Come Spend Labor Day at Our Sunset Beach Resort

With Labor Day Weekend right around the corner many believe summer is winding down. But at a coastal location such as ours vacation season runs far into the end of the year. If you haven’t managed to squeeze in a vacation this summer it’s not too late to make reservations for a luxurious stay at our Sunset Beach resort.

This time of year is a lovely time to visit the beach. With many families back home and preparing to send their kids off to school before month’s end, the beaches as well as our Sunset Beach resort have plenty of room to spread out.

We’d like to wish everyone a safe and happy Labor Day this year. Here are some local events taking place in the area.

Labor Day Music Extravaganza is on Bald Head Island from August 30 through September 2. Come dance the weekend away with Bald Head Island's signature beach music bash! Weekend events include the Coastal Carolina Bash, Harbourside Pavilion Picnic and Texas BBQ. Call 910-457-3701 for more information.

The Labor Day Sand Sculpture Contest in Ocean Isle Beach, NC, is taking place from 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 31. There are two divisions: Children's division - up to age 13, Family division - 4 adults and no limit on children. Rules are available at the Museum of Coastal Carolina. Trophies and prizes awarded in all divisions. The event takes place on the beach behind the Community Center on 44 East 1st Street in Ocean Isle Beach. For more information or if you have questions please call 910-579-1016. Happy Labor Day!

The Hatching has begun! Visit Brunswick County Beachest to Witness the Baby Sea Turtles

This is such an exciting time to visit Sunset Beach, NC, Holden Beach, NC and Ocean Isle Beach NC. After months of dicovering Sea Turtle Nests the hatching has finally begun

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The mother Sea Turtles start to come ashore in May and lay there eggs by the dunes. Volunteers with the Sea Turtle Watch Program then tour the beach night and day to look for the nests, mark them, and then they wait.

After about 50 to 60 days the hatching begins and it is a glorious sight!

Volunteers come back when they know it is getting close so they can be there to guide the baby sea turtles to the water. When the eggs are ready to hatch it is called a boil because they flow out of the nest like boiling water. There can be as many as 160 eggs so you can imagine how much help they need to make it to the water safely.( If you are vacationing they ask that you take up all beach equipment and fill in holes and knock down sand castles near the nest and trenches so they can have a smooth trail to the water.)


Sunset Beach has 19 nests this year. Holden Beach is ready to break the there record from 1999 with 69 nests, and Ocean Isle has marked quite a few as well. And the mother Turtles are still coming ashore to lay eggs. August through October is a great time to visit our area so you can be here to witness this amazing and once in a lifetime event. For more information about the Nests you can visit the Sunset Beach turtle patrol website at www.sunsetbeachturtles.org or visit www.hbturtlewatch.org


Holden Beach also hosts a turtle talk every Wednesday night by the foot of the bridge at 7:00 p.m. until Labor Day.If you can't make it to the talk then don't hesitate to approach a volunteer on the beach because they love to answer any questions you have and can tell you the best chance of seeing a nest boil over with these cute and tiny sea creatures.


Call and make your reservation with us at The Sunset Inn today so you can be one of the lucky vacationers and have stories to tell your friends for years to come. Beautiful Sunset Beach is here and calling your name!

If You're Looking For an Ocean Isle Beach Hotel During the Sailfish Classic

The Cape Fear Sailfish Classic takes place on Friday and Saturday, August 9 and 10, 2013. This is an open tournament for all fisherman, targeting Captains and their crews from Wrightsville Beach to the west side of the Shoals at Ocean Isle Beach. It will be a weekend of fun and festivities, cash payouts, Champions Trophy and bragging rights.


This is an all-release event, designed to promote fun and exciting fishing that occurs nearshore every year as the waters warm and the Gulf Stream eddies push inward. Captains will fish as far "offshore" as the Tower, and the boundaries are defined as the Dallas Rock to Schoolhouse and Parking Lot Areas off of Wrightsville to 23 mile Rock, west to the Jungle/Hammer areas off of Ocean Isle.

The event is a 2 day fishing tournament, commencing with a pig-picking Captains meeting at the Wightsville Beach Marina on August 9. Fishing days are Friday/Saturday. Lines in at 8 a.m. and out at 3 p.m. This event is designed to be fun, all release and open to boats of any size. Book your place now, come for the Captains meeting and experience first hand the art of circle hook rigging ballyhoo by noted area fisherman.

If you find yourself looking for an Ocean Isle Beach hotel where you can stay during the tournament, be sure to check out Sunset Inn in nearby Sunset Beach. You simply won’t find any Ocean Isle Beach hotel that can provide you with the level of comfort and quality that our accommodations can.

Why Ocean Isle Beach Vacations

When people ask us “Why take Ocean Isle Beach vacations?” we answer “Why not!” Plenty of people plan Ocean Isle Beach vacations as their destination because Ocean Isle is centrally located along the North Carolina coast. To the north is Holden Beach and to the south is Sunset Beach.

It’s Sunset Beach where you’ll find the best accommodations around — right here at The Sunset Inn. We can provide you with your choice of rooms for your stay and all at reasonable prices. Beautifully appointed rooms with king-sized beds, private baths, private screened porches with marsh views, wet bars, luxurious linens and large porches all combine to create a relaxed atmosphere that most can only dream about. It’s here where we’ll share our beautiful sunrises and breathtaking sunsets with you. You’ll be glad you came.

Consider spending your anniversary or honeymoon with us and take advantage of our special Honeymoon/Anniversary Package. A package includes:

• 3 nights accommodations in one of our beautiful grand rooms
• Bouquet of flowers
• Bottle of champagne or wine
• A one hour off-site massage per person
• A $50 gift certificate to Twin Lakes Restaurant on the Intracoastal Waterway.

Rates are per room excluding taxes and gratuities. Please book at least two weeks in advance. Specials must be booked by phone. Additional nights will be priced at the regular nightly rate. No other discounts apply to special.