Surfside Motel

6/10

Pleasant

15 Mar 2026

Adrianne

Staff was nice and helpful. Check out date we were rushed out at 9am (check out is 11)
Large gaps in wall around air conditioner, made it very cold in the room.
Rooms are very outdated.
Asked for clean sheets (found hair on them).

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Feb 2026

Becky

Clean room and pleasant clerk

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2025

LESLIE

Great beach hotel! Very accommodating and parking!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2025

Keith

Perfect location for everything. If you are fancy you may not like this place, but if you are a sensible person with normal expectations this is a perfectly clean and decent place to rest your head right in the center of all the action. My daughter absolutely loved the pool and the staff were super friendly. Again we were not there for the hotel room. This is the best place I found after 20 years of visiting every summer for the location and budget

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2025

Kris

Great location

Business_and_leisure

6/10

Pleasant

29 Nov 2025

Kevin

Great location,property in desperate need of remodeling

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2025

Darwin

Ok

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2025

LESLIE

All good

Just quick fun! Weather not so good but still cozy here. All good as usual.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2025

Wanda

Great stay with family

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Sep 2025

Gabriel

The room was very clean and neat. Walking distance to the boardwalk.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2025

LESLIE

A jagged piece of Sea Glass

This Seaside Hotel is a conveniently close to all the fun kinda place. The staff are all so nice and accommodating. The pool is nice for the kids and the beach is across the street with beach access practically midway on the boardwalk. The rooms are dated but clean and air conditioners keep the room nice and cool. The showers are tiny but water pressure and hot water is great. I bring my own pillows and blankets for comfort. The stairs to 2nd and 3rd floor are a bit dated but this hotel is an antique to the Jersey Shore. The microwave and mini fridge are a bonus. You get what you pay for so don't expect 5 stars but they really do their best for the amount of people this place accommodates. Parking is available but interesting when full capacity is reached. Its a great place for those who can keep an open mind that are looking for a affordable getaway for including beach badges is just exceptional with home cooked breakfast across the street at Jimmys. It can be a little noisy at times because LOTS of kids are having fun and some adults let loose and drink a little too much sitting outside the rooms. I guess their people watching because there is no ocean views.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2025

Kenneth

Property run down. Room needs upgrades

2/10

Poor

25 Sep 2025

Michael

Bedbugs and unsavory characters! Steer clear!

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

21 Sep 2025

Adam

Street parking is free for disabled. Great location for the boardwalk. Staff was super nice. Those are the only positives. Do not stay here unless you like risking your life with every step you take! The floors along the outside hallways and inside the bathroom are all rotted out and only covered in paint. I almost fell down a flight of stairs twice. Blood on the pillow cases. Dead bolt doesn't work and it looks like almost every door in the hotel has been busted in and poorly fixed. TV didnt work

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2025

Stacey

Nice for the cost typical older motel, but very clean

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Sep 2025

Craig

Good Seaside Heights motel.

Always a good time at this place! Their pool is perfect... right on the main road so you can see all the interesting people walking by lol. Good staff members. Super close to the boardwalk, right across the street. It's what you would expect from a hotel in Seaside Heights. For the price, I definitely recommend this place.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

16 Sep 2025

Sharlene

This motel is the best in the area. The owner's are very nice and also very accommodating. It is the closest motel to the boardwalk. The pool and rooms are very clean. We stay here every time we come.

Sharlene Bittner

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

14 Sep 2025

Angela

Amazing location, pool needed a little TLC

The room and bathroom were clean, the staff was very friendly and helpful. Distance to beach and boardwalk were AMAZING! It would have been great if there had been some pans and cooking utensils that came with the kitchen so we didn't have to bring and/or purchase knives, cutting boards, pots and pans, etc. The pool is in desperate need of updating. Dozens of the tiles were falling off into the pool and leaving the sharp cement underneath exposed. But the kids had an awesome time and for the price we really couldn't beat the location.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2025

Randy

Right on the boardwalk

2/10

Poor

09 Sep 2025

Lori

The front desk staff was rude.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2025

Lori

Great place to stay!

