Ocean Sands Beach Inn

This is an adorable boutique hotel off the beaten track. It’s older, but clean. Pet friendly and very accommodating with our dogs. Very friendly staff, beds were decent. 4 stars due to humidity in room, sliding door lock did not work but did have a safety bar and we felt secure. I prefer pet friendly without carpets, the room is carpeted. Housekeeping needs to better get to areas in room such as frig, Keurig, microwave, behind night stand. Hotel breakfast with waffles, breads, cereals, fruit ETC… Coffee made and available ²⁴⁄₇!!! Located across A1A, just cross the road carefully and there is a walkway to the beach which was beautiful, clean, and Fido friendly if on leash. We had a great time. We will go back.

Loved every minute of our stay! Our daughter got married across from Ocean Sands Beach Inn, and they accommodated our group with excellence! We loved their hospitality, warmth and always lending extra help when needed. The rooms were clean, hotel was quaint and like home. Breakfast was great every morning with hot Belgian waffles. The staff were awesome! Everyone from housekeeping, to front desk to the managers were always so friendly. If you are looking for a small but cozy hotel at the beach, not crowded and relaxing, then this is your place! We will be back! The Griner Family!

Great inexpensive hotel in St Augustine Beach. The hotel was just across the street to their private beach. The hotel and room was very clean. The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable. We had a jacuzzi right inside of our room. It came with breakfast. Only a few minute drive to downtown. The only issue was that the bathroom door didn’t close all the way. We definitely would stay here again.

Nice and friendly staff! Which was the best part of our stay. Very good location and nice private beach access. However, not worth the money. Carpet in hallways were filthy like it hadn’t been vacuumed in weeks and wasn’t vacuumed the whole time we were there. FYI: there are no elevators. It wreaked in the halls and in the room. Air didn’t work well and was humid in the room and building. What topped it all off was the room… Dust everywhere, crumbs everywhere (night stands and floor included) hair all over the bathroom, dirty toilet, and the bed had sand all over it even though it looked freshly made. My husband is an HVAC contractor and specificity had this to say, «This complex very obviously has a humidity problem. The first things noticed were humidity bags in the stairwell, a dank odor and small amounts of mold growing on the caulking in sections of the complex. The real give away was the fact that the room was not comfortable until the temperature came down towards 70 degrees and lower. A properly dehumidified space should be comfortable even at temperatures between 75 and 80 degrees. This probably has a Lot to do with the dank musty odors we experienced.» If the price was lower they may have gotten a better rating as the staff and services provided were excellent.

Ocean Sands Inn made our vacation! We booked through HotelsTonight to find this gem. The Location you can’t beat! The staff there was awesome the evening lady who checked us in was so kind, she upgraded us to a room with a jacuzzi tub, when I asked about a spa, recommended a great pizza place, even helped me print out some papers I need for work. All with a smile :). The morning front desk management was just as kind. They told me how to look for sharks teeth, even gave me one when I couldn’t find any! The complimentary breakfast was perfect. The hotel is slightly worn but not enough to complain about. Living in Miami is was very refreshing to be surrounded with southern hospitality. They really made us feel welcome. Thank you!

I stayed here thru Hotwire so I had no idea where I’d be staying except the general area. I was very pleased. The lady at the front desk was very nice, the beds were clean comfortable and I had a great nights sleep before the half marathon, And, there was a keurig in the room! And a small fridge and a microwave. No elevator but it’s only two stories. Had a great relaxing night

There are soooo many things about this place that made our recent stay wonderful!
It was referred to us by a friend, and recommended we book our room on the 2^nd floor to see the ocean over the dunes. We got a room with a king sized bed and huge/​deep jacuzzi tub to luxuriate in. If you want to go into town and not have to worry about parking, simply ask the front desk to have a shuttle come pick you up. The breakfast served was typical of hotel fare these days and included with the room. They do need more room though for their guest seating. If more than four people come, it’s crowded.
I would definitely book there again… and again… and again.
Our room was clean and the bed very comfy! The staff was very helpful and friendly too. Thank you my friend for the referral!!!

