Located on Pleasure Island, 15 miles from Wilmington, Kure Beach, North Carolina offers visitors a host of attractions and activities to enjoy. Guests can attend annual events, such as the Surf Fishing Challenge or the Pleasure Island Seafood, Blues and Jazz Festival, or explore cultural attractions, including the Civil War Museum and Fort Fisher State Historic Site. Accommodations in the Kure Beach area cater to a variety of travel styles and budgets, including a small number of pet-friendly options for pet owners.
Pleasure Island towns have strict dog regulations and finding pet-friendly hotels can create a challenge. Carolina Beach prohibits dogs within the city limits from March 1 to October 31. Kure Beach bans dogs within the city limits from April 1 to September 30 each year. Fort Fisher State Recreational Area allows dogs year-round, but only on a leash. Freeman Park allows off-leash dogs, controllable by voice command, on a year-round basis.
Palm Air Realty rents condominiums, efficiencies, homes and cottages throughout the Kure Beach area. Pet-friendly accommodations include one to four bedroom dwellings, which can sleep from four to eight people.
Palm Air Realty
133 Fort Fisher Boulevard North
P.O. Box 82
Kure Beach, NC 28449
910-458-5269
palmaircottages.com
Sandi Beach Inn in Kure Beach offers six mini-apartments within walking distance of the beach. Each two-room apartment can sleep up to six people. Accommodations include private bathrooms, full kitchens, cable television and air-conditioning. Select rooms have ocean view balconies. Sandi Beach Inn provides one pet-friendly unit for guests bringing one housebroken dog. The pet policy requires guests to pay a $100 pet fee (non-refundable).
Sandi Beach Inn
314 Fort Fisher Boulevard North
Kure Beach, NC 28449
910-458-5906
sandibeachinn.com
Drifter's Reef Motel provides pet-friendly accommodations in Carolina Beach, two miles north of Kure Beach. The motel offers 57 guest rooms, including double- and king-size beds and two bedroom apartments all within walking distance from the beach. Guest rooms include cable television, a telephone and air-conditioning. The motel features an outdoor swimming pool, DVD rentals and a picnic area.
Drifter's Reef Motel
01 North Lake Park Boulevard
Carolina Beach, NC 28428
910-458-5414
driftersreef.com
Comfort Suites in Southport, 10 miles from Kure Beach, provides smoke-free and pet-friendly accommodations. The hotel features a fitness center, continental breakfast, truck parking, a seasonal outdoor swimming pool and complimentary coffee. Guest rooms include cable television, refrigerator, Wi-Fi Internet service, microwave, hair dryer and coffeemaker. Comfort Suites is a convenient location for visiting area attractions, including the USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial, Orton Plantation, Bald Head Island and the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher.
Comfort Suites
4963 Southport Supply Road
Southport, NC 28461
910-454-7444
comfortsuites.com