8/10

Excellent

05 Sep 2025

Julie

Better housekeeping services. We had no one check in on us to see if we needed more towels or wash cloths and we took out our own trash.
Front desk staff was friendly.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

01 Sep 2025

Emily

There was dried blood on the blanket. Roaches in the room next door. Fight down stairs. Drunk people past our room at 2am waking our kids up. Not a nice place

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

31 Aug 2025

lauran

Broken walk ways, the bathroom was incredably small, with cracks in the flooring, shower stalls, black mold throughout. The drains radiated a smell tgat i have never experienced, the minute the bathroom door was opened we all gagged, mak8ng the bathroom non usable

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 Aug 2025

jennifer

Very nice staff
Close walking distance to everything. Older motel but good for sleeping . I asked to be moved and the owner was very good about moving us . Thank you .

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Aug 2025

Paul

Location close to the beach.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2025

stacie

great location park and stay explore by foot or bike to anywhere .. could use some updating but over all i will definitely stay again everything worked had hot water Ac worked tv worked there are police everywhere it is extremely safe there i saw police everywhere my whole stay i felt super safe

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

25 Aug 2025

Damaritz

Outdated rooms the apartment one had a stove no pots no dishes no utensils location was great right across the street from beach and boardwalk overall it was ok

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

25 Aug 2025

Grace

Surfside Hotel Experience

My experience at surfside hotel was not so great when we came the locks were very hard to open, then the hotel was very dirty, there were cigarettes butts on the floor , wifi did not work. Overall 2/10

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2025

Rita

Best vacation ever

Everything was perfect ..everyone had fun

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

19 Aug 2025

Suzette

Dirty!! Horrible!! Gross!! People in pool right outside of our room until 2am. The room was dirty with black permanent marker drawn on it from a child. The bathroom shower was so dirty we had to wear shoes in it! Mismatched unsecured tiles that moved when you walked into the bathroom. If you are more than 175lbs you can’t even fit around the sink to sit on the toilet! I have stayed in older beach motels previously and nothing has ever been as bad as this. From 9pm until 4am the noise was so loud from people sitting out in front of their rooms drinking and carrying on. Oh and to top it off the tvs and WiFi do not work there. Even after complaining to the office nothing was done to correct it. Also the pull out couch for an extra bed smelled like old rotten bear and had throw up stains insideI would never, EVER, recommend this place to anyone!!!!!!!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2025

Gail

The room was clean and worked well for a family having a refrigerator, stove and microwave oven.

The location was great and easy to get to the Boardwalk and Beach!

The only thing that was a bummer was the refrigerator was not working when we arrived. But, they replaced it quickly with one that was working well.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2025

Larry

Had an easy early check in. Very convent to the boardwalk. room a little small but big enough for us. Nice and clean. On site parking is a plus.

Leisure

2/10

Poor

18 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Disgusting Motel

The woman that checked us in was rude and snippy. We asked for the beach passes and I had to surrender my drivers license. Now I had no ID if I wanted to go to the beach / boardwalk. When we got to our room we really wanted to walk out and ask for a refund. The couch was stained so badly that we asked for a sheet to cover it. The bathroom caulking / grout was filthy. There were long black hairs ( not ours) stuck to the tile on the shower. Clesrly not wiped down from prior guest. Box spring was dirty and ripped. Toilet wouldnt flush and had to be fixed. We rented an efficiency and there were no pans or utensils had we wanted to actually use the stove. The bottom of the sink cabinet was cracked and broken. There was no closet. The floor was dirty and we had to wear flip flops. Housekeeping never came by and we had to keep asking for towels. The most disgusting motel either of us have ever stayed at. We had driven 2-1/2 hrs and there was no other local vacancies. I hope people take this review seriously and avoid booking this dive.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2025

Danielle

We arrived Friday Aug 15th when checking in the lady at the front desk was amazing so nice and funny loved her! Even tho the place can use some updates, was very clean and smelled nice bed somewhat comfortable the pillow did suck and the bathroom was very small we asked for more towels and got them right away. Also asked for another blanket and got that right away fresh and clean the man at the front desk was also VERY nice! Also very close to the boardwalk like feet away!! We had an amazing stay and will be back again for another!

