Southern Star Inn

2/10

Poor

11 Jun 2026

Stormy

***DO NOT STAY HERE*** This is the worst hotel I have ever stayed. The room was disgusting like it hadn’t been cleaned in weeks or longer, multiple broken things in the room, the smell of the room was PUTRID. My pregnant friend had to sleep in the vehicle because of the awful conditions, after she got stuck in the bathroom because the door got stuck. I called beforehand to let them know we would be checking in late with our ETA, it took over 10 minutes to wake up the person working the front desk to get checked in. To top it all off the staff has been the worst to deal with, they refused a refund, called me a liar about the conditions of the rooms even though I took picture documentation of everything. We stayed 1 of the 2 nights, this hotel staff lied to Expedia and told them we stayed both nights and would not approve a refund. They got tired of my calls and won’t answer my calls anymore. Please, please, please never stay here, this establishment is awful in every aspect possible. I’ll attach a few of the photos that were taken.

Business Friends

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2026

Stacy

It's was decent

Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2026

Lisa

very clean room, beds are meant for a smaller size person. Staff super friendly.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2026

Walter

The only

2/10

Poor

13 Apr 2026

LaQuanda

The hotel room was filthy dirt behind toilet. Pubic hair on toilet seat. Linen in 2nd bedroom was filthy!! Dirt streaks on linen. First bedroom bed was just thrown together although the linen was clean. Mold and mildew in shower. Soap scum on soap dish inside shower proving shower wasn’t cleaned. By far the worst room I have ever purchased and I was left with no other options because my car was broken and I was waiting on shipment of car parts.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

09 Apr 2026

LaQuanda

Linen on beds were dirty. Bathroom was filthy pubic hair on toilet. Bottom of toilet terrible. Hotel staff said he would honor my online price but did not. Bathroom towels still looked dirty. Very uncomfortable

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

22 Mar 2026

Sherika

The property was pet friendly. However you get what you pay for. The property didn't look like the picture. The rooms recked of cigarettes smoke. Although the place didn't look appealing, the rooms in the inside were cozy and simple. The beds were firm and very comfortable to sleep on. Overall a peaceful stay.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

04 Mar 2026

Sherry

We stayed here for one night. It was very convenient to Chowan University. We had everything we needed and we could tell that there were upgrades made but it is still very old and needs more updating. The beds were extremely hard and noisy when you would move. The walls are thin and it was rather noisy when people were outside the room or walking around upstairs. It was overall clean and there was a microwave and a fridge. I think the stay could have been more comfortable if the beds were a bit softer and less noisy. It was adequate for our needs but definitely could be improved.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Nov 2025

Troy

Very nice and great customer service fast check in

2/10

Poor

26 Nov 2025

Larry

Pig stye

4/10

Poor

10 Nov 2025

Stephanie

I booked a king suite and it looked like it needed to be cleaned. I was moved to a smaller room due to the fact i had a cat and this room was big enough for a bed and that was it. Stuff was just throw together horrible stay

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2025

Anthony

An old motel but its quaint

Business Self

2/10

Poor

20 Oct 2025

Larry

The place was a pug sty, filthy, outdated, unlivable.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2025

Noemi

I loved how close it was to the event I was attending. The rooms were updated (vinyl flooring), clean and in decent condition for an older property. I know previous reviews were not good, but since new management took over, it's much nicer.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

16 Oct 2025

Michael

dead roaches in room

Business

2/10

Poor

13 Oct 2025

Laura

Very old, dirty rooms. Refused to recognize my service dog and charged me because I \"didn't tell \" them ahead of my arrival. This is illegal and as soon as the government shutdown ends I will be filling a complaint.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

25 Sep 2025

richard

Room was OK

Business

8/10

Excellent

10 Sep 2025

Christine

This is an ok place for 1 night. No restaurants except foreign food. room was old fashioned.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Sep 2025

Jacqueline

Proximity to the university

Business Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Aug 2025

Keith

Good

4/10

Poor

08 Aug 2025

Mehdi

I tried to cancel my reservations online but couldn’t.
Poor place to stay , room smelled a lot . I did not stay and returned my key after checking in and kept driving!
There were no other place to stay in that town.
Overall it is not good town to stay overnight.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2025

Emily

This property has had a bad reputation in the past, but it has now been renovated. The king bed was very comfortable. The room and bathroom were clean but sloppy caulking in the bathroom makes the floor around the toilet look dirty but it is not dirty. The shower was fine with a good shower head and hot water. It was a very hot, humid day and night, but the air conditioning kept us cool. The person checking us in was friendly and helpful. There is nothing fancy about this place but it met our needs adequately.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2025

logan

I always stay here for work...good price , clean rooms, and manager is always friendly!!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2025

Lael

It was a nice, friendly staff, and right in town.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 May 2025

RONALD

Five stars

It was quiet and peaceful. The staff was very generous. Rooms was clean an maintained. I would stay again with no complaints.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2024

Amanda

Loved it

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

25 Oct 2024

William

I will never stay here again, nor will I recommend it to others

4/10

Poor

20 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

Blaaa

Tiny shoe box room. Ac/heater very noisy. Microwave could not be plugged in. Room phone not plugged in. Not recommended for more than a night.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2024

