the laundry room, an exercise room provides a stationary workout bike, a bench, weights, a large mirror, and a TV. Three of the bedrooms have access to the covered deck and offer ocean views.

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Second Floor

  • Great room
  • Dining area
  • Kitchen
  • King with private bath

The top floor features ocean views, lofted ceilings, and a comfortable family room with a large Smart TV, a seasonal fireplace, and a beverage fridge. The gourmet kitchen incorporates granite countertops, two sinks, two ovens, two refrigerators, two dishwashers, a Keurig, and everything you'll need to prepare a special vacation meal. The king bedroom completes this floor with ocean views, a private bath, and a seasonal fireplace.

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Updates for 2025: Kitchen renovation, new flooring throughout.

Updates for 2024: New chairs in great room, complete remodel of top floor private bath including new flooring, vanity, and fixtures, new bedroom furniture and curtains in the top floor king bedroom, new rug in rec room, new 98" TV in theater, Sonos sound system through the house, new pool deck, granite countertops and backsplash in poolside cabana/grill area, new exterior stairs and railings built from the ground level to the top level, French doors on ground and middle level replaced, new chaise loungers for the pool area.

Updates for 2023: New furniture in great room and rec room. Fresh interior paint throughout. New steps to the beach, new fence around pool, and shrubs around pool were replaced with turf.

Pool: Heated by propane. Max. pool temp is 85 degrees.

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Ben Franklin

Stop by Nags Head's Ben Franklin at Mile Post 10 on the Bypass where you will find everything you need for the beach! From Clothing, T-shirts and Swimwear to Boards, Chairs, Umbrellas and Tackle. You'll find it all…and of course, we have the best selection of Souvenirs anywhere on the Outer Banks. Enjoy your vacation! Independently owned by a member of one of the Outer Banks’ oldest families, the Ben Franklin store is stocked with just about everything a visitor would need to go to the beach.

 

Ben Franklin stores were once part of a five-and-dime retail empire, with about 2,500 locations across the country in its heyday. As decades passed and the times and customers began to change, many closed their doors, leading to fewer than 150 of these nostalgic shops. Nags Head Ben Franklin, however, has withstood the test of time and adapted to the needs of its customers to provide a memorable shopping experience on the Outer Banks.

 

Debbie Terry Tolson, manager of the Ben Franklin location in Nags Head, recalls working with former owner Tommie Daniels. Daniels’ father, Moncie Daniels, started the business in downtown Manteo in the early 1900s. The Daniels family has been a longstanding fixture in the Outer Banks business community—Moncie even sold gas to the Wright brothers in 1903.

 

Tommie, with an excellent business mind, saw the opportunity the new Bypass presented and, in 1977, he opened the Nags Head location of Ben Franklin. He was one of the first businesses on the Bypass,” Tolson says.In addition to a new location, the Ben Franklin store saw a new group of customers.

 

“People would come from all around because Tommie had a little bit of everything—it was more like a five and 10 then,” Tolson explains. “As he went to the beach, he began to get more tourists, so he started catering more and more to visitors.”

 

Today, the 21,000-square-foot souvenir shop quickly catches the attention of anyone driving by thanks to the ocean-themed mural that decorates the façade of the building, painted by local artist Rob Snyder. This Ben Franklin location has become the must-stop shop for both first-time visitors to the area and generations of families who escape to the Outer Banks annually.

 

Tolson credits the great prices and friendly customer service to the success of the location, which keeps families returning.“People come in all the time and tell me, ‘my grandmother or my grandfather used to bring me here and now I’m bringing my children,’” she shares. “One of my favorite parts about working here is seeing the people come back year after year.”