Waves on Willis

🌟 AT A GLANCE 🌟

🌊 Bogue Sound views throughout — dining table, king suite, and screened porches on both floors

🌅 Partial ocean views — from the uncovered top-floor front deck, open air and direct

🏖️ 5-minute walk to the beach — down Willis Avenue, through a sand trail, set up and in the water fast

🛁 Hot tub — ground level, steps from the carport, private to Unit A

🔥 Electric fireplace — living room anchor, works in every season

🪟 Screened porches on two floors — Sound views, salt air, no sun in your eyes

🗄️ Dedicated beach storage room — ground-floor carport, gear organized and ready at the door

🚿 Ground-floor beach bathroom — shower and toilet under the carport, rinse off before you walk in

🍽️ Dining table with Sound views — Bogue Sound through a large picture window, every meal

🛌 Sleeps 8 — king suite, two queens, twin room, four bathrooms

🧺 In-unit washer and dryer — pack lighter, stay longer

🚗 Parking for 4 vehicles — Unit A on the right, shared carport with Unit B on the left

🔒 Keyless entry — Seamless 24/7 check-in experience

Welcome to Waves on Willis — The Sound Is Always There.

There is a version of an Atlantic Beach vacation where the water is something you drive to. You park, you unpack, you figure out where the beach chairs are, and eventually you make it down to the water. Waves on Willis is not that version.

At Waves on Willis, Bogue Sound is already there when you arrive. It's in the picture window behind the dining table while someone is making coffee. It's on the screened porch in the evening when the day has wound down and no one wants to go inside yet. It's in the quality of the light on the top floor in the morning before the group has assembled. The Sound doesn't require effort at this house. It's simply present — the backdrop to every ordinary moment of the trip.

The ocean is five minutes from the front door — down Willis Avenue, through a sand trail that opens directly onto the Atlantic, and you're setting up your chairs before most people have finished their first cup of coffee. It's a second-row property, but that distinction stops mattering the moment you're standing on the sand. And when you come back — sandy, sun-warmed, ready for the afternoon — the ground-floor outdoor bathroom handles the rinse-off before you ever reach the living room. The beach gear is stored in its own room under the carport, organized and ready for the next morning.

This is a three-story duplex unit on Willis Avenue in Atlantic Beach. Screened porches on two floors. An electric fireplace in the living room for the evenings when summer gives way to something cooler. A backyard hot tub steps from the carport, private to your group. Four bedrooms, four bathrooms, and a layout that gives everyone somewhere to land at the end of the day. Haylee's team has a 4.92 Superhost rating across 580 stays on the Crystal Coast.

Waves on Willis is a new listing built to that standard — every amenity stocked, every detail considered, and a team that responds within the hour when you need them.

🏖️ The Beach — Five Minutes, Every Morning

At a glance: 5-minute walk from carport to sand · Down Willis Avenue through a sand trail · Quieter section of Atlantic Beach · Less crowded than central public accesses · Second-row position — easy walking distance · Gear from the storage room · Rinse off in the outdoor shower on the way back

Second-row beach access gets a bad reputation it doesn't deserve. At Waves on Willis, the beach is a five-minute walk — down Willis Avenue, through a sand trail that opens directly onto the Atlantic, and you're there. No crowded parking lot to navigate. No shuttle. No planning required. Just grab the gear from the storage room under the carport, lock the door, and walk.

The section of Atlantic Beach accessible from Willis Avenue is quieter than the more central public access points — the kind of beach where you can spread out, where the chairs aren't stacked on top of each other, and where the walk back in the afternoon is genuinely pleasant rather than a logistics exercise.

The system that surrounds this beach access is what makes it work so cleanly. Gear stored at ground level and ready to grab. A five-minute walk with a clear sand trail the whole way. An outdoor shower and bathroom at the carport when you return. From locking the carport door to being set up on the sand — five minutes. That is the kind of beach access that makes a week feel twice as long as it actually is, in the best possible way.

🌊 The Views — Sound Behind You, Ocean Ahead

At a glance: Bogue Sound views — king suite screened porch, dining table, kitchen window, second-floor screened porch · Partial Atlantic Ocean views — uncovered top-floor front deck · Ocean visible from screened porches but through Unit B's structure · Second-row property — not direct oceanfront · Views strongest from the top floor

The Sound and the ocean both find you at Waves on Willis — from different directions, at different moments of the day, in different moods.

