Ocean Front Motel

I gave one star because there is no option for «no stars»
When we arrived at Ocean Front Motel, the first thing we found was a glue-​style mouse trap under the bed. That was my first indication that all was not well at the Ocean Front Motel, but it was late in the day and we’d made reservations for our weekend many weeks prior, so we decided to overlook the mouse trap. Unfortunately, it went downhill from there.
Before we unpacked, I gave the bed a quick look — in the corners of the mattress, under the blankets. I didn’t see any evidence of bugs, so I assumed there weren’t any, but we all know what happens when we ASS-​U-​ME! I found it odd that the headboard was covered in a soft, flannel-​like cloth. As I was lying in the bed watching TV, I thought it was sort of creepy to have a cloth headboard because 1. It can’t be wiped down, and 2. my head was against the same cloth headboard that every other person’s head had been against that stayed in that room! I thought it was a poor practice, and very unsanitary, but it was late, so I tried put it out of my mind and get some sleep. Very early the next morning, around 6:00 a.m., I woke to find a freaking BEDBUG on my pillow. I searched the bed again, and found no other evidence, then thought of the headboard! I tried to look behind it, but the darn thing was nailed to the wall, but with a little effort I was able to pry it off, and that’s when I hit the bedbug jackpot! There were bedbugs in all stages of development behind the headboard. I immediately went to the office to make a report.
The only thing the sleepy, bleary-​eyed manager said to me was, «We just had this room inspected and there were none.» No apology, nothing — he really didn’t seem to give a damn, however it was the crack of dawn and I clearly had woken him. He didn’t have to answer that bell that early in the a.m., but he did, and I appreciate it. Also to his credit, he didn’t argue with me, and immediately processed a full refund for the entire stay (deposit, and all nights that we’d paid for), and my husband and I cleared out of that dump within 15 minutes.
Besides the bed bugs, there were other things about this place that were piss-​poor. First, the «ice machine» was a cooler sitting out front of the office, the rugs were indoor-​outdoor type carpeting and they were pretty shabby. The windows (except for the bathroom window) do NOT open, and they were filthy. What’s the point of an ocean view room when you can’t open the window? The blankets and sheets have seen better days — the blanket was particularly bad, it looked like a remnant from the 1940’s, and the saggy mattress is probably from the same era as the blanket! To their credit, the bathroom was clean, the tub was scrubbed, the toilet was clean, and the shower curtain looked new — no mold in the bathroom, decent fixtures, nothing clogged up, and the water pressure was decent.
Needless to say, I will never set foot at this place again, and I certainly do not recommend it, unless you, too, want to rest your head on the same cloth-​covered headboard stuffed with bed bugs that god-​knows how many before you have rested their heads Ugh! Do yourself a favor and stay elsewhere.

Literally the worst… THE WORST customer service I have ever received in my life. I arrived late to the Ocean Front Motel for my weekend and let them know ahead of time and assured me they would still be open. I arrived at roughly 12am which is reasonable. Parked and walked to the office to check in and to my surprise they were in fact closed with a sign posted to come back at 9am. Having no where to stay I booked the rest of my weekend at a different hotel. Called instantly at 9am to voice my concern and cancel my reservation for that weekend. Instead the attendant talked back every sentence and I mean ever sentence that I was in the wrong and told me that there was a bell I could have rang (no) I went back just out of curiosity to check and there was no bell. Continued my pursuit to cancel my reservation and she told me I had to pay full price because of how late it was. Yet continued to say I needed to call Travelocity because that’s who I booked with. Bacially Travelocity hit them with policies and procedures and I got a FULL refund for my reservation. Moral of the story is book these by popular website because a place like the Ocean Front Motel will literally ruin your stay then make it worse by forcing you to pay for rooms you never stayed in. Out of all my travels this has literally been the worst experience I have ever gone through booking a hotel. Wish there was an option for negative stars

Stayed here for a few nights, rates where outrageous, over $ 200 a night, but then again it is August an right off the board walk. The rooms are dated, some mold in the bathroom, rooms include a small refrigerator & microwave. Very limited parking. Breakfast is included which was nice, coffee, juice, pastries, bagels. Everyone was very friendly.

Ran to Ocean City for a quick getaway and the Ocean Front Motel was perfect for our one-​night stay. The room was clean and the bed and pillows were very comfortable. John, our host and proprietor, was very friendly and accommodating. We were literally on the boardwalk and steps from the beach. We even got to borrow a couple of bikes and rode to breakfast at Sunrise Café and then on the boardwalk. Great find!

