If you're looking for the perfect Carolina Beach stay, Hampton Inn & Suites oceanfront is tough to…read morebeat. The views are amazing. From the moment you wake up in an ocean-facing room to the fireworks every Thursday night in summer, you've got a front-row seat without even leaving the property. The tiki bar by the pool is a total win. Tasty drinks, good food, and that "vacation mode" energy, all just steps from the sand. Being right on the boardwalk means you can stroll to shops, treats, restaurants, amusement park and live music in minutes. A couple small misses kept this from being a perfect 5. We had to call for room service since they didn't automatically come during our stay, and the pool towel supply runs out fast. Definitely bring your own towels for the beach and pool. That said, the location, views, and laid-back vibes make this a spot we'd happily return to again and again.

The location is amazing. You walk onto the beach. Surrounded by bars and food, great for big groups.read more

Clean sheets and close to the beach Low bid .. no updates…read moreon any furnishings ..carpet has got to go and the old everything. We threw out a baking pan and the toaster needs the trash can. Friendly check in. Many families and close to the beach.

Rooms are cottage like. Very nice location at Kure Pier. Washer and dryer on location. First bag of…read moreice is free, then $3 afterwards. Wi-Fi is terrible but the manager said they are working on it. Might get to meet the sweetest cat. Bibi the cat is super sweet and chill.

This room was perfect for a solo traveler such as myself! I was so thankful that they still had…read moreavailability, given that I was just kind of just passing through. I stayed in room 114, which gave me great access to the beach, Kure pier, and all things offered in the historic area of Fort Fisher. The room was nice, clean, quiet, and also had great access to the on-site pool. Awesome water pressure in the shower! In the times of Covid, just keep in mind that hotel staff will not enter your room during your stay. For any and all clean linens, they ask that you stick your used linens in a provided plastic trash bag and set it outside your door between the hours of 9 AM and 1 PM daily. As you go out and about and enjoy the rest of your day, hotel staff will switch out your linens and return them back at your door within that same timeframe in another clean trash bag.

Not sure why I'm the first one reviewing this on Yelp. But another similar site that deals with…read moreadvice on trips rates this as the #1 spot to stay, so I looked no further when deciding on a place to stay. I fell in love with the South Wind Motel!! Ok, people, this is a BEACH TOWN with one traffic light, so don't go down there expecting the Hilton. However, you can expect comfortable clean accommodations (100% on their Sanitation Inspection from the Dept. of Health!) and a friendly, knowledgeable staff. The ocean front units are wonderful. I had one on the third floor which had two double beds and a FULL kitchen set up. Full size fridge, coffee maker, four-burner stove, microwave. Pots, pans, dishes and flatware for four. Yeah, so the flatware didn't exactly match, but it's the BEACH! Go get a hotdog and get over it. Then go out on the balcony equipped with 2 rocking chairs and enjoy the beautiful view.

A mixed bag on this one…read more.. First, the location is perfect. You are just one block away from 3 different restaurants and the pier. The hotel has direct beach access via a wooden walkway over the dunes. The rooms themselves leave a little to be desired. They are old and worn down. Refrigerator was at least 20 years old and rattled so badly that we actually turned it off in order to sleep. The room was basically clean, but very dated with old cabinets and fixtures. From what I understand they are upgrading the rooms with new cabinets and stainless steel appliances, but as of May 2014 this upgrade is not complete. I stayed in Room 307 - third floor suite on the "back" side of the hotel with a private balcony directly over looking the ocean. Fellow patrons were mainly 40-60 years old...no wild parties or anything going on. They advertise Free WiFi - and they do in fact have it, if you can get a decent signal. I was able to log-in on my Android phone but showed a very weak signal that came and went. I eventually just turned it off and went with standard 3G coverage. There are not a lot of lodging choices in Kure Beach, so in a way you are stuck with Admirals Quarters or one of the other motels across the street or next door. However, they seem to have similar reviews as well. For higher-end accommodations you would probably need to look at the Courtyard by Marriott up in Carolina Beach, or one of the many name-brand chain hotels in Wilmington (10 miles away). Overall...not terrible, but it could have been better.

