When we arrived it was obvious this was a well cared for home. The rooms were spacious and there was plenty of room for all 8 of us to either spend time all together or separate and be out of each other's way. The game selection was great. My niece and nephew and I had plenty to keep us occupied during "down time". The outside decks were huge and both the top floor and second floor had beautiful views. The pool area was spacious and the pool was clean and well-maintained as was the hot tub. The master bedroom on the top floor was beautiful with a great bathroom. The kitchen was stocked with everything we needed to cook large meals or just make quick, small lunches. And the charcoal grills were great for steaks and fish. The 4 bedrooms on the second floor were all large and decorated beautifully. And the small living room was nice to just relax before getting ready to go out or go to bed. The bedroom on the bottom floor was a bit small, my husband and I started out there the first night, but it was too cramped for us and our 2 small dogs. We switched rooms with my niece and she seemed to be pleased with the space. Even though we were right next to another house it was very quiet and felt secluded. The only reason I gave this 4 stars instead of 5 is because we were very tired after traveling and when we pulled back the blankets to sleep we realized we had to make our bed and we were expected to vacuum and strip the beds when we left. We all realized this was not the same as staying at a hotel with a cleaning staff, but the cleaning staff that was in the Saturday we checked in didn't do a great job. When we cleaned I found a lot of short, black dog hair and my dogs are fluffy, blonde dogs. This has nothing to do with the owner, it's more on Hatteras Realty who are in charge of the cleaning staff, but it was surprising. On a side note, and a big plus in my book, we were there during the black out (our checkout date was the date the Hatteras Island evacuation went in to effect and this also made the idea of cleaning taxing with no air conditioning and sporadic bouts of electricity) and the owner was very kind in contacting us to find out if there was anything she could do for us and showed genuine concern. Overall, our whole family has agreed we'd stay at Woodwinds again in a heartbeat.