Carolina Beach is a small town on Pleasure Island, which is across the Cape Fear River from mainland North Carolina. The Carolina Beach Boardwalk is one of the biggest attractions for tourists. It includes an amusement park. Carolina Beach also has plenty of beaches and park areas as well as the Splash Water Park and the Federal Point History Center. Carolina Beach also has numerous hotels and motels to choose from.
The Courtyard Carolina Beach hotel features the Seaside Bistro restaurant and bar. It has a poolside deck and serves Starbucks beverages. The hotel also has an outdoor pool, indoor heated pool, indoor hot tub, fitness center, business center, media stations and guest laundry facilities. Each of the 144 rooms includes a balcony overlooking the ocean, mini refrigerator, free Wi-Fi and a flat-screen cable television with pay-per-view movies and video games. The hotel has instant access to the beach.
Courtyard Carolina Beach
100 Charlotte Ave.
Carolina Beach, NC 28428
800-321-2211
courtyardcarolinabeach.com
The Beach House Inn and Suites offers an outdoor swimming pool, sun deck, covered parking and private beach access. Microwave ovens, refrigerators, free Wi-Fi and cable television are in all 22 rooms. Some rooms also have private balconies or fully equipped kitchens. The Harbor Masters restaurant is within walking distance. The hotel is five minutes from the Fort Fisher Civil War Museum.
Beach House Inn and Suites
412 Carolina Beach Ave. N.
Carolina Beach, NC 28428
866-458-8922
beachhouseinnandsuites.com
The Dolphin Lane Motel is an oceanfront motel that is about a block from the Beach House Inn and Suites. Each of the 42 rooms includes a microwave oven, refrigerator, air conditioning and cable television. Some rooms also have fully equipped kitchens or oceanfront balconies or porches. The motel also has an oceanfront pool, in-ground barbecue grills and free parking.
Dolphin Lane Motel
318 Carolina Beach Ave. N.
Carolina Beach, NC 28428
800-725-4647
dolphinlane.com
The Drifter's Reef Motel has 57 rooms with microwave ovens, refrigerators, air conditioning and satellite television with HBO. Rooms with fully equipped kitchens are also available. Amenities include an outdoor swimming pool, picnic area with barbecue grills, fish cleaning station, horseshoe pits and free parking with spaces for trucks and boats. Pets are welcome. The Tuscan Grill and Bowmans at the Beach restaurants are within walking distance. The motel is about a mile from the Carolina Beach State Park.
Drifter's Reef Motel
701 N. Lake Park Blvd.
Carolina Beach, NC 28428
910-458-5414
driftersreef.com