Mid-Island - Rating 4.7 (43)

SB19 Shell Box III


3 bedrooms
Bathroom 2 baths
Loft  loft
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly

  • Address: 416 2nd St
  • Town: Sunset Beach
  • Type: Home
  • View: Near The Ocean
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Amenities 14 Amenities
Indoor Amenities
  • Crockpot
  • Loft
  • Standard Kitchen Amenities
Outdoor Amenities
  • Distance To Beach: 500 - 750 FT
  • Enclosed Outside Shower
Property Amenities
  • Partial Week/Short Stay
Property Features
  • Guest Loyalty Program
  • Military Discount
  • Special Deal
  • Standard Home Amenities
  • No Smoking or Vaping
  • Cable TV or Streaming Services
  • Keyless Entry
  • Linens & Towels Provided Beds made upon arrival, bath towels & face cloths (one for each person the home accommodates). No beach towels provided.

Bedding Bedding
Bed
Bedroom 1
1 King

Bed
Bedroom 2
1 Queen

Bed
Bedroom 3
1 Queen

Bed
Living room 1
1 Sleep Sofa

Bed
Loft 1
1 Queen


Description Description
New in our program, this home has many great reviews from past guests.

A quintessential coastal getaway awaits at this three-bedroom home in Sunset Beach, where you'll be just around the corner from the beach itself, the beautiful Atlantic Ocean, and the town fishing pier. With the beach only a quarter-mile down the road, this cheerful home is a place to spend your days swimming, boogie boarding, fishing, and collecting seashells on the sand. A number of restaurants, cafes, shops, and conveniences are just across the Intracoastal Waterway less than a mile north. Stroll home from the beach in the afternoon to be greeted by sunny yellow shutters, a shaded patio beneath the house, and a lovely back deck where you can soak up a bit more sun, play cards, or gather for an alfresco meal in the shade of the umbrella. The adjacent screened porch is a perfect spot for morning coffee, afternoon crossword puzzles, and cocktails at sunset. Inside, find a centrally air-conditioned living space with lofty ceilings, comfortable furnishings, and the colors of the beach running throughout. This is a natural gathering space whether you're cooking in the well-equipped kitchen, sharing appetizers at the breakfast bar and high-top dining table, or watching after-dinner movies on Netflix, cable, or the DVD player in the living room. Additional features include three colorful bedrooms and free WiFi throughout the house. Sleeps 10 including a pull out sofa in the living area. THINGS TO KNOW