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

17 Aug 2025

Karin

Great location but filthy

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Aug 2025

siobhan

Okay for a few nights

Clean. Not updated. Typical, cheap down the shore motel.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

17 Aug 2025

Vanessa

The bathroom door was hanging on by one screw. The place could be really good with some updates

8/10

Excellent

16 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Great staff and pool

It was nicer then i thought it was going to be for the price. The pool was great. Staff was very friendly. But the bathroom had a bad smell the first night. I ran some water down the shower drain. It helped. Other then that it was nice. Closes to the beach and we could see the boardwalk from our door.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2025

Marianne

Great place to stay! Staff was so friendly & helpful, so close to boardwalk & beach! Room was clean, comfortable & affordable-perfect for a beach vacation-highly recommend!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Aug 2025

francisco

Nice place bene coming here for many many years

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2025

Edward

Had a nice stay

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

14 Aug 2025

Elisa

It has a clean pool and the location is great, other than that its a run down hotel in seaside, just a place to try and sleep but not likely. Beds are rough, Jimmys Breakfast is right across the street

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

14 Aug 2025

Devin

DONT STAY HERE

DISGUSTING !!!! DONT STAY HERE

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

13 Aug 2025

Brian

The room was dumpy and very outdated. And the tv did NOT work. I get it it’s just a room to sleep but it cloud of been a bit tidier. And I’m sorry but I DO expect a tv a simple tv to work.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Aug 2025

Michele

Clean and great location!

Business_and_leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

12 Aug 2025

Sharon

The beds were in bad shape
The steps were rotten in the middle
The door didn’t lock but they gave me another rm
Needs a facelift

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

11 Aug 2025

Jeremy

For what it is, it is perfect. Next to the boardwalk and right there with many options. Thank you

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Aug 2025

Cathy

We liked that it was 1st floot and close to boardwalk
We didn’t like that the door was loose. The TV would quit part way through a show.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

09 Aug 2025

Aletha

Check in was friendly service wanted to stay extra day and staff was very helpful and pleasant and accommodating the cleaning service were very friendly and helpful with all our needs pool was very clean and maintained every morning brought 3 of my grandchildren for their first experience and they loved it have stayed here 3 times before and as always we were very happy will b back

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

09 Aug 2025

Marisa

Floor was dirty upon arrival and there was a huge gap in between the ac and outside we could see right outside but we stuffed a towel in it so bugs didn’t come in. But the location was nice and the bed was comfy.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Aug 2025

Paul

Perfect location.
Old motel.
Good value for price and location.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2025

Theresa

It was nice

8/10

Excellent

04 Aug 2025

Nicholas

Thumbs up for Surfside

Great location and friendly service. Rooms are very basic and could use a facelift but overall good value.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

31 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

Better than I expected

Better than the average Seaside stop !

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

30 Jul 2025

Martha

Was extraordinarily noisy throughout the entire night-on premises and off. I left a day early. Room was clean but powerful smell of cleaning products. A/C made a banging noise every time it turned on and ran very noisy. The staff was pleasant.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

30 Jul 2025

Richard

Wi-Fi did not work

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2025

jason

Had a good time there as I always do

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2025

John

The staff was great. The location was absolutely phenomenal. The pool was clean and sunshine over it all day. The rooms are nothing to write home about and they could use new mattresses but it was clean ! Location and cleanliness is given 5 stars. I would stay again.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

29 Jul 2025

Justin

Great location, close to boardwalk and beach. Staff very polite and accommodating. Rooms are small and dated, but great for a place to sleep.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jul 2025

Francis

Did the job I needed to?

The best thing about it was very close to the boardwalk hotel definitely needs lots of updating

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jul 2025

Stephenie

Parking- awful! Very small.
Staff- alright the man at the desk this morning was a delight
My room had no hot water- made for uncomfortable showers

Rooms do their purpose mainly- if you’re lookin for a room to just sleep in this is your place

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jul 2025

Kristy

Loved the location. Parking situation was a little tight. There was mold on the shower curtain and some outlets in the room didnt work.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jul 2025

JODY

3 night stay. Nothing fancy but excellent location.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2025

Nataly

I had a great experience and I went with my children and couldn't have felt any safer. The parking is safe and the walk to the boardwalk is just 2 min away.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jul 2025

Yvonne

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8/10

Excellent

25 Jul 2025

Mary

you can’t beat the location of this hotel. Large pool.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2025

Michaela

Recommend

It was very good!

