we love the ocean front cottage. The pool and hot tub are a big plus. My biggest issue is the moldy bathroom. I have twice asked to have it cleaned up and at day 10, nothing has been done. it's pretty gross to have to shower with mold in and around the tub and shower. We're booked for two weeks. That's a lot of money for a moldy bathroom. read more

Wonderful spot to get away! We are right on the beach, plenty of sand. Far away from the abrasive civilization we live in but close enough to local stores and restaurants to get away. For $250 a night, it's definitely worth it to come here. Our room was no frills, with two queen beds and a bathroom with nice bath tub. The nice part is having a small, enclosed porch that we could hang out on. Unfortunately, you have to walk up and down the stairs because there's no elevator. It's ok unless you have mobility issues. Then it's kind of a problem. Downstairs is a nice, large pool. I think there's supposed to be a hot tub but it wasn't hot or working. Too bad. But anyway, it was a break from the sand, haha. Be back soon! read more

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I absolutely love coming here!!! The ladies at the front desk are INCREDIBLE!!!! If you want an affordable no frills kind of place with amazing customer service this is your place in Buxton!! read more

We stayed in the little houses a little ways from the motel and the house keeping people are super nosy

Run! Blood-stained bath mat, flies in the room, paper thin walls, crack in door frame allowing visibility to/from adjacent room, greenish pool, about 4 things plugged into an extension cord.... It was a nightmare and a joke. When I dropped off the key the morning we left, my friend asked if the lady behind the counter asked how we liked our stay. I said no; I think she knew better than to ask! AND it was super EXPENSIVE, if I could give a negative star, I would. This place is a dump. read more

PROS: LOCATION ONLY CONS: OWNERSHIP,MANAGMENT,FACILITIES,CLEANING IF YOU EVER HAVE AN ISSUE WITH YOUR ROOM JUST KNOW THE MANAGMENT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BEACH IS CLOSED AND THEY WILL NOT CREDIT ANYTHING ON ROOM EVEN THOUGH THE ROOM WAS BOOKED AS BEACH ACCESS AND THEY HAD KNOWLEDGE THAT THE BEACH WOULDN'T BE AVAILABLE AND DIDNT TELL THEIR GUESTS. The location is what is key for this motel. Without the beach access is a lower quality motel. Doors sticking, kitchen cabinets doors falling off, giant roaches on the porch, feral cats running amuck, exposed wires on the deck, RUSTED REFRIDERATOR, closest door knocked off and leaning inside closet, fuse box painted open so it will not shut inside bedroom, super basic amenities with beach access. Most of the above could be looked over since you have beach access right in front, however this week they are reconstructing the beach directly in front of this motel. DO NOT COME HERE unless you are willing to hear bulldozers back up alarms all night, or have your room shake all night or have absolutely no access to the beach. They have it closed with signs advising you are not allowed on the beach and this reconstruction is a 24 hour process with multiple shifts so it's non stop. The closest ramp to park in Avon is also closed due to reconstruction. The management team here acted as if they had no clue that this was going to be happening, and advised they is nothing they can do to credit any guests for the inconvenience. The manager acted as if he hadn't even looked at the beach to see what was going on, he also lied to Booking.com and said we could access the beach 200 feet away. COMPLETE LIES, I spoke to Nc department and no one is allowed on the beach within the boundaries of construction while reconstruction is in progress. They blow smoke to get you out of the office. Management acted as if they would be completed quickly. This was 4 days ago (July 27th) with no end in sight. Now they have pushed sand dunes all the way up blocking any access at all to any motel or hotels all around this location so you have to travel to the beach. Ignorance to facts is not a good excuse to explain the situation. They act as if it isn't a nuance to everyone here except them. Of course they don't care, the state is literally protecting their assets and they can leave to go home while their guests are having their trips destroyed. Do yourself a favor and stay somewhere else, as you will have to travel to enjoy your trip. If you are like me you booked this location due to its location on the beach. Save yourself the money and stay off the beach because you will have to travel to enjoy the beach. I get it the state is the one doing the reconstruction however the motel could make accommodations for its guests who paid multiple thousands to stay here, only for the beach access. No one wants to pay $400 a night just to have to travel to have beach access. The issue is when presented with the opportunity to do right by their customers the management chose not too, while other motels right next door did. Such a shame. We were repeat customers but this will be our last stay at The Outer Banks Motel. Do yourself a favor and look over this place next time you book to come to Buxton. read more

