Blackbeard's Lodge

We thought twice about making this reservation based on some of the reviews here on Trip Advisor but glad we decided to go ahead. The host was super helpful when we arrived, they had turned on the heat in the room and everything was clean and operative. They took time to ensure we could find somewhere to eat (off season, late arrival) and we had a lovely meal at a restaurant right across the street. In the morning we had an early departure so they made sure we had hot fresh coffee when we left.

Unpleasant day staff, old rooms and furniture, no updates and roaches in my room. Very loud in the hallways and paper thin walls making sound sleep impossible. Incredibly expensive for such an old building but then everything is extremely expensive on Ocracoke. Still love Ocracoke, but will never stay at this motel again.

The list of wrongs is so long….will never stay again and would not recommend. I do not know how anyone can give this place a 5 rating. If this was a cheap place you prepare yourself but they are charging an outrageous rate for a room that in my opinion was like a room you might get at a shelter. Good: bed/linens were clean. Front desk friendly. Floors not clean. No hangers/closet for clothes. No blow dryer. They did have one at front desk. Had an iron at front desk but no board. Not sure how that works. Coffee machine in the room but no coffee. AC didn’t work. After a shower the room was an absolute sauna. It was raining. Not their fault, but there were no rugs/mats by side entry doors so you track all the mud into the room which is probably why the floors were dirty when we got there. Just an overall bad experience!

We stayed here for one night in July. From desk staff was helpful but room was okay. Sink in bathroom was clogged. The room had a coffee pot but no coffee or condiments. When I asked they said they had none but I could get coffee in The lobby. Why had the pot in the room then. Not sure this would be my first choice for lodging.

We have had two experiences staying at Blackbeard’s Lodge and two totally different results. Last year was a good enough experience to come back this year, obviously. This year? We won’t be back. When we made our hotel reservation, we also reserved a golf cart which we thought would be very convenient. We could have reserved with any number of other outlets, but we chose Blackbeard’s for convenience. However, when we arrived it had been raining, as it often does in Ocracoke and there were puddles. When we checked in, we had to wait for several minutes for the clerk to arrive. We tried calling the number left at the front desk, but it went to voice mail. Finally after several minutes the clerk arrives, makes no apology for being absent and starts the check in process. We asked to confirm the reservation for a golf cart and the clerk responds with, - rudely - “that isn’t happening”. No apology, nothing. We asked about the possibility that we could could rent one tomorrow and were given an indifferent response that if maybe the puddles ran off we might be able to. The following day we asked again and the same clerk pointed outside and shook her head. So, we walked up the street to Wheelies, where they gladly rented us a cart. A few hours later, we parked the cart where a different Blackbeard clerk was showing a woman how to use the golf cart they just rented to her! Obviously, they had a problem renting a cart to us, but not someone else. Of course, the room had its issues too. Once it got dark, we noticed a significant amount of light coming into the bathroom from the corner and from every piece of plumbing (pics included). I looked for a camera and didn’t see anything, but clearly there was something unusual going on with that bathroom. Rude and unfair treatment, substandard room - no, we will never be back and we recommend you look elsewhere too.

Personally to be very honest I would not stay here again. I woulds strongly and seriously advise travelers visiting from out of state to continue their travels and stay back in Kitty Hawk, Hatteras, etc. *Or find another spot to stay on the island.* Finding accommodations off Ocracoke Island are much more better and those certain towns did have a fairly wider selection of where to stay. ** Keep in mind, Ocracoke Island IS an Island!! It’s not every where else in the state of NC, or other US states.** - Now I realize the week in which month visitors stays, and depending on what month someone visits the island and stays at the ‘so called lodge’ during the year..that all depends and matters greatly. So timing is everything. And with timing being vital, keep in that mind with the ferry schedule as well! I personally find it hard to believe the building was called a Lodge considering it didn’t look exactly like one. Such as those found out west. Like Montana, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming etc. While sleeping in a bed is better then sleeping outside on nothing, I was not a fan of sleeping on kids bunk beds. Being a man in his late 30’s, the sleeping arrangements were far from superior. And the room itself was odd shaped which was both unique and a bit strange. I was not expecting the room to be perfectly rectangular but didn’t expect the room to be six or eight sided?! The second bedroom door wasn’t even a door…it was and looked like an old closet door from a nearby residential house. As for the bathroom, it was better then using an outhouse, a spray nozzle as a shower head, and didn’t have to wash my hands in dirty water from the ocean. Again, I didn’t expect the bathroom to grand or marvelous. I also didn’t not know the door had NO lock. Which to my ‘personal’ surprise was NO surprise…realizing how outdated the room was and looked to be. While it was very very clean and well acquainted, that too was also pretty basic. The way everything was, where stuff was placed around the room, the fact the there was a small dorm room size refrigerator near the door, and having no bureau to store clothes etc made the room the way it was and is. Where the faucet and the sink met, that small area would pool with water and the sink itself would take longer to drain. Even when using the sink just to wash up quickly. That needs to be fixed, not just looked at!! As for the shower and bathtub combo, the plastic bottom on the inside was plastic. Another words I would take the tub portion out and install tiles. But being a lodge and using local parts, the bathtub and shower combo wasn’t the best. The room just didn’t fulfill all of my expectations and I’m ok with that. I’m not worried because I will not be staying here in the near future. Or even forever! Again..being honest and truthful in my own experience not just the opinions, I would recommend finding some where else to stay on the island. While it’s not too bad on the outside, take a closer look and see how cute a

Have visited Ocracoke numerous times over the years and have never stayed here. This is an old historical house that has been converted into a lodge. Room was very small, but adequate for a 2-night stay at the beach. TV and WiFi performed well. Parking was terrible. It was “first come/first serve” and we had to park in the yard one night. AC was a through wall unit that kept the room cool in 90* heat. Things were clean, walls had some buckled siding on them, and noise from above transferred through the ceiling very easily. Staff was very polite and friendly. Compared to pricing at other area hotels that had availability, this place was very reasonable. It fulfilled what we needed for the 2-days.

Stayed there last night because I missed a ferry, and as usual, the staff goes above & beyond to make guests feel welcome! The rooms are always very clean, shout out to housekeeping! There are a few maintenance issues post-Dorian, which is the only reason they don't get 5 stars, but Kudos to the recovery effort! The new beds are VERY COMMFY! Good sleep, then take the free tram up to the Pony for breakfast, because this is not a B&B. Good hospitalty, coffee & tea, the rest of the Island is a bonus! I love this place, did I mention they've got the only good game room? Compliments to Sherry & Kelly at the front desk too!

The floor around the toilet was mushy. Very hard to control the water temperature for the shower. A light touch or the handle would either make it extremely hot or very cold. The occupants of the adjoining room were bouncing of the walls making it difficult to sleep. Add to that a very noisy air conditioner. The bed was too soft. I moved my luggage and scared a cockroach out. He didn't want to stay in the room either as it scurried out under the door. Parking was also challenging.