Being by the beach, any place is subject to higher incidence of mold...but you ought to stay on top of that expecting it! There was mold build up in the dark crevices of the shower/tub. It's obvious the cleaning staff just didn't feel like going that extra mile to clean in the crevices. The bathroom has been updated, but it was sort of a band-aide type update. Not a gut it all out type redo.
Hampton Inn is supposed to have clean bed linens, but one of the duvet covers had a suspicious yellow stain on it.
My room was very close to the front desk and was at times noisy when people came and left.

I didn't complain. I needed my rest. The beds were a bit lumpy, but perhaps that is a pillow effect of the mattresses? I was albe to sleep...that is, until 3:14AM. That's when the TV just decided to turn itself on and wake me up. After fumbling around for the clicker and finally getting the TV to turn off, it was a bit difficult to get back to sleep.
In the morning I informed the somewhat stand-offish desk clerk about the incident of the TV and that I wasn't very happy about that. She feebly appologized, explained a previous guest must have left it on alarm mode. and went about her paperwork. Which only aggrivated me more. I then proceeded to grab myself a cup of coffee for the road. When I turned around, "Patina" was standing there smiling with a revised statement showing that the room was comped for the night. Yay! Made my stay all the better, and I would even consider returning for a night in the future.
There was a steak and Seafood restaurant right in the front of the parking lot that is separate (as well as a Taco Bell). It was very good. Customer Service made it.

Had to stay here for work purposes. The stay was fine, the room was clean, and the amenities were satisfactory. The folks at the front were very friendly and offered suggestions for good eating places close by.

Only gripe is that I don't think the room is worth what I paid for it. Part of it is because there isn't a lot of hotels in the area, which I find to be a little weird considering the close location to the local beaches. Also, costs will be higher because it's close to the beach, and I'm well aware of the economics of supply/demand. Again, can't complain about the stay, but I've been able to stay at places that were just as nice for less.

On our way from SC to the Outer Banks we had booked one night at this hotel. The staff was very friendly and we felt welcome as guests. We needed to cancel some reservations made at another place in NC due to hurricane Irene, and when Debbie (sp?) at the front desk understood that we only had European cell phones she right away helped us calling the hotel from their phone. The hotel is well placed with a nice view. The room was very nice and clean, good beds and nice bedding. The bathroom was also clean and well equipped, I love having a good choice of soft towels. My partner loved that he could walk down the parking lot to Taco Bell, his favorite fast food :-). Breakfast was good, waffle maker to have fresh waffles, fresh fruit, cereals, yogurts etc,. And as always at the Hampton Inns, a choice between regular and robust coffee. We prefer the robust and appreciate that we can have a free cup any time of the day. Free internet in the room that worked well. Good size fridge and microwave in the room.

Reserved a room for a last minute trip to the coast. Fortunately the Hampton Inn had a vacancy. Clean, everything worked, staff was VERY nice. Good location, very pretty view at the pool, which was also nice. Would stay there again. Slept in, so we did not get a chance to hit the breakfast, but can say the area looked nice and clean.

*There was a good restaurant accross the street - Snappers. Went to dinner there on Saturday. Food was good and appropriate for families.