General Features[>
- Books
- Games
- 3 bathrooms
- 4 bedrooms
- Air conditioning
- Bathtub or shower
- Beach sun loungers
- Beach towels
- Bed sheets provided
- Birdwatching nearby
- Bodyboard on site
- Car not required
- Carbon monoxide detector installed (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
- Charcoal grill
- Children's games
- Coffee/tea maker
- Cookware/dishes/utensils
- Cycling nearby
- Day bed
- Desk
- Dining room
- Dishwasher
- Electric kettle
- English
- Fire extinguisher
- First aid kit
- Fitness center
- Flat-screen TV with cable/satellite service
- Golf nearby
- Golf privileges
- Golfing on site
- Hair dryer
- Heating
- Highchair
- Iron/ironing board
- Kayaking nearby
- Laundry facilities
- Living room
- Marina nearby
- Memory foam mattress
- Microwave
- Near a health or beauty spa
- Near the beach
- Near the sea
- No elevators
- No pets allowed
- Onsite parking
- Onsite parking options include a garage
- Outdoor furniture
- Oven
- Paper towels
- Patio
- Pickleball court
- Power boating nearby
- Refrigerator
- Shampoo
- Shared/communal pool
- Smoke detector installed (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
- Smoke-free property
- Soap
- Stovetop
- Swimming nearby
- Tennis on site
- Toilet paper
- Towels provided
- Unit size: 2500 sq ft (232 sq m)
- Washing machine and dryer
- WiFi available
- Wildlife and game walks nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Sleeps 10
- 4 Bedrooms
- 3 Bathrooms
- Private vacation home
- Approximately 2500 square feet
Fresh for Summer 2026: Feel the island from our freshly rebuilt broad decks – designed for stargazing and catching the South Beach breeze! Located just steps from the sand, FerryTale Retreat offers a 4 bedroom escape featuring vistas of the Atlantic and the ideal vantage point for island sunsets. With two golf carts and high-speed Wi-Fi supplied, you'll have all the amenities of home just mins. from the beaches, clubs, shopping and dining.
FerryTale Retreat guests are eligible for to purchase guest membership at the Bald Head Island Club. This access grants you entry to top-tier conveniences including the acclaimed golf course, tennis and pickleball courts, and the private exercise center and pool. We recommend coordinating your guest membership through the club's portal immediately after booking to ensure your family enjoys the full range of elegant social and recreational activities available during your stay.
This home is the ideal place for one or two families or a group of friends to savor a memorable vacation together. It has pretty ocean vistas from the kitchen, huge front deck and upstairs king suite -- ideal for watching the sunset, moonrise and for gorgeous evening stargazing. The sizable, vaulted-ceiling living room and freshly upgraded nook offer ample seating and entertainment options. Appreciate dinner out on a third private freshly modernized back deck.
"FerryTale Retreat" has been professionally decorated in calming shades of sea blue and grays to help maximize relaxation and bring the charming Bald Head Island beach inside.
The home features four bedrooms, three full baths and sleeps up to ten guests. The primary bedroom suite on the upper level has a king bed, flat screen tv, as well as an ensuite bathroom, a sitting area with a couch and desk and private deck with spectacular vistas.
The second primary bedroom has a queen bed, flat-screen TV, an ensuite bathroom and is tucked away in the peaceful back of the home. This room also features deck access.
Another guest room has a queen bed and deck access and the fourth bedroom offers a bunk bed as well as a daybed with trundle. Closets include hangers and there are laundry baskets for your convenience.
The gourmet kitchen is completely equipped with all of the amenities you could want and features stainless appliances. The kitchen is open to an airy dining room that seats eight and a newly refreshed breakfast nook for additional seating, dining and entertaining space.
The sunlit living room is open to the kitchen and includes a flat-screen Intelligent TV and a huge space for calming with family and friends. The home is well-outfitted with puzzles and games.
A full-sized washer and dryer are in a enormous pantry off the kitchen. A high chair and pack & play are located in the pantry along with an iron, ironing board and drying rack.
