The Best Family-Friendly Hotels in North Carolina

Where to Stay for a Family Vacation with Kids in North Carolina

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North Carolina is a great family-oriented vacation destination, so if you're looking for kid friendly hotels, we've got plenty of suggestions. After comparing many of the hotels in the area, below is our list of the best family-friendly hotels in North Carolina for your next vacation based on amenities, previous guest ratings, location, activities, and price. So, even if you're traveling as a family of 4, a family of 5, or even a large family, you can find the best hotel that meets your needs. After all, when traveling with children, you're probably looking for kid-friendly features such as swimming pools, game rooms, kid's activities, and extra space. Of course, it also helps to have a kitchen so you can cook some family friendly meals, and extra bedrooms if you have a larger family. Many of the top family friendly hotels and resorts in North Carolina will offer some of these features, so you're in luck. If you're looking for where to stay as a family in North Carolina, here are the best family hotels.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

The Omni Grove Park Inn - Asheville

Asheville, North Carolina
4-star Resort with prices starting at $430 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for a Family Getaway to North Carolina
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms

Located at 290 Macon Avenue, The Omni Grove Park Inn - Asheville has great rooms from $430 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 143 miles from the city center, families will especially love a bar, parking, hiking, mountain views, and child care at this family-friendly hotel. Nothing says relaxation like having room service delivered.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Indoor pool
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking
  • Pool table
  • Table tennis
  • Microwave
  • Luxury


Shutters on the Banks

Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $173 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Hotels for a Family Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Water park
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Shutters on the Banks which has nice rooms starting at $173. Offering a water park, a fitness center, scuba diving, snorkeling, and breakfast, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 405 S Virginia Dare Trail. This kid-friendly hotel is also nice because it offers hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, golf, a free breakfast, and a hot tub which families with kids will enjoy. Also, it's just 246.1 miles from the city center. The kids will love the water park, too. It's also less than the average price for family-friendly hotels, so it's a great value.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchenette
  • Free breakfast
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Water park
  • Snorkeling
  • Picnic area
  • Beach


Princess Anne Boutique Hotel & Restaurant

Asheville, North Carolina
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $167 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Perfect Hotel for a Trip with Kids to North Carolina
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family rooms

We found Princess Anne Boutique Hotel & Restaurant to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $167. We loved that is has skiing, room service, a fitness center, a bar, and breakfast, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.40 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 301 East Chestnut Street. You'll also find hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, and a free breakfast which visitors with kids will love. And this family hotel is just 143.2 miles from the center of town. Being able to prepare food in the room is also very convenient. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for family-friendly hotels.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free breakfast
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Microwave
  • Picnic area


Brookside Mountain Mist Inn

Waynesville, North Carolina
Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $199 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for Children
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family rooms

With terrific rooms from $199, Brookside Mountain Mist Inn, at 142 Country Club Drive provides skiing, breakfast, hiking, mountain views, and golf. Its terrific guest rating is 9.70 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Travelers will really like this fun hotel which also offers a free breakfast, a hot tub, a game room, free parking, and horse riding. It's located just 168.6 miles from the city center, too. You'll love relaxing in the hot tub at the end of the day, too.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Microwave


Embassy Suites Raleigh - Durham Airport/ Brier Creek

Raleigh, North Carolina
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $176 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Terrific for a Family Vacation to North Carolina
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for family-friendly hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool

Embassy Suites Raleigh - Durham Airport/ Brier Creek has a great guest rating of 9.10 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and breakfast. The great rooms here start at $176 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 8001 Arco Corporate Drive. Furthermore, it also offers rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, a free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms, which is nice for families. Just 74.2 miles from the city center, this relaxing hotel is a terrific choice. It's always nice having a heated pool to relax in. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for family-friendly hotels.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free breakfast
  • Indoor pool
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Child pool
  • Microwave


Hyatt Place Charlotte Airport/Tyvola Road

Charlotte, North Carolina
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $125 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Kid-Friendly Hotel in North Carolina
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms

The great guest rating of Hyatt Place Charlotte Airport/Tyvola Road is 7.90 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $125, and it's located at 2950 Oak Lake Boulevard. We also love the a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, hiking, child care, and laundry services which are great for families with kids. And since it's just 56.2 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one. The price of this hotel is less than average for family-friendly hotels, which makes it a great value.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Breakfast included
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free breakfast
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Parking
  • Microwave


Renaissance Charlotte SouthPark Hotel

Charlotte, North Carolina
4-star Hotel with prices starting at $173 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Top Family-Friendly Hotel
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

A cool place is Renaissance Charlotte SouthPark Hotel because it has great rooms that start at $173. It has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and child care, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 5501 Carnegie Boulevard. Only 52.9 miles from the city center, visitors with kids will especially love laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, an indoor pool, bowling, and free parking at this family-friendly hotel. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day. It's also less than the average price for family-friendly hotels, so it's a great value.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Tennis


Hilton Garden Inn Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $159 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Terrific Place to Stay with Kids in North Carolina
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family rooms

Hilton Garden Inn Greensboro offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and a kid-friendly buffet which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $159 (before taxes). It's located at 4307 Big Tree Way and has earned a guest rating of 8.40/10. This kid-friendly hotel is also nice because it offers child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and an indoor pool which travelers will enjoy. Also, it's just 39 miles from the city center. Having an indoor pool means that you can swim and have fun any time of the year. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for family-friendly hotels.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Indoor pool
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Microwave


DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Raleigh-Durham

Durham, North Carolina
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $152 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Recommended for Families
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms

Located at 2515 Meridian Parkway, DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Raleigh-Durham has great rooms from $152 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find outdoor tennis, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, a hot tub, and an indoor pool which families will love. And this family hotel is just 68.1 miles from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for family-friendly hotels.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Microwave


Staybridge Suites Wilmington East

Wilmington, North Carolina
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $172 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for Family Fun
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Staybridge Suites Wilmington East which has nice rooms starting at $172. Offering a fitness center, snorkeling, breakfast, rooms with kitchens, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 5010 New Centre Drive. Families with kids will really like this fun hotel which also offers a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, city views, an indoor pool, and bowling. It's located just 148.6 miles from the city center, too. Having a kitchen means that you'll be able to cook, which is very convenient when you're on the road. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for family-friendly hotels.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry service
  • Free breakfast
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Snorkeling
  • Microwave


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How much do family-friendly hotels cost in North Carolina?

North Carolina Average Family-Friendly Hotel Price
$185

Visitors will find a large range of terrific family-friendly hotel choices when planning a visit to North Carolina. The price of these family-friendly hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average family-friendly hotel price in North Carolina based on data from 56 hotels is an affordable $185. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in North Carolina.

The average prices of our suggested family-friendly hotels by star rating:

  • 4-star hotels: $244
  • 3-star hotels: $174


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