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Pros: great location, on the beach access, ocean views, mini fridge with freezer and microwave, private deck and sitting area per room. There is a saltwater pool and a hot tub here. Multiple restaurants very close (one right across the street) and a couple grocery places nearby. Can see the Hatteras Lighthouse from this location at night, very short drive to lighthouse (within a mile i think). Cons: slightly dirty, cockroaches, one-ply toilet paper, very thin cheap bath towels, no actual cleaning is done by staff they just replace towels and take out trash daily, old television and remote did not work. Wild cats in the area must be fed by staff to hang around the hotel so much. Parking is also tight. read more

DO NOT STAY HERE DO NOT STAY HERE DO ! NOT ! STAY ! HERE!!!! BEDBUGS! AWFUL MANAGEMENT ATTITUDE ABOUT US BEING UPSET ABOUT ALL OF OUR CLOTHES, PERSONAL ITEMS, AND CARS BEING INFESTED WITH BEDBUGS. One of our rooms was absolutely INFESTED with bedbugs, like, crawling on our skin when we took showers. One of our friends is allergic and that's the only reason we knew about it, as she woke up coated in welts, so we went through the sheets and found TONS of them as well as a ton of spots of OUR OWN BLOOD. They were in the carpet, in the bed... everywhere upstairs. We went to the office to try to get things resolved so we could afford to go somewhere else so the bachelorette party weekend wouldn't be absolutely destroyed.. First, someone came out and told us it wasn't bedbugs and that it was "red beetles." When I went down to talk to management the front desk staff was great, but when Billy the co-owner showed up, things went to HELL. He came out after the pest control company had confirmed to our party that it was a "a LOT" of bedbugs and was being like "if it //is// bedbugs" after it had been confirmed. We were there for three nights, but he is refunding us for two for only one of the sides of the duplex because we "didn't report it" and would only cancel and refund for one half of the duplex instead of both despite people jumping around and ALL of the people in the duplex being cross-contaminated. All of our clothes have been deeply exposed, we do not have the money to just pay same-day a hotel when we booked way in advance to make this bachelor party happen in the first place. This place is a public health hazard, they don't understand how bedbugs work or are transmitted, the owner straight up DOES NOT CARE about how hard it is to get rid of bedbugs once THEIR establishment gave them to us, and Billy had absolutely no interest in helping us come to a real resolution. He kept saying "we wouldn't put you in a unit with bedbugs, this is pest control's fault," but newsflash, Billy -- you literally did put us in a house with bedbugs, nobody cares whose fault it is, we care about the outcomes of YOUR place infesting us. Having 16 households treated for bedbugs because management doesn't care to do their due diligence is SO expensive, it'll literally be something we will have to take to court to even begin to pay for. The employees that helped BEFORE Billy showed up were incredible-- Stewart and Johnathan are worth their weight in gold for the care they showed about my friends and I. Literally give them promotions because they were thorough, thoughtful, and considerate. Never ever let Billy handle customer relations again, however, and also someone teach him about how bedbugs are spread and how long they stay alive because I'm not sure he knows about either topic and therefore has no business being in hospitality. read more

DO NOT BOOK WITH THIS COMPANY! I recently stayed in the Maude Estus house for a bachelorette party and I left a day early because the third floor room was INFESTED with bed bugs!!!! When we called to report it, we were told that there wasn't bed bugs and they would have the cleaning crew come replace the sheets. They arrived and I again told them there are bugs and they said "no, there was someone out last week and they said it was just red beetles. Well let me tell you something they were in fact not red beetles. One of the people in our group demanded that someone else come check out the house because we were certain it was. One of the co owners came out and he checked out the room and he found some bed bugs and that was only 15 mins after the sheets were just changed. He sprayed some at home spray and then sent out a pest control guy and was super nice and I thought it would be easy sailing from there. Boy was I wrong... when the same person who originally went to the office had asked for a refund that's when it went down hill. With her name not being the one who rented the other co owner refused to give a full refund. It was absolutely ridiculous and they said they wouldn't pay for us to stay somewhere else either. They ended up saying they would give us a refund for 2 of the 3 nights for half the duplex. We rented both sides and we were back and forth between both houses all weekend and because there was no evidence of bugs on the other side they told us just to sleep there. They offered to heat treat our stuff, which was just putting it in their dryer instead of charging us per load like they do at the house. I'm completely broken out in a rash all over my body and it's absolutely appalling to me that they kept denying that it was bed bugs and then when it came down to it and it really was bed bugs, they couldn't even give us a full refund or even pay for lodging somewhere else. We even showed them pictures of my rash in the beginning and still tried to deny it. I wish we could have just dealt with the first co-owner because he was so nice and so helpful and very apologetic and up until we dealt with the other owner, the property was pretty nice and the stay was nice. read more

Outer Banks Motel - Here is a picture of the rash (turned out to be bed bug bites) after sleeping in one of their beds. - Hotels Near Me - Buxton, North Carolina

So it a motel. You can't expect the Ritz but the furnishings smelled like body odor. Nice location and fair pricing.

