North Carolina Hotels

• LoriPori
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RED ROOF INN: GREAT LOCATION IN HICKORY NC

As we were staying in Hickory for three nights, I booked directly with the RED ROOF INN. We were given the rate of $52.19 per night which is pretty good since two of the nights were on the weekend.
Qualities were:
Newly renovated rooms
Free local calls
Free long distance calls within the US
Free Wi-Fi in all rooms
Computer desk & Chair
Small pets accepted
Complimentary gourmet coffee in the Lobby

We liked our room as it was clean and bright, but a few things were not in our room such as:
No Hairdryer (available at desk if needed)
No in-room coffeemaker
No microwave (though our friend's room did)
No mini-fridge
No continental breakfast
Not even a box of Kleenex
THE worst lumpy pillows - all of them.

• Opinion of Price: less expensive than average
• Address: 1184 Lenoir Rhyne Hickory NC
• Phone: 828-323-1500
• Website: www.redroof.com
• Written November 9, 2010

Red Roof Inn - Hickory

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• Florida999
• Reviews: 335

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Deep Creek Campground: Nice campground

Facilities are fine, campground is located just outside the Smokey Mountain National Park.
You can rent tubes there to go tubing down the creek.
The campsites have roofs over the tent areas ( some ) which is great, since it rains a lot in this area.
This campground is more expensive than the average campground , but very nice, and in a great location.

Unique Quality: Just outside National Park!

• Opinion of Price: less expensive than average
• Related to: Family Travel, Camping, Hiking and Walking
• Written August 2, 2010

Deep Creek Campground

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• julianne2saw
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• bpsycho
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• darwin132
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Peppertree Atlantic Beach: Great Resort Discount

I highly recommend staying at the Peppertree Atlantic Beach. They offerthe best in comfort and amenities, including indoor and outdoor pools, picnic areas, and basketball and volleyball courts. I stayed in a discount two-bedroom guest villa that featured a full kitchen and private balcony. This discount Atlantic Beach Hotel is based on going on a 90 minute timeshare presentation, which was harmless and informative, and definitely worth the savings.

Unique Quality: - Indoor and Outdoor Pools
- Kid's Pool
- Hot Tub
- Game Room
- Tennis, Basketball, Volleyball, Horseshoes, Shuffleboard
- Barbecue Grills
- Videotape Rental
- Laundry facilities
- Children's playground
- Beauty Salon
- Meeting Room

• Opinion of Price: less expensive than average
• Address: 715 W. Fort Macon Road Atlantic Beach, NC
• Phone: 252-247-5841
• Website: www.vacation-offer.com/special/new/25
• Related to: Family Travel, Spa and Resort, Budget Travel
• Written December 17, 2008

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• toonsarah
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Hoge Wood House, Wilmington: A beautiful B&B

This lovely B&B is in one of the beautiful old historic houses of Wilmington. Its location is excellent – in a quiet residential street but within easy walking distance from the downtown area and riverfront for evening drinking and dining.

Double room rates range from $125-$145 with discounts for multiple night stays.

Unique Quality: The house is lovingly decorated with a mix of traditional Southern décor combined with authentic Polynesian artefacts, reflecting the tastes and interests of the owners (still the same couple as when we visited – I checked!) There are three guest rooms, all (unusually for a B&B) en suite, and all decorated in keeping with the character and age of the house but simply rather than chintzy. We had Katherine’s Room, which is lovely and light (large windows) and has possibly the biggest bathroom I’ve come across in a B&B. Breakfasts were excellent and generous, including some great home-made waffles.

• Opinion of Price: about average
• Address: 407 South Third Street
• Website: http://www.hogewoodhouse.com/
• Written April 1, 2007

Our bedroom, Hoge Wood House, Wilmington

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• toonsarah
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Edwards of Ocracoke: A peaceful back water

Edwards of Ocracoke is a cluster of faded clapboard buildings on the edge of the central part of the village, a few hundred yards from the harbour area. Its location makes it a peaceful place to stay – somewhere to chill and forget about the normal pace of life. Edwards is also very conveniently situated for one of the nicest restaurants on Ocracoke, the Back Porch, and for the great breakfast espressos at the Ocracoke Coffee Co.

We rented one of the eight motel rooms, but there are also efficiencies and cottages. Our room was one of the smaller ones, described as a Bungalow Room, and had a queen bed and a private bath. There were a couple of rocking chairs on the covered porch, and being covered meant that we could relax here even when it rains – a great place to read a good book or write postcards. The porches of all these rooms overlook a quiet street so you can also just sit here and watch the slow pace of Ocracoke’s world going by.

Prices for the bungalow rooms currently range from $48.00 - $70.00. Larger rooms overlooking the courtyard (with barbeque facilities) cost $59.00 - $87.00, while efficiencies go up to $97, and cottages rent at up to $695 a week in peak season.

• Opinion of Price: less expensive than average
• Address: 226 Old Beach Road
• Phone: Reservations: 1-800-254-1359
• Website: http://www.edwardsofocracoke.com/
• Written April 1, 2007

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• toonsarah
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Alpine Village Inn, Blowing Rock: Wierd and chintzy

We spent the night here after our visit to Grandfather Mountain. It’s in an excellent location in the middle of Blowing Rock village, has clean comfortable rooms at good value prices, a pretty garden with a welcoming swing and friendly owners (looking at the website it appears to be still under the same ownership as when we visited back in July 2000). Our one criticism was the style of the décor, which is chintzy in the extreme and seemed very out of place in what is basically a “mom and pop” motel. Check out Chris’s photo of the wreath that hung above our bed to see what I mean! And watch out for the bizarre collection of soft toys in the office, presented as if they were hunting trophies! Still I wouldn’t let that put you off as the motel is great in every other respect – and who knows, maybe you’ll like the décor more than we did.

Current rates (in season) range from $59.95 - $139.95.

Unique Quality: We enjoyed an evening swing on the seat in the pretty garden - a good way to unwind after a day's driving

• Opinion of Price: about average
• Address: 297 Sunset Drive, Blowing Rock
• Website: http://www.alpine-village-inn.com/
• Written April 1, 2007

Wreath above our bed, Alpine Village Inn

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• toonsarah
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Pisgah Inn: Wonderful mountain views

We spent a couple of nights in this Inn, which despite its name is actually a sizeable concern with a large number of rooms. These all have porches or balconies with stunning views of the mountain scenery and furnished with two rocking chairs so you can relax and enjoy those views. For us these views were one of the Inn’s main selling points. The others were its excellent location just off the Blue Ridge Parkway at its highest point (the elevation of the Inn is 5,000 feet), and the good dining facilities – very good local produce served in a room with those same wonderful views.

On the subject of eating [one of my favourite topics as regular visitors to my pages will know ;)] I enjoyed dishes such as lemon-baked local trout and crab-cakes. Current prices have appetisers around $5 and mains mostly in the region of $11.

As for rooms, the current price for a standard room is $89 – and yes, all rooms do have that view!

By the way, as is usual in and around the US National Parks, the Pisgah Inn operates under a concessions contract with the National Park Service. You should also note that it’s open from March 27th to November 3rd only.

Unique Quality: The view - we loved seeing it at different times of day, but it was particularly great to wake up to scenery like this.

• Opinion of Price: more expensive than average
• Address: PO Box 749, Waynesville
• Phone: 828 235-8228
• Website: http://www.pisgahinn.com/
• Related to: National/State Park
• Written April 1, 2007

Balcony at Pisgah Inn

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