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

19 Jul 2025

Stefani

The staff was very very rude and not accommodating. We arrived room was dirty and the A.C was NOT WORKING .. Then finally they switched our room. To an even worse room the bed was legit broken in half & that A.C did not work. The lady in the front was so rude and yelling at me. The room sheets were filthy and hair in showers

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2025

Robert

The TV service was horrible all I could get was the food network they really need a regular cable TV servics

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

17 Jul 2025

Gabriela

The woman in the office was very rude.
The rooms were old.
The pool was nice

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2025

Nova

Front desk staff was very nice to chat with. room 215, the bed farthest from the door sank in fairly bad but we just moved to the bed next to it and it was fine, other than that it was good for the price point with how close it was to the beach, no complaints. i would come back.

2/10

Poor

14 Jul 2025

Giulia

The Surfside Motel was a huge disappointment and uninhabitable. It was dirty and disgusting. The sheets and towels were dirty, there was fecal matter on the walls, it was very noisy in the area, the smell of marijuana and mold was pervasive. My friend also had a room and there were holes in the walls and her shower didn’t work. A giant cockroach crawled out of the wall. I went to report it to the front desk and asked that they exterminate it. They had nothing, not even bug spray, and did not address the issue. The person there during the night said to check with the Glendale, which is a different motel. We asked for a refund and they refused. My friend left and paid for another hotel because it was so disgusting. I called in advance to make sure it was a family friendly, clean and quiet hotel because I was taking my children for a dance competition. The staff were not honest with us. They should really offer a refund for such deplorable conditions. The parking lot was very difficult to get in and out of and it was in disrepair as was every other part of this motel. I’m surprised Expedia would even offer it. It’s dangerous for young children. I would not recommend it for families.

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2025

Brittany

Very friendly staff
Woman at the front desk was great !!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2025

olivia

Best location few steps away from the boardwalk, very friendly owner and staff, got beach tags and that was great! Pool was super fun and clean, hotel needs update but we got a great price so that didn’t matter, room had a small stove, fridge and microwave, will come back next year!

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jul 2025

Norazon

Place is very dated Maid service only came because we asked. Next day did not get serviced. Needs a major overhaul

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

Hotel room was clean, very dated. Many soft spots in the flooring. Pool was clean. Not bad for a short getaway.

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

Great location but no TV and rough room.

The TV did not work, the fan in the bathroom sounded like an injured animal and my phone calls to the hotel were never answered. Messages were never returned conserning the TV. The sheets had someone else’s hair on it and some stains. The location is amazing and my young boys had a great time but I won’t use this hotel again mainly because the TV had 0 chance of ever working and that felt like a rip off.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

07 Jul 2025

Brian

Dirty run down dump

Dingy dirty run down tiny room. Don’t know how this meets any codes to rent out . Not even a chair or table in the room. Half inch gap on the front door going outside . Ceiling tiles screwed and spackled on. Toilet was loose , can’t expect much in seaside but this was terrible.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Jul 2025

Urdania

Near everything

8/10

Excellent

03 Jul 2025

Nicole

It was a great stay

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jul 2025

Sugeidy

B- . Property needs updates but the location is very convenient .

4/10

Poor

02 Jul 2025

Kimberly

Unsafe. The locks on room door were broken. No deadbolt. No chain. Outside is visible through door jams. Easy to see the door was definitely busted through, by force, multiple times. If someone wanted to get in, just needed a credit card to barely slip the lock.

Get what you pay for. It’s prime location. Across the street from boardwalk and beach. A little before midway. Pool was ok and clean.

Rooms, mattresses and furniture old, outdated, broken. Kinda gross.

$200 for 2 nights … worth it if just to shower and sleep.