Weird place. We liked it. Pros: It's inches from the beach. Literally there are two rooms on the beach. There are places nearby to eat and it's at the edge of the quaint town of Buxton. Great distance from the lighthouse. It has a small pool which is nice to enjoy some water time if your not feeling the freezing Atlantic Ocean. Space we stayed in was good for the money paid. Cons: the website is difficult to navigate. The beds were hit or miss. Some hard as boards others ok. The rooms were clean and appropriate but rundown. The decor is dated. Weirdest and most disappointing was the maid service/lack of maid service. We had to clean the apartment we stayed in. I understand doing dishes and tidying the kitchen. But sweeping,and returning linens to office? Anyway, the oddities and difficulties were made up by the location. They even had a screened porch so that you could leave your sandy nastiness in the sun porch secured without dragging it all inside. If your looking for hotel on the beach look at this place! If your looking for state of the art top notch perfect accommodation this isn't it. But it was just what we needed/wanted! read more

This hotel is in a great location . Closed to a grocery store, dollar general and small beach shops. The pool is amazing ! It's a salt water pool ! It's clean and sssooo warm ! I didn't go in the hot tub so I can't comment on that. Getting to the beach is so easy. The beach behind the hotel is so nice ! Parking. That is a little difficult. Our "neighbor" didn't park all the way in their spot so it was super difficult to get out. We did get out after about 4 - 3 point turns ! We had to carry our stuff up 3 flights of stairs that are outside to get to our room. We did have an ocean view however the view was kind of between roofs of the building in front of us. We had a full size fridge on our enclosed front porch while a family member had a mini fridge inside their room. We looked at each other rooms and they weren't the same at all ! His had dark walls, ours had adorable painted walls (beach colors) The water pressure is a joke. We joked we might as well sprinkle water on yourself . It also smelled weird like rusty well water. Personally I think it's over priced. However..I'd stay there again ! I don't think you could stay there for a lengthy amount of time however. There is a microwave and a super tiny coffee maker (my brothers pot had coffee still in it ). read more

Due to the Alligator River Bridge being closed because of an accident, and the detour was underwater, I pulled into Buxton late Saturday night, Labor Day Weekend 2016. NC-12 was underwater in many areas, and the winds were blowing the dunes onto the road. Tropical Storm Hermine was moving slowly north, and still impacting the Outer Banks. I was in search of lodging for the night, and stopped at The Outer Banks Motel in Buxton. I expected to pay over $350 a night(the going rate in Nags Head), but the friendly and courteous ladies at the desk told me they had an apartment in an old colonial style home for rent. $85 a night. I was happy to get anything , but when I arrived I was very happy. They exceeded all my expectations! Check my pictures. Located on NC-12, about a mile south of the office, 5 minutes from the Hatteras lighthouse. I was so pleased I extended my stay for two more nights. I plan to return soon! ...And I did return three weeks later. Same friendly service, same great apartment. MUCH better weather. I'm already planning my next visit! read more

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Mainly overpriced. A time warp into the 60's! Little to no ocean view in the ocean view room. Located well away from more upscale part of Roanoke Island, a little scary. Weak AC, but very clean. A good place for a group of surfers to hang out for a week. read more

This place was wonderful! We stayed in the one bed room cottage and it was very clean and was a lot nicer than we expected from pictures, which is always a good thing! We booked thru Expedia and apparently had booked the wrong type of room for our family and the staff was more than willing to work with us and even gave us a nicer room for the price we paid for efficiency room. We will be back! Didn't get a lot of good pictures tho. read more

