Hatteras · Hotel shortlist
The best hotels near Cape
Luca Ferreira Spain and Portugal
These are my five favourites in Hatteras, out of the 11 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.8 down to 4.4.
All five are within 3.2 km of Cape.
Highest rated of the five
The Inn on Pamlico Sound
★★★★★4.8 from 652 reviews
The Inn on Pamlico Sound comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.8 from 652 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.
It is a 3 star property, found under poi and around $179 a night on the dates we checked.
11 hotels in Hatteras qualified for this list and five made it. Island Hide-A-Way Campground is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
- Bara drink without going back out
- Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
All five, ranked
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1
The Inn on Pamlico Sound
★★★★★4.8 from 652 reviews
3.2 km from Cape
- Pool
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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2Island Hide-A-Way Campground
★★★★★4.9 from 44 reviews
1.9 km from Cape, about a 24 minute walk
- Kid friendly
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3Cape Point Campground
★★★★★4.5 from 225 reviews
1.4 km from Cape, about a 18 minute walk
- Kid friendly
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4Cape Hatteras Motel
★★★★★4.4 from 420 reviews
2.8 km from Cape
- Pool
- Spa
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
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5Cape Pines Motel
★★★★★4.6 from 430 reviews
2.3 km from Cape
- Pool
- Spa
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
How this list was put together
11 Hatteras hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Cape second, then took the top five.
Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.
The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.
What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.
Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.
Luca Ferreira Spain and Portugal
Shuts the workshop two weeks every summer and rides. The Pyrenees, the Danube route and most of Portugal on frames he built himself, camping most nights.
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