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Drifters Reef Hotel

Drifters Reef Hotel welcomes two dogs of any size in designated rooms for an additional fee of $30 per dog, per night. Aggressive breeds, cats, and other pets are not permitted.
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Room Types
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    • 1 king bed
    • Up to 2 people
    • Pet fee additional
    Room details
    1 King Bed

    Internet - Free WiFi

    Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

    Food & Drink - Refrigerator and microwave

    Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, towels, and a hair dryer (on request)

    Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping

    Need to Know - Bed sheets not available

    Non-Smoking

    Room Amenities

    • Towels provided
    • Hair dryer (on request)
    • Non-Smoking
    • Television
    • Bed sheets not available
    • Shower only
    • TV size measurement: inch
    • In-room climate control (air conditioning)
    • Private bathroom
    • Refrigerator
    • Daily housekeeping
    • TV size: 32
    • Free WiFi
    • Flat-panel TV
    • Microwave
    • Cable TV service
    • 1 king bed, 2 double beds
    • Up to 6 people
    • Pet fee additional
    Room details
    2 Double Beds and 1 King Bed

    Layout - 2 bedrooms

    Internet - Free WiFi

    Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

    Food & Drink - Refrigerator and microwave

    Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, towels, and a hair dryer (on request)

    Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping

    Accessibility - Wheelchair accessible

    Need to Know - Bed sheets not available

    Non-Smoking

    Room Amenities

    • Towels provided
    • Hair dryer (on request)
    • Non-Smoking
    • Television
    • Bed sheets not available
    • Shower only
    • TV size measurement: inch
    • In-room climate control (air conditioning)
    • Private bathroom
    • Refrigerator
    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Daily housekeeping
    • TV size: 32
    • Free WiFi
    • Flat-panel TV
    • Microwave
    • Cable TV service
    • 2 double beds
    • Up to 4 people
    • Pet fee additional
    Room details
    2 Double Beds

    Internet - Free WiFi

    Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

    Food & Drink - Refrigerator and microwave

    Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, towels, and a hair dryer (on request)

    Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping

    Need to Know - Bed sheets not available

    Non-Smoking

    Room Amenities

    • Towels provided
    • Hair dryer (on request)
    • Non-Smoking
    • Television
    • Bed sheets not available
    • Shower only
    • TV size measurement: inch
    • In-room climate control (air conditioning)
    • Private bathroom
    • Refrigerator
    • Daily housekeeping
    • TV size: 32
    • Free WiFi
    • Flat-panel TV
    • Microwave
    • Cable TV service
OUR GUARANTEE: Book a room now! Our canine concierge will make sure you’re assigned a pet-friendly room, so there aren’t any surprises at check-in.

Description

The Drifters Reef Hotel is located in the heart of Carolina Beach North Carolina. Carolina Beach's charter fishing fleet top of the line cruise boats excellent shopping at the Carolina Beach Boardwalk the area's finest restaurants and beautiful beaches are all within a few short blocks and easy walking distance from the hotel. Guests will also find a variety of restaurants. They can walk to with a restaurant just across the street. Also within a few short miles one will find some of the areas finest golf courses such as the Cape. Guests can enjoy the large outdoor pool family picnic area with charcoal grills and on-site DVD/movie rentals. Pets are allowed. The property offers 57 rooms, all equipped with cable TV, air-conditioning and phones. Rooms consist of singles doubles kings efficiencies and two bedroom full apartments.

Amenities

  • Pet Friendly
  • Swimming Pool
  • Free WiFi
  • Family Rooms
  • Air Conditioning
  • Restaurant
  • Free Parking
  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Laundry Room
  • Smoking Rooms Available
  • Outdoor Grills
  • Picnic Tables

Reviews

BringFido Guest Rating
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating

Drifters Reef Hotel has received a rating of 4.2 out of 5 bones by 17 canine critics on BringFido and 3.0 out of 5 by 156 guests on TripAdvisor.

  • Joy
    Oct 31, 2023
    Great Location

    Drifters Reef Motel was reasonably priced and near dog-friendly restaurants and beaches.

  • Iain
    Feb 16, 2023
    Good location

    Very convenient for the beach and marina. Pretty basic motel but clean and our dog was happy.

