Happy Crab 444 - Vacation rental home in Nags Head, NC

About this Property

6 Bedrooms

4.5 Bathrooms

Happy Crab is the perfect retreat for your Outer Banks family vacation, located a short walk (only 600 feet) from the beautiful beaches of Nags Head!

The beach is just across the road via the semi-private beach access just south of the Surfside Hotel. When not spending your days in the sand, the 12x24 private pool is the perfect spot to soak up the sun. Sit back and relax in the bubbling hot tub. Enjoy beautiful views of both the ocean and the sound, and take in the famous, stunning Outer Banks sunrises and sunsets from both the sun and covered decks of this well-appointed home.

Inside, the 3-level reverse floor plan at Happy Crab provides an abundance of space for you and your family to spread out. Happy Crab offers a recreation room with a pool table for family fun. All TVs have WiFi Smart hub Blu-rays, so you can use your own Netflix or Hulu account to watch whatever you want. There is also a large Blu-ray movie collection for guest use!

Happy Crab is located at Milepost 15.5 in the Whalebone district of Nags Head. This area is known for its outstanding shopping and dining, and is also close to many unique Outer Banks attractions, including multiple fishing piers, the Bodie Island Lighthouse, Jockey's Ridge State Park, the Wright Brother's National Memorial, and more.

Bed and bath linens are provided for full-week rentals only. The private pool is open from mid-May to mid-October.

Please note the fireplace is not available for guest use.

Ground Level: Recreation room a with pool table and TV, queen bedroom, full bath with tub/shower, screened-in porch with deck furniture, access to private swimming pool, hot tub, enclosed outdoor shower, charcoal and gas grill.

Mid Level: King en suite with a private bath (tub/shower combo), queen bedroom, bedroom with 2 twin beds, queen bedroom, full hall bath (tub/shower combo), den with wet bar, full-size refrigerator with ice maker, flatscreen TV, Blu-ray player, sun deck overlooking the pool, and covered deck.

Top Level: Spacious living/dining/kitchen area, TV entertainment system, wet bar, half bath, king en suite with a private bath with Jacuzzi tub, separate stand-up shower, and large sun deck.

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Jimmy's Seafood Buffet

Home of the Crab Leg & Lobster Buffet for 25! years! Jimmy’s Seafood Buffet is a great stop for an all you can eat affordable dinner extravaganza. The buffet offers over 100 different items. It even serves Jumbo Alaskan crab legs and Jumbo steamed shrimp, something you will not find on any other buffet in the OBX. The buffet offers a variety of seafood and non seafood options. Try some of Jimmy’s seafood options and load your plate with blackened tuna, Louisiana crawfish, steamed scallops and mussels, fried oysters and deviled crabs. Not in the mood for seafood? Fill your plate with steak, pineapple glazed ham, fried chicken, BBQ ribs, and fettuccini Alfredo to name a few. The buffet also offers a kid section. Let your kids load their plates with chicken tenders, mac and cheese, and corn dog nuggets. Don’t forget dessert! The buffet also offers soft serve ice cream and a plethora of baked goods.

It’s been 25 years since Jimmy’s Seafood Buffet opened its doors for the first time. Since that inaugural summer, the goal has remained the same: provide customers with a tasty, fresh array of seafood full of Caribbean flavor.

Elizabeth Dowless and her husband Jerry had always worked in restaurants in the Outer Banks, so when the opportunity to open Jimmy’s Seafood Buffet with a couple of friends arose, it was an easy yes. The Dowlesses bought out the business in 2003, excited to turn Jimmy’s into an Outer Banks staple. When Jerry passed away later that year, Dowless knew she wanted to continue pursuing their dream on her own.

Dowless went all in on the concept of a fresh, flavorful seafood buffet and her hard work paid off. Jimmy’s Seafood Buffet is a beloved fixture of Outer Banks dining, with customers returning year after year for the fresh fare.

“Customers keep in contact with me throughout the winter. I get people every day asking me when we’re opening for the season, and customers book their vacations around our opening,” Dowless says. “I absolutely love getting to see familiar faces come back to see us each year. I love seeing them lose their minds over the buffet! Their excitement is what I love most about my job.”