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ARRIVE Wilmington

4.0 star property

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Exterior
Property grounds
40-inch LCD TV with cable channels, TV, Netflix
Frette Italian sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, minibar
Dinner served, local and international cuisine, garden views

Reviews

9.6 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Restaurant
  • Pet friendly
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Bar
    Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
101 S. Second St., Wilmington, NC, 28401
  • Children's Museum of Wilmington
    2 min walk
  • Riverwalk
    4 min walk
  • Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts
    6 min walk
  • Wilmington, NC (ILM-Wilmington Intl.)
    7 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible (Accessible Queen Room With Roll-In Sh)

Frette Italian sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, minibar

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible (Accessible Queen Room With Roll-In Sh)

  • 213 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Standard Suite, 1 Queen Bed, Courtyard View (Suite)

40-inch LCD TV with cable channels, TV, Netflix

Standard Suite, 1 Queen Bed, Courtyard View (Suite)

  • 391 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Frette Italian sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, minibar

Standard Room, 1 King Bed (King Room)

  • 213 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Suite, 1 King Bed (The Loft)

40-inch LCD TV with cable channels, TV, Netflix

Suite, 1 King Bed (The Loft)

  • 603 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Frette Italian sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, minibar

Superior Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Frette Italian sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, minibar

Standard Studio

  • 226 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
Exterior
Hotel Ballast Wilmington, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
Pool
Free airport shuttle
Free WiFi
Restaurant
4.1 out of 5, Very Good, (1042)
The price is $169
per night
$191 total
includes taxes & fees
Dec 6 - Dec 7
Hotel Ballast Wilmington, Tapestry Collection by Hilton

About the neighborhood

Wilmington

ARRIVE Wilmington is centrally located in Wilmington, a 4-minute walk from Riverwalk and 8 minutes by foot from Cape Fear Community College. .This hotel is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Wilmington Convention Center and 1.2 mi (2 km) from Live Oak Bank Pavilion.

What's nearby

  • Riverwalk - 4 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Cape Fear Community College - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Wilmington Convention Center - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Live Oak Bank Pavilion - 3 min drive - 1.3 miles
  • Battleship North Carolina - 4 min drive - 2.4 miles

Getting around

  • Wilmington Intl. Airport (ILM) - 7 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Front Street Brewery - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Prost Biergarten - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Kilwins Chocolates & Ice Cream - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Husk Seed Store And Bar - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Anne Bonny's Bar & Grill - ‬4 min walk

About this property

ARRIVE Wilmington

Riverfront Wilmington hotel in Downtown Wilmington with a 24-hour front desk
ARRIVE Wilmington offers 34 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature minibars and bathrobes. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Pillowtop beds feature Frette Italian sheets and premium bedding. 40-inch LCD televisions come with cable channels and Netflix.

Bathrooms include showers, slippers, designer toiletries, and complimentary toiletries. This Wilmington hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices). Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 34 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with Frette Italian sheets. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature designer toiletries and hair dryers.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a picnic area.
Satisfy your appetite with local and international cuisine at Dram Yard, a fine-dining restaurant which features a bar/lounge and a garden view. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-out, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM.
Dram Yard - Overlooking the garden, this fine-dining restaurant specializes in local and international cuisine and serves dinner and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Gazebo Bar - This bar overlooks the garden. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Open select days.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Secured, uncovered valet parking on site (USD 26 per day)

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM on weekends; USD 7 to 22 for adults and USD 7 to 22 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Dram Yard
  • Gazebo Bar

Things to do

  • Library

Family friendly

  • Mini-fridge
  • Separate bedroom

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Guidebooks
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Firepit
  • Garden
  • On a river
  • Outdoor entertainment area
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Area rugs in room
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Grab bar near toilet (33 inches high)
  • Handrails in stairways (36 inches high)
  • Hardwood flooring in public areas
  • Hardwood flooring in room
  • Tile flooring in room
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 3 buildings
  • 3 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Frette Italian sheets
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch LCD TV with cable channels
  • Netflix

