The Starlite Inn

2.0 star property

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Double Room, 1 King Bed
Double Room, 2 Queen Beds
Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed | Living area
Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed | Living area
Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed | Living area

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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201 Cape Fear Blvd, Carolina Beach, NC, 28428
  • Carolina Beach Boardwalk
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Carolina Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Carolina Beach Fishing Pier
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Wilmington, NC (ILM-Wilmington Intl.)
    ‪33 min drive‬

Room options

Double Room, 1 King Bed

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(17 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(9 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Double Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Carolina Beach

With a stay at The Starlite Inn in Carolina Beach, you'll be within a 5-minute walk of Carolina Beach and Carolina Beach Boardwalk. .This hotel is 5.4 mi (8.7 km) from North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher and 20.1 mi (32.3 km) from Wrightsville Beach.

What's nearby

  • Carolina Beach Boardwalk - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Carolina Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Carolina Beach Lake Park - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Carolina Beach State Park - 14 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Carolina Beach Fishing Pier - 5 min drive - 2.9 km

Getting around

  • Wilmington Intl. Airport (ILM) - 35 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪El Cazador Carolina Beach - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Britt's Donut Shop - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Seawitch Cafe & Tiki Bar - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Fat Pelican - ‬1 min walk

About this property

The Starlite Inn

Hotel with free parking, a short walk to Carolina Beach
The Starlite Inn offers 19 accommodations with air conditioning. LCD televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps). Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Make yourself at home in one of the 19 air-conditioned rooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Conveniences include electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided on request.
Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Family friendly

  • Mini-fridge

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (on request)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; access will be through a private entrance

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 50 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Destination fee: USD 3 per accommodation, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 50 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a security system and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

The Starlite Inn Hotel
The Starlite Inn Carolina Beach
The Starlite Inn Hotel Carolina Beach

The Starlite Inn Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 111 out of 177 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 31 out of 177 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 177 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 177 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 177 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Aimee

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michele, Cary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very affordable and convenient to everything.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Randy

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
No iron. No microwave. No wall outlet in bathroom. No small table to sit your food on and eat. Other than those few things, the room was cute and clean.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Ronald L

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Facility is old but has been upgraded with average quality job. Bed is very uncomfortable and didn't know we would have to be walking up stairs to out room. Staff was friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Katherine, Fort Mill

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I honestly loved staying here!! You can tell they've updated it for sure. But the main thing i loved was the easy self check in and the LOCATION! Right across from the beach, boardwalk, multiple dining options as well as cute coffee shops. The room was super cute! Just the carpet was very dirty- like my feet were dirty from it. And i would not recommend this bathroom for someone of a larger size. The bathroom was TINY and I'm a 4'11" girl- so it was fine, but someone bigger would've been uncomfortable. Over all a great experience!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Kevin

Disliked: Room comfort
There were roaches
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

jessica

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean. Ceiling fan wouldn't cut off. I think it was permanently on, that's the only issue.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Corrie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We LOVED the Starlite. It was such a cute stay for our honeymoon. The only thing we would change is we wish the room had a microwave. For a weekend stay where we ate all of our meals somewhere else and frequently had leftovers, having the mini fridge was fantastic. But if there was a microwave or some way to heat up our food it would’ve been absolutely perfect. Otherwise the stay was a 10/10. Can’t wait to come back 💕
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Joseph

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

nadia

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lauren

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We love the Starlite and the wonderful staff. We stay here multiple times a year. Going back in a month!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Geneva

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location with a nice beach vibe

A true place on the beach that felt like an authentic old school motel. Fun colors, great location, cute rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Heidi

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service
We like that it was walking distance to the beach and some shops. I did not like that there was no on site staff or night phone service and that the windows were all street level, so we had to leave the shades closed unless we wanted people to see in. The room looked fairly clean, but it was apparent they do not sweep under the bed.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a really cute property, I loved the towels the most. They were better quality towels than most “5 star” hotels. It was inviting and I loved how close it is to the beach. I was only there overnight, and during off season, but I’ve definitely decided I’m coming back again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Tracy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
We liked our room & that this property was remodeled, just wish the shower was bigger & bathroom needs s fan.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Updated to king size bed which was under comfortable. Stayed during off peak
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Portia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Highly recommend

Took a solo trio to the beach for the night. The starlite is walking distance to the beach. The room was very cute and all I needed. This was my first contactless check in and it was very easy.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jazlene

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, didn’t talk to any staff, and rug in the room definitely needs to go but outside of that plan to return
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Deshontre

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

PABLO, Miami

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

arlie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
this is nkt a luxurious place its simple clean and convienient. the staff was awesome and i will forever be s customer.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Trina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the retro look of the room and the painting on the walls
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Tracy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bed was uncomfortable. Shower was small and drained slowly. Overall, the room served it's purpose, it was clean and it's in a great, convenient location.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024