  • Ric
    Nov 8, 2022
    Nice location with handy food and drinks

    Friendly people and discount at nearby dog-friendly restaurant with live music.

  • Audrey
    Oct 25, 2022
    No hot water

    It was a neat looking place. Room was very sparse. At check-in the staff member was friendly. Didn’t use the sink until late so didn’t notice there was no hot water. Determined I’d see again in the morning but had figured, if not, I’d shower at our next hotel stop. No hot water in the AM. When I went to office to check out there was no one there for me to try to get a discount. We won’t stay there again.

  • Anna
    Aug 28, 2022
    Great location

    Clean room! Extremely friendly and accommodating staff. Maybe we are extremely picky when it comes to our four legged family member so take this with our previous experiences at dog friendly hotels. There was a restaurant next door that offered a discount if you stayed at the hotel and came to the dog friendly establishment which we did take her too; however that was not relayed to us upon checking in. We did go to the restaurant and had a great meal; environment was great, but just didn't get the discount because we were not informed. Read about the discount in a book in the room which was placed in a drawer. The only other disappointing part was the lack of area for pets to potty. Would be nice to have a feeding and watering area in the room. Overall we would stay there again we just know what to bring and how to prepare for the things that are not provided.

  • Matt
    Mar 6, 2022
    Good location, but too much noise

    First time here. Most of the things the motel could control were acceptable. Check in was efficient and courteous. Room was clean upon entry. Room VERY basic. Small TV. Limited channels. Room too expensive for what you get. We did have a dog with us. Up charge of $33 including tax - that’s reasonable. They did have a dog run at back of property that was good to let our dog off leash for a few minutes. The area around this motel is NOISY and the rooms do NOT block any of the noise. The parking lot is shared with a restaurant/bar next door and its’ one way nature forces all traffic to drive by all the rooms. The typical vehicle in Carolina Beach is and unnecessarily loud lifted truck. Mix that with bar patrons leaving until closing time and it was tough to sleep. So if any of your humans or dogs are light sleepers, this is NOT the place for you. Lastly, the walkways smell like an ashtray. EVERY room has a bench and a cigarette receptacle. Let me be clear, I room did not smell like it, but as soon as you leave your room you are overwhelmed by it.

  • LORI
    Mar 6, 2022
    Rooms set up for dogs

    We had a ground level room making it easy to take the dogs out. Hotel dog park was convenient but left dogs with very sandy paws.

  • Keith
    Feb 13, 2022
    Nice place

    It was a nice hotel for our stay. Loved that they accept our fur baby. Staff was great!!

  • Sandra
    Oct 6, 2021
    Nice folks

    Everyone was super nice, the room was a little bare bones, but was clean and just what we needed when traveling. There were some late nite peeps out, Franci didn't like that, but she finally settled down after a short while.

  • Tammy
    Jun 13, 2021
    Perfect for dogs

    Loved the whole trip!! Perfect place for dogs! Nice rooms. Great people! Great location for walking.

  • Stephanie
    Apr 18, 2021
    No fuss, basics

    Checking in and out was super quick and easy. I was worried that I might have issues because we have a bulldog, but they didn’t even ask to see her. The room had a tile floor, so it was nice not to worry about wet paws. If you’re looking for ultimate human comfort, this isn’t it. The beds were alright, but “alright” could describe the entire experience, lol. I had 3 kids and a dog with me. We were going for simple and easy, and this was perfect.

  • Robert
    Dec 23, 2020
    Great Dog Park in back!

    Would go again!

  • Ashley
    Oct 13, 2019
    Review

    Great location was in the middle of everything!! Very friendly staff!! Just will get a bigger place next time

  • Christina
    Aug 22, 2019
    Great location, super dog friendly!

    We love staying here, there is a dog park for the fur baby and the location is phenomenal. Super close to Freeman Park where you can bring dogs. So many things within walking distance, it is our favorite place to stay in Carolina Beach!

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Health & Safety

Safe Stay: Drifters Reef Hotel has enhanced cleaning and safety measures in place. Hand sanitizer is provided to guests, and rooms are disinfected between each stay and sealed after cleaning. Social distancing measures are in place, as well as physical barriers between staff and guests. Contactless check-in and check-out are available. Hotel staff are required to wear masks.


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Drifters Reef Hotel