Is parking available at the hotel?

Yes, free self-parking is available on-site. However, parking is limited, and guests are encouraged to contact the property in advance to reserve a parking spot.

What type of breakfast is offered and what are the serving hours?

A complimentary on-the-go breakfast is served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

Does the hotel allow pets?

Yes, the hotel allows pets in specific rooms only, with a pet fee of USD 75.00 per pet, per stay. Service animals are exempt from fees.

What are the check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 4:00 PM to 11:30 PM, and check-out is at 11:00 AM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request and could incur additional charges.

What accessibility features does the hotel offer for guests with disabilities?

The hotel offers limited wheelchair accessibility, including accessible parking and facilities. Guests are encouraged to contact the property for specific accessibility needs.

What is the hotel's location in relation to key landmarks?

The hotel is located in Bolivia, North Carolina, within a 10-minute drive of The Clubs at St. James and Ocean Crest Pier. It is 7.9 miles from the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport and 8.1 miles from Carolina National Golf Club.

Does the hotel have a swimming pool?

Yes, the hotel features an indoor pool, which is accessible from 9 AM to 9 PM. There is also an outdoor heated pool available.

What are the hotel's policies for guests staying with children?

Children are welcome at the hotel, and kids can stay for free up to a certain age, although specific age limits are not provided.

What are the policies regarding extra beds and cribs?

The hotel offers cribs and extra beds, but guests must contact the property in advance to arrange for these. Additional charges may apply.

Holiday Inn Express Southport - Oak Island Area

Average nightly price at Holiday Inn Express & Suites Southport - Oak Island Area by IHG by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	$87
February	$128
March	$151
April	$130
May	$129
June	$161
July	$148
August	$116
September	$107
October	$114
November	$101
December	$97

What guests think

At Holiday Inn Express & Suites Southport - Oak Island Area by IHG, guests praise friendly staff, comfortable rooms, and a hot breakfast, while noting ongoing renovations and heavy road construction that complicate access and sometimes detract from the experience.

The location is convenient for Southport, Oak Island, and area attractions. Several reviews cite intermittent hot water, occasional indoor pool closures, elevator issues, and TVs that rely on personal streaming logins. Cleanliness ranges from very clean to reports of mildew, pests, or musty odors. Best for travelers seeking a straightforward base near the coast rather than a polished resort experience.

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Facilities

Indoor pool is present but repeatedly closed or under maintenance, and some common areas are being renovated. Elevator service is limited or occasionally out, while the gym is available.

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Holly

Oct 16, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I had booked this place over Labor Day weekend because we were meeting my sister who was staying with her in-laws in Oak Island. I wanted to have the option of the indoor pool in case the weather was yucky so the kids could still play in water. When we got there, We saw a sign taped to the elevator about the pool, being under maintenance. According to the sign, it was supposed to be fixed by the next day. The staff that evening had no idea what I was talking about with regards to the pool, so they never mentioned anything. Each time we came and went, we would walk past the pool windows to see if they were making progress. The pool never was fixed while we were there. It was very disappointing because the weather was yucky one of the days, and we could have absolutely use the indoor pool. It was a major factor in why we chose that hotel. There was nothing on the booking warning as it was under maintenance otherwise I would have l chosen something cheaper. The other issue was the fact that the room smelled musty. Myself and my children all have asthma, so this irritated our lungs. There was only airflow if the AC was running, and there was no exhaust fan for the bathroom. I think these things added to the moisture level. The breakfast was substantial enough with a variety of choices, That was the main positive for our stay

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Doris

Apr 17, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

I love this hotel because all the place is nice they renovate everything and they have indoor pool,gym and they serve a delicious breakfast I am happy to be there

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Lydia

Aug 25, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

They are only downfall is that they are advertising indoor pool and when I got there with all four of my grandchildren, the pool was closed and to be honest that was the only reason why I chose that hotel because of the pool so that the kids can have an excellent time

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L

Jun 9, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

This location is easily accessible from the road, staff is very pleasant, simple amenities but well maintained. Complimentary breakfast is outstanding. Easy to find lounge, pool, and free parking. Roims are comfortable, housekeeping non-intrusive. Negatives but a few. Since it is undergoing renovations some can be tolerated but outstanding is the spoiled hall carpeting on the 3rd level (smells like a keger spilled its contents) and the pool area is hopefully slated to be freshened up although it was totally usable and appreciated. Lastly, again due to renos the lobby could use a sitting area with seating. Otherwise, we will return in the future.