Location Location

Reviews Rating 4.7 (43) Reviews
Rating 5
Place was nice, everything you needed for a weekend at the beach and close to many cool eating places.
Thorsten -
Rating 5
Great location and relaxing
Tambray -
Rating 4
Close to the beach! This home has all you need for a relaxing vacation!
Pamala -
Thank you for staying with Holden Beach Retreats and for taking the time to leave feedback. I’m glad the close proximity to the beach and the home's amenities provided everything you needed for a relaxing vacation. We hope to welcome you back on your next visit.
CarolinaBreezeVacations.com staff
Rating 5
Don’t let the looks fool you. This has had the space for everyone!! This house comfortable held our party of 12 for the week. Although towards the back of second street still a doable walk to the beach even with a wagon, cooler, and stroller!
Cassandra -
Rating 5
The house is less than 10 minutes to the beach - can easily park 4 cars. Easily sleeps 8!
Joy -
Rating 5
Great location and tons of space!
The house is a 10 minute easy walk to the beach - exit the house turn right and walk straight. Store all of your beach stuff under the house. Plenty of parking - 4 cars easily fit under the house. There is also an area with hanging lights and an area to sit. Outside shower is a game changer!!Inside has three roomy bedrooms. Three decks!!! There is a small room with a TV but no AC not really usable. There is a loft upstairs and a bed with an AC unit in the window. We easily slept 8. Washer dryer were really new and fabulous. My only recommendations are: to organize the kitchen better. It’s very well stocked but lacks organizing. Consider new paper on the kitchen shelves. Finally the shelves on the fridge door were missing which is challenging to not have. Would stay there again!!
Joy Y. -
Rating 5
This is our second year staying there and we have already started thinking about next year. We love Sunset Beach in fall/winter. Almost feels as we have the place to ourselves. Shell Box III is comfortable and has all the amenities we need. Well located, well maintained, and very clean.
Abbott -
Rating 5
Short stay, hurricane
House and ease to the beach
Teresa L. -
Rating 5
The house is nice and has everything you need. The storm of course made our stay not so great but no one can be blamed for the weather. I fell at the house and asked for an extra hour to check out because our kids were going to leave Friday night. My mother is 82 and my wife could not do it alone. They would not even entertain that, my kids ended up calling out of work on Saturday and staying so we would have help to load up. Overall, I am not mad just disappointed in the end of the trip.
Chris -
Rating 4
Cute house & great location. Perfect for our family of 6
Cynthia -
Rating 5
ONeill family reunion
Overall was perfect for us..our 3 kids and 2 others. Being so close to beach was a huge plus. Great house to to gather and and enjoy family time!
Michael O. -
Rating 5
Loved being so close to the beach!
Michael -
Rating 5
Great stay
The Shell Box III met all our needs - great space for all of us and our two dogs. Loved the multiple decks and how close it was to the beach. Well-stocked with all the beach accessories we could need.
Laura H. -
Rating 5
The Shell Box III met all our needs - great space for all of us and our two dogs. Loved the multiple decks and how close it was to the beach. Well-stocked with all the beach accessories we could need.
Laura -
Rating 3
Open 3 bedroom. Great space
Kelly -
Rating 5
Perfect Getaway!
I had the best Christmas ever at this amazing, clean, and spacious place just one block from the beach. The location is unbeatable, and bringing my dog made it even more special. Highly recommend for a perfect holiday getaway!
Kelley P. -
Rating 5
I had the best Christmas ever at this amazing, clean, and spacious place just one block from the beach. The location is unbeatable, and bringing my dog made it even more special. Highly recommend for a perfect holiday getaway!
Kelley -
Rating 5
Perfect for our needs!
Clean, close to everything, included everything we needed -- will absolutely use again. Communication and accessibility was exactly what we needed to relax and enjoy our stay.
Gregory D. -
Rating 5
Clean, close to everything, included everything we needed -- will absolutely use again. Communication and accessibility was exactly what we needed to relax and enjoy our stay.
Gregory -
Rating 5
Short Thanksgiving Trip
We stayed at Shell Box III for a few days over Thanksgiving 2023. The house was clean and spacious, perfect for our family (three generations). It had a well equipped kitchen, two baths, and three bedrooms. We were quite happy with it and would love to stay again.
DAVID A. -
Rating 5
The house is very clean and very spacious. The kitchen was well equipped and the beds and furniture were quite comfortable. Only about a half block from the beach.
DAVID -
Rating 5
This house was super comfortable, very close walk to being on the beach and was well appointed inside with kitchen for me to make multiple meals.
Marc -
Rating 5
Perfect get away!
This house is welcoming, well appointed, plenty of space to spread out and charming. The access to the beach is amazing. A short walk and your feet are in the sand. Would stay here again for sure!
Marc R. -
Rating 5
Cute decor with everything we needed.
Virginia -
Rating 3
This house is 600 steps from the beach. Location is great.
James -
Rating 5
Short walk to brach
The house was nice and pet friendly. I was not expecting something over the top nice since it was dog friendly. The house did need some attention to the interior ceiling and the skylight did leak during a heavy rain storm.
Brandy M. -
Brandy, thank you for sharing your experience, we're pleased that you thought our home was nice and that you enjoyed its location! That said, we apologize for the issue you encountered with the skylight and our local manager assured us that the homeowner has scheduled time for this to be addressed. We enjoyed having you as our guest and we hope to host you again.
CarolinaBreezeVacations.com staff
Rating 4
Close walking distance to the beach
Brandy -
Rating 5
Very close to the beach, comfortable, clean, and quiet!
Jami -
Rating 5
Great location close to beach!
We enjoyed our stay even though the weather was chilly. The house is very well equipped and has lots of cute beach decor. Nice outdoor spaces and a quick walk to the beautiful beach. Very family and pet friendly!
Marilyn P. -
Rating 4
We enjoyed our stay even though the weather was cooler than we’d hoped. Very cute beach house that’s very well equipped with beach chairs, boogie boards, etc. A short walk to the beach with easy access and close to the pier. It’s a nice quiet location but close enough for a quick drive to shops and restaurants.
Marilyn -
Rating 5
My family and I traveled for a long weekend getaway. The home was a little older but don’t let that fool you, the decor is up to date and the home was extremely clean. Great location as it is close to many surrounding restaurants and within walking distance to the beach. Look forward to visiting here again!
Seth -
Rating 4
We loved the location of the Salt Box lll. So close to the beach , great sunsets, long walks on the beach and our Golden Retriever found his happy place for sure. The house has everything in it that one could need. I would suggest maybe a set of directions for the operation of the TVs would be helpful. Hope to come back again soon.
Barbara -
Rating 5
The cottage with everything!
We enjoyed it all! We were welcomed with a clean house and lots of little extras were provided. Short walk to beach and a cozy sun porch to sit on when it was chilly outside. Just a perfect place for us. We hope to return! Thank you!
John C. -
Rating 5
We enjoyed it all! We were welcomed with a clean house and lots of little extras were provided. Short walk to beach and a cozy sun porch to sit on when it was chilly outside. Just a perfect place for us. We hope to return! Thank you!
John -
Rating 5
The House was very nice :)
I loved staying @ this house because it's a very short walk over to the public beach access. The multiple balconies and sitting areas allowed privacy for all of us. The check in/check out process was simple. The beds were comfy, plenty of towels provided and just an overall great place to stay.
Melissa T. -
Rating 5
I loved staying @ this house because it's a very short walk over to the public beach access. The multiple balconies and sitting areas allowed privacy for all of us. The check in/check out process was simple. The beds were comfy, plenty of towels provided and just an overall great place to stay.
Melissa -
Rating 5
We are repeat visitors to Shell Box III. This says a lot! The decor is cozy beach with lots of little extras. They even thought of our puppy. It is a short half a block walk to the beach. There is plenty of parking.
Jack -
Rating 5
Just Beachy!
We are repeat visitors to Shell Box III. This says a lot! The decor is cozy beach with lots of little extras. They even thought of our puppy. It is a short half a block walk to the beach. There is plenty of parking.
Jack C. -
Rating 5
Beachy Keen
My sister and I spent a few days is this lovely crab appointed shack and enjoyed our time! Although we awaited Tropical storm Nicole and worried a bit about outdoor furniture and pillows the wind and sputtering rain did not diminish our time together.
Sharon F. -
Rating 5
My sister and I spent a few days is this lovely crab appointed shack and enjoyed our time! Although we awaited Tropical storm Nicole and worried a bit about outdoor furniture and pillows the wind and sputtering rain did not diminish our time together.
Sharon -
Rating 5
Great house and location, just as advertised.
Great house and location, just as advertised.
Brad R. -
Rating 5
Nice Home
Was a very nice beach home in a great location. Very clean and was very pet (dog) friendly.
Jack C. -
Rating 5
Was a very nice beach home in a great location. Very clean and was very pet (dog) friendly.
Jack -
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