Food and drink

  • Champagne service
  • Mini-fridge
  • Minibar

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive an email 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 113 per accommodation, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
1 total (up to 50 lbs per pet)
Pets cannot be left unattended
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 7 to 22 for adults, and USD 7 to 22 for children
  • Uncovered valet parking fee: USD 26 per day
  • Pet fee: USD 113 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Hotel Wilmingtonian
Wilmingtonian
The Wilmingtonian Hotel Wilmington
Wilmingtonian Hotel Wilmington
ARRIVE Wilmington Hotel
ARRIVE Hotel
ARRIVE Wilmington Hotel
ARRIVE Wilmington Wilmington
ARRIVE Wilmington Hotel Wilmington

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 484 out of 587 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 67 out of 587 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 20 out of 587 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 587 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 587 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

John

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good value for downtown. Great location for downtown Wilmington. Could have used Kleenex in room. Only got one robe for 2 people. Needed valet for parking, but valet service was very good. Attentive staff.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Katarzyna

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property is very well designed and cute and as per pictures. I did not get any offer to help with luggage to the third floor since no elevator. I did see some dust on baseboards and door and was messaged that there will be a turn over and there was not but other than that property was clean and well maintained. We had breakfast at their restaurant but when wanting to eat outside they mentioned that I would have to prepay there is no service out there so if I want anything I need to come in. My bread had mold on it and restaurant was empty so that was a turn off as not sure how fresh stuff is. Maybe I just came at a weird time where it was not busy although could not do early check in. All correspondence is thru robot text which I guess is good…the price was good for the style of hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Would stay again! Quant and comfortable
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Randall

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Lindsay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute spot in historic Wilmington
The staff were all upbeat and accommodating . Check in went smoothly and everything was clean with cute decor. My one bit of feedback is that the bed (though comfortable) was likely put together wrong and squeaked and creaked at the slightest movement. There was no fitted sheet on the bed which I also found odd, instead there were two flat sheets. The bed itself, though in a suite was a full/queen size. Small adjustments could be made overall, but that is to be expected. I will return again, but would definetly request a different style of room.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Lindsay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute spot in historic Wilmington
The staff were all upbeat and accommodating . Check in went smoothly and everything was clean with cute decor. My one bit of feedback is that the bed (though comfortable) was likely put together wrong and squeaked and creaked at the slightest movement. There was no fitted sheet on the bed which I also found odd, instead there were two flat sheets. The bed itself, though in a suite was a full/queen size. Small adjustments could be made overall, but that is to be expected. I will return again, but would definetly request a different style of room.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Only stayed one night but it was great
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kristen

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very unique hotel in a great location
Very unique hotel with a cool downtown vibe. Lovely room. Only hiccup was I discovered the conditioner and body wash were empty when I was already in the shower. Housekeeping didn’t refill toiletries during our 3 day stay. Sunday night live music in the courtyard. Used street parking (watch the signs) because $26 valet is the only parking option. Easy to walk to bars and restaurants. Would stay again!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Traveled with partner
Darling boutique hotel. Loved the room and outdoor space. Cute little outdoor bar. Unexpected live music in the evening. Sad that the restaurant was closed Monday nights when we were there. We did have an issue with our AC unit which was frustrating and made for a restless nights sleep:( Over all it was clean but I do not believe our bathroom floor was swept and mopped because there was a lot of black long hairs and neither of us have long black hair:/
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place.
Very nice. Nautical theme ( brass ship lights, etc.). Great bed. Could use another chair in the room. Great location.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely, quaint, historic charming place
Lovely, comfortable, full service hotel that felt more like your own bedroom in historic setting. Location is perfect and the grounds pristine. Staff very friendly and accommodating. The only draw back was paid parking.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kristi

We did not stay. We checked in. The room was on street and the door was off the hinge. We moved to another room and the Queen bed advertised was a double. We checked out within 15 minutes of being there and found other accommodations
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
When I booked I didn't realize there was no elevator. When I checked in And was given the choice of second or 3rd floor I didn't realize there wasn't And elevator so chose the 3rd floor so I wouldn't have feet running around me. When the clerk asked if I wanted help with my luggage I wasn't aware there was no elevator. This was a significant issue since I was lugging scuba equipment daily in and out of my room but I'm sure that is far from typical for their guests. The bartender at the gazebo bar could improve on her attentiveness, or I could improve on being more assertive. Besides those 2 minor issues the place has a lot to recommend itself.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Aleksey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Historic
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leslie, Johns Island

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024