Thank again all! Great info here.
For the record, $15k is more that we went to spend. After airfare from Chicago, we are pushing $20k and that's way more that we wanted to spend.
My lodging expectations for NC aren't high, it's more for the convenience and we really like hanging out there. I could see it being boring after a few days though.
I will look more closely at CGB and even the condos and NC.