The friendliest harbor on the eastern seaboard welcome to the hampton inn elizabeth city any port in a storm is an old seamans saying but if youre actually caught in a storm try to make it to the town that surrounds our hampton inn hotel in elizabeth city why well first of all were a harbor that offers a huge array of services youll find shops docks stores and restaurants all along our waterfront and second were home to the united states coast guard theyre just six miles