Do not stay here unless you want to go to bed with the chickens. They close the pool at 8:00 PM and…read moreit doesn't open until 9:00 AM. The laundry matt doesn't open until 10:00 AM and is closed at 8:00 PM. I stayed here 2 years ago, and it was a much better experience. The pool and laundry stayed open all night or very late, at least until midnight. They only allow one guest to use their parking lot, and the others have to pay $25 per day to park, they do not tell you this on the website. It was a SURPRISE we did not expect. They should let you know ahead of time. They rent rooms to multiple guests, but fail to tell us they have parking restrictions. This all gives a shady unfriendly atmosphere. It has been sold to new owners and the new owners are not giving us our money's worth by closing the very few amenities they offer so early. They make you pay for your ice!!! They don't even give you ice at this place. Don't stay here, don't stay at any of the hotels they own. The vibe is different, and it is not a good vibe as it was before.

Check in is done via email and when I booked through booking.com we asked to come an hour early due…read moreto my husband becoming ill during a camping trip. We received a reply of declined. I call and booking.com called them several times with no answer. Then at 7pm, I get an email apology and that they were still holding a room. They had just removed the decline at 7 pm. By then, with no additional funds, we had returned to the campsite and briefly stabilized my husband. After hours of being declined, they expected me to break down my campsite and move my husband again at 7pm. They are refusing to refund me for the error they made.

This hotel has gone drastically downhill since my last visit five years ago. What used to be a…read moregreat stay is now completely unsafe and unsettling. We could hear people fighting through the walls, which was scary and made it hard to relax. The main entrance was left unlocked all night, and there were no staff members or security present--just an overall feeling of being unsafe. To make matters worse, we just saw on the news that there was a shooting at this hotel, which sadly doesn't surprise me. Our group had multiple rooms and all showed signs of pets--hair, strong chemical smells clearly trying to cover up pet odors, and a general lack of cleanliness. There was no front desk, no amenities, and no one available to help or even answer basic questions. It's under new ownership now, and unfortunately, it shows. I would proceed with caution, but personally, I will not be staying here again.

Awesome hospitality! Good rooms, prime location. Friendly service and all at a great price!read more

We stayed here for one night on our way to Virginia. The room was so tiny and the bar across the…read morestreet was so loud that it kept us up all night.

(January 22 to 25, 2026 ) Photography by 3Spade7Star…read more@3spade7star_photography We were recommended to stay in the newly renovated room in this Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Carolina Beach. My husband was immediately impressed by the new renovations in our room and the balcony with an ocean view when he checked in the hotel early without me. The room we had was more spacious with more convenient or better amenities than the hotel we just transferred from in downtown Wilmington. We had a larger fridge in our room . A microwave was located at the ice machine room - a small walk away from our hotel room. The couch in our room converted to a bed. Looking at the bed in the couch you could see it was still encased in plastic & never used. My husband was very happy with the room and the beautiful ocean view from our balcony. It is the first time we booked an oceanfront hotel room in Wilmington, North Carolina. We always love visiting the beach even in winter weather - off season. The balcony was perfect for a private & quiet Christian memorial service for a loved one during sunrise at the beach. She had loved watching sunrises on the beach before she passed away. There were some difficulties experienced at this hotel, yet the stellar customer service from the staff overshadowed the obstacles we encountered there. Therefore, we are giving this hotel a rating of excellence especially in customer service. One of most accommodating & congenial staff at the hotel during our stay was Laney at the front desk. She was very professional, easy to communicate concerns with, and sensitive to the needs & the constant discomfort experienced by my husband on the day he could not get hot water to work in the shower. On top of that, we heard what sounded like construction work going on in the room above us around 7 AM in the morning. It turned out it was hotel guests above us. Luckily, they checked out that morning. My husband was getting irritated on our second day at the hotel and was going to have us relocate to another hotel if they could not get the hot water to work. We found out the whole hotel had no hot water when they let him have access to another hotel room to use the hot water there. The problem was finally fixed at the very end of the day. Laney listened to all our questions, concerns, & requests when we encountered the most obstacles in the hotel on our second day there . She communicated to us that she would resolve the problems we experienced in the hotel as quickly as possible and followed through with immediate action to ensure our hotel stay was above satisfactory. Despite being busy with hotel guests, she had a blanket and cleansing facial wipes personally delivered to our hotel room as I requested that day. Laney elevated our hotel experience that week from 4 stars to 5 stars. We had no more obstacles during the rest of our stay at the hotel. There was construction going on in the hotel but we never encountered any problems with it. We had peace & quiet, good sleep, stellar customer service, and a spacious nice new room with a balcony & ocean view. My most memorable and visual highlight there was just going out on the balcony to listen to the ocean and to see the ocean sunrise every day. It was pure magic. Cheers

