Name: Sandcastle Cove by VRI Resort
Address: 1141 Broad Creek Road, New Bern, NC 28560, United States of America, Oriental, Oriental, Oriental, NC 28560, United States of America
Rating: 8

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Coastal Carolina Regional Airport

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Sandcastle Cove by VRI Resort

Oriental

The common areas and the grounds are well maintained. The lake is beautiful of course. The condo however needed some major TLC! The bathrooms were dilapidated with yellowing finishes and the showerhead was barely working. The HVAC kept the upstairs warm but the living area was 10-15 degrees colder! Without blankets (and they didn't provide extras) we froze downstairs! The beds definitely needed new mattresses as these felt like sleeping on plywood!

Needs work

broken lock on sliding door, controls didn't work on living room AC (it cooled but couldn't control anything but off or on), furniture in living room completely worn out, unit very outdated (has anything been updated since this was built??)  sliding door screens, one full of holes, the other didn't work..  etc.etc.etc.  LOTS of stairs to get to second floor unit.
on the good side, the beds were comfortable enough and the linens and towels were in good / clean shape. nice view of the marina!

old and poorly maintained

We spent a comfortable week at Sandcastle resort.  The views from the various rooms in the unit were very pleasant.  The unit was spacious - 2 bedrooms and a loft- plenty adequate for 2 people!  The bedrooms were on two levels and we ended up using both bedrooms as the beds were too small to sleep two people comfortably.  Each bedroom had its own bathroom, which was good for us.  The kitchen was adequately equipped  but could do with some improvements. The drinking  
   glasses were not clear but coated and should have been replaced.  The dishwasher has seen better days but worked.  The water from the tap was terrible- when we boiled some for making tea we found a fine  white residue at the bottom of the pot..  We were afraid to drink the water.
There was a nice big dining room table with adequate seating . 
 The living room furniture - 2 sofas , one of which was a pullout sofa, were very uncomfortable- you got a back ache if you sat too long on them.  They ,too have seen better days.  We ended up using the dining room chairs most of the time.. 
There was washer and dryer in the unit and they worked!
 This resort need more attention - doesn't look as if anything has been done to improve it for a while.
Location is good ,though.  It made a good base for exploring  New Bern , Beaufort and the other surrounding communities.
Despite all the negatives, we had a very pleasant stay. 

Nice resort ruined by poor water quality

Loved everything about our vacation.  Great condo, location,  fishing, and feeding all the local wildlife. Definitely will be back💦 Next summer will be staying longer. I felt like I was at home. It was so perfect🥰 

We had amazing time. Thank you so much💙

The condo definitely looked straight from the 1970s. The toilets and shower were nasty and didn’t look clean. There were mystery stains on pillows, carpets and couches. Jacuzzi was also pretty nasty. The beds were super uncomfortable. My mom also had a roach crawl up her leg in the kitchen. Toilet handle broke and the AC went out so it was 85 in our unit. We’re pretty easy going so we didn’t really complain to management and made the best of it for the week but from an objective perspective I wouldn’t recommend it.

Pretty gross and outdated

Don't stay here!  Unless you like rundown accommodations, outdated and dirty furniture. Had to clean room as it had cobwebs throughout as if no one had stayed there in a long time. No water pressure. Water is horrible - sulfur smell. Shower heads had brown stains on them. Hair dryer didn't work so unplugged it and outlet was black (fire hazard). They had to replace both. Only one smoke alarm in 3 level unit - I'm thinking that's not up to code so I reported to NCDOJ. Outside was bad too.  Deck didn't look like it had been swept or cleaned in months. All the outside deck boards and boards leading to walking path are old and horrible shape with nails sticking through, all need replacing (safety hazard).  If going to New Bern do yourself a favor and stay somewhere else as this place is horrible!

Very Outdated Resort

We had beautiful accommodations  and nice views. We enjoyed the three bedrooms and 2.5 baths. The indoor pool and hot tub are awesome and I enjoyed the sauna. There were great places to walk around the lakes on sidewalks or in neighborhoods. The nearby town of New Bern had lots of cute shops and restaurants along the river.

Quiet little community.

The resort needs updated.  The unit itself has an old zacuzzi tub. The shower of the master bath did not have adequate pressure.  The unit was not as clean as Wyndham properties we have used. The kitchen has an older dishwasher and the cook ware and bake ware need replaced.

New Bern, NC

Stay away from this place.  Called the Manager Duffy, no response.  Emailed Duffy, no response.  This place has gone down from the last time we stayed here.  Roaches, curtains with blood stains, blinds are broken and the bed sheets smell moldy.  The beds are very uncomfortable.  When the heater was turned on it emitted a burnt smell, we quickly turned it off and bundled up. We bought disposable plates and utensils due to the terrible roughness on the dishes and flatware.  Never again!

Filthy and Roaches

Our 35th anniversary vacation starts with a 10 hour drive from GA to North Carolina. Was not a bad drive, we were lucky. We had called to alert of a late check-in, no problem. We arrived about 8:30pm, got our temporary keys and arrived at the condo. Not impressive from the outside, but when we got inside, first glance for me was wow (remember, I said me). This is a 3 story, 3 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom,  full kitchen, a Jacuzzi and sauna near the master bedroom,  living room, washer/dryer, balcony with view of a man made lake, flat screen tv in each room,  right, so that's  the impressive side I saw. My wife on the other hand (who booked this online based on the photos from the website) saw something completely different, [and this was upon entering]. She immediately  felt uncleanliness. She [as S.O.P., every where we stay] checked each and every room, and pointed out [of which I took photos of everything  I am mentioning ] bathrooms not cleaned, grime on the shower faucets, film on the showers  walls as well as rings in the bathroom  sinks and shower drainage, mold in the shower corner and on the baseboard, carpets felt like they had not been vacuumed or not very well, in general, not something you would expect from a Timeshare., and so she refused to stay. I convinced her to because it's  10pm and we have nowhere to go. In the meantime, other problems I checked on like the refrigerator did not work [had meds needing refrigeration], nor the freezer, the dryer did not dry ( I had some wet stuff to dry) some of the lights didn't  turn on. The beds were small and not very comfortable as were the pillows, but we managed, well i did, my wife stayed up all night on the couch using her travel clothes as a cover because she refused to sit on the cushion ( which has a giant ring stain on back cushion and smaller ones on seat cushion) directly. All in all a total disaster. On the positive side, the oven and microwave did work, [as there were no places to eat, I went to the truck stop and bought a frozen dinner to heat up and eat], there were towels and shampoo, etc. the tv's  worked [thank goodness]. So this morning we are checking out [booked for 7 nights, stay 1) and search for a hotel for a night and then back to GA. What a remeberable 35th anniversary vacation. It would be safe to rate this as a 3 out of 10 simply because of the layout only, nothing else really impressed me, my wife rates 0 out of 10, she's hardcore when it comes to  accommodations.


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