If you want to stay in a motel reminiscent of the way motels used to be down the shore (before the takeover of overpriced condos), Ocean Front is the place. You can not beat the location: right on the boardwalk just far enough away from the madding crowd and the beach entrance is right where you walk up the steps to the boards. The room we stayed in was super clean. Now the place does not have a pool which may be bit of a bummer if you are not an ocean/​beach person. It does have free WiFi which is a nice touch in our plugged-​in world. I stayed here with my two children and we had the right amount of elbow room. The staff is incredibly friendly and very accommodating. Plus there is a continental breakfast of mini-​bagels, donuts, and coffee in the main office at 8 AM. I did not partake, but the kids loved the little bagels. Now was Ocean Front five start accommodations? No. Was it one star? No. It was, as Goldilocks says, «Just right».

While I certainly did not expect plush, I didn’t expect the extent of the dumpiness either. First, one of the employees walked right in on us to check that a window had not leaked during a heavy rain the night before. Obviously, he didn’t think anyone had checked in yet, but he should have knocked first. Secondly, the rooms are not cleaned adequately. They didn’t even wipe off the table in the room on which we had breakfast, nor did they give an adequate amount of toilet paper. We were there for 2 nights and the toilet paper was not even a full roll and we ran out. Positively ridiculous to not have a spare unopened roll on the back of the toilet. For convenience they have a bathroom and shower available as you come from the beach, but again no toilet paper. I was willing to accept that there was no ice machine and just a big cooler that they fill daily, but the room had no ice bucket either. Just these little things would have made it an enjoyable experience but there were just too many pain in the ass things to recommend this place. Also, the middle aged man who works in the office was nice and friendly and accommodating but the younger guys are just jerks who seem to be put out by the slightest questions and seemed totally distracted with no interest in making their guests happy and/​or comfortable.

Staying here now. Weekend of May 2 – 4′ 2014. Very traditional Jersey Shore motel. Very quiet area of the boardwalk. Probably would not spring for an oceanfront room again as all rooms seem to have decent views when you are outside on the shared balcony area. Loved the manager, John. He was helpful and pointed me in great directions for dining, etc. Others have commented that he is odd. Nope, just a character. Love characters! Would come back in-​season, but as others have noted, the property does not have a pool. All-​in-​all is has been a nice, quiet getaway.

Location and price are the two main reasons I chose to stay here.
It is right off the boardwalk, so you don’t have to cross a street to get to the beach. And the rates were very reasonable compared to other motels. Wi-​Fi worked just fine, there was enough hot water, and the maid cleaned up the room sufficiently every day. The smallish wide-​screen TV was OK, but not high-​def. The owner was a little strange, as another review said. The front office smelled funky.
Here is a list if things you may want to consider before booking a room
— room had no phone. If I needed something or had to talk to the front «desk» I had to walk down two flights of steps to the ground floor and ring the office buzzer and hope the strange owner was available. So, obviously, you can’t ask for a wake-​up call. BTW: the office was always locked.
— no alarm clock
— no ice machine. Ice was purchased every day and dumped into a large plastic cold chest outside, next to the office.
— no available «DO NOT DISTURB» signs. The room next door obviously stayed there before because they hung a home-​made sign on their doorknob.
— no TV station guide. Although they had Comcast, the remote control had no «MENU» or «GUIDE» button. So I had to flip through the channels one by one and GUESS what I was watching. Good thing I like the FOOD channel.
— the room had no written motel guidelines or rules. I had to go and ring the office buzzer and ask what the Wi-​Fi password was, and again to find out what the checkout time is.
— small, small parking spaces, uncomfortable chairs in the room, mattress was not very comfortable
— carpet in the room was unraveling
— bathroom sink did not drain properly, and the sink kept filling
— bedcovers strongly smelled like suntan lotion. I did not use any, so it was some prior occupant’s sun lotion
— the plug on the light between the beds was repaired with duct tape
— there was a mouse trap behind the bed
— there was a lot of clutter and trash in the public areas in plain sight — under the 1^st floor steps, in the 1^st floor utility alleyway, all over the place. The empty soda can I saw on the ground was still rolling around 4 days later when I left
— there was a toilet plunger in a plastic bag stored on the second floor walkway
— there were 5 cigarette butts on the walkway next to my room when I got there, and they were still there when I left 4 days later.
— the «free breakfast» was a pot of Mr. Coffee and some Entenmans chocolate donuts, and some cookies still in the package, Pass.
I don’t think I’ll return to this place. It was inexpensive but dumpy.

