伊莉薩白一世飯店(Elizabethan Inn)

The Hotel Manteo is the new name of the refurbished Elizabethian Inn in downtown Manteo, NC. (SAGA, a notorious land dealing company in the Eastern NC Coast area, is the new owner.) I have stayed in this establishment both before and after the renovation. Here’s my 2 cents worth: The Elizabethan Inn was, frankly, a dump. You only stayed here if you were deep sea fishing and needed a cheap one night stay. There were holes in the walls, rust in the sinks and toilets and rank carpeting from dirt and pets. (Pets are still allowed). Now, the renovations make it less disgusting, but they are the kind of renovations you do for a rental home- floors that aren’t correctly adhered, paint lines that aren’t crisp, good quality fixtures, but cheap plumbing and wiring. The electric touch point vanity mirror was puzzling, as was the beautiful shower stall and rotting bathroom door. The bedding was cloud perfect, the mattress was wonderful and I enjoyed my stay- but this was not in any way a luxury room worth $185/night. I was in town for the Wings Over Water Festival, and spent most of my stay in kayaks, on hiking trails and in wildlife preserves. The hotel is centrally located for OBX activities. The only true complaints I have are that the maid/cleaning staff are prone to forget that there are people in rooms during cleaning hours, and the amount of profanity (particularly the F-bomb) that came out of their mouths while speaking to each other or their friends on speakerphone while they worked was alarming- and I’m a retired middle school principal. The second- completely minor complaint was that the channel changing button on the tv remote was broken. (I left a note.) Bottom line- it was acceptable- but overpriced. I slept well, and was comfortable. There was a fridge, microwave, coffee maker, hair dryer and sound machine available for use. The texts from the main office made check in a breeze. Will I return? Not if I can book a nice bed and breakfast at the same price point.

Whenever one of us opened the door during the day or at night, at least several house flies would come into the room. The paper we were given at check-in indicated that an ice machine was located (outside) by the (single) Gatorade machine on the multi-unit property. And we did find a fly within one of the ice cubes. Several small roaches found the crack in the door and they made their way into the room. It’s evident they had not completed renovation of the room they rented to me. A wall-safe was sitting on the floor and some of the furnishings were far from new. One table was missing part of the table’s leg and the two chairs were obviously not nearly new. Most hotels have hand-holds in the shower, but not this one. We wiped up a spill on the floor and it left a lot of dirt on the paper towel. It made me think that mopping the floor wasn’t a priority for the hotel’s cleaning staff. That made me take a close look at the condition of the floor molding and it wasn’t clean either. The company Hotel Manteo engages to handle reservations sent me a confirmation email. In the email, it stated that I could get a complete refund if I cancelled my reservation before seven days of the reservation date. Multiple calls to the telephone number shown on the confirmation email went directly to voice mail and no calls were returned to me. The email address in the confirmation email was incorrect; emails to the address were always returned as “domain not found.” How could I cancel if they didn’t have a way for me to contact them. After checking in, I was told that I was to text the front desk if I needed to contact them. That should have alerted me to the management’s poor choice to not put a telephone in the room. Broken window locks and dirty windows. Also, no curtains to cover the holes in the window blinds. I'm ashamed that I allowed myself to be taken advantage of in the way I was treated. Please learn from my stupidity. Stay some place else. Any place would likely be better.

1. Higher than most hotels on pet fee of $50. 2. The room was NOT clean! When we went to the office to complain, we were handed a broom and dustpan. A maid unable to speak English was later sent, but she didn't do much other than yell at me calling me "Mama", talking over my attempts to show her what needed to be done. a. The floor was not swept or mopped. See photo of what I swept up in just a portion of the room. More dirt was swept to the outside through the door. b. The room was very dusty on furniture, microwave and bathroom counter. The maid that came, did quickly do that job. c. The toilet was very filthy. The maid did swipe clean the poop splattered inside of the toilet, but left the seat, rim, and base of toilet for me to clean. See photos. It is my guess that the construction workers were using this toilet. 3. We had no wifi access in the room, only in the lobby 4. Just frustrating querks: a.The outside light made the room light all night because there are no curtains. The blinds weren't light blocking. b. The toilet room section is poorly designed where you can't shut the door once seated. The space is very tight. Also, the very loud fan is automatically connected to the one light switch. If you don't like the noise, go in the dark. c. We only had one coffee cup for 3 guests. 5. There was no management available on site. When written after stay, no response from Manager. Would you like to pay $180 (with pet fee) for a one-night stay on a Thursday and have to clean your room? Any compensation would be appreciated.

Initial impression was mediocre. Beds were comfy, however, switch at light on bedside was dirty, most surfaces were dirty upon wiping of water, toilet looked like it had been barely wiped down externally, floors had paint speckled and stains and turned your feet black when walking on them. Not worth the $150 a night if you ask me.

Since we are always used to staying on the oceanfront and most everything was booked way in advance, finding this gem in Manteo was a huge breath of fresh air for price and convenience! The rooms were super clean and stocked. The front desk staff were very helpful and friendly! The outdoor pool was new, super cute, refreshing and clean! Plenty of space for actual swimming. Parking was easy and the hotel was literally 5-10 minutes from Nags Head. You can also walk to Manteo Festival Park and other quaint stores at the waterfront. Would definitely stay here again! A+

Stayed here with a few friends, the hotel has come under new management since the last time I was here and it's so much better than before. Everyone was super friendly and there's a lot of updates that have happened and apparently a lot more to come. Very pleased with this visit. I'd definitely come back again.

Didn’t get to go because when I talked to a male named Sam, he stated prices MUCH different than what was stated online when I went to book the room for three nights. Each night was stated $85 per night BUT SAM SAID, the price goes up for additional nights.. FALSE ADVERTISEMENT!!!! I would have LOVED to stay there but not when I WILL BE CHEATED on the advertised price!!! I feel that I should only pay the $85 for each night… So needless to say, I did not book the room because of FALSE ADVERTISEMENT Inez Weaver

1. Higher than most hotels on pet fee of $50. 2. The room was NOT clean! When we went to the office to complain, we were handed a broom and dustpan. A maid unable to speak English was later sent, but she didn't do much other than yell at me calling me "Mama", talking over my attempts to show her what needed to be done. a. The floor was not swept or mopped. See photo of what I swept up in just a portion of the room. More dirt was swept to the outside through the door. b. The room was very dusty on furniture, microwave and bathroom counter. The maid that came, and did quickly do that job. c. The toilet was very filthy. The maid did swipe clean the poop splattered inside of the toilet, but left the seat, rim, and base of toilet for me to clean. See photos. It is my guess that the construction workers were using this toilet. 3. We had no wifi access in the room, only in the lobby 4. Just frustrating querks: a.The outside light made the room light all night because there are no curtains. The blinds weren't light blocking. b. The toilet room section is poorly designed where you can't shut the door once seated. The space is very tight. Also, the very loud fan is automatically connected to the one light switch. If you don't like the noise, go in the dark. c. We only had one coffee cup for 3 guests. 5. Management was not available to speak to regarding these issues and no response was received when written to. Would you like to pay $180 (with pet fee) for a one-night stay on a Thursday and have to clean your room? 

This place is very under rated! Brand new and updated. Very clean and the staff ate very friendly. Highly recommended. What can I say, compared to the Hilton we stayed at last month, I would say this place compares and because it allows pets, prefered.