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Oceanana Motel

Google (994) 4.1
Tripadvisor (264) 3.4
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Many visitors praise the Oceanana Motel for its great value, friendly staff, and oceanfront location, with some noting improvements in room quality and a nostalgic atmosphere. However, several guests report significant issues with cleanliness, including unpleasant odors and the presence of roaches, as well as complaints about rude front desk staff, particularly an employee named Jessica.

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700 E Fort Macon Rd, Atlantic Beach, NC 28512, USA
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Phone
(252) 726-4111
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Website
www.oceananamotel.com

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About this place Oceanana Motel

Oceanana is a family-run oceanfront motel on East Fort Macon Road in Atlantic Beach, on North Carolina's Crystal Coast. It has its own fishing pier and direct beach access. It is a mainstream motel, listed as gay-friendly, not a gay venue, and its crowd is mostly families and anglers. Fort Macon State Park is just down the road, and Beaufort and Morehead City are a short drive away. Google reviewers give it 4.1 from nearly 1,000 reviews. Summer weekends book out early.

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Gay-friendly (straight venue) Card payments accepted Walk-ins welcome Reservation required WiFi Year-round Beach access Gay-friendly (straight venue) Air conditioning

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4.1
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994 reviews

Based on 994 Google reviews.

James Sparks
James Sparks Jun 2026
★★★★☆

Excellent value for its location. Walk onto beach and pier. Very friendly and helpful staff especially Bonnie. She was able to provide a specific requested room without issue. The rooms are arranged best for people fishing because they have minimal furniture to easily accommodate coolers in the room.

StevieLynn Aldridge
StevieLynn Aldridge Jun 2026
★☆☆☆☆

My BF and I stayed here bc the fishing pier was advertised but when we went to go on the pier we were told we still had to pay the 20 to fish. So they are charging almost 200 a night and we are given no access to fish on the pier they only give those passes out during the off season and the pool is closed at this time. The TV doesn’t work either. You have to sign in to your own Netflix account if you want to watch tv. Definitely not worth the money spent on the room. We will not be returning here.

Lloyd Foster
Lloyd Foster Jun 2026
★★★★★

We had a great time and met Libby,Bonnie ,Victoria ,and Russell,plus some of the other staff. Everyone is new and getting ready to take the oceana on a new journey like it hasn't had for years. Looking forward to coming back.

Earl Hewitt
Earl Hewitt May 2026
★★★★★

Great place on the beach to stay. Clean rooms. Don’t need to second guess.

May Smith
May Smith May 2026
★★★★★

Spoke with Bonnie today and she was the sweetest! Informed me of all the new upgrades and how the new GM is improving the motel. The rooms sound amazing .I will be booking soon with the grandkids.

Russell Ford Jr
Russell Ford Jr May 2026
★★★★★

Rooms have been newly updated with new mattresses, furniture, sheets/towels, and a hot breakfast in the morning. Now year-round. Can't wait to book again for Christmas!

Melinda Murdock
Melinda Murdock May 2026
★★★★★

We had a very nice 3 night stay at Oceanana. Russell, the young fellow who checked us in when we arrived, was very nice and very helpful. We asked for a table and chair and a young man was there with them before we even got back to our room almost. Vida, the housekeeper, was also nice and friendly. All of them greeted us with a smile. The young man who was doing the outside maintenance, brought us a nice cushion to pu. t on the lounge chairs and offered to even take chairs to beach for us. Our room had all new stuff, even the sheets, but please keep in mind the pool may not be open because of maintenance on it. Our requests were filled with no problems, even trying to pump up floats. I would surely come back for another stay. Thank yall for your service( the Oceananana employess). We had a great time. Selena and Melinda

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Last updated on 18 October 2026

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