Discovered this place last minute last summer when we had to escape a sketchy campsite, and we were pleasantly surprised to the point that we came back for my birthday weekend.
This time we found amazing hot water, which was great because we needed several showers after all the walking we did. We could leave our car at this Days Inn as we could easily walk to get food since it was right by a Chinese restaurant and Family Dollar. McDonalds was an easy walk, and beyond that was a boardwalk through the wetlands where I saw a ton of birds on two treks out of our room.
The main area of the National Wildlife Refuge and the beach are too far to make walking practical, but all that including successful wild pony sightings was within a 10 minute drive. If it had been warmer, we could have rented bikes right between the Days Inn and McDonalds, and if you fail to see the wild ones there are a few tame ponies behind the rental shop!
Once again, this hotel was in an overall great location to which us birdwatchers will return!
