Great for our night away. We stayed many years ago for our honeymoon(16) and it was still just as nice but renovations were super nice. Delicious breakfast and easy beach access.

The property is situated right next to the beach, so that was great! If you go to the Outer Banks be prepared to climb stairs as all units are on stilts, understandably! The Wright Brothers museum is a must, it’s in Kill Devil Hills, not Kitty Hawk! Also, nice rides up to Corolla, the uppermost part (visit to Whalebone Museum was interesting!) or south to Cape Hatteras. This lighthouse is being restored and will reopen spring ‘26, but gift shop is open! Built-up area, but still has that beach town vibe! We had a couple of great beach days with no crowds!

Search no further..this is a most stay when visiting OBX. The absolute closest to the beach, comfy bed, clean room and grounds. The pool area has chairs with cushions to lounge and rest after a day at the beach. Kerry was so kind in calling me the day before to let me know my room would be available earlier for check-in. I will definitely be returning and look forward to my next visit to The Islander!!!

We stayed here for 4 nights on our first trip to Outer Banks and it was a great location. Our first impressions were soured by Deborah at the front desk who didn’t give us the great welcome feeling, but we didn’t let that deter our fun! It is right on the beach and has it’s own beach access from the parking lot. Bring all your own beach accessories and since the access is right off the parking lot, you can store chairs and such in the car and grab them on the way out to the beach. There are also showers right off the beach, at the end of the building, where you can shower or wash sand off your feet. The parking lot is partially covered. There were plenty of parking spaces available during out stay. We had a king room on the 4th floor (5 floors total), with an ocean view, which we highly recommend! There was a little balcony with 2 chairs and a table that you could sit out on and enjoy the sound of the waves! As you walk in the room, across from the bathroom was a whole wall of cabinets that included the closet. There was a microwave, Keurig coffee maker, and a fridge that had a separate freezer unit. Plenty of cabinet space to store snacks you might have for the beach! There were also 2 larger drawers that you could use for your clothes and a shelf under the bedside tables. It was very quiet in the room. The bed and pillows were very comfy! This room also had a couch and coffee table in front of it that pulled up to be at desk height. The bathroom had a great shower with the glass doors and a little ledge along the end wall that you could use to put your foot on for shaving or washing. They had the Dove hair products and body wash which are secured to the walls, which I am in favor of – good choice of brand! We opted out of having housekeeping service each day by putting out a door tag and were able to grab fresh towels when we needed them. There was also extra trash bags in the trash cans so we could take that out if needed. Breakfast was very on brand for HIE with the pancake machine, cinnamon rolls, 4 hot options (that changed daily), fruit, yogurt, cereal, breads, juice and coffee. All food was hot and fresh. The dining area was very clean and could get busy. The breakfast area and pool were located on the 2nd floor. The indoor pool was quite small (no hot tub) and we didn’t use it. A perk we had not read about before was free laundry facilities. There was a washer and dryer located on the 3rd floor. You needed to supply your own detergent but they did have it for sale in the lobby. We did not use them but they did look very clean. The location was great and very central to things from Bodie Island to Kitty Hawk. And Duck, Corolla, and Hatteras were just a little farther out in each direction. There were some very good restaurants close to this location as well, namely, Henry’s, The Dunes, and Miller’s Waterfront. This was a perfect location since it was just the two of us and we were interested in exploring what Outer Banks had to offer.

The hotel management upgraded us to ocean front views, which were spectacular. We happened to be there during a surfing competition, which added some excitement. The staff was friendly and accomodating. The hotel is right on the beach with terrific views of the Atlantic and Jennette's Pier. Our rooms were clean, no bugs. The location is great, the rooms are reasonably priced, however it is an older building and lacks any sound deadening material.

Not going to lie I was pretty worried when we pulled in. The outside looks a bit depressing. The outdoor carpet that is in front of all the rooms really needs cleaned or replaced. And the entire front needs a good power washing. Gives a really bad first impression. Parking is super tight. The room itself was great. Big and you cannot beat the ocean view out your sliding door. It was clean but full of flies. Odd that they don't try to get the flies out before you check in. Check in was easy and pleasant. They really need new towels/linens. The towels are so old and stained and not any softness left to them. Pillows were hard as rocks. Beds are okay. TV is huge but who goes to the beach to watch tv? The money would have been better spent on towels and linens. We loved being so close to the ocean. FYI for people with motility issues; this area does not groom their beach. So walking back and forth to the ocean is no easy feat. The sand is deep, loose and full of trash. Which is sad. We had to go ask for new towels as no one ever brought any even though we left the old ones by the door as they told us to do. Not a bad stay by any means but I probably won't book this again

Friendly staff, clean rooms, and very close to the beach. It is an older hotel but well kept. I have no intention on sitting in a room while at the beach anyways. The pool was nice as well but I did not get in it, I prefer the beach. Very convenient location and close to restaurants and shops. Nags Head Pier is a very short distance from the hotel.

The staff and location was awesome!!!! We were given the honeymoon sweet at a discount and the staff was excellent and more than accommodating. We had a gorgeous private beach, private access, and a small kitchenette. We truly loved our stay and would stay again. Krishna was the nicest and was always checking on us and seeing if we were good!

Older property but being updated...oddly almost to look like 1985, but clean and great location. Ocean is just over a sand dune on the property and the beach is never crowded there. The rebuilt pool is a nice option to cool off after the beach or for a restful afternoon. About 8 of the units are right at poolside. Pleasant bedrooms where you can fall asleep listening to the wave crash. Checkin and out super easy. Lots of restaurants stores, outlet strip very close.

So I rate all places to stay on a global scale, fleabag to ‘comes with a butler’. This establishment is somewhere between a 2 5 to 3.0 on that scale. Within a narrow class of budget motel, maybe a 3.5 to 4. Room is spacious, clean, has a mini kitchen, and decent sized bathroom. Kitchen is equipped with a minimum level of plates, glasses, flatware. You either get a single building cottage or a 2 room building and most are single story so relatively quite Direct beach access from the parking lot and plenty of parking. Overall a decent little place to stay for a treasuries to be practically beachfront My only negative is that some of the remodeling and repairs seem to have been done by an unskilled DIYer, Doesn’t really impact the stay but knocks off half a star. Would stay here again though.