Galley Stores Marina

Friendly and accommodating for extending our stay. Persimmons Restaurant was adjacent with a variety for kids and adults. Close to town for sightseeing and the Trolley Tour was well with the effort…history lessons while in AC. Pump out from our slip.

Brandon was at the dock to assist and we stayed in slip N7. The T-head dock is new. Our dock had a couple of boards needing attention bur nothing that was unsafe. I would recommend. It's quiet and an easy walk to town.

We had such a great stay. I would ignore the negative reviews and come here. Yes, there are some planks on the dock that are not in the greatest shape, but that's the case at plenty of other marinas as well. Also, we didn't experience any issues with our power. You can't beat the location - best in New Bern - and the staff is very friendly. Planning to come back again for another week next year.

Very convenient to downtown all the restaurants shops and bars.

Dock employees were there ready to help. Clean bathrooms .

Galley Stores is an excellent location for a marina. We were met at the docks by a friendly young man and he strived to make sure everything was good for us. We were disappointed they did not have diesel up and running at the docks yet but he said if it was an emergency he would cart some diesel to the docks for us- It was not an emergency so we declined his kind offer. Did not use the bathrooms so cannot comment.

Lots of potential to be a great marina. Very nice staff and great location. We had a wonderful time in New Bern and enjoyed our stay. We had to hunker down and weather a storm during our stay and we watch the docks literally come apart. They were in need of repair when we arrived but we had parts of floating dock everywhere and squeaking and rubbing all night. I hope they upgrade and replace the docks here. That and updated restrooms and this place will be 5 starts. Can't say enough good things about the staff and location.

Obvious storm damage but main docks in good condition. Bad planks repaired. Brandon was quite helpful. Close to town. Not luxury but nice place. Restroom showers need inside locks. Not an expensive fix.

Great price and good service from the staff. New Bern was also a great city to discover.

LOVED this marina... Location is the best ever and Mark truly made certain my stay was no less than perfect! Best part is you don't have to wait on the bridge to get here. Yes - previous reviews indicate some repairs to some of the docks that need to be made - however this is a small part of this marina and have no impact on my stay. The marina is SUPER quiet and SUPER protected. Nice walking path right behind. Oh - and the gas station (car)/store that is the marina office is super nice - all convenience store items plus specialty NC items and fresh flowers and an amazing wine store! I'll be back! Thank you Mark and Logan for your hospitality during my stay. Dreamliner

Shore power did not work.

Friendly and helpful.

Excellent marina and the location is perfect...right in the city. Has all the amenities you need and the best staff to assist you. The marina store is well equipped with everything you need.

Better than expected. Location is excellent. Very easy to get around a delightful town. Not a whole lot of transient dockage. Some dockage still damaged from previous storm. Would go back again.

This is not a resort marina, it is how ever a nice place to stay to see New Bern. It's close to all the shopping, restaurants and historical places in town.

We have stayed at Galley Stores Marina at least two previous times prior to this visit and enjoyed our stays. The marina at this point in time is in disrepair and very much of it is unsafe and unusable. We called ahead and were told we would be in slip C 7. Two problems with that, the entry to the marina is not signed so C dock is a guess without someone meeting incoming boats. When we found it, there was a boat already tied up. Another hail to find out that the boat, based in New Bern, was supposed to leave earlier in the day???? They put us in a side slip that was a stretch to dock properly. The "topper" to all of this is that the bathrooms were filthy by any standard, but when the first mate complains, you can get the picture. We were told the owners have received their insurance payment to rebuild but will not until after the upcoming hurricane season. I would recommend not to pay for a stay and enhance the pocketbook for a crappy place.

First the negatives. The marina docks suffered damage in a storm this past January and the outer breakwater/T dock is essentially gone. We stayed on the T head of C dock and this dock is in serious need of repair. The planking is rotten in many places, and a number of the planks are curling on the end. There are some serious tripping hazards and a number of times I felt I could step through the planking where it was particularly soft. The marina is completely exposed to the south and southeast. On this particular stay the wind was fairly strong out of the southeast, so it was a bit bouncy. On a positive note, it was very hot so the breeze was welcome. The channel that runs in front of the marina has a lot of recreational boat traffic, and it was the rare boater that paid any attention to the effect their wake had on the boats in the marina. It was July 4th, so the traffic was likely higher than usual, but the combination of strong wind and boat wakes added to the bounce. The Galley Marina and stores is a combination gas station, convenience store and marina. and the bathroom/showers had something of a truck stop/gas station feel. They were serviceable, but fairly rough. The marina advertises that they have upgraded and extended their WiFi. I would hate to have seen what is was like before, but we found the WiFi virtually useless. I ended up just turning off the WiFi on my phone and using broadband, which worked fine. Now for the positives. The marina is located in a beautiful spot along the banks of the Neuse River, with a great view. It is within easy walking distance of downtown, with plenty of shopping, restaurants, bars, etc. close by. The marina staff were helpful enough and we had no problem getting in and out. The store is well provisioned. The marina has the potential for being a first class destination, but is not at this time. That being said, we felt the positives out weighed the negatives and plan on staying there again in the fall, once the temperatures cool down and we can get out and really take advantage of all that New Bern has to offer.

Parking lot could use some attention.

Stan was a cheerful and helpful hand on the dock.

Someone was in our slip so they put us on outside terrible boat wakes wind ! Had lunch and had to leave! Out side docks were broken and in bad disrepair , inside many broken piling apparently from the hurricane ! Went to oriental much more pleasant experience! Won’t be back to New Bern! The town however is very nice, not very accommodating to Boaters!

We love staying here when we visit New Bern. The store has a great selection of craft beers, wine and goodies! Great town to walk around and shop and eat! Friendly helpful staff

Had 2 good nights Fun town. Mark is great!

Finding the actual slip was a little difficult but otherwise was fine.

Docks were in bad condition, a third in total dis-repair, and gulls everywhere that try to enhance your vessels paint job. Not really a marina a but a gas station with docks out back. Website touts a great marina, that may have been in the past, but not now, seems deceptive. The radio is broken (seems it has been for years), must call on phone, bathrooms are at the gas station with only a sign for privacy, and no working wi-fi. Easy access to down town - that’s the plus.

We arrived on April 10 after calling to see if we could move our reservation up from April 14. They told us no problem. The pictures on Docwa are incorrect as the 100’ T dock was destroyed from a January storm. They placed us in slip N8 at the end of the T dock. The wood pilings were knocked over at the N7 dock and one in between N8 and N7. The dock segments were not attached to each other except cosmetically on N8. N3 was unoccupied. There was a Gale warning posted for that night. During the night the lack of segment attachment was seen by the adjacent segments next to us moving 2’ vertically from each other. I stayed awake and added 5 additional lines to the steel pilings and remaining cleats. At least a dozen dockboards at N8 were not screwed down and went into the water that night leaving large gaps. I decided to sleep, but heard banging against the hull; one of the dock floats had broken loose and was bumping against the bow surrounded by loose lumber. I got a line on the float and tied it to a cleat at 1AM. The wind turned at midnight and the waves subsided and conditions calmed. They offered to move us to N3 the next morning, but as the winds were still 35mph, I decided not to attempt a new docking. We moved to a new marina 4/14 when the winds settled. Worst experience of any marina in 6500 miles of the loop without comparison. Caveat Emptor.