Overall, it was a mixed vacation for us as first-timers to Wrightsville Beach/Wilmington. The positives: Rental location was very close to many things, the beach (especially the south end where we spent most of our time), local breweries and restaurants, and the always nice people of NC. The negatives: Traffic, $25 a day to park at the beach, not much to do at night (no boardwalk or shops to visit, which is something we enjoy about other beach towns we frequent), and the rental had some issues as well. The cleanliness of the rental when we arrived could have been better, for example (I can give specific examples if needed). The community pool is a huge disappointment as well; it's very small and the pool area is not very clean.
We did appreciate the responsiveness of the owner when all of the water went out on our third day; there was a water main break affecting the entire neighborhood. Knowing the owner may be getting information that I could not, I was thankful she provided emails and other information from other residents in the community. The water was only out a few hours, which was time we planned to be at the beach anyway.