I have to say that the ppl that took care of us at check in and check out, were SUPER nice!!! What a great way to end your night with kind courtesy and check out with a be safe on your travels, hope to see you back. This little hotel was not the best as far as modern, or large rooms, but the staff and the clean rooms in my opinion make up for that! It’s right across the street from the beach and you can open up your sliding glass doors to hearing waves! They do allow pets at 20 dollars extra a night, and the beach is pet friendly! I am so sorry, I meant to take photos of the room but next time we are there I will. I have no doubt you will enjoy your stay here!!! The photos I have included are right across from our room !!

Clean. Quiet. Nice-​enough amenities, and a sliding glass door that we could park right outside of. …a nice touch on a raw, rainy day!
A lot of folks here seemed to come for the beach (right across the two-​lane blacktop and over the dune) but we were just on our way home after a couple of weeks on the road. My wife wanted to see St. Augustine, and I was along for the ride. St. Aug’s was well worth it, but that’s for a different review.
As for the OSB Inn, everything in our room was well cared for, if not brand new. The staff was nothing if not gracious and helpful. The breakfast niceties were all there, but they also had WAFFLES. Yeah. Good ones, that you had to make yourself. If they’d have had real maple syrup, I might have gone with that fifth star. I’m not easy, but hey: murple surple IS murple surple, after all. We’d gladly stay here again.

I’ve stayed in a few hotels around the Saint Augustine Area and would recommend this above all others.
Clearly the best thing about Ocean Sands Beach Inn is the location, you are right across a tiny street from the ocean and you get to hear the waves all day, you have a stellar view if you are on the second floor/​ocean side and the beach there is calm/​relaxing. The other big plus is that it’s a smaller place, so not noisy or crazy and there really is nothing on the street next to you that will keep you from relaxing.
The room itself was simple, clean with a fridge/​microwave/​keurig coffee maker and normal TV. Nothing exciting but certainly had all the basic things you’d want in a room.
As far as amenities, you don’t really go for that, the pool seems small but clean (I didn’t get in) and the breakfast location was TINY, that became filled up with only one or two people in there, I guess that’s the only drawback.
For the location, price and the fact that it’s in beautiful Saint Augustine, I know that my wife and I will be staying here again next time we are in the area.

Room on the second floor on the corner (224 I think?) ocean view king was totally worth the extra $ 24 Dollars a night. Our room was $ 124/​night.
Room was clean and the front desk staff was very helpful.
Having the beach right across the street was really nice and the air conditioning worked incredibly well.
The pool is small, and the love bugs were out of control while we were there but not crowded and pleasant enough.
Would totally stay here again in St. Augustine

This was not a fancy hotel by far. However, the room was clean with a microwave and refrigerator. The staff was welcoming and helpful. The best part, literally right across from the beach. We could hear the waves from our patio and get to the beach in 30 seconds. Hotel is just 10 mins from historic St Augustine. I would stay again!

My sons and I stayed here this past weekend and it was perfect for us! Clean AND comfortable as well as convenient to everything. Beautiful vistas from the oceanfront balcony and amazing sunsets from the pool overlooking the marsh. The staff was nothing but professional and accommodating. From Margie who answered the phone and filled us in on all the details about the room and area to the manager who checked us out and was very kind. I highly recommend this quaint and peaceful inn to anyone who wants to enjoy a nice stay in St. Augustine. Between all three of us you get 6 thumbs up! Donna Thompson, Gainesville, Florida

You get what you pay for, and Ocean Sands Beach Inn doesn’t charge much.
The Mister had an emotional attachment to Ocean Sands Beach Inn after a trip here with the previous future ex Mrs Mister and insisted we go back on a recent trip to St Augustine. He told me three things: it was not upscale, it was right on the water and there might be a hot tub in the room — the middle of the room. Um. Okay.
The hotel was, by our DC standards, ridiculously cheap. We had an ocean view room on the 2^nd — and top — floor. The keys were super old school and the thread count on the sheets was about equal to my body weight. The towels were a little threadbare, but a note told you it was possible to buy your own at the front desk. Because it was literally across the street from the beach, it had that musty smell houses on salt water often get. The room had a coffee maker, tv, hairdrier.
It was a little bit outside of St Augustine, but still a quick drive into Old Town. There weren’t a lot of restaurants around, something we realized a bit too late at night.
The best part about Ocean Sands is that you are just across the A1 from the beach. You can hear the waves all day and night long. We loved being able to come back from town and take a long walk along the water. For that reason — and strange dearth of upscale hotels in the area — I’d probably stay here again.