River Hotel of Southport

My wife and I came here because the hotel literally has its own beach. Since we were traveling the ICW by kayak, we pulled the boat out and were immediately on the property. Easy! The staff was friendly, and very kind to us, even offering to help us out on certain things. The room was immaculate, and had an awesome balcony with chairs to sit outside and enjoy the sun. Too bad it was cold during our stay. They provided room service each day and generous portions of coffee. The bed was comfortable, and room was quiet. They had wheeled carts that made it easy for us to get our gear up the elevator to our room. The room had a little kitchenette with microwave and all sorts of cooking gear (which was of no use because there was not a burner 🧐). There was a lot of good storage in the room. The price was very good for what the room was.

I absolutely loved everything about this place!!!!! I was skeptical booking a hotel bc we usually book a house when we travel but sadly we are less our fur baby this year :( so we didn’t need a house. I am soooo glad I booked this place! It was cleaner than any place I have ever stayed! It was in a great location! I’ve never felt so comfortable somewhere!! The ac was Amazing lol, that’s a big deal for me! And the fridge also worked beautifully! Again a big deal for me and my love of ice cold water!!! lol. We luckily never even saw a bug! Even with going out on the balcony none of the critters followed us in! And that’s another thing! The balcony was a huge plus! I can’t say enough about this place I loved it so much. Sadly we left and went to Charleston rented an air bnb and could not have been more disappointed with them and wish we could’ve still been in Southport. I will definitely come back to this hotel!

Beach towels included, pool access, and beach access.

Absolutely loved this hotel and the location. Very friendly and helpful staff. Huge room with very well equipped kitchenette including large fridge freezer, microwave and dishwasher. Handy for us as we were travelling for a few weeks to different locations and had food and drinks with us. Very clean room with table and chairs and balcony with chairs…fabulous view across to the estuary/bay. Very comfortable beds and a lovely bathroom with a huge walk in shower. Our room was a deluxe double with balcony. Plenty of parking either underneath each of the three blocks of accommodations or in the large car park within the grounds. Lovely pool area with a beach in front.. They have regular weekly food trucks and live music. Unfortunately, we didn’t experience this as we were out that particular day during our visit. Set in a lovely, peaceful residential area and a 15-20 minute stroll into town. Southport is a beautiful place to stay with plenty of shops and restaurants whilst retaining a small town feel. There are many parts to the area that have been used in many films and tv shows and the local tourist office has a museum with local history and memorabilia and artefacts from the films, in particular from Safe Haven which is one of the more well known in this area.

The room was outstanding - the cleanliness of the room was amazing! From the moment we walked into the room we noticed how clean the room was. It wasn't a brand new room, but it felt like it was. The cleaning staff deserves the highest of praise for the great job they do maintaining the rooms. Location to downtown was great too - a short walk to shops and restaurants made it a great weekend get away.