Bogue Sound is the constant. It's at the dining table through the large picture window while dinner is being made. It's on the screened porches on both floors — the same view one level apart, equally good in either spot. It's in the king suite, where the screened porch off the bedroom makes the morning feel like it's happening at the edge of the water. The Sound doesn't announce itself at this house. It's just always there, which is better.

The ocean is the destination. The uncovered top-floor deck faces the Atlantic directly — partial ocean views, open air, outdoor seating, the right place for the first coffee of the morning or the last drink of the evening. From the screened porches the ocean is also visible in the distance, though the neighboring unit's structure sits between your porch and the water in that direction. The clearest ocean view at Waves on Willis is from the uncovered front deck — and it earns it.

This is a second-row Atlantic Beach property. The Sound views are what you live with every day of the trip. The ocean is what you walk to every morning. Both are exactly what a Crystal Coast vacation should feel like.

🪟 The Screened Porches — Where the Evening Actually Happens

At a glance: Third-floor screened porch — off king suite and kitchen, Sound views · Second-floor screened porch — shared between twin room and second queen, Sound views · Salt air on both floors · Ocean visible in distance through Unit B's structure · Duplex — you may see or hear neighboring guests on the porches

There are two screened porches at Waves on Willis — one on the top floor off the king suite and kitchen, one on the second floor shared between the twin room and the second queen bedroom. Same Sound views, different elevations, different energies.

The top-floor porch is where the adults end up after dinner. The Sound is in front of you and the evening does what Atlantic Beach evenings do — slowly, without urgency, in the best possible way. The second-floor porch is where the kids find each other in the afternoon, or where someone slips away with a book while the rest of the group is at the beach.

Both porches are screened — which means the salt air is always present and the weather is never quite enough reason to go inside. On a Crystal Coast evening in October, that matters more than any interior amenity.

One note worth setting honestly: Waves on Willis is a duplex. While on either screened porch you may see or hear guests from the neighboring unit. The Sound views from both porches are unobstructed and clear. The ocean is visible from the porches in the distance, but the neighboring unit's structure sits between your porch and the water in that direction — the uncovered front deck is where the clearest ocean view lives.

🛁 The Hot Tub — The End of Every Good Beach Day

At a glance: Ground level · Steps from the carport · Private to Unit A · Backyard behind the house · Partially visible from Unit B's exterior stairwell · Accessible without going through the main living spaces · No stairs required from carport level

The hot tub is right there when you pull into the carport — ground level, no stairs, accessible before you've even brought the luggage in. After a full day on the Atlantic Beach sand, it is exactly where the evening should start.

It is private to Unit A and not shared with any other guests. One honest note: the hot tub area is partially visible from the exterior stairwell of Unit B next door. The hot tub is entirely yours for the duration of your stay — but it is not fully enclosed from view. For most groups this is a non-issue. For guests who prioritize complete visual privacy, it is worth knowing before arrival rather than after.

The secondary exterior door on the second-floor hallway provides direct access to the backyard and hot tub without going through the top-floor living area — a practical detail for late-evening hot tub use when the rest of the group is already upstairs.

🏠 The Layout — Three Floors, Each With Its Own Purpose

At a glance: Ground floor — carport entry, beach storage, outdoor bathroom, hot tub, parking · Second floor — three bedrooms, two bathrooms, screened porch, washer and dryer · Third floor — living room, kitchen, dining, king suite, uncovered deck, screened porch · Secondary exterior door on second floor connects directly to backyard

Understanding the three floors before you arrive makes the property work better from the moment you pull in.

Ground Floor is arrival and return — and it is more organized than most beach houses have any right to be. Pull into the right side of the shared carport and everything you need is directly in front of you. Four doors under the carport: the beach storage room where all the gear lives, the ground-floor bathroom with shower and toilet, and the main entrance with keyless Kwikset entry. The hot tub is steps away at ground level. The Ring camera is at the entrance. Everything practical about this trip is handled before you've gone a single step upstairs.

Second Floor is the bedroom floor. Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, the in-unit washer and dryer on the hallway landing, and the screened porch where the second floor of the house gathers. A secondary exterior door here connects directly to the backyard and hot tub without going through the top floor — useful on late evenings when the rest of the group is already asleep upstairs.

