"Fantastic ocean beach view from the balcony! Could see Wilmington buildings a few miles to the South. Shell Island Resort is at the end of the beach road! Walk the beach 1.5 miles northward the the ocean "river" flowing into the salt water marsh...Amazing!"

"Everything was clean and everyone was very nice. The kids enjoyed the pools and hot tub and it has great beach access. Our room was cleaned each day and we recieved new towels each day. Overall this is a very well managed, but dated, hotel."

"The rooms were very clean and well stocked.. Beach access was perfect and staff went above and beyond to make our stay worthwhile.. Shops and restaurants were close and had very reasonable prices.. "

"They say one bad apple spoils the bunch, well if there are 2 bad apples then it completely ruins your trip. Which is exactly what happened in my case. The creepy and low vibe hotel manager Walt and his minion Kristina decided that they would prefer to sell my room again and fabricated a series of lies about my children misbehaving and disturbing other guests. I know they are lies, because they happened to be with me the entire time. When I challenged Walt on his assertions, he acquiesced but I...

"The room was clean but seemed a little outdated. The bathroom should have a door on the outside before the sink and not where the commode is. No room to change in privacy. The water took several minutes to get hot. The food in the restaurant was pricey. Should get a discount for food if staying there. No security card entrances for the outside doors. Had to pay for parking."

"Could not sleep next door baby crying ...., bathroom toilet does not flush well. Alarm went off 6 am which I did not set up. No internet access even with password. "

"It was a great location and friendly staff."