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I am not a picky person so I was very satisfied with our stay here. The hotel is definitely older, there is wear and tear in some areas, cracks in the caulking around the sink for example but everything was clean and fresh and well maintained. The staff in the office were polite and friendly, they made sure we were aware that they were not doing daily maid service and explained how we got fresh towels etc if needed (there were also adorable office cats lounging around). I liked how our room had it's own little patio area and then a closed off entry way (helps get the sand etc off before going into the room). Upon unlocking the main door the room smelled like Lysol and cleaning products which I appreciated with all of the covid stuff happening. There was a microwave and a coffee machine, nice sized tv, dresser, fridge, more storage space, side tables, desk, soft lounging chair, and the bathroom even had individual soaps, shampoo, etc. The water got hot immediately for showers and had decent water pressure. The ocean is also literally right there, mere feet from the buildings. Also, we had covered parking right under the room which was nice. No loud parties or shenanigans happening, there was even a pool that looked clean and tended to. There is a restaurant across the street and other food/stores within just a few minutes walk which was nice. Would definitely return! read more

Right on the beach, cute, spacious. Yes maybe a little dated but what more do you need at the beach. Made for a perfect beach get away. This was also my first time staying in Buxton, super cute town, very quiet, every restaurant we went to was excellent and every thing is less than 5 Min away. Also can't beat being close to the Hatteras lighthouse, we went twice! The town of Avon is super close and the drive up to Nags Head is super easy. From now on we will stay here when we come to the Outer Banks. read more

We love this rustic, quaint quiet motel! Very family friendly atmosphere. Pool, hot tub, Oceanside rooms/views available. Nice little restaurant, coffee shop, ice cream shop across the street within walking distance read more

This place was very old and run down. We asked for a ocean view. You could only see the ocean from the top of our stairs to get into the room. There was no view anyplace inside the room. All the draws in our dresser were broken. We paid for two queen size bed, we got one queen and one youth bed. I used the bathroom and the door is so warped my wife had to kick the bottom so I could get out of the bathroom. The decor was early 60s I'm sure they haven't changed a thing in they rooms for many years. Also on the wall it looked like someone blew there nose, not very pleasant. They had towels one extra blanket in the closet. The flat screen TV was large and nice. The only thing with the TV was some channels work sometimes then other times they didn't work. The room was pretty clean and might have looked cleaner if everything wasn't so old and worn. It's a shame they don't want to put any money back into this dump. We stayed off season and prices were high for a place that looks like this. They have no phones in the room so you have to ask a question to the front desk you have to use your cell phone. We had friends stAying here also they had there toilet back up and had to wait 4 hours to get them to there room! read more

We stayed here recently but at their cottages down by Conner's market. The cottage was a nice two bed room with a full kitchen. It was clean and fully equipped. The big reasons we stayed here was the fact they take dogs and we were here only for the weekend and didn't want to pay for a full week house rental. The reason we'll be back was Mrs MIdgett Grey who works the front desk. We had several very pleasant conversations about the island, many of the families whose names are part of the history and her intimate knowledge of the area. We didn't use it but the beach access and pool looked like fun for the kids. This is not a five star Intercontinental property, it is a family owned property at the beach, relax and enjoy yourself. read more

Friendly greeting when we arrived and easy check-in. when the credit card was declined (super tough fraud protection!) they said "just come back after you have unpacked". So nice!! We had a king room on third floor, with a veiw of the beach and ocean over top of other buildings. the room was a little dated, but comfortable and clean. I nice little fridge, microwave, coffee pot and toaster helped us save from eating out all the time. the pool was nice too. All i need at the beach is a place to shower, eat and lay my head and this was just the place! read more

First off, the people who work there are so friendly and so service-oriented. We got a beach house, literally over the ocean. How many places have you slept in where the water passes under the house? And then are able to wake up to a view of the Atlantic that is second to none? House is meticulously maintained, with all amenities. Would go back to the Outer Banks Motel in a heartbeat. I have done business with the owner, Mrs. Dillon, several times over the last 3 decades. She is a quintessential lady and businesswoman, just great to deal with, and there is never a problem with the accommodations. Believe it or not, I aspire to being able to stay at the OB Motel. read more

We stayed in of the house called White Oak in July 2016. When we checked in, the customer service was great. They told us about the area and shops that we can go to get supplies for the week. The house is about a mile away from the office, but you cannot get lost as there pretty much only one road that run through the town. The house was very clean, but a bit outdated, but we did not care about it. We had a group of 5, so we all go our own bed which was a big plus. There is a stream that runs behind the house, so bring bug spray as there will be a bunch of bugs. There is a pool you can use back at the office. FYI, it's a salt-water pool. Behind all the houses is the ocean where you can swim or fish. If you do fish, there is a place behind the office where you can prepare your fish and wrap it. For the price of the week stay, it was worth it. Don't except to receive 5 stars quality services. But for a small business, it was amazing. read more