Corolla Accommodations
Most vacationers at Corolla on North Carolina’s Outer Banks rent a private home for their vacation accommodations.
As you’ll see below, Corolla accommodations can count only two hotels, together offering only 166 hotel rooms. Meanwhile, there are more than 5,000 Corolla rental homes on the Currituck Outer Banks.
Most of Corolla’s visitors — up to 50,000 people a week in the summer — rent a home. Almost all the homes are relatively new and offer a wide range of amenities. The majority of Corolla’s rental homes are larger than 5,000 square feet and offer pools and hot tubs; some even have home gyms and fitness centers. Since such large homes are readily available, many of them are rented for Outer Banks weddings (usually requiring a special contract), family reunions, corporate retreats or other gatherings. The trend in Corolla vacationing is for several families to rent a large home together, splitting the cost of the house and all staying under one roof. Some families prefer to rent neighboring homes. See the Vacation Rentals page for more about Corolla rental homes.
Hampton Inn and Suites
- 333 Audubon Drive, N.C. Highway 12, Pine Island
- Corolla
- (252) 453-6565
This hotel is on the oceanfront at Pine Island, three miles past the Currituck County line in Corolla, or about 7 miles past Duck. The grand-looking hotel has 123 spacious guestrooms, a variety of ocean views and Hilton’s exclusive Cloud Nine bedding. Every room has a balcony or patio, a sleeper sofa, microwave, refrigerator, coffeemaker, ironing equipment and hair dryer. Rooms have either one king-size bed or two queens. Their hot breakfast buffet is included with the room rate. For recreation, Hampton Inn offers beach access, chair and umbrella rentals (in season), four pools (an indoor pool with hot tub, an outdoor pool, a kiddie pool and a lazy river), a game room and a fitness center. The Pine Island Racquet Club is just across the street with a full-service gym and multiple indoor/outdoor courts. Conference and meeting rooms are available here as are onsite wedding and reception facilities. Call for rates and availability. The hotel is open year round.
Inn at Corolla Light
- 1066 Ocean Trail
- Corolla
- (252) 453-3340, (800) 215-0772
Located on the sound side in the Corolla Light resort, the Inn at Corolla Light is all about pampering its guests. Rooms are furnished with king- or queen-size beds, all with pillow-top mattresses, and sleep from two to four people. Many rooms have kitchenettes, whirlpool tubs, fireplaces or sleeper sofas, and guests will enjoy a continental-plus breakfast each morning. The inn actually hovers over Currituck Sound, so the views from many of the rooms are amazing. Guests also have access to a video library and bicycles. A stone pool and hot tub and a 400-foot pier and gazebo are on the property. Guests can also take advantage of all the numerous Corolla Light amenities, which include an ocean-view restaurant, two pools, beach access, tennis courts, the sports center, nature trails and planned activities for kids in the summer. Plus, the Inn is pet friendly. Packages and specials are available year round.
Located on the inn property are also two great recreation businesses. Corolla Light Watersports (252-453-4222) offers Jet Ski and kayak rentals so you can get out on the water, and Bob’s Wild Horse Tours (252-453-8602) provides very popular adventures to look at the wild horses in the uninhabited beach area north of Corolla.