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James

May 22, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

No working elevator

10

Deanna

Aug 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very nice hotel. We had everything we needed. Exceptionally clean. Very nice pool and breakfast bar.

8

Keith

Jul 21, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

There is only one elevator that only allows 4 people at a time. This made things slow.

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Melissa

Sep 5, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Very nice staff. They are in process of updating the rooms but overall, it was a very nice stay. Loved the breakfast, pool and gym.

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Vivian

Apr 17, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The property was under construction (one of the floors, plus the access road leading to the property.) Our room was clean and breakfast was great! But it still was an obvious construction zone. I'm sure it will be beautiful when the construction is finished. I would stay there again.

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Marian

Aug 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Check in was very good, the staff on duty were very helpful, great customer service. Prior to going I was told that the site had a pool. The pool was inoperable, the ice machine on the 4th floor was broken. The shower had contained mold especially on the chalking. Departure the next morning was completely opposite my arrival, the person who was on the desk was cold as ice and lacked hospitality and manners.

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Cleanliness

Many guests find rooms clean, but reports also cite mildew or mold in bathrooms, musty odors, and occasional pests. Housekeeping consistency varies, with some areas needing deeper cleaning.

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Billie

Nov 29, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Clean room

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Loren

Jul 21, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Staff very friendly and helpful. Bed comfortable and breakfast was good. Complaints come with the vinyl padding on headboard was peeling making it look dirty. There were stains on carpet and vent was dirty.

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Micah

Aug 24, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Mold on the curtains and shower was filthy. The carpet felt wet and it smelled terrible.

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LAURIE

Aug 31, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I think there were was a bed bug too because I had 4 bites on my lower part of my back. There was a terrible odor in the room like urine or moldiness somewhere.

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Taylor

Sep 17, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The room we reserved wasn’t ready upon arrival. Front desk attendant was kind and offered us a double room at no extra cost. The room was extremely outdated and not very clean- hair I. The shower, gross carpet, bathroom had mold and flooded every time we showered. Took our kids to the pool to swim and there was human feces on the floor in the pool area. Breakfast was decent. Would not stay here again.the staff, however, was kind.

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Mary

Aug 25, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Room was cleaned daily. Breakfast was great! Staff were polite.

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Emily

Oct 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was clean, easy check in!

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Misty

Jun 21, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

The property needs a deep cleaning in the rooms. My shower was filthy as well as the sink. We had to move to another room because of it. Then when we moved, it had the same issues. I had to clean it myself. The wallpaper was peeling off the walls because it was dated. The next morning, we became stuck in the elevator on the second floor. We called the staff and pushed another button to hopefully trigger the elevator. About 10 minutes later, it started moving. I had issues with two charges to my account but was able to eventually resolve the issue. On the upside, the staff is very accommodating. Breakfast was wonderful every morning we stayed.

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John

Sep 19, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Roaches. This is a definite location to avoid

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Catherine

Aug 31, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Saw a few cockroaches in the lobby and outside was quite trashy.

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Rooms

Rooms are generally spacious and comfortable with good beds and pillows. Downsides include dated decor in places, noisy AC/fridges, dim lighting, weak soundproofing, TV setups requiring personal logins, and intermittent hot water or internet.

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Robert

Feb 24, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Everything was good except the TV. Roku and you need your phone to sign in. Not fan of that.

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Lori

Jul 13, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We stayed a few nights, and enjoyed the location and space of the double queen suite. Super kind staff too

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Charles

Jul 23, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Staff super friendly! Beds were very comfortable and lots of pillows. Air was quiet and worked well, shower was nice with good pressure. Very clean, easy to get to. TV great and had lots of movie channels.

