COVID-19 UPDATE    NC "stay at home order" and Town of Holden Beach ban on short-term rentals have effectively closed the beach for rentals through April. I have about 10 days open early May, then wide open from May 24th to June 28th.

If work or school closures has you home this spring, consider a beach stay at either Hold-on-Beach or Pelican Watch (private heated pool).  Fiber-based highspeed internet allows for telework, online classes or streaming.  Fully equipped kitchens allow for in-house meals if needed.  Lightly developed beach gives plenty of personal space.

We have two oceanfront single family detached beach homes which are OWNER MANAGED.  Both are all-season open winter, spring and summmer 2020 dates. Hold-on-Beach is open all winter which is nice at Holden Beach. Sun rises over ocean, lays low in the sky all day and sets over the Atlantic!   

Pelican Watch (#1471) with private heated (optional) pool which is open late March to November is our other oceanfront house. They are both on the lightly developed East End of Holden Beach.

Peak summer at Hold-on-Beach booked much quicker than normal in 2019. Hold-on-Beach is still located on a wonderful section of the East End of Holden Beach. The beach strand got a nice renourishment in 2017 and again January/February 2020.  Over last winter Hold-on-Beach got exterior trim repairs /replacement and two fresh coats of paint.

We really say "HOLD-ON-Beach!" during hurricane season both for concern for our homes and gusts, but also for sea turtles and theiir nests. 2018 saw three loggerhead sea turtle nests hatch out more than 350 sea turtles within a half block of Hold-on-Beach.  2019 was a record setting year (over past 30) for the sea turtle hatchings (most nests and hatchlings) at Holden Beach. 

A major beach renourishment project was completed in 2017 giving us a beautiful broad beach and is being supplemented in January/February 2020 with additional sand being pumped on to the east end of Holden Beach.  Our East End dunes and vegetation have generally held up very well during the last few hurricane seasons 

Holden Beach now has a NEW EV charging station. Drive your electric car on your next beach vacation. Spring and Fall rates are great.and the weather is usually good. Want to swim this spring before ocean warms up, try Pelican Watch (our other house) with private heated pool (re-opened in March and heated) at 82 degrees into November (crbo 1471). Pelican Watch had 7 repeat renter weeks last summer. Some of those families have outgrown (grandchildren) and aren't returning, leaving us (you) with some prime open weeks. Enjoy the beautiful white sands of the lightly-developed east end of Holden Beach. Both houses have inverted floor plan has top floor with one master bedroom suite, kitchen with Corian and full features, and living area all overlooking large (28 foot wide) porch and beach/ocean. Three of the 4 bedrooms are oceanfront with great ocean views and breezes. Shining hardwood floors add extra quality. Dual zone heat/air conditioning allows different settings on each floor. Main TV is a new 47 inch HDTV w/digital cable. Wi-Fi. Enclosed outside shower with dressing area and hot/cold water. Outside entry 28 foot wide oceanfront porch via Andersen French doors to two of the oceanfront bedrooms. Off-season is great on the North Carolina Coast. Elevator serves top floor. Rentals are generally Sunday-Sunday. If the schedule blocks you, try Pelican Watch, with heated pool.

Fall, Winter and Spring activities. Walk the beach, curl up with a good book by the fireplace or a movie on the main 47 inch LCD HDTV. There are numerous spring festivals at area beaches and around Wilmington. Book-it now! Hold-On-Beach! is on the lightly developed 'East End' with broad beach for walking, swimming, or sunbathing. You won't need to get up early to 'stake-out' a beach or fishing spot in this area. Holden Beach is a top-ranked beach by USA Today, National Geographic Smart Travel Magazine, and has received National Healthy Beach status by NHBC which rates beaches based on environmental qualities and services.