• Carolina Beach has hotels right on the beach.myrtle beach south carolina ocean view image by Jorge Moro from Fotolia.com
  
  Visitors to Carolina Beach, North Carolina, will find plenty of activities and attractions to keep them busy. Carolina Beach is close to Carolina Beach State Park, the USS North Carolina and fishing areas, and it is also 20 minutes from Wilmington, North Carolina. Visitors do not have to look far for beachfront hotels in Carolina Beach, which has five miles of pristine beach with hotels right next to the sand.
  
  

The Beacon House Inn

• The Beacon House is a popular inn on the beach in Carolina Beach, North Carolina. Once a boarding house, the location has since been transformed into a bed-and-breakfast style inn with rooms decorated in themes, such as the Pineapple Room, the Birdhouse Room and the Romantic Suite. The inn offers beach week specials for couples or families who would like to rent rooms for seven days. It also is often used as a home base for couples who want intimate beach weddings and can host wedding rehearsal dinners, with the ceremonies taking place on the beach outside the inn.
  
  The Beacon House Inn
  
  715 Carolina Beach Ave. N
  
  Carolina Beach, NC 28428
  
  877-BEACON-6
  
  beaconhouseinnb-b.com
  
  

Courtyard by Marriott Carolina Beach

• The Courtyard by Marriott is another popular beachfront hotel in Carolina Beach. It was recently renovated and has 144 guest rooms with private balconies overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The hotel also features a new restaurant called the Seaside Bistro and a banquet and meeting space. Guests can use the indoor pool, outdoor pool and fitness center.
  
  The Courtyard by Marriott Carolina Beach
  
  100 Charlotte Avenue
  
  Carolina Beach, NC 28428
  
  910-458-2030
  
  courtyardcarolinabeach.com
  
  

Golden Sands

• The Golden Sands is another hotel on the beachfront in Carolina Beach, offering a choice of efficiencies, split rooms, queens and kings. The 113-room hotel has a restaurant, the Ocean Grill, and the Tiki Bar on a private pier overlooking the water. The hotel also has an indoor pool, outdoor pool and fitness center. Guests can enjoy many events that take place close to the hotel, including fireworks, cook-offs and festivals.
  
  Golden Sands
  
  1211 S. Lake Park Blvd.
  
  Carolina Beach, NC 28428
  
  910-458-8334
  
  goldensandscarolinabeach.com