Barrier Island Station - Duck NC

An RCI Timeshare on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. We were pretty disappointed with this resort. No assigned parking made it difficult and the kitchen was missing. On the plus side, the A.C worked great and the beach was beautiful although a pretty long walk. If I was going to the Outer Banks I would stay at the one in Nags Head at maybe 15 or 16? it is right on the beach. Not real fancy but very on the beachy. Seascape is the best if you like golf because you get several free greens fees and it is a decent course and you can park at Wink's for free right across from the beach. Big family place and they are building a huge new rec center. Take my word for it, we have been going to the Outer Banks for 30 years and Barrier Island Station is the worst place there unless you hook up with one of the big units right near the beach. Don't settle for anything less, do your homework.

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[shemrooh]

this room is bad because you got the cheapest room on station. there are better rooms

[vbdenny]

@shemrooh we traded our timeshare @ Seascape for this on RCI. Bad decision. Tomorrow we head for Seascape.

[RTompkins4]

Many updates have taken place at Barrier Island Station in Duck, and they are continuing in 2011. The indoor and outdoor pools have been updated, exterior building renovation projects are underway, new linens and towels added to the units, remodeled rec center to include a WiFi access point, new poolside gazebo, and more. Hope this helps!

[vbdenny]

@RTompkins4 It is about time, the place was a ghetto when we were there. One thing they really need to add is a fire sprinkler system as the place is built with what is now very dry wood and with the Carolina winds, one spark and va rooom.

[cornychicknc]

It's nice living here, so I don't have to worry about that crap. :) Sorry you got stuck with that. For the amount of people we have in the summer, you'd think they'd spend a little more money on making the resort a little nicer. But then again, maybe it'll scare off some of the traffic I have to drive through every day going to Corolla.

[vbdenny]

@cornychicknc  Oh, I hope you know I think Duck and the northern banks are great. This resort looked like a fire hazard to me. One spark and I'm on the 3rd floor? Yeah, anyone staying here eeds to look cafefully ath the site map and specifics. Nice beach location but all in all, a 1970's resort. Not even wireless.

[neoterichoney]

@shemrooh i agree. i think you might even be in the time share that my parents own. we have both sides but we rarely go anymore. that little side room that you stayed in is the extra room that we shared when we had guests come with us. grant it i haven't been there in a long time but when we did go it was nice. not fancy but spacious (4 kids 4 adults) and it was a fun place to stay with an indoor and out door pool, tennis courts, basket ball courts, and by the beach & sound.

[vbdenny]

@TheCravers3 probably but you get bit by so many things on the OBX that you don't even notice. I'll be down there in a week so I'll take a look. Hanging here in Boston for a few days though.

[RTompkins4]

Many updates have taken place at Barrier Island Station in Duck, N.C. This includes work on the indoor and outdoor pools, new towels and linens added to the units, some exterior renovation projects, WiFi access point added in the rec center, remodeled rec center, outdoor pool gazebo has been replaced, and the work continues in 2011. Hope this helps!

[vbdenny]

wow, what are the odds of that? We traded our 2br 2ba at Seascape for this 2 years ago. This year we traded it for the Mayan Palace in Mexico which was great. Yeah, when my wife took the trade she didn't realize it was a B unit. They shouldn't even allow them to be used for trades.