• As low as $1,995 - $395/Week
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
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General Features

  • 4 Smart TVs
  • 7-person hot tub
  • Dog Friendly
  • Electronic keyless door lock
  • Grill – gas
  • Nearby public access to the beach
  • Non-smoking/vaping
  • Outdoor shower
  • Pillows and blankets
  • Screened-in porch
  • Soundside
  • Welcome bag
  • Whirlpool® tub
  • WiFi
  • Wine refrigerator

About this Property

  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms

SOUNDSIDE – Rodanthe – With its central location between sound and seashore, DOWN BY THE DUNES accomplishes exactly that. Pack your fishing gear, your kiteboard and your sandcastle building tools as every day can comfortably be filled with a new adventure.

Settle into this enchanting three-bedroom/two-bathroom home and immediately fall into the gentle pace of the calming and peaceful neighborhood. The home is dog-friendly, and your pet will adore the sizable, grassy lot to play like a pup. On the ground level, an outdoor shower provides a convenient option to clean up from your day and a fish cleaning table will delight the angler who scores the evening’s dinner from Rodanthe’s famed fishing pier. Savor one-level living that offers plenty of private space along with room to appreciate each other’s company. There’s a queen master bedroom with an ensuite bath and walk-in shower. Another queen bedroom and a room with a bunk and a single bed share a full hallway bath. All of the rooms feature Intelligent TVs. Just off these rooms is the great room, where a cathedral ceiling turns a comfortable space into a family focal point. A well-equipped kitchen features stainless appliances and tons of counter space to prep your meals, along with a separate wine refrigerator to keep your beverages ideally chilled. There’s a gas grille on the outdoor deck that also features a picnic table for alfresco dining, or conveniently serve from grille-to-dining table that seats six inside. Appreciate evenings settling into cozy couches (one a sleeper couch) for game nighttime or to stream your favorite shows on the Intelligent TV. Enjoy Pamlico Sound breezes from the cavernous and furnished screened-in porch or gather together on the worry-complimentary deck, complete with a gate.

Of course, being so close to both the ocean and the sound means you’ll be spending a lot of time away from DOWN BY THE DUNES. Just know when you return, that feeling of home will be there to greet you. Book it today!

New for 2024: Exciting updates are on the way! A new 7-person hot tub will be added to the deck in early 2024. New Adirondack chairs will await you on the deck to lounge under the sun or stars and savor your beach hideaway. New for 2023: New great room furnishings. New bedroom furnishings. Freshly refreshed exterior stairs.

The following items are available at all Surf or Sound Realty properties, even though they are not listed individually: Central Air/Heat, Washer/Dryer, Fridge, Dishwasher, Microwave, TV, Standard Coffee Maker, Toaster, Blender, and Outdoor Grille.

More about Surf or Sound Realty

Surf or Sound Realty offers the best selection of vacation rental homes on Hatteras Island, as well as the largest selection of oceanfront homes. Often mentioned on Top 10 beach lists, Hatteras Island is part of the pristine Cape Hatteras National Seashore just south of Nags Head on The Outer Banks of North Carolina. Our beaches and villages are family-friendly, peaceful, and picturesque.

Since 1978, we have offered weekly premier Hatteras Island vacation rentals - from charming beach cottages to expansive oceanfront event homes with luxury amenities.

We make it easy to budget for your Outer Banks vacation by accepting multiple payment methods, and by offering several interest-free, flexible payment plans. Make your vacation even more effortless with features like keyless entry and optional early check-in.

Serving thousands of happy Outer Banks vacationers every year, we look forward to seeing you at the beach this year!

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Big Buck's Homemade Ice Cream

Serving our customers on the Outer Banks since 1994, Big Buck's ice Cream is dedicated serving you “The Best.” We offer a full line of super-premium ice cream products, smoothies, chocolates, and custom-made ice cream cakes! 2 locations are open all year: Duck  and Manteo, at The Waterfront Shops.

 

We offer a full line of Espresso Drinks from Hot Vanilla Cappuccinos and Hot Chocolate to Iced Caramel Lattes & Frozen Mochas, all made to order. Big Buck’s fresh fruit smoothies are lactose-free and made to order. Also offering lactose-free sorbets made from the best fruits available. Old time favorites are sure to please! Choose from a delicious collection of milkshakes, sundaes and banana splits.

 

Savor the moment with our Homemade Chocolate! Chocolates are made daily in each location. We offer a large selection from Dark to Milk to White. Milk Chocolate Oreos & Almond Toffee, Dark Chocolate Berries and Cherries Clusters & Hand-dipped Peppermint Patties with a Drizzle of White Chocolate, Extra-Dark Sea Salt Caramels & our famous homemade caramel chocolate pretzels oh & don’t forget the ever-popular caramel pecan turtle, just to name a few treats!

 

Belinda Pleva grew up serving ice cream out of her parent’s shop. She loved being part of what she calls “a happy business.” “I love it when people come into the shop and you hand them something, and it makes them smile,” Pleva says. “That moment when you hand an ice cream cone over to a little kid and their eyes just light up. That’s what I love about the ice cream business.”

 

In 1994, Pleva opened up her own ice cream and chocolate shop, Big Buck’s Ice Cream, in the brand-new Timbuk II Shopping Center in Corolla. Business was good, but something was missing.

 

“I was never satisfied with the ingredients in the ice creams and chocolates you could purchase back then. I wanted to serve my customers delicious flavors with ingredients they could actually pronounce,” Pleva says.

 

Pleva took a trip to Italy to study the gelaterias. She fell in love with the incredible flavors, and when she returned home to the Outer Banks, she began working tirelessly to perfect the flavors in her own ice cream.

 

Big Buck’s homemade ice cream combined the flavors of the Italian gelaterias and the richness of American ice cream. It quickly became a tourist favorite. After having the same unsatisfactory experience with the readymade chocolates she was selling, she also took a trip to Brussels to learn more about making handmade chocolates. Pleva brought the chocolate-making experience right back with her, and the result was the finest quality of chocolates on the Outer Banks.

 

After her huge success in the Corolla shop, Pleva was able to open up three more shops—one in Kitty Hawk, one in Manteo and one in Duck.

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