A small cozy cottage style home in a quiet older but peaceful neighborhood with a community boat dock for fishing or crabbing just down the road within walking distance. Emerald Isle Beach is just 5 miles away with it's beautiful beach and great public parking which includes a bathhouse and covered seating if you have had just enough sun. Our little place is equipped with beach chairs and other fun beach equipment so you really don't have to bring anything but yourself. Heavens Gate Cottage is 1175 Sq ft and equipped with a small kitchen and all the amenities you will need to prepare meals if you decide you want to stay in. The living room and dining room are an open space with WiFi and a Smart TV. There is a screened in back porch for those cooler summer nights to sit out and play cards or just read a book. There is one walk in shower and one bath tub with a shower along with a soaking tub. We also have a wheel chair ramp for easy access. The front porch is my favorite place to sit with a glass of ice tea, Southern Style of course and just watch the hummingbirds or even the neighbors as they go by. Heavensgate is an older home but it's cozy and inviting and just waiting for you to come for a visit. Guest have access to our little beach supply shed which has beach chairs, a couple of fishing poles, sand toys etc. We are not responsible for an injury to a guest if they are injured using the beach equipment. Please only use at your risk. One more thing, the yard is big enough to park your boat if you plan on bringing it along. We are only two miles away if you should need anything. I make a point of giving you my husbands phone number once you arrive in case you are not able to reach my number. Please make a note of that in case you need us for any reason. Pettiford Road is a much older community with its own fishing dock and small boat launch off Pettiford Creek. It's a very quiet neighborhood and the neighbors are very friendly and watch out for each other. If you stay at our little place, you will find The Golfin Dolphin amusement center and Mac Daddy's which has loads of things for the kids to do and even the adults and is only a little over a mile away. Emerald Isle Public Beach parking is just over the bridge and only 5.2 miles from the house. I have gotten some feedback stating the beach is further away but if they follow the directions, I leave in the book you will find the most beautiful beach access that has everything you might need from bathrooms, showers to volleyball and even lifeguards in the summer. There is even a covered deck if you have had too much sun. There are other beach accesses, but this is our favorite and it is the closest. We also have grocery stores nearby and plenty of great restaurants. If you enjoy fishing, you might want to book a charter from one of the local fishing shops like Pogeys or any one of the boats in Morehead City. If you have a boat, you are welcome to park it at the house as there is a small dock right down the road available for your use. This home does not have a water view, but the community boat dock is just down the street for you to enjoy. We are only 3.1 miles from one of the nicest hiking trails called Cedar Point Tideland Trail with many other hiking trails very close by. If you google Cape Carteret Hiking trails you will see how many great trails we do have . We do like everyone to know that even though the address is Swansboro as we are all tied to the same mailing post office you are actually closer to the beach here than you would be if you were actually in the town of Swansboro. The exact location is Peletier NC so you are only 3.6 Miles from the Emerald Isle Bridge and another mile to the beach. Unfortunately since you will be located so close to a wooded area and Pettiford Creek you may encounter the many species of insects NC has to offer. We do have pest control but we can't guarantee you won't run into a few of our local pest while staying. Check in time is flexible as we will contact you as soon as Heaven's Gate is ready but no later than 3:00 but check out will be at 11:00 unless we have made other arrangements. We are asking anyone that is bringing a pet to please have them on flea protection and if they shed we request they use the vacuum provided in the bunk room closet. We are a retired military family who understands that taking a family on vacation is not cheap but it's so important to make those memories so we try to keep the price very reasonable for most families to afford but it's getting tougher to do this with so many pet issues. Thank you in advance for helping us make this a family and pet friendly place to stay. Two pets are our limit as well unless preapproved.