• 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
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General Features

  • Game Room
  • Gas Grill
  • Historic Home
  • Internet
  • Keyless Entry
  • Linens provided
  • No Pets Allowed
  • Oceanfront
  • Outside Shower
  • Private Pool
  • Smoking Not Allowed

About this Property

  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms

Always Included, complimentary linens and made beds! This classic Outer Banks Oceanfront vacation home in Nags Head, with its wonderful combination of historic charm and modern conveniences, is a perfect spot for your next OBX getaway. This home is beautifully and comfortably furnished both inside and out. You'll love the quaint seaside cottage feeling Shell Cottage evokes with such charming features as wainscot walls and ceilings, rocking chair-lined covered decks, hardwood floors, and even a dunetop deck for peaceful retreats with a cup of tea and your favorite book. 

Shell Cottage is full of extras from private pool and a fish cleaning station to gourmet kitchen with GE stainless steel appliances and newest technology induction cooktop and WiFi. Enjoy conveniences like flat screen TVs and DirecTV, DVD players, den with futon (full size), lots of open decking for sunbathing, and a picnic table for outside dining. These and other features like volleyball, bean bag toss, outdoor shower and an outdoor gas grill, will all help to make everyone's OBX vacation fun-filled, relaxing and memorable. 

4717 S. Virginia Dare Trail Nags Head, NC 27959 | MP 13.8

AMENITIES: 
Private Pool (10'x24'), Linens & Towels Provided, Dune top deck, Gas Grill, Outdoor Shower, Satellite TV, Private Volleyball Court, Walkway to Beach, Off-season Advance Partial, WiFi Internet Access, Military Discount, Pack-n-Play. Non-Smoking. No Pets. Please note Garage and Fireplace is not available for guest use. 

LEVEL 1:
Laundry room with washer/dryer and sink; Bedroom w/ Queen, Twin and flat screen TV, shared bathroom (shower) with Queen bedroom w/ flat screen TV.

LEVEL 2:
Kitchen with stainless steel appliances; Living Room with flat screen TV, DVD and ocean views; Dining Room; Queen Bedroom w/ flat screen TV; shared bathroom (shower) with Queen Bedroom, flat screen TV, desk; Hall bath with garden tub and shower; Den with futon and flat screen TV.

More about Resort Realty

Resort Realty has been helping families experience unforgettable vacations on the Outer Banks for over 35 years. From Corolla to Hatteras, Resort Realty offers more than 500 Outer Banks rentals that range from cozy 1-bedroom condos to impressive 12 bedroom estates.

With features and furnishes like elevators, private pools and gourmet kitchens you'll be sure to live lavishly in a Resort Realty property. Other in-demand amenities include oceanfront views, soundside docks, and game rooms. We've got it all!

Call us today at (800) 458-3830 or book online to find your perfect place by the sea. Sign up for our newsletter to receive Outer Banks history, property specials, and Outer Banks planning tips!

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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.”