Third Floor is where the house opens up. The living room with the electric fireplace and Smart TV. The kitchen. The dining table in front of the large Sound-view window. The uncovered front deck with partial ocean views and outdoor seating. The screened porch off the king suite. And the king suite itself — the top-floor bedroom with its own bathroom and the best views in the house.

🛌 Four Bedrooms — Room for Everyone to Disappear Into
At a glance: King suite — 3rd floor, private en-suite, screened porch, Sound views · Queen suite — 2nd floor, private en-suite, private deck, hot tub access · Queen bedroom — 2nd floor, screened porch access, shared hallway bathroom · Twin bedroom — 2nd floor, screened porch access, connected bathroom with hallway access · Four bathrooms total including ground-floor outdoor bathroom

King Suite — Third Floor: King bed, private en-suite bathroom, direct access to the top-floor screened porch with Sound views — the bedroom that claims the best of the house and earns it

Queen Suite — Second Floor: Queen bed, fully private en-suite bathroom, private deck access leading to the exterior staircase and backyard — the suite with the most direct path to the hot tub and the most privacy on the second floor

Queen Bedroom — Second Floor: Queen bed, second-floor screened porch access, shared use of the hallway bathroom with the twin room

Twin Bedroom — Second Floor: Two twin beds, second-floor screened porch access, bathroom connected directly to the room and accessible from the hallway

Bathrooms: The king suite and queen suite each have fully private en-suite bathrooms. The twin room and second-floor queen bedroom share the hallway bathroom — the twin room has direct interior access, the queen bedroom reaches it from the hall. The ground-floor outdoor bathroom is exterior access only, for beach days and hot tub use.

🍳 The Kitchen — Sound-Facing, Stocked, Ready

At a glance: Fully equipped kitchen · All cookware and utensils · Stocked before arrival · Dining table for 4–5 · Large picture window with Bogue Sound views · In-unit washer and dryer on second-floor landing · Haylee's portfolio standard throughout

The kitchen at Waves on Willis is fully equipped — all cookware, utensils, and essentials stocked before you arrive per Haylee's portfolio standard. The dining table for four to five sits in front of the large picture window with Bogue Sound beyond it, which makes cooking dinner a more enjoyable process than it has any right to be. The in-unit washer and dryer are on the second-floor landing — central to the bedroom floor and the right answer for a beach week without overpacking.

🔥 The Living Room — The Heart of the Top Floor

At a glance: Electric fireplace · Smart TV · Open concept connecting to kitchen and dining · Direct access to uncovered front deck · Adjacent to top-floor screened porch · Works in every season · The room that holds the whole group

The top-floor living room is where the house gathers. The electric fireplace anchors one wall. The Smart TV handles movie nights. The layout flows open into the kitchen and dining table, which means whoever is cooking is never out of the conversation. The uncovered front deck is directly off the living room — step outside for the partial ocean view and the salt air, step back in for the fireplace when the evening turns cool.

The fireplace is what makes Waves on Willis work in shoulder season. A January night in Atlantic Beach with the fire going, the Sound visible through the kitchen window, and the whole top floor warm and lit — that is a different kind of beach trip from a summer one, and not a lesser one.

🏖️ The Ground Floor — Where Every Beach Day Begins and Ends

At a glance: Carport entrance · Keyless Kwikset entry · Ring camera · Beach storage room · Ground-floor outdoor bathroom · Hot tub steps away · Parking for 4 vehicles total · Unit A on the right · Unit B on the left · The full beach day system in one place

Pull into the right side of the carport — Unit A parking, up to four spaces total for your stay — and the full beach day system is directly in front of you. Three doors under the carport: the beach storage room where all the gear lives, the outdoor bathroom with shower and toilet, and the main entrance with keyless Kwikset entry. The hot tub is steps away. The Ring camera is at the entrance to monitor our cleaning and maintenance teams.

This is where the practical business of a beach trip happens — and at Waves on Willis, it happens cleanly. Gear out of the storage room in the morning. Five-minute walk to the sand through the trail at the end of the street. Rinse off in the outdoor shower on the way back in the afternoon. Hot tub in the evening. The ground floor handles the full rhythm of a beach day without any of it reaching the living room.