Hotels in Wilmington, NC

The Cape Fear Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau will do more than just send you its Accommodations Guide. If you're in the market for an apartment or cottage for a week or more (a dollar-saving approach that's hard to beat), write well in advance, describing just what you have in mind. The bureau will circulate your requirements in a bulletin that goes to area owners and managers, who will then contact you directly.

Campers can check out the Camelot Campground, 7415 Market St., Wilmington, NC 28411 (tel. 888/562-5699 or 910/686-7705; www.wilmingtonkoa.com), which sits on 43 wooded acres on U.S. 17. Facilities include a pool, recreation room, playground, laundry, and grocery store, and propane gas is available for stoves. Rates range from $35 for tent sites to $55 for full hookups.