3 Best Hotels in Hatteras Island, The North Carolina Coast

You'll feel like an honored houseguest in this casually elegant, full-service boutique hotel, with sweeping waterfront views, intuitive rather than intrusive service, and an indoor-outdoor fine-dining restaurant, Café Pamlico. Lounge by the pool, walk out to the dock, or relax on an array of decks and porches, all designed to maximize the sunset experience over the sound. Schedule an in-room spa treatment, borrow a movie to watch in the 14-seat theater, or kick up your heels by stand-up paddleboarding, kayaking, fishing, or bicycling through the Buxton Woods Preserve that's just across the street. There's a full-service bar and regularly scheduled live music.

This waterfront resort takes advantage of the perfect kiteboarding conditions just outside its door—and the surf break just across the road—offering an everything-you-need complex that includes modern, luxury suites with views of the action, an upscale restaurant and rum bar, and the REAL Watersports store, all on-site. In addition to the main building's suites, there are cabanas and a stand-alone cottage.