Dry Dock Motel

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2026

Allison

This is a fabulous and comfortable property! The staff are wonderful! So friendly, kind and helpful at all times of day and night. They felt like friends by the end of our stay. The breakfast buffet is huge with so many wonderful choices. Our room was large, clean and comfortably furnished. We slept every night like we were at home in our own bed.

I can’t say enough about this property or the people who work there! Thank you for a wonderful experience!

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jul 2026

Tyler

1

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jul 2026

Robin

Dry Dock is only a basic roof over your head. Do not expect white glove clean - tub is painted, corners are overlooked, furniture is badly worn & chipped, floors are sandy from previous beach visitors. Pool area may have trash laying about as it did when we visited. The exterior of the facility (stairs, doors, etc) will tell you what to expect before you get into your room. My moment of \"what have I booked\" was when I walked into a dirty, disorganized main office. I will not stay at Dey Dock again.

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

21 Jul 2026

Dawn

I knew what I was booking, so I wasn't surprised by the overall condition, but the cleanliness was definitely below what I was comfortable with. I ended up showering with my flip-flops on, which says a lot.
What concerned me more was that the door looked like it had been kicked in at some point and didn't close properly. That wasn't ideal, especially when we had all of our personal belongings in the room.
That said, the location was excellent and being so close to the beach was the main reason I chose it, so 1 was happy with that part of the Stay

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2026

Nicole

Our happy place! We absolutely love taking spontaneous trips down here and booking with Dry Dock! The Staff is SO friendly and we love the pool which is immaculately clean! The air conditioners are cold. So close to the beach and boardwalk! Amazing!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jul 2026

Annaruth

I stayed in a 3rd floor double king room. Check in was easy and the woman was nice. There is a security guard out front overnight which is nice to have. The pool was clean and well maintained. Very close to the beach. Parking was a little tight but okay.
The room was very outdated but generally clean. The bathroom was very dirty, mold on shower curtain, visible dirt on the floor and walls. The water pressure was very low (maybe because of it being the 3rd story?) There were also old rusty radiators that didn't have proper covers and could have cut somebody. The microwave and refrigerator were pretty clean. The ac worked great (but very loud).

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

12 Jul 2026

Michael

Nobody spoke English at front desk either day, they just look at u like you’re a burden. So that was hard to check in. The beds and rooms are garbage microwave don’t even work. Ac system sounds like a lawnmower. tv is the size of my iPhone.

Spend the extra 100$ and find something better.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Jul 2026

Greg

The location and convenience of the property was most important to me for this stay. The tv had limited stations available and the property was dated . I recommend this property for short term stays as it provides accessibility to all.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2026

Afton

This place was surprisingly comfortable definitely one of the better hotels. I’ve stayed at in Seaside. Very nice staff clean pool barbecue grills private, not a lot of riffraff hanging around.

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jul 2026

Betty

The motel is dated and the bathroom needs to be redone, not just painting the tub/shower. Also, the toilet seat was not attached to the bowl and needs more than just a cleaning. The beds were pretty good and sheets were clean.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Jul 2026

Rania

Good parking nice stuff clean pool

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2026

Jim

Management was friendly, courteous and very helpful

Partner

2/10

Poor

29 Jun 2026

Douglas

I never thought about what prison washcloths must be like until I arrived at this 60-70 year old motel. Black grime on edges/corners of floor, especially in the bathroom; random hairballs too. Unmatching furniture gives appearance of a Goodwill store. Mattresses are about 5 in. thick, pillows about 4 in. thick, sheets are cheap and loose, and I found myself wondering what was on the bedspread because I assume it's cleaned about as often as the floor. Bedside lamps 3 ft. too high. LOUD air conditioner near ceiling couldn't be reached from floor. Sink area disfigured by badly done repairs. No drinking cups whatsoever. I wondered about tap water safety as I rinsed my mouth (from an emptied medication bottle). Tiny soap chips/cheap shampoo, not enough of either for 2 guests/3 nights.No coffee maker. Bathroom ls literally the size of the tub and toilet only. Draped damp towels over the TV because there are no hooks on back of bathroom door. Mystery smears and stains all over the bathroom and sink walls/trim. Bathtub filthy. Outside, random stairs replaced with bare planks of wood, and rooms are not accessible without climbing stairs. There was a pool but it was locked. Unidentified characters loitering in the parking lot area, making me nervous about using the stairs back there. No common area of any kind-- strictly car to your room door. No Internet for much of our stay. I actually dreaded returning to our room and counted the hours until I could leave. Tear it down.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2026

Nichole

Staff was very pleasant met all my request pool was clean

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jun 2026

Iggy

Pictures online are nowhere near what the actual rooms look like. Only the two king size beds were accurate. Parking is limited in both size and availability. On a plus the room did smell clean.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jun 2026

Brian

Need to get better beds and get more channels for the TV or get smart TV.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2026

Alex

Great location and convenient for late night arrival.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2026

Verified traveler

The place was nice and clean. The staff was nice. The air conditioner was OK and parking was good.

