Say goodbye to secondhand smoke! Beginning January 1, 2010, all restaurants and bars in North Carolina will be smoke free due to the bill Governor Bev Perdue signed into law May 19, 2009.
According to the conditions of this law, fines up to $50 for people who smoke after being asked to stop will be imposed and fines up to $200 for managers who have been asked twice to enforce the rules.
On the way to your arrival in one of our gorgeous vacation rental estates beginning Sunday, May 31st, take a stroll at The Cotton Gin in Jarvisburg. The Currituck County Arts Council is hosting a Wine and Jazz Fest from Noon until 7:00 p.m. that day. Taste wines from local wineries, listen to live jazz on the lawn, enjoy foods from local restaurants and purchase works of art from local artists. There will be free tours of Sanctuary Vineyards and the new winery.
Tickets are $15.00 in advance or $20.00 at the gate. For more details, call 252.491.2387. $5.00 from every ticket benefits the Currituck County Arts Council.
Carolina Designs Realty provides a complimentary newspaper every year. This year’s edition has arrived and proves to be better than ever! With new pictures, new and updated information about our company and the Outer Banks.
There is one section dedicated to information specific to your stay with Carolina Designs Realty. Four additional sections are provides that gives everything you need to know that is specific to the area or town on the Outer Banks; i.e. Corolla, Duck, Nags Head (encompassing Kill Devil Hills and Kitty Hawk), and Roanoke Island.
Recently, Monica Thibodeau, owner and Principal Broker of Carolina Designs Realty, participated in a fund raising event for New Life Mobility Assistance Dogs (NLMAD) by donating a week’s stay in their vacation rental home in Duck. The lucky winners are board members and puppy parents of the organization, Jim and Sue Taylor, who enjoyed their stay in #023, Seahawk, a lovely five bedroom Oceanside home the week of May 9th.
Since 1997, NLMAD, a non-profit organization, has been reaching out to disabled people with mobility limitations and providing them with an opportunity to become as independent as possible with the help of an assistance dog. The dogs in the program are rescued from a local animal shelter and receive intensive training.
Our guest staying in one of our premier vacation rental homes, #904 Coral Escape, Christina from Virginia, called to say THANK YOU so very much to our wonderful Maintenance Technician, John Densmore. They have been guests of Carolina Designs Realty for years and they just wanted to call and say what a wonderful job we all do! Way to go, Gang!
Natasha from Ohio, A guest in 663 Tanarama II, called to thank us for the wonderful customer service she has received from all of us if she ever had questions and she is very happy with the cleanliness of the home and for the wonderful customer service.
They are already planning their vacation for next year with us. Thanks for everyone’s help in securing another satisfied customer!
The 37th Annual Hang Gliding Spectacular begins today, Friday, May 15th and lasts through the weekend with a variety of fun activities planned at Jockey’s Ridge State Park & Jockey’s Ridge Crossing (mp 12.5), Nags Head.
This is the world’s oldest, continuous hang gliding competition. Hang gliding professionals from all over the world come to the Outer Banks to compete and have fun on Jockey’s Ridge State Park. Demonstrations, street dances and awards ceremonies are all features of this spectacular event. Families can enjoy a rock climbing wall, hang gliding simulator, kite making and face painting. A portion of the events proceeds will go to benefit Friends of Jockeys Ridge, a non-profit organization which supports the development of Jockey’s Ridge State Park. For more information, you may call 877-FLY-THIS or 252-441-4124.
At The Outer Banks Arboretum and Teaching Garden
The annual Coastal Gardening Festival this year will feature “Green Gardens – Green Planet”, an appropriate theme for this day and age. Sponsored in part by the County of Dare, the Town of Kill Devil Hills, the Outer Banks Community Foundation and Outer Banks Visitors Bureau and well as others, the festival will take place Saturday, May 16th from 10am – 2:30pm on the green at the Outer Banks Arboretum and Teaching Garden on Mustain Street in Kill Devil Hills.
Food will be provided by the Wanchese Lion’s Club. There will be a health check station, Green Elephant Sale, children’s activities, a raffle and drawing at 2:00 pm. Merchants selling their wares of birdhouses, photography, garden art, honey, jewelry, and plants will be for sale. There will be a composting demonstration by elementary school children and a tour of the Arboretum garden. Educational booths on Greenline, the Native Plant Society, Raised Beds display, a Speaker’s Bureau, Container Gardening and much more will be on display.
Admission is free and the event will take place rain or shine. For more details, call 252-473-4290.
Living and vacationing on the beach has so many benefits! Having renowned professional band members, the Wailers, that performed with the likes of singer/songwriter Bob Marley since the 1970’s on stage this Thursday, May 14th at the Pit Surf Shop and Boardriders’ Grill, located at milepost 9 on the bypass in Kill Devil Hills, is definitely one of those benefits. The Wailers, in recent years, have worked with Sting, Carlos Santana and Stevie Wonder to name a few.
The show begins at 10:30 p.m. and tickets go for $25 in advance and $30 at the door.
The foundation of any successful business is outstanding customer service. In the vacation rental industry, this includes every detail from the start to the finish of a guest’s visit. Carolina Designs Realty works as a team with our homeowners to provide top-notch service, beginning with the ease of making reservations online 24 hours a day or by telephone with one of our knowledgeable reservations specialists 7 days a week. Next, guests check into high quality, well maintained vacation homes that reflect the homeowners dedication to satisfaction. Our housekeeping and maintenance staff strive to ensure that each home is properly prepared for every single guest, both in-season and off-season. When problems do arise, every effort is made to have them corrected within 24 hours. Sometimes service recovery is necessary, and each guest concern is taken seriously and treated with respect. Finally, we make it easy to pre-reserve for the following year as the guest departs at the end of a relaxing ocean vacation.
We believe that having a positive “can do” attitude and a commitment to doing the right thing for our guests sets us apart from the competition. Each member of our staff is dedicated to providing superior customer service that will bring guests back to your homes year after year, and we are proud to work alongside our homeowners to meet this goal.