Great location, uniquely all rooms are ocean front with a great view! Splendid beds here, too:…read more great night's sleep! We've stayed here several times, and once again only one of the two elevators was working. This was mid-week off season, so the hotel was not busy, but with only that one elevator in service, you couldn't always get on when it first came to your floor. For a peak location it was odd that they don't support e-keys to your room on your phone. In the room both the body wash and conditioner pump bottles in the shower were empty, again not a first-time occurrence at this property. It seems Marriott is not putting in the money to keep this prime location up to usual Marriott standards.

The room is pretty & the staff is super nice & accommodating. I wouldn't recommend staying in…read morebuilding 2 tho. On my first nite a girl below me was screaming bloody murder for help so I called the office for help. Cops came right away and the girl said she was raped & beaten. Her screams still haunt me. I was a girl staying alone so I was terrified to sleep that nite & got no rest thinking he would come for me next. My room had little roaches & flying gnats I had to kill daily. The room view of the ocean is great but the kids at the pool were screaming all day long starting at 9am and it wasn't relaxing & woke me up way too early every day. Are there not hours for the pool? The mini fridge wasn't cold at all & my food spoiled. Also the tiki bar had a band on Thursday which was so incredibly bad & loud. If u want a relaxing beach stay, this hotel is not it. They should at least have a free continental breakfast for guests for how expensive the rooms are.

This place was great! Clean and professional. We came here after one night at another hotel due…read moreto cleanliness and price. The only downside was they had the pool closed on one day for a private party which ended up being filming of a TV series. That was all well and good but honestly, we really couldn't use the pool the day before the day of or the day after much. I get one vacation a year and I had to stay out of the way of the film crew and actors. It was novel for a few hours, but after that, I was over it. I guess next time I need to ask if there's any filming going on during our vacation dates.

Fantastic hidden gem in Kure Beach! Super cute, clean rooms. Pool is wonderful to have and beach…read moreaccess is private and close and fantastic. Location is amazing and facilities and staff are perfect for a low key family vacation.

We rented two rooms for the weekend and on arrival we went to rooms and as you open the doors the…read moremusky mildew smell about knocked us out in both rooms. After contacting hotel through text, they moved us to 2 more rooms and one room was fine but the other had the musky smell also and sand bags at the door. We messaged the people again and they moved us from a king room to a double room with no kitchen and no sink in bathroom. The bathroom was on the opposite side of the wall near the beds. They put us on the second floor, they DON'T have an elevator, without asking if we could climb stairs. The air conditioner didn't work good and the hot water didn't get hot in shower. My mother was awaken the next morning by construction happening in the room above her. They had power tools and hammers just a going. We had about 3 hours before checkout and had fished all night on pier. When we complained to the front office, the girl said she would give us about 30 minutes to get woke up so they could work putting the floor in upstairs. This place has no respect for people staying here. They like to cater more to the regulars that stay all the time, that came the mouth of one of the guys that stays at least once a month to fish. Needless to say that this is NOT a 4.5 star hotel or like 2.5!! For what we paid we expected to be treated with some kind of respect but we were not!!