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NameRED CARPET INN AND SUITES
Address208 E NEW BERN RD
 
City/State/ZIP
KINSTON NC 28504
Premise Type20 - Lodging
CountyLenoir
Inspection Date 9/10/2026
Final Score @ Grade
93.50 A
General CommentsManager states bathroom floors and newly remodeled wood/laminate floors are cleaned using a Swiffer-type method, and no mop water is generated. However, if mop water is needed, the service area/mop pit just outside the kitchen is used for disposal. If an additional laundry room for staff to wash guest linens, etc. is installed, a handwash sink is required in that room. Rooms visited during today's inspection: 202, upstairs housekeeping, 218, laundry room for tenants, 121, 248, ELE Room, 134, and small vending area in main building.

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
18 0 Cooking surfaces of equipment and nonfood-contact surfaces clean No No No .1824(e) - Cheese stuck on back wall of microwave in #121. Nonfood contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned as frequently as needed.
21 1 Handwashing sinks supplied and accessible; toilet tissue supplied No No No .1826(a) - No soap and no paper towels for handwash sink in staff laundry area. No dispenser for either. Hand soap and approved hand-drying device shall be provided for handwash sinks.
26 2 Furnishings clean and in good repair; guest room fixtures clean and sanitized between guests No No No .1826(h) - Cigarette burns on table/desk in #134. Tub scratched in #218. Screws in hinge on commode in #134 are disintegrating/rusting and tiny pieces of metal from the screws are dropping on the commode seat. Shall be in good repair. Curtains in #202 and #249 have wear, peeling, soil. Nightstand damaged in #121. Headboard soiled on backside in #134. Headboard paint peeling in #121. Furnishings and bathroom fixtures in guest rooms shall be kept clean and in good repair. Some drawers in furniture have tiny pieces of debris. Shall be kept clean.
27 2 Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean No No No .1826(f) - Laundry room floor, although recently redone, is wearing and peeling. Shall be in good repair. Walkways and breezeways and corners of doors entering rooms such as boiler room etc. have cobwebs in corners along edges, etc. Shall be kept clean and free of webs. Vents in bathrooms in #121 and #202 are dusty. Vents in bathrooms shall be kept clean. A/C vent in #121 has rusty area. Shall be kept in good repair. Few restroom door facings are rusty. Shall be in good repair. Dead bugs on floor in #202, #218, and #248. These shall be swept and removed. Housekeeping room wires and support poles are heavy with dust. Shall be kept clean. Soiled window sill in #202. Shall be cleaned as needed.
28 0 Insects and rodents present; live animals prohibited from food preparation, storage, sales, display, or dining No No No .1826(i) - Live baby roach on wall in #134. Guest rooms shall be free of roaches and other insects.
31 1.50 Linen properly handled and stored No No No .1828(e) - Bins for soiled laundry are labelled as such, but the grey cans that look like trash cans, which are also used for some soiled linen before they get to the other soiled linen bins, are not labelled as such. These shall be labelled as ''soiled". Ok to also label them as "Not or trash" as you did during inspection today.