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Kirk

May 14, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Spacious room comfy bed very good breakfast

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Cory

Jun 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff at desk were courteous. I had called ahead to have the two rooms that were booked by me to be nearby if possible, was told a note was made about my request. Not sure if it was because when we arrived desk clerk didnt seem to know about it and it wasnt possible to get the rooms near by. Which we dealt with. When we got to our room my husband tried to turn on the tv. Nothing worked and no directions anywhere to show us how to use. I ended up going to front desk and clerk tried to explain i had to use my phone and wifi. I did try to do this to no avail. Not everyone is tech savy or has phones to do this stuff. Shame on the hotel to expect patrons to have to do this just to watch tv! I get them wanting to save money but there must be a better way! I was surprised how rough the grounds around the hotel looked. Between the all the weeds and garbage around the building it didnt put out a very nice appearance for a hotel. My husband and i stayed at this hotel last October and it was a pleasant experience, not so much this time. Sure hope it gets better before we come to the area again.

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Adriana

Jun 11, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Overall, very good- new, clean, good service. The only was the sleeping sofa- I know they are usually not that great but given the fact that everything else looked brand new, and that the mattress on the bed itself was fantastic, the one on the sofa was terrible- maybe 2.5 inches thick, and the frame was "wavy", extremely uncomfortable. Had to pull it back in and sleep on the sofa itself. All else was great.

10

Sarah

Feb 4, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Wonderful room. I was a solo traveler who loved the 4 big squishy pillows! I had a small couch and a coffee table. The bathroom had full sized shampoo and conditioner as well as makeup remover towelettes. Mini fridge, keurig and microwave. The location is good, right next to a Lowe's Foods. 10 minutes from Oak Island and 15 to Holden.

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Kristen

Jun 11, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

The rooms were nice, very good hotel breakfast, beds and pillows very comfortable.

8

Camryn

Dec 17, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I only needed a room to sleep for 1 night. It wss perfect. The only problem was the AC/fan was extremely loud. They served a nice continental/hot breakfast

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Lynn

Jan 20, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

My room was on the 4th floor, handicap friendly. The lighting in the bathroom is VERY dim and needs an upgrade. When applying makeup I had to continue to go across the room to the window to see what I was doing. Better lighting would make this room perfect.

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Service

Service is widely described as friendly, accommodating, and responsive, with staff resolving issues and making room changes when needed. Some guests encountered staffing shortages, booking or check-in mix-ups, or occasional rudeness.

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Paul

Jan 7, 2026

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Stayed 2 nights

Helpful pleasant staff!

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Tony

Nov 3, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very friendly staff, rooms were nice, and very nice area. We will definitely stay again.

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Clinton

Oct 26, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The staff was very friendly and helpful. Upon arrival, the manager noticed we had a king bed with a sofa bed for my wife and I along with our teenage son. She offered to change us to a room with two queen beds at no additional charge.

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Sarah

Apr 20, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Terrible experience with the place. Book through Expedia up to ten times a year for many years have never had a problem. However this place lost my reservation after they had already ran my card. I had to show that and they still couldn’t find it. I had to rebook another room luckily they weren’t at capacity or I would have been SOL. This morning when checking no one had any record of me staying in the room I was placed in and then got a phone call at 12 pm after checking out at 6 am that they were wondering about what time I was planning on leaving my room that it was past check out time. For some reason they had multiple people with my last name and they could t seem to figure out who was who. Never again a horrible experience

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Cheryl

Oct 1, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

From the moment I called to let them know I was running a little late until the moment I checked out, all of the staff were professional, pleasant, and welcoming. The facility was clean clean and attractive. The room was excellent as well as the amenities. I could not have hoped for a better experience.

10

Teresa

Jan 5, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Staff was friendly, helpful & eager to help.

4

Kyle

Apr 2, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

We had no key they rushed us out the room it was not clean properly and the staff was rude and rushed us out

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Matthew

Sep 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff were very accommodating as we were traveling with our infant. Were able to move us to a room with a fullsize fridge to help us store frozen milk. Very nice stay.

