Stayed at the Bluff Shoal October 9-11. Found rooms to be clean and comfortable. It is a typical older motel on Ocracoke, small rooms with very few amenites, but affordable and in a great location with a porch that runs the enire length of the motel with chairs for sitting. Would stay there again.

The location is perfect, right in the heart of the village. Walking distance to anything. Quiet with a small pier and deck right on the bay. The nature of the island's isolation does not cause security concerns but if this hotel was in a bad area I would not give it a high mark for security. It was clean and reasonably priced. Air conditioner worked well. I only had two complaints: Outdoor lighting illuminated the room all night which could easily be fixed with thicker curtains and the water pressure was always low and at times barely a trickle. Other than those problems I think the room was well worth the money and an unbeatable location.