The main attraction of this motel is the location, which is right on the beach. I loved being able to roll out of bed onto the beach in the morning. It’s also at the quiet end of the boardwalk, so you are near the boardwalk businesses, but also a bit removed. The parking spots are indeed narrow, as others have said, but essentially fine.
The room we stayed in (I was there with my 12-​year-​old son) was an «ocean view» on the top floor, one off the beach. The view can’t be beat. The room itself is small, and not bursting with charm or amenities. It seemed clean enough for me, but the bathroom sink was pretty small, and we had to ask for a new microwave (which was promptly supplied) because the one in the room didn’t work.
The people there seem perfectly nice. And the wi-​fi worked fine — no issues.
I will note that there is no pool. (They don’t claim to have a pool, but the photos feature two big bright blue patios, which — in my haste — I assumed was a pool. It isn’t.) The coffee and pastries in the morning are there, but uninspiring.
Bottom line: room was OK, people were nice, and the view/​location couldn’t be beat. If you’re looking for a lovely covered porch and Victorian decorations, this ain’t the place, but if you’re mostly on and off the beach (and not in the room), and you want to be able to look at the ocean from your room, it works.

I stayed here for a few days and was satisfied.
This is one of the cheaper places in Ocean City, and the location is A+ — right on the beach/​boardwalk.
The owner was a bit strange, parking situation was not and the best, the room smelled a little bit mildewey, but we just needed a place to crash so we didn’t mind too much.
I’d definitely be up to going back here again.

Im still trying to figure out how this Motel has good reviews… I pre-​booked 2 days here based off of positive reviews and boy was I sadly mistaken… Upon arrival, Manager John wanted balance paid before check in, maybe its a new thing but im used to paying upon checkout when I stay at Hotels/Motels…parking spots extremely tight like every other review has mentioned… While carrying bags up to room and I get to our room number, the door is wide open? We get into room and go to check the beds, pull back sheet and there are hairs on both beds along with a stained pillow case on one bed. There were barely any available outlets in the room so I went to pull the dresser between the beds out and I find trash and a Rat/​Mouse Trap! My wife went to use the bathroom, went to flush and the handle snapped off! Nothing like going 2 days with lifting the flusher on the inside of the toilet to make sure all goes down! Upon further inspection of the bathroom, there was mold and mildew on the shower curtain and the mirror in the bathroom. I attempted to go down to the office on 4 seperate times, manager John no where to be found. 2 out of the 4 stops down to the office no one was there! I contacted Manager John after I returned home from my trip and he was absolutely no help. He claimed to know about the toilet issue and took care of it, weird because as mentioned above I had to put my hand in the back of te toilet to flush it! Manager John claims he would comp me a day to come down again, why the hell would I want to go back to that dump again??? He wouldnt give me any credit/​money back for our stay… Do yourself a favor and spend the extra $ 100 a nite and stay right down the boardwalk… DO NOT STAY AT THIS DUMP!!!

Location, rather than amenities, is the real reason to stay at the Ocean Front Motel. Mere steps from the boardwalk and the beach, rooms offer ocean views and there is a nice little deck area overlooking the boardwalk perfect for early-​morning people watching.
The rooms are basic and the beds are not the most comfortable, but they’ve always been clean and satisfactory on each of our yearly visits. While lacking a phone, alarm clock and hair dryer, they are equipped with a TV, mini fridge, microwave and Wi-​Fi. There’s also free coffee (and maybe some basic breakfast items) available in the office, although I can’t comment on the quality as I’ve always opted to hit up favorite boardwalk spots for a bite in the morning.
The staff is nice enough and although the policy states two beach tags per room, they’ve always accommodated us with a third when necessary.
One should also note that the parking situation can be a bit dicey as the spots are really tight.
Overall, a great spot if you’re in town overnight or maybe for a long weekend. If I were spending a week I’d definitely want to upgrade to one of the hotels or condo-​style rentals.

The Ocean Front is an affordable option for anyone looking to stay on the boardwalk. For the price, the location can’t be beat. Parking can get a little tricky and the rooms could use some TLC. Our room was clean and the staff was friendly. It was great looking out our window every morning at the ocean.

Great people and great location.
My husband competed in a tournament at the Ocean City Music Pier, this motel was in walking distance! This was our first trip to New Jersey and I had to choose this hotel off of reviews and pictures on-​line. I chose it for it’s location and price.
Many of the hotels have a 3 day stay minimum… especially for a holiday weekend, like Memorial Day. But, the Ocean Front didn’t give us any restrictions and were helpful in every way possible.
They gave us suggestions for places to eat and to see, they were just overall friendly and informative and watched out for best interests even when parking our car.
I didn’t rate it that high for a few things, first, there are no phones in the room, second, no alarm clock/​radio and third… the bed was very firm and uncomfortable. The phone and alarm clock is fine, because most people have cell phones but, the bed was tough and I can’t say I had a good nights sleep all three nights we were there.
Almost forgot! Wireless Internet is available, but the signal can be weak!
But, if your looking for a reasonably priced place to stay on the boardwalk, this is the place!