Sands Villa Resort Reviews & Ratings

Relaxing family-friendly resort in the beautiful Outer Banks. Stunning ocean views, a wide range of amenities, including; a large outdoor pool, tennis courts, and easy access to the beach for swimming, sunbathing, and watersports. The resort is also near local attractions, dining, and shopping!

Great spot for family fun and some R&R!

Located on the southern most island of the outer banks, this resort is always quiet and spotlessly clean.

We love this unit and have gone many times over the past 20 years. It's an RCI property so also easy to trade should you want to but we love taking a morning coffee on the balcony sometimes watching the dolphins or just being mesmerized by the waves. It's a quiet beach with a private boardwalk for access from the resort.

Not a high profile vacation spot, it's more private yet there are plenty of choices for restaurants and nearby day trips along the coast or in New Bern. The North Carolina Aquarium is on the island as is Fort Macon State Park.

There's both in indoor and outdoor pool, hot tub and exercise room as well as a cafe on-site for breakfast or lunch. There are also outdoor grills and a play area with nearby grocery.

Each room has its own laundry which is a huge plus! A great place!

We stayed at the Sands Villa in Jan 2009 & loved it! The furnishings are rather dated & tired & the unit shows wear but, outside of a couple of window ledges, the unit (#522) was clean. It had the usual kitchen pots, dishes, glasses & utensils. There is free wi-fi, although the signal was weak (but sufficient). There was a small balcony with a GREAT view of the Atlantic. There is only one person on staff & no planned activities, so Sands Villa is more for those who enjoy self-directed vacations.

Being the off-season, there wasn't a whole lot open on the island. However, we still found plenty to do. There is a great aquarium on the island and one day we went to Shackleford island to see the wild ponies & look for shells. While we could not swim in the ocean, we enjoyed walks on the beach (which we practically to ourselves). The outdoor pool was closed, but the heated indoor pool was available. Most restaurants on the island were closed. While Sands Villa does have a restaurant on site, but it was only open two days a week in the off-season.

We would definitely would visit again!

I like this resort...most of the units face the beach and this is truly an oceanfront complex....Peppertree is not !!!!

I stayed at this resort once back in 2003 and our family just loved it! Everything about it was nice!