I have had fairly good experiences with recommended hotels and motels. The positive reviews I got for the Heart of Manteo must have come from spring or summer visitors. I realize off-season is a time to renovate and recover, but not all of us are summer travelers. Just a little attention to details can make or break a stay. My biggest complaint was noise. As noted in my check-in review, the door was poorly insulated, light very evident around the entirety. Conversations and engine sounds were very loud, especially after 11 o'clock p.m. Add to this the morning crews wheeling back and forth outside in extra-squeaky carts, talking either on their phones or to disembodied friends about various miseries. The Heater/ AC was a bit loud as well, kept running by the imbalance of temperature control due to the insulation problem. This was a problem for the TV, and I had to keep turning the volume up and down as a result. I was hopeful it did not unduly disturb the folks on either side of me. I say this only because I could hear some of the folks in the next room talking and shouting, as well as their TV. The room itself was adequate, clean and well-stocked. I was a little concerned about loose fixtures in the sink and the fridge did need a defrosting. Nothing catastrophic. Like I said, off-season is a great time to deal with seasonal problems, but off-season guests should be considered as valuable. Especially if you want them back. I won't be.

The Heart of Manteo is now our go-to for accommodations for our fishing trips. The rooms are clean, the beds comfortable, and the location off the beach makes it much less expensive than the other options. All we need is safe, clean, comfortable accommodations. This place is perfect for our needs.

Good value. Safe, clean, quiet. I would stay there again.

Never experienced a remote/virtual Zoom check-in before, but it went smoothly and we were in our room quickly.

Convenient area for Manteo events and visits to OBX.

They could not find my reservation at checkin and made me wait for more than 30 minutes. I was very displeased with my experience and vacated a day before. The property manager is a cheat. He promised to refund my unused day’s stay fee but he didn’t. All my phone calls went wasted. Never going anywhere close to the hotel again. Bathroom is bigger than main room. Not convenient to stay.

Quick check in, nice room, safe parking, close to fast food! Peace and quiet.

Very nice, central area, easy walking to shopping and restaurants.

Excellent location with great pricing. Checking in and out was easy with really great customer service. Super happy with my stay.

I had to speak to a person through a camera, never saw them and they said our 3rd party had overbooked the rooms but then they resolved it. It was a nice, clean place, no issues, close to everything

The de-humidifier ran constantly and there was no one at the desk and the kiosk didn't work when I attempted to check-out.

Very adequate for a great price and only 15 minutes from the beach by car.

Property was clean.

Walls are thin and we didn’t sleep well because of crying babies and neighbors outside at all hours of the night! We left a day early to get some sleep!

DO NOT STAY HERE!! This place is nasty.. I booked 2 nights walked in the room on the first night and turned around and left. They are now refusing to give me any type of refund..

Great deal. You cannot beat the price. Clean rooms and great location.

Wonderful little motel. Best bargain in Manteo. Spacious, clean rooms and very comfortable beds. Don’t know how they can give you all this at such a low price.

The place was very quiet and staff were friendly.

The motel and property very clean!! Beds very comfortable!! Staff sooo friendly and helpful!

Motel was very nice! The only thing I didn’t like was there was NO ONE AT FRONT DESK. Other than that it was a great experience!

My partner and I found it to nice for what it was. In some aspects it was better than the brand named places we've been lately. Our room was clean and beds were made. Bathroom provided basic amenities but the water pressure was very low, it felt like a trickle. Check in and out has become rather standard in the area with the remote kiosks, but there was no staff at all onsite over night. So we had no extra pillow or towels. It was not quiet and the light is visible under the door.

The room was spacious and the bed was super comfortable. The check in, though, was super impersonal, and put me off right away. I have encountered alot of different check-in experiences all over the world, but checking in on a kiosk was super impersonal. There were friendly guests, though. Overall, getting past that daggone kiosk, it was a good stay.

No personal connection from check in to checkout…surroundings were unkept and felt unsafe…appears to be sanctioned as section 8 housing!

One of our favorite places.

Great stay

Our second night stay the AC stopped working. Plugged into a different outlet and it worked. Two hours later power to rest of room went out. Friends stayed in a different section and the entire area was without power the entire night. Maintenance never showed up. Also did not like that no desk staff on property. Virtual check in and out.

Mold in the AC units, hair in the towels and sheets, no management at night only a kiosk.

When we arrived around midnight the air conditioning was not on. It was so hot I sat on the side of the bed all night. There were big bugs in the room and mice. It was so bad we left around 8 in the morning. I let them know at checkout but no one seemed concerned.

Everything from customer service to the size of the room & location of the hotel was great!

Manteo is such a cool, historic town. This motel should do much more to reflect this. Although we were checked in by a real person, we never saw a real person at the desk again. Lots of cigarette butts, bottle caps and debris outside our room. Water temp in shower was iffy. Convenient location but better choices are out there for a 2-3 night stay.

It was roomy and most importantly clean. Rooms have obviously been renovated. Beds were comfortable. I did not experience the same issue with water pressure as other reviews, however, I showered before anyone was awake in the building. The checking in via video kiosk was weird because I’ve never done it, but it was just as quick and efficient as if there had been a person standing there. I would stay again if the need arises.

Very clean and well maintained property. It’s an older building but it’s being taken care of and the staff is very kind. It’s one of my favorite places to stay at the Outer Banks. Thank you!