Family

2/10

Poor

21 Jun 2026

Christine

The place need to be updated, what you see in the pic is not what you see in person. The pool is in the parking lot, no privacy literally it by the sidewalk people walking be lurking in. The beds are hard as rock, the rooms stinks. I has reserves two days and could stay. I left the next day. The office is outdated, didn't give me aprinted receipt had to take a picture of the had written paper she had. Horrible!!! Dont stay there. It looks so trashy!!!!

Friends

2/10

Poor

20 Jun 2026

Rasheda

Dirty

2/10

Poor

14 Jun 2026

Brian

Dirty

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2026

Jennifer

Nice people that work here and great service.

6/10

Pleasant

18 May 2026

Ashley

Room smelled a little like cigarettes. Parking was no issue. AC was good. Staff was fine, but they didnt have my reservation.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Feb 2026

david

Staff was great and rooms are clean and it’s so nice to be so close to beach to watch sunrise.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2026

david

Everything was great. The staff was very nice.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2025

david

Great staff and clean room

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2025

david

Great staff and clean room

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2025

Shawn

Friendly staff eazy check in clean room

Leisure

2/10

Poor

07 Sep 2025

Laurie

I have many pictures of the rooms. They were dirty, had bare electrical wires on the heaters, air conditioner filters were nasty (we cleaned them), managers/owners were rude, no ice machine on-site. I could go on but there isn't enough time. I have pictures of the actual rooms, they look nothing like the pictures on the website!!!!

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

01 Sep 2025

Joe

Rude staff tried to change the price when I asked for a different room because it was filthy dirty! Then I asked to see the next room and they claimed they did not have any more rooms available anyway. Felt lied too and ripped off… and dirty.

6/10

Pleasant

18 Aug 2025

Ginamarie

The staff were great which is why we would go back…. BUT one mattress was flat (no biggie I threw the kids on that one) but the first time my son used the toilet it started over flowing (he didn’t use any toilet paper so this most def wasn’t caused by us) unfortunately this was at 5am so there wasn’t much I can do but throw the towels down to clean it and go back to bed. We were only here one night so I wasn’t going to make a fuss. Only other issue was that there was long black strands of hair everywhere.
Other than that… this was one of the cleaner motels. Also.. if you book call beforehand bc they let us park the car at the motel for the day before check in so we didn’t have to pay for parking

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

17 Aug 2025

Daneliz

N/a

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Aug 2025

christine

Hotel was old and dirty. Pictures not accurate. Pictures are of a few renovated rooms. Would not stay here again

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

16 Aug 2025

Sarah

It was pretty run down. The rooms were poorly cleaned. But it’s a budget motel.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2025

Scott

Close to beach very friendly

2/10

Poor

06 Aug 2025

joaquim

I didn’t even stay there. Took a look at 2 different rooms and they were so stinking that I didn’t even check in. Call Expedia to cancel and when Expedia call them they were nasty. That was the only motel with available rooms. I wonder why.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

28 Jul 2025

Peter

Cheap. This place is good to save a buck and have access to the beach and boardwalk. You get what you pay for though. Room was gross, building is falling apart. Would I stay again?...yes. Why? Cheap. Go in knowing it's just a place to sleep and you'll be fine. expect nothing else.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2025

Donna

The location was excellent it was right near everything. The motel itself is a little on the older side. The mattresses were not very comfortable but we only use it to sleep

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2025

Betty

Nice place with reasonable rated

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

11 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

Treat Yourself Not Your Wallet

Just needed a place to sleep over night. Went the cheap route. Condition of the motel was terrible. Entry door trouble to open and close due to deterioration. Air Conditioner accessible if you are 8 ft tall and 3 inches wide as you squeezed your way to get to it. Luckily your phone camera helped to see what you needed to do. On and off every 5 minutes all night long. TV stopped working after an hour and had to unplug to shut it off since the remote wouldn't do it. The adjoining room had a young family in it with a little girl who likes to scream which continued to 9pm and started up again at 6am. The bed was a nightmare. The pillows were as flat as can be. I couldn't find the sheets so I sleep with just the bedspread. Found sheets were all tucked in on four sides.I felt like a slept on rows of metal springs without padding. I had major trouble getting up from lying down. Every bone, muscle and nerve hurt from my neck to my feet. Don't do what I did. Even for one night treat yourself so you get sleep and can feel clean when you leave.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2025

