GREAT EXPECTATIONS - Vacation rental home in Duck, NC

The ground level provides three charming bedroom suites with patio access, smart TVs, and private bathrooms. One of these bedrooms is furnished with a queen bed. A children's suite has two pyramid bunks (one with a trundle), and the third bedroom is furnished with two twin beds. A half bath is conveniently located. The highlight of this floor is a recreation room that is an oasis for entertainment. This space is outfitted with ceramic tile floors, wood beam ceilings, a pool table, a foosball table, a pub table with chairs, and two mounted flatscreen TVs. The sports bar features granite countertops with a sink, an icemaker, two beverage fridges, a microwave, and a third flatscreen TV.

Rec room doors open to a 28 x 14 private pool with a wet deck lounge, a cascading waterfall, and a mother's bench. A poolside sound system brings your favorite music outdoors as you prepare casual BBQ meals at the gas grill station or sip chilled beverages at the cabana bar that has a beverage fridge and a half bath. An outdoor shower rinses away sand after beach days, and a private walkway leads to a dune-top deck and beyond to the sandy shoreline and rolling surf. As the sun sets, retreat to the in-ground hot tub to relax under star filled coastal skies.

To get to the first floor, take the glass elevator that showcases three levels of hand painted murals. Doors open to a stately den/library with hardwood floors and covered deck access. This room is furnished with sofa and arm chair seating, area rug, mounted flat screen TV, and a 4-person game table. A custom built-in desk with a chair provides a comfortable spot for ease in office check-ins. Movie buffs will flock to the high performance theater room with fiber optic tray ceiling and equipped with a 120" projection screen, touch screen remote, surround sound, audio/video equipment, and tiered reclining theater seats for eight guests.

An exercise room on this floor is the perfect place to start each morning and provides ceramic tile floors, treadmill, mounted flat screen TV, and direct access to the front covered deck. There are four bedroom suites available, all with king size beds, Smart TVs, and private bathrooms. Three suites are oceanfront and have direct covered deck access, so the sound of the surf is the first thing you hear each morning.

Upstairs, the elegant living room features generous windows with ocean views, shimmering hardwoods, soaring cathedral ceilings, and classic columns. Sofa and armchair seating is arranged around a seasonal gas fireplace (available October through March) and flat screen TV with whole house audio system. A half bath is conveniently located. Steps lead up to a loft offering cozy seating and uninterrupted panoramas of the Atlantic from a paneless window. Great room doors open to a furnished sun deck to enjoy morning coffee, sunrises, and ocean vistas, plus a west facing deck ideal for evening cocktails.

A lavish gourmet kitchen features ceramic tile floors, custom cabinets, center island, and brilliant granite countertops. Two dining areas offer seating for sixteen guests and casual seating for six is available at the kitchen bar. A highchair is on hand for the littlest travelers. An exquisitely appointed king suite completes the top floor and has an ocean view, cathedral ceilings, seasonal electric fireplace, Smart TV, and sun deck access. The luxury bathroom offers ceramic tile floors, dual sink vanity, custom shower, and a mounted flat screen TV.