First time using Carolina Retreats This is the first time we have used your company. We were very pleased with how the whole process worked. From making reservations, to submitting payments, receiving the great emails to help us prepare and plan for our trip, the check-in and check-out process, everything was a breeze. The associates were very friendly and professional. We look forward to using Carolina Retreats again.

My Fall visit Highly recommend Carolina Retreats (Blue Water Realty) for all your vacation needs. My recent stay was at Sea Colony 2A. Unit super clean, fully furnished in living area and kitchen. Suggestions for owner to move this rating to 5 star: replace 4 cup coffee maker with 10-12 cup; replace master bedroom mattress and living room sofa. Sorry but that bed was the most uncomfortable I've ever slept in. Was like sleeping on/in a marshmallow. Same for sitting on sofa.

An unexpected disappointment The inside of the dishwasher was a foul smelling swamp of standing water, and German cockroaches were all over the kitchen at night. The house we had last year from Carolina Retreats was quite nice, but this experience will make us think twice about coming back with CR. (We’ve been coming to Topsail Island almost every year since 1991)

Recently stayed at the property “Across… Recently stayed at the property “Across the Pond” in Surf City. The house was beautiful, great amenities and excellent location. However, Carolina Retreats was awful to deal with. They were slow to respond and made little to no attempt to resolve an issues we had. In talking with locals, we began to hear from others how poorly their properties are run. We paid additional to have the pool heated for the week and it only worked the afternoon of 2 of the 6 days. They refuse to refund any of the funds. The listing also listed a grill for use— there was no grill and in the end the only thing we got was a simple ‘sorry’ that was our mistake, not the owners. We will stick with renting from Ward.

House was clean and ready for us and… House was clean and ready for us and was exactly what was advertised to be. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. We have used Carolina Retreats 5 years in a row and have never been disappointed in their rentals. Thank you for wonderful service and properties.