Wrightsville Beach, NC, hotel among best in the South


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The not too long ago renovated and rebranded Trailborn Surf & Sound in Wrightsville Beach not too long ago received honors from Condé Nast Traveler.

The luxurious journey journal launched the outcomes of its 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards in early October. The ballot covers matters from the high locations to the best lodges round the world which might be chosen by votes from readers and vacationers. One of the classes named the Top 25 Hotels in the South. 

Trailborn Surf & Sound, previously the Blockade Runner Beach Resort, was No. 18 on the record and considered one of 4 properties on this record in North Carolina. A sister property, Trailborn Highlands close to the Nantahala National Forest, was additionally on the record at No. 21. 

Trailborn is a boutique hotel model that specializes in properties in well-known out of doors locations. Owners hosted a ribbon-cutting of Surf & Sound in January and unveiled their onsite La Duna Paradiso restaurant and a brand new poolside bar earlier this yr. 

The No. 1 hotel on the Top 25 Hotels in the South record was The Whitley, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Atlanta. Elsewhere in North Carolina, The JW Marriott Charlotte was No. 12 and The Ballantyne, additionally in Charlotte, was No. 19.  

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Allison Ballard is the meals and eating reporter at the StarNews. You can attain her at [email protected]





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