Silver Lake Motel and Inn, Ocracoke

Last summer we stayed here for 3 nights. Musty, but okay on days 1&2. Day 3 was a nightmare. Old drunk moved in next door. Cussed and yelled at wife all night. Management was no help even after hearing his tirade. We asked to be moved because we had a young child. They claimed they had no rooms When he started bragging about how many women he had raped we called the police. Guess what...the manager moved them to the best room in the hotel. It turns out they lied about not having a place to move us. This ruined our whole vacation.

My husband and I decided to take a 3-day trip to Ocracoke which we both love. We made reservations at The Silver Lake Motel. This turned out to be a huge mistake. My husband checked us in. When we entered the room, it was extremely Hot. The window unit air conditioner was not on. I went to turn the unit on and was greeted by a large (approx. 1 1/2 - 2 inch long) roach. Not Happy about this. My husband returns to the front desk to complain. We are moved to another room (more expensive) and when we ask about a discount, the owner says no. This room shows water damage on the floors. So much for the recently renovated rooms. We were charged $160.59 at time of reservation. Another $160.59 at check in, so that we can be greeted by a roach. At the time of the room change we were charged $542.68. The original $160.59 was credited back to my account and the other $160.59 was voided. At this pint, $863.86 of our money was now being held up. I don't know about anyone else but I do not like my money being tied up this way and having to wait up to 3 days for the credit and void to work its way out. If you come to Ocracoke do not come to the Silver Lake Motel. You would be better off elsewhere, camping or even in your car. At check-out I asked for a corrected receipt. The woman made a remark about changing rooms and I told her about the roach. She sarcastically stated we were at the water and water bugs should be expected. This did not sit well with me and I let her know that I did not appreciate her comment. We have a home 50 yards from the water and have never had water bugs or roaches in our home and we've been there for over 17 years. My suggestion to you DON'T STAY HERE!

My sister, friend & I went a few months ago and absolutely loved it! I dont think I would stay anywhere else. The service, price & room was great! So I really dont understand some of the other reviews. We did get one on the lux suites so maybe that has something to do with it, most of the time you get what you pay for.

We came in over Memorial Day weekend with no reservations so were prepared to get gouged, but this was extreme. We came in late - 8PM - and they would not even honor their military discount. The room had not been rented before and was obviously in the initial stages of renovation. The AC had a gap so large anyone could see through it. The lock on the room door was nearly falling off. The curtains were more like individual bed sheets that had gaps so large into the main parking lot that everyone could see into the room - no privacy whatsoever. There were tiles in the bathroom that had large gaps and looked like they had never been caulked. I complained before leaving and was assured I would get a call. I never heard a thing. The reviews that we read about this place were poor and I have to agree one hundred percent. No room in this condition should ever be allowed to rent. I've seen better rooms at discount hotels for 5 times less.

The mattress on the bed must have been very old as my husband and I almost needed ropes attached to the sides to keep us from falling into the middle. Talk about romantic--NOT! A small hole existed in the wall next to the air conditioning unit which had been put in and scrap pieces of wood installed around it. All wood and dark in the room but I still haven't mentioned the worst part! Mold everywhere! The smell was awful. We purchased air deodorizers at the Variety Store which helped some but not much! We dreaded the time we had to spend in the room and stayed out as much as possible! We caught the earliest ferry out at 7 a.m. to Swan Quarter on our last day because we had simply had enough! The absolute worst part was after I got back home and broke out in hives due to the mold exposure. This place needs HELP! I will never stay there again. WORST PLACE I HAVE EVER STAYED IN!!!

After reading other reviews I feel Silver Lake hasn't been given the justice it deserves! I've vacationed and honeymooned here and love it. Silver Lake is my first choice because of it's location and rooms. Yes, it is a older motel, but it had some remodeling done recently. The location is wonderful, you have views of the boat yard- beautiful! Silver Lake is also in walking distance to lots of restaurants and shopping. The rooms are equipt with A/C and a small fridge and microwave. Outside the room is a nice deck with chairs to do some people watching. Some rooms also have hammocks on the deck, exclusivly for your room. The service we've had has always been pleasant. Hope you enjoy your stay as much as we have!

It was an impromptu decision to stay overnight in Ocracoke. For $145, plus tax, they assured my wife it was a nice room. We arrived about 11:00 PM on July 26, 2007. It had been a hot day. The office was closed and our key was left in a box out front. The hotel is very old. The window type air conditioner was unplugged. The room felt like it was 100 degrees. Since it was a top floor unit, it might have been that hot. I was unable to get the air conditioner to cool. The roomns do not have phones and there was no Cingular cell phone signal in the area. No one answered my wife's knocks on the office door. Had it been almost anywhere else, we would have packed up and left. What a miserable night. We slept with the door open all night. The only positive thing about the end was it's location. There was nothing else of redeeming value. Avoid this place and be suspicious of the couple of positive reviews on this website. If you have a chance to see this hotel beofre you book it, my bet is that you won't.

After a not so pleasant evening camping in Frisco, we were thrilled to see a vacancy sign at the Silver Lake Motel! It was late morning, however the friendly man at the desk let us check in immediately. He had also very graciously offered me a guided tour of the room before I signed up. The room was very charming, and clean. It was like an oversized room on a boat, with a bathroom. The AC cooled the room very quickly. The location is perfect, in the heart of the island, great people watching from the porch chairs, a view of the harbor, and still very quiet at night. The other guests were very friendly. We very much enjoyed our 2 night stay. We wished we had stayed at the Silver Lake Motel for our whole trip. We plan on a return trip next year to Ocracoke and the Silver Lake Motel.

This was one of the worst hotels we have seen. We called for reservations, and spent $100 for 2 double beds, for just my husband and our small daughter. When you walk in the rooms, everything is woodgrain, (which could have been nice, but wasn't) and the A/C unit was a window unit that was not turned on. One would think that if it were 90+ degrees outside, and the motel was booked, someone could have turned the A/C on before the guests arrived. Anyways, the beds are hard, the bottoms are made out of 2x4s and they stick out so when you walk by them, you stub your toes. The bathroom felt like a sauna, and looked like one too.... there are no phones in the rooms, which was a bad thing since there is hardly any cell phone signals on the islands. Oh and there is no pool, and parking is minimal because of Jolly Roger's across the street. Overall, it is dirty. We also looked at several other rooms, since there was a bunch of our friends staying there. They were all the same. Even the "nicer" rooms were trashy and crowded. There was little walking space in any of the rooms. Oh, we tried to change rooms with a couple who hadn't checked in yet, so we could be joined with friends, the people at the desk said no, and then when we talked to the people in the room that we wanted to trade with, they said they wanted to trade too, but the desk people said that we didn't want to... (We had 2 double beds, they had a queen and a single) The only good thing about the island is Captain Ben's. That place made the whole trip worth the suffering.