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Reviews of The First Colony Inn

3.5 out of 5
The First Colony Inn
6715 South Croatan Hwy, Nags Head, NC

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 301 out of 394 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 74 out of 394 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 394 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 394 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 394 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The First Colony Inn is a lovely old property in a great location for visiting the Outer Banks. Our room was spacious, clean and well appointed. Buffet breakfast choices were very good and the hot option varied each day. There's a wonderful beach opposite the inn and a good selection of restaurants and shops nearby. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and hope to return.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Richard, Cranleigh

Traveled with partner
2 large air conditioner units directly outside our window were exceptionally noisy all night.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from First Colony Inn on May 23, 2024
Hi Richard, we are a little confused concerning the remark on the ac units outside your window. The only thing outside your windows is a wrap around deck. There are no outside ac units here at the First Colony Inn, every room has one very quiet mini split with nothing outside the rooms.

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved our stay. Everyone was so kind especially the girl who worked so hard from check in and out serving breakfast cleaning table’s getting us ice. I wish I knew her name. She is a great employee and kind person. She deserves every cent of her pay plus way more. Breakfast’s were delicious. Short walk to the ocean. A very much needed getaway! Thank you for everything!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024
Response from First Colony Inn on May 14, 2024
Your compliments on our staff's service are greatly appreciated. We aim to create memorable experiences for our guests, and it's rewarding to know we succeeded with your stay. We will make sure Alma knows how much you appreciated her!

6/10 Okay

Margaret

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Charming!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

charee

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room 21 was unimpressive. Upon entering, we saw that all table lamp shades were crooked and the room temperature was very cold. Not a good first impression. After settling in, found that the wind rattled the door (remedied with a washcloth placed in door jamb) and the bed was really uncomfortable and noisy. There were other notables (iron, ironing board, and shower curtain liner should be replaced and the refrigerator needs to be secured). The FCI is a jewel that, given attention to the details, would absolutely sparkle.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from First Colony Inn on May 14, 2024
Thank you for sharing your experience. We regret to hear that the room did not meet your comfort expectations. We're looking into the issues you mentioned to ensure a more comfortable stay for our future guests.

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Celebrated our anniversary this weekend. Took pictures around the beautiful property. Staff is amazing. We’ll be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Nataliya

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Tv didn’t work . I contacted after hours twice, nobody called back. So, we didn’t have Tv all night in a cool chilly night..:(
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cindy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great rest when on a road trip.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Whitney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Muriel E

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful vintage hotel clean with modern conveniences.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ricky

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great service. Great breakfast. Just a 1 min stroll to the beach. Great area around the inn. Very comfortable seating around the property and on the balconies. Close to everything!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Trevor

Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Sara

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Vintage charm of historic inn. Rooms are cozy and comfortable, with antique furnishings as individual as each room. Home cooked delicious hot breakfast (including fresh baked pastries, mixed fruit and berries) and a late afternoon wine and cheese hospitality hour.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris, Milford

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

matthew C, Winona

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful experience!! An amazing part of history with clean and comfortable rooms!! The afternoon charcuterie board and wine were a nice bonus! Breakfast was homemade every morning and was very satisfying! Staff really treated us well and were also vey willing to talk about the history of the property! We will alway have fond memories of this stay and highly recommend this to anyone wanting to stay in this cozy and comfortable inn!!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved the old school vibe of this place. The staff was very friendly and breakfast was delicious. Enjoyed the wine social while taking in some sun on the grounds of the Inn. The beach chairs and bikes are a nice benefit. Quick walk to the beach
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from First Colony Inn on Mar 27, 2024
Thank you, Nicholas, for the wonderful review! We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed your stay and enjoyed our Inn. Our staff looks forward to welcoming you back in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super cute inn! The outside picnic and outdoor seating areas are cute and great to use. Would definitely recommend
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from First Colony Inn on Mar 27, 2024
We're delighted you found everything to your liking and hope to continue exceeding your expectations on future visits.

