I stayed at this hotel instead of others, partly because of the price, but also because of many generally good reviews. I have to say that I was disappointed- it certainly wasn't as bad as some places I've stayed, but not quite up to what I expected, especially for this chain.

The first indication was when I checked in, and I noticed that the room rate on my internet reservation wasn't the same as the rate that I asked to "sign-off" on at the front desk. The difference? An extra $1 per day for a room safe, "whether I use it or not." So what am I going to do, getting in late, dog-tired and needing to get a bit of work done and get some rest? I went ahead and signed it, yet it gnawed at me all weekend, over what seemed like a sleazy trick to nickle and dime me out of even more money. I've read complaints from other people about extra tacked-on "amenity fees" at other motels. This is a rather underhanded bait-and-switch trick that I quite frankly didn't expect from Microtel. When I look up a price, either on the net or over the phone, just quote me the price, whatever it needs to be, and stick with it!

The room itself was ok- I had no problems at all with the bed, everything was very clean. I didn't see a fridge or microwave in my room, but that was ok. The alarm clock was broken, but that wasn't a problem- as every experienced traveler should carry their own. I was able to get a good rest, and as far as I'm concerned, they did a good job with all the 'basics'.

The big, #1 problem was the wi-fi. I was not able to get it working the entire time I was there, despite considerable time and effort. The signal strength was abysmal in my room; in desperation, I actually went up and down the hall with my laptop; even though the signal did increase in places, I was never able to get a connection. That first night, I had to go down to the lobby to use the computer to get some emergency work done. It's a good thing that -other- motels do have functioning wi-fi, which is where I had to do all my computer work that weekend. Had I known that, I probably would have stayed at one of those other places where I got good, consistent connections.

Overall, this is a decent hotel, with reasonable rates, and located very conveniently to everything in the Carolina Beach area. However, it could definitely use a bit of work.on the details and policies. Unless the wi-fi problem can be fixed, which other people have recently noted, I would tend to favor some other place on return visits.

My son and I stayed this past weekend. The room was excellent, the staff was excellent. The manager was excellent. We had to leave early and the mangager was very understanding. The front desk clerk Cassandra was awesome, she hleped us in every way possible. We will def. stay here again. Thank you guys for makeing it a great vacation.

Three of my family had three rooms for one night at this hotel and the check in staff person was nice and the location very convenient. The rooms were clean and quiet as the hotel sits back from the street. I would stay there again.

Clean enough for the money. The fridge was dirty but they came and cleaned. The internet wifi wouldn't work in the outer rooms. We had an outer room of course. If internet matters, get a room close to the lobby. The motel is close to most everything you would want to do and that is nice. The staff was always nice and tried to help, but couldn't get the Internet to work right....