Vacation in Morehead City NC

I had a great weekend with my family. We went to Morehead City in NC and stayed at EconoLodge. We arrived late Friday evening and stayed until Sunday. I would not recommend the EconoLodge in Morehead City to anyone that is looking for a comfortable place to sleep. The room was clean and the shower had great water pressure. It was also conveniently located to all the area attractions.

Those are the good points. The bad points were unacceptable. For a room that is $99 a night, I expect to get what I am paying for. The HBO that was supposed to be in each room, wasn’t in ours. The information in the room regarding area attractions was out of date. The beds were uncomfortable and the pillows were old. There was a small storm Saturday night and lightening hit close by. Partial power was lost in the rooms. One thing affected was, of course, the air conditioning. After spending a long day visiting museums and swimming at the beach, we were ready for some quiet time to wind down and rest in our room. We had about four hours of no air conditioning. I know, it wasn’t their fault; however, a discount for our inconvenience would have been appropriate.

EconoLodge also has a continental breakfast. This consisted of cheap orange and apple juice, coffee, store bought bagels and donuts that were small and almost stale. Because of this, we discovered a nice diner called Captain’s Table that, on the outside, didn’t look like much, but they served great food at a low price and the staff was extremely friendly. Did I mention that the staff at the hotel was both pleasant and unpleasant, depending on who was working?

Another great place to eat in Morehead City is Cubbies. When we arrived late Friday, we tried another restaurant, New Dawn, and arrived twenty minutes before closing. I would have been fine with take out, but the doors were locked. They had closed early. We drove down the street and found Cubbies. It was fifteen minutes before closing, and I wasn’t sure if we would be eating there or doing take-out. We ate there. The staff was happy to feed us and their other customers. The food was great. I had the best hamburger and my husband had a great cheesesteak sandwich. They were cooked to perfection. My son had a grilled cheese and he enjoyed that, too.

There are a lot of great places to go to in the Morehead City area. We visited Beaufort and took a harbor and dolphin sightseeing cruise. It was great. We also visited Fort Macon and walked all around this historic park’s restored site. My son did not enjoy it, but it was mommy and daddy’s turn to enjoy ourselves. We spent both mornings at a little harbor beach at Radio Island and had a great, relaxing time. We visited the Maritime Museum and browsed several stores. One store, Satan’s Breath, that sells spices salsas and sauces, all made by the store owner Elmo Barnes, Jr. We bought a couple, thanks to the owner seeing us pull up and coming out before we left. The store wasn’t open, it was Sunday. The store is also a B&B, located in Beaufort, a few blocks away from the harbor with several boats you can go out on for sight seeing.

I recommend finding a place to stay in Morehead City, NC and having your next family vacation there. There are a lot of things to do during the day for families. There’s not much going on in the evenings for kids, but if you stay at a hotel with a pool, you will be fine. The key for our successful vacation was making sure our son understood that we had to take turns in choosing activities. It wasn’t always easy. Several times, we gave in and cut short the activity that my husband and I had picked because our son was extremely unhappy. It just wasn’t fun when our son was obviously miserable. We did not cancel our sight seeing cruise, though. Before it, our little boy tried everything to get out of it, but the closer to the boat we got, the less upset he was. He became fascinated, and ended up having a great time. We all did.