Shell Island Resort, Wrightsville Beach

It's peak season and the hot tub wasn't working, outside bar was not open in the evenings, the poor bartender tended bar, waited tables and delivered room service! We found a hair in a burger and in a drink, How about hair nets? The dvd player in our bedroom didn't work and was never fixed. Dust on the tv that I kept thinking someone would use a swiffer or something, but no. Often found hair in the pool, and a bandaid. I will say the view of the ocean from our room was very nice and most people we came across were very nice. I suggest management does an overhaul of this so called resort. Do not waste you money.

This hotel was disgusting, there was blood and what seemed to be fecal matter on the toilet when we checked into our room. I spoke to the front desk, who immediatly sent someone up to our suit to clean it but when we came back from eating it was still there, just swirled around a bit. Eventially they had to switch us to another room, but still, for the amount of money you're paying to stay there you should get a nicer room, not something this small, and unapealing. I have to say the only good thing about this resturant was the service. It seems that most of the employees in the resturant and front desk were college students from town and were as nice as could be. One girl actually brought me a room service coffee to my room, and stayed and talked with me awhile. All and all it was a bad trip, mostly because the hotel itself was in poor condition.

What a wonderful place to stay. From check in to check out....not one complaint.....it just cannot get any better than staying on the 9th floor in a corner unit. What a view.... beach and ocean for as far as you can see. If you are looking to beachcomb....this beach will not let you down. We even saw dolphins in the surf at sunrise. We plan to return mid summer..... note: the rooms state that they will sleep 6, this is true.....but...6 people in the room is going to be crowded. 4 adults stayed on this trip and we were cozy...good thing we all know each other very well.....

The condo is end of the road, so beach is not crowded at all times. The room was clean and big enough with a ocean view which was really great. The staff was very friendly and kind too. Why do you pay more than $200.00 for tiny room when instead, you can have a beautiful 1 bed room suite from Shell Island?

This is a beautiful hotel. The location is very quiet and sits out by itself. The beach is just beautiful. The staff is very friendly. I highly recommend.

We just returned from a weekend at Shell Island Ocean Front Suites. The location is wonderful because it's at the very end of the beach, which means that the beach is not overly crowded or butted up against other hotels. The accommodations are right on the beach, and has both an indoor and outdoor pool--all of which is excellent. Our room was a bit run-down, but I figure that with the upgrades that they are adding to the lobby and entryway, then they will probably update the rooms too. I highly recommend this hotel.

Shell Island is a very reasonably priced and comfortable condo hotel, located at the far north end of Wrightsville Beach. We enjoyed the wide and clean beach and the walk north up around the tip of the island at Mason's Inlet. Fun to watch the changes from high to low tide. Our family of four was very comfortable in the one-bedroom, bath and a half unit. We "ate in" most days for breakfast and lunch, shopping at the convenient Harris-Teater across the causeway. Excellent restaurants in the area for evenings out, and downtown Wilmington's historic district is not to be missed. We enjoyed Dockside on Airlie Rd. in W.B., just over the causeway, and Elijah's, 2 Ann St., Wilmington, right on the river waterfront. Also found barbeque and Mexican restaurants that were superb. The hotel is very clean, staff was very courteous, and housekeeping cleaned our breakfast dishes every day! (No dishwasher in our unit.) Renovations are almost done, so temporary parking and some work on the north balconies are a minor inconvenience. Lumina Ave. can get crowded on nice days, but remember it is a two-lane residential road in a popular beach area with limited public parking. Wi-fi was perfect in the room and everything else worked just fine. Tap water has some sulfur odor but is drinkable. We'd return without hesitation.

Booked room to take daughter and her roommate for some early-May, post-college beach time. Room had great view and laid out nicely with access to a half-bath. Renovations to hotel have made a huge improvemen from what may have been a dated interior; lobby and common rooms nicely done and contemporary. Staff was great. Experience very different from many of the negative reviews; staff were polite and tried to be accommodating, WiFi was free and worked fine, water had very little taste/scent, room and common areas very clean, location on end of beach fantastic for lower traffic. We wanted to go into Wilmington for dinner, so modest restaurant on-site was adequate for occasional lunch. Good value for price.

The hotel has great location, wonderful staff, but the water was AWEFUL. I dont know what the hotel can do but they need to either hound Wrightsville Beach Utilities to improve water quality or install a water treatment device. it was so bad when my wife was running a shower, the stinch permiated the entire place. I couldnt wait to get home and take a shower, also if you are going in the next couple of weeks be aware of renovations taking place. other than that, its a good place to stay, a bit pricey for the current situations there though.

The room was not very good. The hideabed was over 20 years old and the spring mattress was terrible. My kids had to sleep on the floor. There was no marsh view from our room. Just the parking garage. Horns honking from 6 AM on. Unable to sleep in. The water had a funky smell. The room had not been updated in a long time. I was told the rooms are owned by individuals and each room is maintained differently. The beach was great and the restaurant was not over priced.