St Regis Resort

I was very pleased with the St. Regis Resort. It is a resort that consists of three buildings of condos. There is an indoor pool, an outdoor pool, a hot tub, a restaurant, an area to play volleyball and grills on the grounds. The outdoor pool is very nice. There is a concession that opens in the afternoon to serve snacks and snow cones. We stayed in 1413 on the 4^th floor of the first building. There is a balcony that overlooks the ocean. The condo was spacious and clean. The kitchen was well equipped. The Wifi worked well. We would definitely stay here again! The only downside is that the location is removed from most of the restaurants and shops. It is about a 25 minute drive from Surf City, which is where most of the shops and restaurants are. However, it is a perfect location for enjoying the beach!
**This resort is not pet friendly.

We went to St. Regis at the end of August. We stayed in room 2611. It is on the 6^th (Top) floor.
We had never been to Topsail Beach before. We usually go to North Myrtle Beach in South Carolina.
Pros:
Quiet
Low traffic
Lots of shells on the beach for kids.
Beautiful beach
Nice outdoor pool
Good parking
Views were awesome from the balconies. Every room has good views except the 1^st level is blocked by sand dunes.
Cons:
Tile floors in this particular room… when getting into bed you drag sand with you. I would prefer to have carpet, at least in the bedroom.
Restaurant above. In this unit the restaurant pantry or storage room is right above the Master bedroom. So about 11pm you may hear some carts rolling and such. It isn’t too bad. Just occasional rattling and the like.
Poor wifi. Inside the condo, outside the condo. No matter where, the wifi is terrible.
Eating out: We did not eat out while in Topsail. We eat out too much when home. So we wanted to change it up. We have a 4 year old and an 18 month old so eating in the room saved us time and maximized our fun time. It is one reason we wanted to try Topsail Beach this year. We wanted to slow down. Relax. Enjoy our kids.
We liked the St. Regis and may come back next year.

We are staying at the St. Regis Resort (3 buildings of condos) this week (which by the way, September is a lovely time to go to the beach). If I were just rating the proximity to a beautiful beach I’d give it 5 stars, but I feel the St Regis has fallen a little short in a few areas. My kids were so excited about them having an indoor pool, however it seems like it just hasn’t been kept up as well as it should have. There are very few chairs inside and it just seems a little mildewy on the inside of the dome covering it. The outdoor pool was nice. I didn’t check out the exercise room, but it is nice that they have one (with a treadmill, elliptical, free weights and a few other exercise machines). There is 1 restaurant downstairs (Millie’s-but we didn’t eat there other than getting some ice cream there one night, so I can’t comment on the food). A huge disappointment has been the internet here. I’m fortunate I found a spot that the WiFi is staying connected long enough for me to write this review. There is 1 tennis court that is fairly well kept up. There are some grills available next to the indoor pool dome for public use, but that’s a little bit of a drag to have to bring all your cooking stuff with you. We have not used the kids playground area b/​c it is missing a few swings and it leaves much to be desired. :(I see a lot of people with dogs on the beach but the St. Regis isn’t a pet friendly resort, so our doggie is home, another bummer.
It is super easy to get to the beach, but don’t bother renting a beach cart b/​c you have to schlep it up and down the stairs over the dunes, to the beach. I love our unit that we’re staying in b/​c of all the balconies from each room, overlooking the ocean, with unobstructed views. It has been perfect for sunrises, sunsets, and opening up the door at night to sleep to the ocean sounds.
North Topsail is a really nice quiet beach overall, but the nearest grocery store (Food Lion) is about 7 miles away. There are a few restaurants in the area that are decent, though it is a lot of fried food. If you can bring your own WiFi and all your own food, you’ll have a great time here.