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great Breakfast! Clean! Older facility with Antique furniture. Had towel warming rack in bathroom. Toilet and tub were very low if you have issues getting back up. I loved it and would definitely go again. had chairs outside your room on the porch to sit and look over the gardens and outdoor pool. Only thing that would make it better was an oceanview. You could hear the ocean but not see it. Great stay would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from First Colony Inn on Mar 27, 2024
Hearing that you had a wonderful stay and enjoyed our amenities is great news to us. Thank you for your positive feedback, and we look forward to welcoming you back for another relaxing visit.

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great historic inn directly across from the beach. Staff was wonderful and very accommodating- comfortable bed, hot shower and a great ambiance!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from First Colony Inn on Mar 27, 2024
Thank you, Rebecca, for the wonderful review! We're happy to hear you enjoyed your stay and found comfort in our accommodations. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Jody

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from First Colony Inn on Mar 27, 2024
We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed your stay and found comfort in our accommodations. Our staff looks forward to welcoming you back in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay here!
One night, great people, very friendly and hospitable!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from First Colony Inn on Mar 27, 2024
We aim to create memorable experiences for our guests, and it's rewarding to know we succeeded with your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the 5th time we have stayed there over the years & we will return again.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

walter

Traveled with family
Get new or useable bikes please!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Penny

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023
Response from First Colony Inn Staff on Oct 27, 2023
We were happy to have your group stay with us this trip.

8/10 Good

Penny

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The front desk clerk seemed resentful to have to deal with people. Room was filthy and old. Keep away!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from First Colony Inn Staff on Oct 24, 2023
Yikes! We are sorry you had this experience. We pride ourselves with great staff that are warm & hospitable and cleanliness of our rooms, our reviews reflect that. We will follow up with housekeeping.

10/10 Excellent

Lawrence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from First Colony Inn Staff on Oct 24, 2023
Thank you for the 5 star review! We hope to see you back again.

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
OK -- not great
We enjoyed our stay. Good location, attractive property, nicer than staying at a chain. It's a bit faded and less attractive than the website shows -- closer to a busy road, some mold in the shower, a slow bathroom sink drain. The bed was large and comfortable. Our assigned breakfast time (we were not expecting this) was too late for our plans, so we skipped it, though other reviewers say it's very good. The landscaping is lovely! We'd probably stay somewhere else next time.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from First Colony Inn Staff on Oct 24, 2023
Thank you for your honest feed back! We do have assigned breakfast times to accommodate everyone, however, if a time slot for you is unavailable we also offer the same great breakfast to go.

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the breakfast and afternoon social. I think the room needs a bench upon which suitcases can be placed. Also the bathroom needs a table to place miscellaneous toiletries. Drapes at all the windows would provide more privacy. Right now there are blinds but they don’t hang close enough to the window.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from First Colony Inn Staff on Oct 4, 2023
Thank you for the feedback, we value our guests input. Each room should have a luggage rack, we will look into it further and see if it has been tucked away.

6/10 Okay

Joanne

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
This would be a 5 star if they just cleaned it up a little bit, and used an indoor pesticide. We were welcomed by what I believed to be a brown recluse spider, and I had a wonderful response from the manager who was able to put us in another room. The bathrooms were especially in need of cleaning. The shower curtain had black mold on it and the box of soap in shower was wet? Sink could really use some cleaning as there was crap that could simply be scrubbed off. The first room head of bed also leaned downward, and the coffee mugs were filthy. I would love this place if it were just cleaned properly and for goodness sakes replace the shower curtain. Ew…
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from First Colony Inn on Oct 4, 2023
Hi Joanne, You will be happy to know that we are indeed on a quarterly pest control for indoor/outdoor. The spider you saw was a wolf spider and as soon as he crossed the line he was on death's door. I have taken your concerns to the housekeeping supervisor. Thankfully we don't have black mold but we do have to deal with mildew in this area with all the humidity. I am glad that my assistant was able to upgrade you to a new room that met your expectations.

