TAR VALIER - BB001

Best Vacation EVER!!

"This review is a long time coming, as it is now October and we vacationed at Tar Valier in August, but I had to share about our amazing time at this wonderful beach house! We came with our 5 adult children, two sons-in-law, one soon-to-be-son-in-law, 3 grandchildren (all 4 & under), and two grand-dogs. Tar Valier was the perfect beach house for our large family, with the perfect rooms for everyone. My husband & I took the master on the 3rd level, which gave us some measure of peace and quiet when the younger generations got up early or stayed up late! Our two married couples and grandchildren took the 3 rooms on the second level, which left two rooms on the ground level, one for our son & daughter’s fiancé to share, and the other for our two single daughters. We enjoyed the pleasure of being all together as a family without being on top of each other, with rooms on each level for people to go off to watch movies, play board games, read a book in quiet (the tower room was much sought after for that!), and just find special time to spend with each member of the family. The dogs loved the fenced yard and the freedom to roam the 3 levels looking for the most interesting companions. It was warm enough in August that the hot tub was only used a couple times, but the pool was a wonderful & refreshing place to take a dip after some fun hours on the beach. The kitchen was AMAZING and so much fun to work in! We definitely used all the fridge space in the two refrigerators, and as each couple took a night making dinner, no one got stuck with too much time in the kitchen. We also enjoyed watching the sun set from the large roof top deck. The location of Tar Valier is closer to the Sound, which was actually nicer, as morning walks were so pleasant on the boardwalk and gave us more excuses to visit Duck Donuts and Donutz on a Stick, which had amazing gluten-free donuts! We also brought some bikes, and many enjoyed being closer to the Sound and the many bike trails throughout Duck. Being farther away from the beach wasn’t a problem because Tar Valier supplies a large golf cart to carry beach gear and people down to the beach access. Once we determined where to park (the owner of the beach front home that gives Tar Valier permission to park the golf cart is rather particular about where you park it), we were good as gold, and enjoyed many beautiful days soaking up the sun at the beach & going for long beach walks. I can’t say enough about what a wonderful time we had, and most of that was because Tar Valier is an amazing beach house. It was clean, well equipped, spacious, modern but with a definite beachy feel, and so very welcoming. The owners have thought of many little things to make you feel at home like little toys & books for the children, board games & puzzles for the adults, and even provided doggie treats for our four-legged members of the family. We loved our stay & hope to return again with our family! "