6

Travis James

Oct 16, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Short staffed. No housekeeping service for our entire stay.

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Sherry

Jun 6, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Check in time was 4 pm. We arrived at 5:30 and our room wasn't available. We got our bags together and were waiting in the dining room. The front desk employee told me she had switched our room so we could check in. We got to our room and it was set up as a room for guests with disabilities. The shower was a no step shower. The water ran all over the floor. Housekeeping replaced towels one day but didn't make the bed. The next day the bed was made but we didn't get any towels. The smoke alarm went off one morning. Rather than turn the alarm off, the front desk clerk stood in the lobby apologizing and explained that someone had burned some toast. Lots of room for improvement.

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Location

Convenient for Southport, Oak Island, and nearby beaches, with shops and groceries close by. Extensive road construction near the entrance makes access tricky and occasionally noisy or hard to spot from the road.

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Paul

Jul 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very close and convenient to the beaches. Well lit and easy to find

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Lolita

Jun 20, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Great location. Close to Kure Beach and Casewell Beach. Close to grocery and pet stores. DG and gas in the area.

8

Robin (Rob)

Jul 14, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Conveniently located to Southport and room rate

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Ella

Apr 3, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

There is road work that is going on in the area and the entrance to the hotel is right in the middle of it. It is hard to enter and hard to leave without someone on the highway allowing you to get in or out. The room was ok although one of us had to move because the maintenance men could not fix the problem. We went from a spacious room to a crowded room. The breakfast was good with a variety of choices.

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Linda

May 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Was clean in most areas however construction was going on in lobby. Wasn’t lit up enough,difficult to find from the road.

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Amy

Feb 2, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Clean, quiet, and well maintained even with road construction so near. Very close to beaches.

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Malcolm

Oct 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great hotel... road construction was a pain. I cannot get a receipt.

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Jennifer

Dec 9, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Lots of construction but the area is building!

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Sarah

Feb 4, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Wonderful room. I was a solo traveler who loved the 4 big squishy pillows! I had a small couch and a coffee table. The bathroom had full sized shampoo and conditioner as well as makeup remover towelettes. Mini fridge, keurig and microwave. The location is good, right next to a Lowe's Foods. 10 minutes from Oak Island and 15 to Holden.

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Marybeth

Dec 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It’s not the hotel’s fault, but there is major road construction in front of the entrance

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Dining

Breakfast is a frequent highlight with hot items and variety. A few mornings saw items run out or equipment and quality issues such as undercooked grits or expired milk.

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Carol

Nov 17, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

friendly staff , great breakfast bar, clean rooms

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Sandra

Aug 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The staff was really friendly and the breakfast is great

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Sheila

Aug 5, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The breakfast buffet had a variety of delicious foods. The coffee was hot and fresh!

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Joseph

Jul 1, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Pleasant stay. Breakfast was so-so. Pancake machine was broken. Omelets were almost hockey pucks.

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Mary

Sep 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean. Friendly front desk. Breakfast was the best I have seen in years

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Gabrielle

Jun 24, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The stay was pretty good. The family and I only stayed a night. However, at breakfast my son got a chocolate milk that had chunks in it because it was expired. We told a worker there and she just said “gross” then walked away.

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Bradley

Jan 22, 2026

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Stayed 3 nights

They ran out of food at 8:45 on 01/21 our last morning there Shower hot water was not hot in our shower am 8:00 to 9:30 warm not hot

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Nitonia

Jan 22, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It was a quiet, clean property. The breakfast was good (pancakes..a little thin due to automatic machine, sausage patties and links, cereal, cinnamon rolls, fruit, oatmeal, coffee, juice, omlettes, etc)..Grits-Yummy!

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Mary

Aug 25, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Room was cleaned daily. Breakfast was great! Staff were polite.

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Richard

Dec 1, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Great Staff, Very Comfortable Rooms, Breakfast Bar is a good one. Great Location.

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Holiday Inn Express & Suites Southport - Oak Island Area by IHG

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Communication, Roll-In Shower)

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Communication Accessible)

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