Sanderling Resort and Spa

Duck is one of the barrier islands at the north end of North Carolina's outer banks, about 75 miles south of Norfolk, Virginia. The island of Kitty Hawk, where the Wright brothers flew their first airplane, is just to the south. Since the 1980s, the area has become a resort haven, attracting summer vacationers and spring break partiers from all along the East Coast, with the Sanderling Resort and Spa serving as a prime destination for recreation since 1985.

Three separate inns make up the Sanderling: the Main Inn, the North Inn, and the South Inn. Together they comprise 88 guest rooms and suites, plus five rental homes with full kitchens and multiple bedrooms. The entire complex covers 13 acres, including long stretches of beach and trails that wind through the Pine Island Audubon Sanctuary. Guests also have access to the Pine Island Racquet & Fitness Club with its exercise equipment and indoor and outdoor tennis courts.

Spa and salon treatments are available on site at the Sanderling. The resort's 6,000-square-foot spa has nine private rooms, one of which is a couple's suite. There are Vichy showers and a eucalyptus steam room, and after-treatment lunches are served in the spa's solarium or on the deck with a view of Currituck Sound. Dining is also provided in the Left Bank, the resort's AAA Four-Diamond-rated restaurant.

The Sanderling Resort and Spa is located at1461 Duck Road, Duck, North Carolina 27949. It is just off State Route 12, about 16 miles north of the Wright Memorial Bridge.