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2025

Marissa

Big rolm

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jun 2025

Lucia

Family vacation on a budget.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

23 Jun 2025

Kim

If i could rate this place a zero i would! It’s very noisy there at all hours. The rooms were not very clean. I lifted up the mattress and there was a huge stain. The beds were not comfortable at all. The shower in our room didn’t work. The front desk girl who checked us in I could not understand her and she was very rude. I checked out a day earlier because I couldn’t be there anymore. On the nice note the gentlemen who checked us out gave me my money back. But honestly it was my worst stay ever. If you want a quiet place to relax this is not it at all! Also people blast music, smoke weed/ cigarettes all over the property. NEVER AGAIN!

2/10

Poor

23 Jun 2025

Samantha

This property was so terrible that my husband and I ended up cutting our weekend beach trip short and leaving early.

First, the property was completely misrepresented. There was no coffee maker in the room as advertised. The door did not shut properly. We had to use all three locks to keep it shut. There was a lot to be desired as far as cleaning went. The room smelled, and thank God that I had taken my own air freshener with us. The sheets were clean but the floors were sticky and dirty, there was mold in the bathroom, and the showers were so hot i thought I would get scaled.

Safety was another story altogether. This was not so much a motel as a dumping ground for the homeless and section 8 residents. You couldn’t walk downstairs without running into a group of people smoking weed and hanging out in front of the motel by the pool. It was very uncomfortable as they watched every move you made. The weed permeated our room all hours of the day and night and the obnoxious and profanity laden music blasted until 2 am. So much for quiet hours and a relaxing beach weekend. On Saturday, we went over to the beach for a few hours and when we came back, someone had obviously been in our room and the second monkey we left on the dresser was gone. That was the last straw for us and this is when we decided to leave. We requested a refund but was denied.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2025

Oanh

Great location for price

We always stay here it’s not the greatest it’s like any beach motel but we tend to love it here good location worth the money not too high, one time I left my wedding rings and they called me to return them very honest ppl if it’s for a quick stay this is the place for you

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2025

Jennifer

Parking is tight

Business_and_leisure

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2025

Mandee

Big bed, by the beah

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Jun 2025

Suhail

Very quiet n clean.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jun 2025

Dayne

sheets clearly were not changed with hair that was not ours. chips in the drawers as well that were not ours as well.

2/10

Poor

07 Jun 2025

Peter

The outside looks very good. However the room we were given had fallen tiles in the bathroom. We were then given another room. It had decaying plumbing, gnats all over, we we were there for three nights and NEVER received any room service (cleaning or even fresh clean linen). Overall, it was poorly maintained and just plain worn out.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

27 May 2025

Astrith

We had the worst stay at this place. If I could give 0 stars I would. The pictures we saw on expedia of this Surfside Motel were not comparable to the place at all. The room they gave us which was supposed to be an efficiency because we have 2 kids was out of a horror movie. It smelled like sewer in the room and it even had dead roaches in the drawer. I complained to the front desk about the smell to see if something could be done but not even air freshener spray could help it.

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2025

Audrey

Our room was clean, the appliances and tv was outdated but other than that loved it here

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2025

Kris

Gre

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2025

Elizabeth

I stayed for 4 days on spring/Easter break.. I have so much fun... Room was clean. The owners was really nice.. it was relaxing motel . I will stay again . Bathroom was clean and beds was comfortable. Motel is right there front boardwalk... everything is nearby... Good food good experience and good peoples

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

12 Apr 2025

Wade

Floor was sticky

10/10

Exceptional

07 Apr 2025

Josef

Underrated beachside motel

After reading several scathing reviews of this place, I decided to try staying there for myself and I was pleasantly surprised. Clearly the poor reviews are coming from people who are accustomed to staying at much fancier, more expensive hotels. But for the value, it’s hard to beat its prime location right by the beach and boardwalk. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful with all of my questions and even gave me some great local restaurant suggestions. The room was clean and smelled clean. The shower had hot water, and yes the bathroom may be small but it wasn’t an issue for me. The room included a microwave and fridge and a TV. There is a typical window A/C and heater as well. I would absolutely stay here again.

Self

4/10

Poor

11 Mar 2025

Eric

Ok