Wild Dunes Inn

8/10

Excellent

25 Jul 2026

Nancy

Across from the roller coasters and rides and right next to the Boardwalk. Good parking. We liked it—though like everything else in season, expensive.

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jul 2026

Janet

The inn was very clean. The room was very nice. However, it is very noisy because the rides are across the street. The bed was extremely uncomfortable.

4/10

Poor

20 Jul 2026

Sandy

One of the only positive I can say was the location was a 10/10. Steps away from the middle of the boardwalk. Coaster running very late but somehow did not affect the sound in our bedroom. The room was not very clean. Sand felt on the floor upon arrival. Somehow, we felt sand in the sheets of the bed too. Long black hairs found throughout the room, including inside the fridge. We always use Clorox wipes in every hotel we stay at, and many surfaces turned the wipes brown. Our keypad to enter room had a dead battery and we were locked out of our room at the mercy of maintenance to come let us in and change the battery (mind you it was 9 pm, I have 2 young children and am 18 weeks pregnant). Thankfully they came within 15 minutes but it was frustrating to say the least. Difficult and tedious to get ahold of lobby staff. They seem to be inconsistent answering the phone. Lobby receptions are offsite on the other side of street which grew frustrating when we needed things like extra towels, toilet paper, etc. TV stopped working in living area. Just tried to spend least amount of time in room as possible, skeeved out and couldn’t wait to leave the room despite having an amazing time in ocean city taking full advantage of the convenient location. I would just come prepared with cleaning supplies and as many of your own supplies as possible because it felt gross. I wouldn’t be able to cope with this hotel longer than 2 nights. We survived.

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jul 2026

Stephen

Clean room but a bit noisy, rollercoaster is directly across the street

Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Jul 2026

theresa

We had an amazing visit to OCNJ this summer. The Wild Dunes Inn was great. Very clean and convenient. The only downside (if you have little ones) is the sounds of fun from the boardwalk Rollercoaster. I'd chalk it up to a happy inconvenience 😊

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2026

Erika

We stay here every year and have never had a bad experience. Location is great, rooms are comfortable and staff is helpful when needed.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2026

Richard

Nice stay. Nice hotel. Kind staff. Would stay again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2026

Matthew

We had a great time exploring the boardwalk.. The motel was less than a block from the beach. On site parking for my larger truck was adequate. If we return we would make use of the kitchenette.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2026

Ryan

We enjoyed our stay - staff was warm and welcoming and very accommodating. The rooms were recently renovated - combination of retro and new. The kitchenette was functional and supplied well.

Family

2/10

Poor

20 Feb 2026

Alexus

There people screaming throwing rocks at the door around 3am. There was no security or cameras. We have to call the police to come and stop the yelling screaming throwing rocks at our door. And there no front desk working at night. The phone number they gave us to call in case of emergency no one pick up. The worst place to stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2025

Heather

My second time there and will definitely be going back again after winter!!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

26 Oct 2025

Gary

Staff was very friendly. We have been coming to Wild Dunes the last 7 year's for long weekends. It was supposedly upgraded and here is what we found. They removed the carpeting in the suites and replaced with cheap imitation hardwood flooring. Turned the shower on and turned faucet to hot and got cold water, turned faucet to cold and got hot water. Only new noticeable upgrade was they now have a digital keypad to enter the rooms, BUT the keypads are not backlit so you cannot see tge numbers at night to enter the code. The main automatic entry sliding door sounds like it wants to fall of the tracking as it jerks open. The worst part was we were sitting watching TV and a mouse came out from under the dishwasher saw us and went back uner the dishwasher. Overall it is not updated. Same appliances, TVs, DVD Player, 2 burner stove, bathroom is very dated with the toilet seat literally about 14\" off the floor. Not impressed at all and am definitely considering finding a new regular place to stay for our long weekends. Wild Dunes was better before it was so called upgraded........

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Oct 2025

Robert

Good location near the boardwalk. Clean. They have a unique door lock system that doesn't have a physical key. It uses a unique pin code but it doesn't automatically lock when you leave the room. You have to press the door lock icon before leaving the room.

