Welcome to The Sandbar!

This condo is managed by Village Realty OBX (even if you booked through Airbnb, VRBO, or another website). The below phone #s will get you in touch with maintenance should there be a need. You may also rent directly from Village Realty OBX next time (The Sandbar)!
Village Realty - unit #DS-302
Common area issues (elevator, pool, sidewalks, walkways, etc.) are handled by the Homeowner's Association company:
Seaside Management: 252-261-1200
Some of our favorite places/recommendations below (MP = Mile Post #)

Condo Essentials

Water shut off valve - in hall closet on right towards the 2 bedrooms, behind the hot water heater (pop plastic cover off wall, turn valve)
Circuit breaker - located down the hall on left, on the wall, in between the 2 bedrooms
Extra lightbulbs - in hall closet by front door
Extra batteries - in top drawer under Keurig in kitchen

Restaurants

Yellow Submarine - subs and great pizza - MP 14
Duck Donuts - (you must try them if you haven't before!) - MP 14
Mulligan's - great rooftop bar with ocean views - MP 13
Awful Arthur's - a classic!
Shipwrecks - sports bar
Captain George's - seafood buffet, open year round
Sugar Creek - great sunset views while eating inside or outside
Sam and Omie's - great breakfast & famous Bloody Marys
Fatboyz - ice cream place just past Jenette's Pier (on left)
Miller's Waterfront Restaurant
Fish Heads Bar & Grill - on the Outer Banks Pier (1.5 mile walk south on the beach)
Grits Grill - great diner-type breakfast (by Fresh Market)
Dunkin Donuts - go to the one in Manteo, it's closest and shorter lines
Starbucks - closest is location in Harris Teeter - MP 9
Dune Burger - carry out only, burgers, dogs, fries, etc. across from Jennette's Pier
Owen's Restaurant

Activities

Ocean Atlantic Rentals - daily & weekly rentals, bikes, beach chairs, umbrellas, beach equipment (also have daily setup service), surfboards/kayaks, baby equipment, golf carts
Causeway Watersports - parasailing, jet skis, & boat rentals
Jockey's Ridge State Park - highest sand dune east of the Mississippi River, free parking, walk up and watch an AMAZING sunrise or sunset!!
Wright Brother's National Memorial - tour the museum documenting where the first ever flight took place!!
Aquarium on Roanoke Island
The Lost Colony - in Manteo on Roanoke Island. Outdoor play documenting Sir Walter Raleigh's final expedition.
H2OBX Waterpark
The OBX Party Bus - Outer Banks Pub Crawl, Bachelor, Bachelorette Parties, OBX Nightlife, Bars, Night Clubs

Beach Fire Permits

You must get a permit. They are only sold on the same day you want to do a fire. You can apply AFTER 5:30pm on the day you want a fire. Click the below link for more info.
Nags Head Fire & Rescue Pit Fire Permitting
Firewood - sold in bundles at grocery stores and Lowes

Grocery Stores

Food Lion and The Fresh Market are just up on the bypass 2.7 miles away at MP 14.
Harris Teeter and Publix - each a little farther up the bypass road.
Cahoon's Market is ¼ mile away on the beach road just past Jennette's Pier. It has a wide variety of grocery items if you forget something and just need a quick run out (food, beer, ice, wine, etc.). It also has a variety of fishing gear and bait.

Shopping

Wings - many locations
Outlet Mall
Farmer's Daughter
Jockey's Ridge Crossing

Fishing / Piers

Oregon Inlet Fishing Center - (10 min. due south on Rt. #12) Fun to go watch charters return daily and lay out their catch on the docks!! (3pm - 4:30pm +/-); occasionally get to see some huge fish being weighed.
Jennette's Pier - you can see it from the deck (0.25 mile)
Outer Banks Pier - 1.5 mile walk down the beach
Nags Head Pier - MP 11.5
Oceans East Bait and Tackle half mile away

Fresh Catch Seafood

Austin's Fish Company is the one and only stop you need to make!! They have just about any seafood you can think of!! All their seafood is locally caught, probably in the previous 24 hrs. so its crazy fresh! They also steam/spice shrimp, a variety of steamer buckets to go, just call ahead as they have a daily time cut off depending on the volume of orders they get. (April - September only)
O'Neal's Sea Harvest is open year round

TV Operation

Use the Xumo remote to turn on all TVs and the cable boxes. Select the Spectrum app to watch live cable tv channels.
Select your favorite streaming app from the Xumo home screen and use your personal account/login to watch them.
Remember to log out of all apps when you leave at the end of your stay.
If the above doesn't work, use the TV remote to ensure the correct HDMI input is selected.

Temperature Control

In the SUMMER MONTHS (May - September), please close the blinds/curtains in the master bedroom and family room when you leave the condo for any extended times. This will help keep the condo cooler. Please close the blinds/curtains when you check out in the Summer.
In the WINTER MONTHS, leaving the curtains/blinds open will take advantage of natural solar heating. Please leave them open when you check out.

Emergency Lighting

There is a green lantern on a side table that is charged and can also be solar charged, just set near window for sunlight; it has 3 brightness settings, just press the button to cycle through them.
There are 3 nightlights that double as flashlights, they are plugged into outlets in the master bathroom, wall to the right of the bookcase just outside the kitchen, and in the hallway to the 2 other bedrooms; on the sides of them are switches to turn the flashlight on and off.

North Carolina Fishing License

North Carolina Hunt / Fish Licenses | Go Outdoors
Click on the above and create an account for free. There are options to buy a 10-day pass or an annual pass (coastal or inland). You get the permit instantly via e-mail so you can use it right away.

Wi-Fi / Internet

Wi-Fi and TV service are both provided by Spectrum. You may check for outages at www.spectrum.net/support and query “check outage.”
Wi-Fi = Oldbluechair
Wi-Fi Password = Memorylane