James

No issues

4/10

Poor

03 Aug 2024

Verified traveler

Beware…. Low standards

We booked a king room. Arrived at motel, electrical issues, do they ‘upgraded’ us to a. Double queen room?? And it was horrible. Smelled bad, beds looked as if they were not changed. Had dirt and hair on them. Floors were disgustingly dirty had to wear shoes the whole time. We were given 1 towel set for 2 people. They were badly stained and tattered. Room was only checked once by a guy that knocked, we were still resting due to late night, and the guy opened to door on us! No fresh towels, we had to take our own trash out! As the only place to stay in town, we had to deal with it. Returned the next night to room, it smelled so bad of weed! We had to buy an air freshener! We come to town for a festival each year, and sadly, we will make reservations at the next town 30 mins away next year! This place is very ran down since last year when we stayed. Needs new sheets, towels, cleaning people that care!
They need to do better! We do not recommend!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2024

Bryant

Yo

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jun 2024

Scott

Average, but adequate room at an obviously older motel. Would stay at again if necessary

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

08 Jun 2024

Bryant

Didn't like it

Business Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

15 Apr 2024

bob

Very nice staff. Room was cleaning and small . But great price. Unfortunately bed was horrible

Business

2/10

Poor

14 Apr 2024

Davita

I like that the property was located closely to the university. It was an extremely convenient location. I did not like the staff experience that i encountered upon arrival. He was not welcoming. He presented a room that was not cleaned. The linen was not clean and had cigarette burns on it. The bathroom was filthy and he declined to clean initially. My family and i went to the Dollar Tree on Main Street to purchase our own cleaning products. Once night came, the facilty has a large watchdog that is extremely big and intimdating. He barks extremely loud. It interrupts the peace. We checked out early as a result of our terrible experience.

Business Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

25 Mar 2024

Verified traveler

It was pretty dirty, especially the laundry

6/10

Pleasant

18 Mar 2024

Alfred

Charged for a King Deluxe Room, placed in a standard deluxe room.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2024

louis

Awesome

Business Partner

2/10

Poor

08 Mar 2024

Bryant

Don't like it

Business Self

4/10

Poor

24 Sep 2023

James

Extremely outdated and run down. The phone was disgustingly filthy! The floors looks clean - walk around in your socks and discover how gross they were. The towels were the thinnest I have EVER had and they left a residue on my skin. Same with the bedding - very thin and not soft - outdated.

Business_and_leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

22 Sep 2023

Verified traveler

You get what you pay for

First let me say the Staff was Friendly and helpful.

If you are expecting a Hotel that leaves you \"Mints on the Pillow\" this is not the Hotel for you. It is the most basic hotel on the planet. It is a room, with Air-conditioning and heat, one towel, two washcloths, and a roll of toilet paper. The bed was a bed, clean sheets, but after a long day .... who cares.

Parking was not the best. The parking lot was \"Full\" of heavy construction trucks and there equipment. The hotel was full of construction workers, who were polite. They even offered food from their grills which were in the parking lot. By 5 am the parking lot was empty.

If you like music... all the better, you can hear the other guests music 2 rooms away.

I got exactly what I paid for.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

11 Aug 2023

Suzanne

Okay for cheap

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

15 Jul 2023

Jessica

Gross !!! Keep going !

Terrible stay and overpriced! The shower still had used soap and empty shampoo bottles indicating it wasn’t cleaned ! We decided not to shower ! And the body hair was everywhere! Gross ! Ice machine didn’t work! Smelly and dirty outside . Noisy guests ! Old blankets with lots of burn holes ! I sprayed Lysol everywhere and wiped down everything with Lysol wipes .. we were exhausted and just dealt with it . Not worth the money we paid ! And the ridiculous charge for the pet fee! I don’t mind paying a pet fee , but not being ripped off . This place is gross and the health department needs to shut it down !

Business

4/10

Poor

09 Jul 2023

Lucinda

Please don’t stay here !!

The hotel was in a unsafe area. The room smelled like cigarettes. The room stated that it could fit two people but this room was the size of a matchbox. We had to ask for towels and wash clothes, and tissue. The room has an windup air conditioning unit and in the day time the sun pierce through a small holes in the window. Our room door wouldn’t lock so anyone could just walk in our room at anytime, and I found out that a young lady overdosed at the hotel. This place is terrible!!

Business

2/10

Poor

20 Jun 2023

Vera

Filthy Room…Do Not Stay Here!

I reserved this room for my siblings and their room was in the same condition as my double double room. Filthy!! Bedding was dirty. Housekeeping didn’t want to provide fresh clean bedding until they “saw proof” of dirty bed linen. Dust and dirt on walls and caked on baseboard. Shower floor was dirty with mildew all over shower curtain. Afraid to let it shower curtain touch them.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

20 Jun 2023

Vera

Filthy! Call Health Department ASAP!

The room looked as if it had not been cleaned in a very long time. There was a lot of dirt and dust build up all along baseboards. I had to clean sink, toilet and shower the best I could using disinfectant cleaning wipes and they ended up a yellow brown color when I finished. Bedding had hair and stains on it. Shower fixtures were not secured to shower wall. Shower curtain was full of mildew and we were afraid to touch it. We were afraid to lay directly in sheets and blankets. Washcloths were dingy with dark stains (thankfully we traveled with our own).

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

29 May 2023

Sameera Jayanath

Traveled with family and room was good.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2023

Colleen

Was close to Chowan University and we could walk to places to eat. Room was clean. I know the hotel is a bit older but it appears some updates have been made. Has a refrigerator and microwave in the rooms.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Mar 2023

Robert

Room was clean, the hallway was not.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2023

Roger Gore

Very clean inside the room and around the property. The front desk has great customer service and very accommodating! I'm in town on business and haven't been disappointed!!!❤️

Business Self