Very good overall.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Oct 2025

Pat

For being off season, the room was well prepared and check-in was easily handled contactless. Location is great being 1/2 block off boardwalk. King bed was comfortable. Bathroom was clean but outdated with a strangely
low toilet. Would recommend and stay there again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2025

Daniel

Clean room, comfortable bed, and easy check-in.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2025

michael

Kitchen was fully equipped for cooking. Nice living room/dining room area. Bed was nice, comfortable and big!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2025

Russell

Great location and nice rooms.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Oct 2025

Charles

Had 3 rooms, 2 very clean 1 could have been better. Layout excellent convenient location. Across street from amusements but wasn’t a major problem. Parking easy under building. Building very secure. Main office and pool across street not an issue. Has pot and pan for stove top no oven only microwave few utensils; coffee pot and toaster; didn’t see dishes. TVs in outer room and bedroom very small. Decent channels has dvd player. Bathroom nice tub/shower. Prob needs new mattresses in bedroom of all 3 rooms we had. Was off-season but I would stay again.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2025

Joseph

The suite at the Wild Dunes was clean and comfortable. Also, onsite parking is available. Within the suite a small kitchenette with a 2 burner stovetop, microwave and refrigerator. Wild Dunes is at the foot of the ramp to the OC boardwalk and beach.

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2025

Emily

We enjoyed our weekend stay at the Wild Dunes Inn. The room was a bit more outdated than I thought, but still clean. Shower pressure and temp was perfect and the staff was friendly as well as efficient in getting extra supplies when needed. The kitchen had some things for cooking but not any silverware or paper towels, and we ran out of tissues very quickly. Other than that, it was a super close walk to the boardwalk and some of our favorite food places (3 Brothers Pizza and Kohrs!)

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2025

sue

We rented 3 rooms. The staff was very accommodating when I asked for adjoining rooms. They also were very quick to respond to our request for additional pillows and towels. We had 4 people in 1 room, 3 in another and 2 in another. The rooms were big enough for us to be together, cozily, for meals and just hanging out. The kitchen had all we needed for our stay, and everything was newer and in good shape. The rooms were very clean, furniture looked newer and was in great shape. Same for the bathroom. The beds and pillows were very comfortable. Three adults-sized kids slept on the pull-out couches, and I heard no complaints about them being uncomfortable. They were very comfortable to sit on as well. It was so great to be so close to the boardwalk and beach. I will definitely stay here again.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

09 Oct 2025

Allan

In general, the facilities were acceptable. However, for a first-timer I was confused to find the doors locked and no staff at the building. After reading the posted signs, I learned the office was two blocks away. Surprise! Emergency exits at opposite ends of the building were not clearly marked. We expected housekeeping every 2nd day of our stay. During our 4-day stay, housekeeping never showed. I will not return.

6/10

Pleasant

30 Sep 2025

Christine

I did not like having to figure out where to check in. Patio chairs very dirty.Room was clean and adequate

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Sep 2025

Melissa

Overall, we really liked our stay. We were even closer to the boardwalk than I realized, which was great! The rollercoasters were right across from us but they were off before we went to bed and our bedroom was in the back so we really didn’t hear it back there anyway. Definitely not a future deterrent.
It could’ve been a little cleaner. There were ants out in the living room. When I went to call the front desk about it, the phone didn’t work. I called from my cell and they brought ant baits up but the problem persisted into the next day. There was also a lot of hair around the tub in the bathroom.
Idk if there was supposed to be but there was no coffee for the morning despite there being a pot and filters.
Despite the cleanliness hiccups, though, as a mom, the location was great and the room was nice otherwise and would stay again.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2025

Janelle

We went just for an overnight and the suite was really nice. A little loud with the rollercoaster next door but it stops early before sleep time.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2025

Richard

Awsome

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Sep 2025

Anna

Perfectly clean, ideal location. Definitely loud b/c of the rollercoaster right outside, but knew that going in so no surprises or disappointments! Would def go back!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Aug 2025

eboni

Excellent location.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2025

Alice

We always enjoy staying at Wild Dunes

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

21 Aug 2025

Virginia

Dirty floors

Basic cleanliness was done. Floors were never swept or mopped. The bottoms of our feet were black from the dirt. The area was perfect and convenient for the beach and boardwalk. Front desk was great when dealing with the one person who cares about the guest. The other person was not friendly and seemed to not care for helping people.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2025

Anthony

Relaxing stay…

We tried for an early check in but our room wasn’t available, however the staff was very accommodating and allowed us to use the parking lot and gave us our beach tags early while our room was being prepared. That’s really what we needed most at the time. Excellent location, very convenient. Don’t worry about being near the amusement park. It shut down at 11 and the police clear the boardwalk. It was nice having the bedroom separate from the living room where the pullout coach was. Very satisfied with our stay.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2025

Christopher

Tons of food options I mean your at the shore

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

15 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Great location; wouldn’t stay again

Location is fantastic, located right behind the boardwalk stores in the middle of the busiest part and also close to lots of off-boardwalk stores and restaurants. Beaches in OC can be small, but 10th street is a decent size. Loved having a kitchenette.