10/10 Excellent

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Muy buen servicio
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from First Colony Inn Staff on Oct 24, 2023
Thank you for the 5 stars!

10/10 Excellent

christopher

Excellent place for couples to stay
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from First Colony Inn Staff on Oct 4, 2023
Thank you for sharing your experience with us!

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from First Colony Inn Staff on Oct 4, 2023
We are so grateful for your 10-star rating!

10/10 Excellent

Terri

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved my stay at First Colony Inn! The property is beautiful and it has a great path to the beach which is wonderful. Breakfast is very nice and so is the afternoon wine and snacks selection. This place is highly recommended if you’re planning a trip to The Outer Banks.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from First Colony Inn Staff on Sep 15, 2023
Thanks Terri, it's nice to hear how much our guests enjoy their stay.

10/10 Excellent

PEGGY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quaint place to stay, very comfortable. The first-class breakfast was an unexpected plus. We will return!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from First Colony Inn Staff on Sep 15, 2023
We will make sure the chef hears how much you loved his breakfasts and fresh pastries! Glad you will be back, don't wait too long.

10/10 Excellent

JB

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Great Stay
A very clean and quaint place. Nice staff and good breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from First Colony Inn Staff on Sep 15, 2023
Thank you for the review, we hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Cara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Little gem
Spent one night here for a quick getaway. Would absolutely stay there again. Everything was clean and comfortable. Staff was very friendly. Beautiful grounds and all very relaxing. Breakfast was excellent. There is a dedicated path to the beach. Beds were comfortable. My only very minor complaint would be there is no extra blanket in the room and we were a little chilled from walking on the beach in the evening.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from First Colony Inn Staff on Sep 5, 2023
Absolutely lovely photos! Thank you Cara for the very kind words. We also welcome the suggestion for an extra blanket in the room, we will look into adding that for next year.

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from First Colony Inn Staff on Sep 5, 2023
Thank you for the review, please come back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from First Colony Inn Staff on Sep 5, 2023
Thank you for the review, we hope to see you again soon.

8/10 Good

LORI, BUMPASS

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property and we really enjoyed the breakfasts! The room was very clean. The only problem we had was that the tv wasn't connecting so we only got a couple of channels. One of the guys at the property came to the room to look at it, but I guess it wasn't something that could be fixed in a couple of days. We never heard or asked again about it.
Response from First Colony Inn Stafff on Aug 22, 2023
Thank you for the review. We are so sorry about the television! There was a mix up at the front desk, we thought it had been taken care of by another staff member that was more versatile with the cable. Please accept our apologies.

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The breakfasts and happy hour were great. Staff was super friendly and helpful. We loved the peace and quiet of the property. B&B is a little dated but one would expect that from a historic property.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from First Colony Inn Staff on Aug 22, 2023
Thank you l, we are happy to see you enjoyed not only the food but the atmosphere as well.

10/10 Excellent

Jackylyn

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place was really pretty and nice.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from First Colony Inn Staff on Aug 22, 2023
Thank you Jackylyn!

10/10 Excellent

Clarence

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from First Colony Inn Staff on Apr 29, 2023
We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us Clarence. We work really hard to give our guests the best experience possible, we’d love to welcome you back soon. Thanks again!

10/10 Excellent

MRIDUL

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very quaint, quiet, full of nature on the property with respectable rooms and staff. breakfast option was very good and fulfilling as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from First Colony Inn Staff on Apr 29, 2023
Thank you for the lovely review. Very happy to hear how much you enjoyed your stay and we will make sure Chef Justin knows how much you enjoyed breakfast.

8/10 Good

Rita and Dave

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Response from First Colony Inn Staff on May 8, 2023
Thank you for staying with us at First Colony Inn, we hope to see you again on your next visit to the Outer Banks.

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Response from First Colony Inn Staff on Apr 11, 2023
Christopher, thank you for the 10/10 review!

10/10 Excellent

Grace

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from First Colony Inn Staff on Apr 11, 2023
Thank you for the 10 stars Grace!