Hampton Inn & Suites Outer Banks/ Corolla

About The Hotel

The Hampton Inn & Suites Outer Banks/Corolla is a well-maintained 4.4-rated pool hotel on the northern Outer Banks. This is a reliable family property with an outdoor pool, oceanfront beach access via a short dune walk, free breakfast with hot items daily, and friendly, attentive staff. Rooms include standard hotel amenities—WiFi, fitness center, parking—and some offer partial or full ocean views. The location near the Currituck Beach Lighthouse and village shops makes it convenient for exploring, and the pet-friendly policy adds flexibility. This is a solid, well-reviewed northern-Outer Banks base, not an upscale resort, but clearly a guest favorite in the chain.

What Guests Are Saying

“We just got home from 5 nights at this hotel. I have never had such a flawless, relaxing vacation. Every single staff member we encountered was lovely. Without exception, they were helpful and friendly. Yvonne and Adam at the front desk were so gracious and offered expert local advice. I looked forward to bumping into Nessa and Maima from housekeeping each day in the halls. Those ladies were always smiling and having fun joking around with each other, and the happiness was contagious. Gloria was on top of EVERYTHING at breakfast every day, to the point where I had to double-check to make sure she was really just one person because she seemed to be everywhere all at once. I’ve never seen a Hampton Inn breakfast run so smoothly, and she did it all while being super friendly to everyone. The hotel location is PERFECT. You literally walk out of the lobby/breakfast area and follow a short path across the dunes. There are some stairs there, but they really aren’t too bad. It’s a little tough to get onto the first stair leading OFF the beach (because the sand is low there and the first step came up to about my knee) but if you have someone with you to offer a hand, or if you can grab onto the rail and jump up onto that step, you’ll be fine. The lifeguard is RIGHT THERE. I liked that. They give updates on a board to tell you what’s going on with the rip tides and the wind and the water temperature. You can rent chairs and umbrellas as soon as you get onto the beach, and you can charge them to the room. Chairs are either $10 or $20 (the cheaper one was very comfortable). I think it was about $40 for two chairs and an umbrella for the whole day. The beach is quiet and relaxing. No loud roads around. No garbage. Not really a “party” place…seemed more family friendly. We loved it. I found a bunch of pretty shells, shark teeth, and a few pieces of sea glass. There are also SO MANY Atlantic ghost crabs on the beach! They won’t bother you. As soon as you move, they disappear into their holes. We just loved watching them. We had room number 338. We should have booked sooner to get a true ocean front room, but we found out that the partial ocean view rooms are also very nice. You can EASILY see the ocean as long as you’re on the third floor. From our third floor partial ocean view room, we looked out onto the pool area and directly across to other rooms with balconies like ours. The hotel is kind of horseshoe shaped, with the ends toward the ocean. The FULL ocean view rooms are at those ends, facing the ocean but not overlooking the pool or other rooms. Anything below the third floor will have the ocean view obscured by the dunes. Looking around the hotel, I can’t imagine that any of the rooms would be “bad” — you can get first floor rooms with patios that lead directly out to the pool area, or out to a garden area in the front. And it’s a dog-friendly hotel (we had dogs staying in nearby rooms but we never heard a single bark). If I had one complaint, it would be that the air conditioning is an older system and very loud, both inside and on the balcony. But it kept up with the heat and humidity just fine. Really, I just can’t say enough about this hotel and the people who work there. Before we went home, we had already booked another stay for the fall.” — daynasu, 5 stars

“We found our firtst experience at the hotel to be perfect for our family and far more relaxing than Beach resorts like OC. Price wise it was what you would expect for an beach front hotel during the summer, especially one with daily breakfeast. The staff were kind and helpful and always wore a smile. The pools were never too crowded and the beach had enough room to spread out. It is very well set up for pets and it’s convenience store is priced well. It’s not a luxury hotel but it is a warm, welcoming, and well kept property. We’ll be back next summer for sure.” — Patty B., 5 stars

“For Hampton Inn, this must be one of the top in the chain. Not only is the setting beautiful and unusual, but the hotel itself was more upscale than you would expect. Beautiful, fresh, comfortable … the staff was wonderful, from housekeeping who were so cheerful to the front desk with Ellen and Sean. We absolutely will be back.” — ValerieinVB, 5 stars

Pros & Cons

Pros:

• A 4.4 rating with 1,949 reviews—one of the top Hampton Inns in the chain
• Direct oceanfront access with a short dune walk to the beach
• Free breakfast daily, plus a convenience store, fitness center and pet-friendly rooms
• Near the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, village shops and the wild-horse beaches
• Friendly, attentive staff consistently praised in reviews

Cons:

• Peak-season rates are high; book months ahead for summer
• A pool hotel, not an in-room-jacuzzi property
• The air-conditioning system is older and can be loud (but effective)

The Location

In Corolla near the village shops and the Currituck Beach Lighthouse. You can find more details or book your stay on TripAdvisor.