An oceanfront motel balcony looking out over the dunes to the Atlantic

Where to stay

Outer Banks motels and inns

Nine independently run places to stay, listed as you drive south. Each takes its own bookings — rates and availability are on the hotel’s own website.

Where they are

Nine places to stay along the barrier islands, from Kill Devil Hills in the north down to Buxton on Hatteras Island. Each is run by its own front desk and takes its own bookings.

A map of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the barrier islands running south from Kitty Hawk past Nags Head and Roanoke Island down the length of Hatteras Island, with the towns holding MKL properties marked
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.

Nags Head3 properties

Kill Devil Hills3 properties

Manteo2 properties

Buxton1 property

Nags Head

Kill Devil Hills

Manteo

Buxton

These nine are owned and managed by MKL Hospitality Group, which also publishes this guide.