Each bathroom is equipped with a hairdryer. Starter packs of shampoo, conditioner, soap come in each bathroom. We also supply starter dish detergent, paper towel and toilet paper rolls.
Two 4-seater golf carts will transport you around the island.
We provide beach towels, all linens, pre-arrival cleaning, high-speed wireless internet service and four intelligent TV's.
The large outdoor area downstairs features tropical vegetation and opens to a finished roomy mudroom area to hang your towels with stairs to the main floor. There is a newly updated outdoor shower ideal for rinsing off the sand.
A propane grille with tools are at the ready for you.
"FerryTale Retreat" is located right off of South Beach Wynd and is convenient to all the island attractions. There is plenty to do on the island - casual-to-charming dining, multiple clothing/gift stores, camps, and education programs, etc. There is a full-service grocery store, ice cream shop and take-out pizza. Fishing, kayaking, surf lessons, scavenger hunts, and sightseeing charters are available.
Once you visit, we think you will appreciate "FerryTale Retreat" as much as we do!
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10/10 Excellent - Denise C. June 2025
Great home and location
We had a great time at Bald Head and would highly recommend this home.
10/10 Excellent - Melissa M. June 2025
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Everything about our stay was amazing! We appreciated the location, the access to BHI Club for the pool, the two golf carts and the supplies of beach towels, chairs and beach toys for the kids! BHI exceeded our expectations, and we can't wait to come back!
10/10 Excellent - Ryan J. May 2025
handsome visit
The home was striking and just as expected. We adored the family coziness and vistas, this was ideal for our family.
10/10 Excellent - Phil B. May 2024
Fantastic property!
Walking distance to the beach… The home is big and roomy… The kitchen is very well supplied! And the management team is extraordinary!
Date of Stay - April 2021
5 stars! We appreciated the home! It was extremely well organized and decorated. You can tell the owners spent tons of time providing everything you could need. We really liked the beach paintings. We found that the location is ideal, near the beach, the golf course, market, and marina.
N. Edmunds -. 5 STARS
Ferrytale Retreat has all the details covered—and what’s more important than the details? High-end appliances, super-well-appointed kitchen, impeccable décor, a Weber grille, opulent memory foam beds, two great golf carts (but only blocks from a beach access). Great open spaces and comfortable bedrooms—just a magnificent place to cool down and mix a margarita after a day in the sun. Highest recommendation here.
About the Area
Located in Bald Head Island, this vacation home is near the beach. Bald Head Island Lighthouse and Oak Island Lighthouse are local landmarks, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at The Clubs at St. James and Southport Marina. Traveling with kids? Consider North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher and North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport. Kayaking, windsurfing, and motor boating offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with cycling nearby.
Special Instructions
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Know Before you Go
A car is not required for transportation to and from this property
Pet Policy
Pets not allowed
Nearby Restaurants
- The Grille At Bald Head Island Club - 0.5 miles
- Pelicatessen - 0.5 miles
- Delphina Cantina - 1.3 miles
- Mike’s Bites - 1.9 miles
- Shoals Watch Club - 2.2 miles
- Cape Fear Restaurant - 4.3 miles
- Frying Pan - 4.3 miles
- Yacht Basin Eatery - 4.4 miles
Nearby Activities
- NC Maritime Museum Southport - 4.4 miles
- Southport City Dock - 4.6 miles
- Bald Head Woods - 1.9 miles
- Oak Island Lighthouse - 3.3 miles
- Southport Waterfront Park - 4.3 miles
- Fort Johnston - Southport Museum - 4.3 miles
- Southport Pier and RIverwalk - 4.4 miles
- North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport - 4.4 miles
Nearby Shopping
- Maritime Market at Bald Head Island - 0.7 miles
- Old Elegance Antiques - 4.4 miles
- Timeless Treasures Antique Store - 4.4 miles
- Cape Fear Jewelers - 4.4 miles
- Northrop Antiques Mall - 4.4 miles
- Bullfrog Corner - 4.4 miles
- Franklin Square Gallery - 4.6 miles
- Magnolia's - 4.6 miles
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