Dunewell House
Eighteen rooms on a dune above the Atlantic in Kill Devil Hills — breakfast on the deck, boards in the shed, and the beach forty steps from the porch.
See the roomsBuilt on
the dune
The house sits on a 22-foot dune behind a sand fence. A raised boardwalk crosses the sea oats and reaches the beach forty steps from the back porch.
Boards in
the shed
Soft-top longboards, bodyboards and spring wetsuits are free for guests. Sign one out the night before; surf lessons with a local coach start at 7 am.
Breakfast
on the deck
Served 7:30 to 10 am on the east deck: biscuits, eggs, cut fruit and drip coffee. Cooler bags for early surfers are packed and waiting by 6:30.
Sunrise and
sunset rooms
Nine rooms face the ocean and the sunrise, nine face the sound and the evening light. Every room has a ceiling fan, A/C and windows that open.
Welcome to Dunewell House
A shingled house
on the Outer Banks
Dunewell House is an eighteen-room inn on the ocean side of Kill Devil Hills, with a porch on every floor and a boardwalk over the dune.
Rooms are plain and bright: white linen, plank floors, a fan overhead and a window that opens to the wind.
Rinse off at the outdoor shower,
hang the wetsuit, take the stairs up.
three room types, eighteen doors
Rooms facing sea and sound
Dune Room
Our standard room for two, on the sound side of the house. A queen bed, a writing table under the window and a shared porch that catches the evening light over the water.
Porch Room
Ocean-facing, on the second floor, with a private screened porch and two rocking chairs. A king bed, a walk-in shower and a hook rack by the door for wet towels and wetsuits.
Before you arrive
What guests ask us most
Short answers from the front desk. Call us for anything else.
Question 01 / 04
Is the beach right outside?
Yes. The boardwalk leaves from the back porch, crosses the dune and ends on the sand after forty steps. Beach chairs and umbrellas are in the shed by the stairs; please bring them back up by sunset.
Front desk
Dunewell HouseQuestion 02 / 04
When is breakfast?
Every day from 7:30 to 10 am on the east deck, or in the front room when it rains. If you are surfing at dawn, tell us the night before and we will leave a cooler bag with coffee and biscuits.
Front desk
Dunewell HouseQuestion 03 / 04
Can I borrow a surfboard?
Boards are free for guests: soft-top longboards from 8 to 9 feet, bodyboards and spring wetsuits. Sign one out at the shed the night before. Lessons are booked separately and start at 7 am.
Front desk
Dunewell HouseQuestion 04 / 04
Do you take dogs?
Two ground-floor rooms take dogs up to 40 pounds for $35 a night. Ask for one when you book; bowls, a towel and a bag of treats are waiting in the room when you arrive.
Front desk
Dunewell Houseplain and practical
What every stay includes
Fast wifi
Fiber connection in every room and on both porches — enough for a video call before you head down to the water.
A protected dune
Please stay on the boardwalk: the sea oats hold the sand in place, and the fence line shifts a little every winter.
Breakfast included
Biscuits, eggs, fruit and drip coffee, served on the east deck from 7:30 each morning, rain or shine.
Board shed
Soft-top longboards, bodyboards and wetsuits, free for guests, with a rinse tank and racks beside the stairs.
Desk open all day
Someone is at the front desk from 7 am to 10 pm; late arrivals get a door code by text on check-in day.
Outdoor shower
Hot water, cedar walls and a hose for sandy feet, at the foot of the boardwalk before you come inside.
House video
Wind over the dune
on the house, every day
Three things that come with every room
Board shed
Sign out a soft-top the night before, rinse it at the tank by the stairs and leave it on the rack when you are done.
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Breakfast on the deck
Biscuits baked each morning, eggs from a farm up the road, cut fruit and a pot of drip coffee on every table.
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Porches on each floor
Rocking chairs, a swing and a ceiling fan on every level, facing either the ocean sunrise or the sound at sunset.
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Rooms & rates
Ready for a few slow days on the Outer Banks?
Rooms from $189 a night in spring and fall, with breakfast and boards included. Call the front desk or send a note, and we will hold a room for 24 hours while you decide.
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