Sunset Beach, NC News and Events

**This blog post was updated on July 20, 2017**  What do you look forward to when you think about going on a Sunset Beach, North Carolina vacation? Not having to work? Getting to sleep in? Exploring a new place? You probably look forward to all of the above! And you also probably loo... View the full post »

  It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That’s right, it's holiday season! Everything is attesting to it, from the stunningly crisp weather, the last of the fall color clinging to the trees, to the much shorter days and longer nights now that Daylight Savings Time has come to an ... View the full post »

  What do you think of when you think of Thanksgiving? Food? Turkey? Stuffing? Pumpkin pie? What is the quintessential Thanksgiving taste in your mind? Something with apples or cranberries, to be sure! As well as delicious spice. Something very stuffing-like. Which is exactly what this scrum... View the full post »

  It’s that time of year: Thanksgiving time! One of our favorite times of year here at Sunset Beach. The beautiful fall air is wafting through, making us think of pumpkin pie, hot chocolate, and apple cider. We start thinking about family, and fun, and all the beautiful blessings that have... View the full post »

  Imagine the sun rising over a misty, bluish-green landscape of gently rolling, well manicured turf. The quiet is pierced only by the twitter of birds and the thwack of clubs sending balls flying through the air. What could be more relaxing, more sophisticated, and yet at the same time more... View the full post »

  Guess what? While the beach is a lovely, relaxing, beautiful place in the summer, it is also perfect in the fall. In fact, fall might be an even more delightful time to visit Sunset Beach than the summer!  Why? Well, check out the following five fun ways to do Sunset Beach in th... View the full post »

Ah, dreams. It seems somedays as if we no longer have time to dream. Our every thought is taken up with work, how to keep a roof over our family’s heads, and how to get the 1 billion things done that reside on our to-do lists. In the midst of growing up, it seams, we have lost the time to drea... View the full post »

  What epitomizes fall to you? Is it that beautiful crispness in the air? Or the changing colors of the leaves? Maybe the taste of spiced pumpkin? Here at Sunset Beach, we think it feels like fall when we are surrounded by the deliciousness of pumpkin everything. And while pumpkin spiced cof... View the full post »

  You turn the lights off and huddle under a blanket tent with your kids. A single flashlight provides a shivery, pale light. Tingles are already running up and down the little one’s backs. And then the stories begin.    Telling scary stories by the light of a fire or the dim l... View the full post »

Family. That is what vacations are all about. And that is what the fun new Disney Pixar movie Finding Dory is all about too! Have you seen the movie yet? It is charming, adorable, funny, and an excellent family-filled adventure. Would you like to have a Finding Dory themed vacation? I... View the full post »

  As you open your bleary eyes every morning, stumbling to your coffee pot and pouring your first steaming cup that will barely get your eyes open, do you have a dream wavering before your eyes? A dream of a vacation where you can have space to breath, privacy to think, a good night’s... View the full post »

  Sunset Beach is a magically beautiful place, full of sun and sand, smiles, family friendly activities, and of course, the surf! There is so much to do here, besides relaxing - though relaxing sounds pretty amazing in and of itself, doesn’t it? Whatever you desire to do, Sunset Beach is t... View the full post »

  Chocolate. That beautiful elixir that the Aztecs called the food of the gods, so delicious is it. It can turn a hard, stressful, every-thing-is-going-wrong type of afternoon into a bright moment. And it can turn a beautiful and delightful afternoon on vacation into pure and perfect bliss.&... View the full post »

  Can you believe that the unofficial end of summer is nearly hear? We certainly can’t! Why, it seems like summer has just begun. But, Labor Day truly is just around the corner. Which means the perfect time for an end-of-summer vacation is just around the corner, too!    You ha... View the full post »

Ah, summer time! Summer is still in full swing here in Sunset Beach, bringing with it long days, short nights, and the enveloping warmth of the sun. It is that beautiful time of year filled with fresh fruits and vegetables, the ease of cooking on the grill, and the beauty of clean, fresh eating... View the full post »