Office closes at 5 pm daily. I have never experienced this at a camping/rv park; my family and I have stayed in many over the years. We arrived at 5:30 pm. Check- in begins at 4:00 pm. The key to the cottage was posted on a late-check-in board.
Parking at Cottage is very far away. Not sure why, because there is a very big grassy area right in front of the cottages that could be converted into parking instead of grass to look at.
Do not let the map fool you! Access to the bathhouse is blocked off by a fence. So guests of the cottages have to walk all the way down to the parking lot, then around the campground.
The cottage is very, very small. Good for 2 people, but awful for a family of 4 or more.
Would not recommend staying in cottages at all!
The bathhouse was clean, but the faucets are falling off the shower, one door on the shower has been destroyed, looks like by someone punching it, the hangers are broken, and the first toilet you walk into constantly leaks.
"Game room" is trash. The pool table is broken, and 2 of the 4 "arcade" games are broken.
Hatteras Sands needs major upgrades to facilities!!! It seems the staff only does the bare minimum to keep it afloat.