The room was basic. Beds, both the king in the bedroom and the pull out couch, were rather uncomfortable. The facility, while mostly clean, is definitely aging. There are bits of stucco falling off the exterior beams in places. We were initially given a room with a ceiling leak in the bathroom. The staff was fantastic and moved us immediately but still not sure how anyone would have missed that, since it was dripping water on the toilet. The rollercoaster across the street is quite loud; the park closes at 11 so it could be an issue for some. We visited mid-August, pretty much still prime summer, but the parking lot was mostly empty. There is a guaranteed spot for each unit, but pulling in and out in a larger SUV, truck, or minivan is very tight.

Overall, stay was fine. Would have been unhappy to pay full price and won’t stay here again but had a nice few days.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2025

Andretta

Great stay. Less than a block from the boardwalk and beach. My grandkids loved this trip. Would definitely recommend it and will be back for another trip. Will be booking for more than one night next time

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

13 Aug 2025

Sabrina

The only issue was the parking because there’s not enough spaces for the amount of rooms. I went out for the day and came back and had to park all the way down the road and walk.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2025

Erica

Great clean place to stay and love that we could walk to the beach.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2025

Kenneth

Centrally located and extremely close the boardwalk. Everything was easily walkable, even with a 1 year old. Perfect location for families with vhildren of any age.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

09 Aug 2025

Letty

Location bed comfort very nice loved it!

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

03 Aug 2025

KATHARINA

The property was ok. The room could’ve been cleaner. The sofa bed was full of crumbs when we took the cushions off and we found more under the blinds. For a family of four checking in the room came with two towels. If there were more we never found them. The elevator works but made me nervous every time we used it. The location is ideal if you want to be in the middle of it all.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2025

Mohan

It was neat and clean.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2025

Jill

While the Master bedroom is updated and modern, the living room and bathroom are very dated but clean and had everything we needed. The floor could've been a little better cleaned as it was a bit sandy, and our feet got a little dirty because we left our shoes at the door. The front desk staff were friendly and professional under the guidance of manager Domingo. We were granted a late checkout and they were able to find a different parking spot for for us at one of their other locations around the corner so we could enjoy the boardwalk for a few more hours after checkout. As this property is directly across from the roller coaster at Playland, be prepared to hear the ride and screams from it inthe living room from 4- 11 PM. After that the street was very quiet.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2025

Lawrence

It was great being right at the boardwalk, not so great directly accross from the roller coaster till 11pm. The pool was only 1 block away not at the property.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2025

Lisa

The property was good for a one night stay. However the check in is at another property and the location is adjacent to a roller coaster ride. Very noisy.

Partner

2/10

Poor

07 Jul 2025

Andrea

Filthy, infested with ants and very loud

Do not stay here! It is very loud from the roller coaster and people screaming. We were met with a feminine wrapper on the balcony at our door. It is falsely promoted, there is no pool at this location. The view was of 10 dumpsters and smelled awful. There were dirty dishes in the cabinets, a clogged sink with rotten food, dirty bathtub and was infested with ants! Major safety concerns- The panel box in the bedroom was open and within reach of toddlers and the smoke detector was missing! We complained but they did not have anywhere to move our room and due to the holiday finding a new hotel was virtually impossible. Do yourself a favor and choose another place.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

07 Jul 2025

Nicole

Horrible Experience

Room was not ready, WiFi did not work, locked out of room, fire alarm ripped off wall, exposed pipes, dirty, loud refrigerator, battery dead in air unit. Horrible place.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2025

Kathernine

Very short walking distance to boardwalk and beach very clean rooms amusement park across the street very nice place to stay with kids I would not recommend for older adults who don’t like noice all day till midnight had a great stay will be staying again at this motel next summer with my grandkids

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

great family stay!

very clean, spacious perfect for a family of 4! roller coaster was a bit loud at times and check in is only right across the street. overall so worth the price point and can’t beat the location!! steps away from the main boardwalk! would stay again!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2025

gregory and victoria

our room was immaculate, comfortable, and well stocked. we had some trouble unlocking the door and the front desk fixed the problem immediately

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2023

MATTHEW

The only problem with this hotel is the furniture. The king size bed,couch and chair were very hard and uncomfortable. Other then that excellent location and service

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Aug 2023

Jessica

My family and I really enjoyed our stay at Wild Dunes so much that we will definitely be coming back next year and years to come. I really loved how equipped the kitchenette was. Especially having a coffee machine, since I am a coffee drinker was amazing rather than having to spend money every morning on coffee. It’s the little things that make me feel more at home and this hotel definitely made me feel at home. From the pool, spacious bedroom, many drawers for clothing, etc etc I really enjoyed my stay. Also, being so close to the boardwalk and beach that was a huge plus!

Leisure Family