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Islander Hotel & Resort

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102 Islander Drive, Emerald Isle, NC

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About This Vendor

As Emerald Isle’s only ocean front hotel, the Islander Hotel & Resort offers a unique setting for your destination wedding. With the Atlantic Ocean as your backdrop, your guests will enjoy not only your ocean-side ceremony, but also a delectable cocktail on the terrace and an elegant reception on the paved patio. When the night ends, simply walk to your suite. With over 80 rooms to choose from, the stress of travel is irrelevant. The Islander Hotel & Resort offers seaside ceremony and reception space, indoor banquet rooms, rehearsal dinner spaces, and additional space for any event you may be arranging.

Amenities + Details

Ceremony Area

Handicap Accessible

Indoor Event Space

On-Site Accommodations

Outdoor Event Space

Reception Area

Covered Outdoors Space

Dressing Room

Liability Insurance

Wireless Internet

Settings

Ballroom, Beach, Waterfront, Hotel, Tented

Venue Service Offerings

Destination Weddings, Planning

Islander Hotel & Resort Reviews

Reviewed On 9/12/2021 by Hannah K

Would give ZERO stars if I could. Carol, the venue coordinator, did not show for our appointment that we set and when I emailed her upon arrival she did not respond and none of the front desk staff had her contact information (red flag #1), How...

ever another employee informed me while I was waiting (over an hour!) that she was texting Carol and was telling Carol I was here and waiting and to call me. Carol responded to the employee via text stating she would call me but I never heard from her. Piss poor and unprofessional behavior for a venue that charges $5K+. Would NOT recommend. Waste of a trip considering I was from out of town and drove 2+ hours to view this venue and get a tour.

Reviewed On 10/20/2018 by Sandi S

Beautiful location! And my favorite part was probably how well the chaotic parts were handled. When there was miscommunication on contracts and guests and it was a sold out crazy booked holiday weekend in the summer, they still managed to make ...

accommodations for me. No wedding can go 100% as planned but for the 5% that almost went to hell in a hand basket- they were there for me. -One Grateful Bride

Reviewed On 9/16/2018 by Lauren S

We couldn't have picked a better wedding venue. Emerald Isle has always had a special place in our heart and The Islander was the PERFECT location to spend our special day. Not only is it absolutely beautiful but Carol and the entire Islander s...

taff were always extremely helpful and overall just cared about us and making our day so special. We can't thank them enough. It was perfect!

Reviewed On 11/25/2014 by Hayley S

This resort has a beautiful backdrop for a gorgeous wedding. Zena was amazing during the process. She responded quickly and had all the advice and answers I needed. Kimi helped the day of to make sure the day went down without a hitch. If you a...

re looking for a location for your friends and family to stay and get married in one place, this is it!! The courtyard is a great place to have all the closest people to you come and enjoy a great time without necessarily getting messy in the sand!!

Reviewed On 11/06/2013 by Jessica H

I wanted to have my wedding at the beach, just not ON the beach and the Islander was perfect. The courtyard provided plenty of room to host my ceremony and reception for a wedding of about 140 people. The ocean was the perfect backdrop to our...

big day. The hotel itself is very nice with very large rooms to accomadate guests and wedding party. Overall we had a great weekend and a fantastic wedding.

Reviewed On 10/11/2012 by Lauren C

My wedding was at the Islander and everything was wonderful. The manager was very helpful with the whole process. We did NOT use Chelsea with Bluewater, but did everything ourselves and I couldn't have been happier!

Reviewed On 6/04/2012 by Kelly M

I had always wanted a wedding at the beach and The Islander was the perfect place. We had our wedding in the sand and our reception indoors in their event room. Everything was perfect. They also provide tables and linens and was fairly inexpens...

ive.

Reviewed On 6/25/2011 by Becky S

The location and grounds of The Islander (Emerald Isle, NC) were amazing. It created the best atmosphere and awesome pictures for our perfect day! However, leading up to the actual event the staff was always confused!! They had problems bookin...

g rooms for our guests, they got rooms mixed up, and at one point even told us their were 2 weddings going on there on the same day. (Which was not true!!) The also overcharged people from our agreed upon prices. They told guests they were all booked up on lower price rooms in order to get them booked in oceanfront and higher priced rooms; but whenever we called we were told they had plenty of all rooms available. They constantly dropped your call when on hold for them. And perhaps the most frustrating of all was trying to get a response back from their manager or "event" planner (which changed during our 7 month engagement!) We look back at our pictures and know we had a PERFECT day but I'm not sure I would recommend this place simply due to all the headaches and panic attacks they caused me in the process by not being able to simply book rooms for my family and guests!