First of all, I will say that I should have read the comments more carefully. However, when a place is named something “on the beach”, I think oceanfront, especially when another comment says the beach is “steps away”. Apparently the locals think everything on the far end of the island is “on the beach”…or so I was told. This was a huge disappointment because the ocean is my “therapy” and the whole reason for me booking there in the first place. In addition, I was first sent an address on one street, and later I got a slightly different address which would have immediately told me that the condo was not oceanfront. I didn’t find that out till I was halfway there.
Secondly, the WiFi did not work and someone had to be called in which happened the night before I left. As I was preparing for a job interview, this was considerably frustrating, as I needed to do some research and prepare some documents to present.
I will say that the condo itself was very clean and nicely decorated in sort of retro fashion. It was nice to have the balcony to look out from, though an ocean view would have been preferable.
Also, the property manager was fairly easy to reach and was close enough to come by and check out the internet issue. In the end, I was refunded, which I appreciated, but the experience I had hoped for was lost and made for a very frustrating visit.
I have been to Carolina Beach many times before, and have never had an issue like this before. Live and learn, I guess.