Jessica

Exactly as described. Basic, clean, quiet room. 1 block from the beach

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jul 2025

Maria

Very dirty we found hair and stains on the sheets and the rooms are connected by just closet door with a large gap under so we heard everything the room next to us was saying

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Jul 2025

Atalyah

Nothing

Family

4/10

Poor

23 Jun 2025

Kathleen

First of all their parking lot was way too small to be able to fit that amount of vehicles in the small spaces available. Some bigger vehicles take up two spaces. When we got to the room, our TV didn't work, the receptacles below the TV didn't work and neither did the little lamps aside of the TV. When I advised the manager at checkout that this stuff wasn't working, he just looked at me instead of offering a refund of some kind.

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

22 Jun 2025

Hector

I will never stay here again 200 plus dollars for a nasty dirty room shower had no pressure and then the water wouldn’t drain in the shower. the smell was sooo bad we had to go buy a candle.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2025

Kris

10 outta 10. Great place!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Nov 2024

Peter

The staff was very nice room clean and very nice. The parking was very close too!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2024

Chris

Jhhvvvv guy

2/10

Poor

15 Sep 2024

Chrissey

Not like pictured on Expedia webite. Bathrooms are not new as pictured on Expedia! Filthy room. Dangerous steps made of plank wood. I couldn't sleep after I felt something crawling on me, it was a centipede. The bed was hard as a rock. The room is worth $30 night stay not $100! Also, I use a cane but was given a 3rd floor room.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 Aug 2024

Steven

The staff was very nice and accomidating. The room itself had a broken doorknob, broken shower head and rusty heater. Needed paint.
The parking spaces were very tiny, leaving no room to get in and out of your vehicle. Exterior of building can use a lot of work. It was clean.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Aug 2024

Stephen

No complaints

4/10

Poor

19 Aug 2024

Bianca

It was only a couple blocks from the boardwalk which was nice but the rooms weren’t very clean, everything in the room was very old, the mini fridge was full of scratches and had stickers all over it. The toilet had stains on it from what looked like bleach and the shower had no liner on the tub so the floor would get all wet. The light was dim so it looked gloomy. There was open trash bags on the floor in the hallway so that wasn’t the best but the pool was nice and clean. It was a one night thing for me I don’t think I would return.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

16 Aug 2024

Shuaidu

Ugly hotel and the bed sheets had stains on it and pool was dumpy only good thing is 2 min walk to boardwalk thats about it

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Aug 2024

Katherine

24 hour office. 2 staff onsite at night

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

04 Aug 2024

Havah

Do not book here! It was super disappointing to travel 4 hours for a much anticipated family vacation (that we haven’t had the chance to do in years) and see this outdated and unkept motel. We had to climb stairs that were missing the steps and had wobbly wood pieces for replacements up to our rooms that were not cleaned. The toilet was dirty, the beds were dirty, the outlets didn’t work.. the list goes on. We were shown around to other rooms to switch but NONE of them were clean either. My family chose to sleep in their car rather than this hotel… save yourself the trouble

6/10

Pleasant

01 Aug 2024

Tami

Very outdated. Sheets were clean, but bathtub not so much.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2024

Nicole

The property has a pool and is in walking distance to the boardwalk and beach. The room looked okay.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Jul 2024

Tyler

The bathroom was to small but everything's else was fine

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Jul 2024

Peter

Very close to beach and boardwalk. Sanitary and smelled okay (had a tile floor, thus, no absorbed smells of a carpet). AC excellent. Hot water good. TV was slow responding and confusing. WiFi very good. I would definitely stay again.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

21 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

Do not stay here.

Pictures on website does not even remotely represent this motel. Service was fine. Motel is extremely rundown and filthy. The only plus that is one block from boardwalk.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

15 Jul 2024

Kathi A

Was ok for a night…pool was great!

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

13 Jul 2024

Richard

Horrible

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

10 Jul 2024

Kylie

the most disgusting motel i’ve ever stayed in!

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jun 2024

Verified traveler

Cons: The property can use some major upgrades to both its interior and exterior. Sheets had stains on them, the shades on the lights were in poor condition and stained as well, bathroom door could not shut completely.
Pros: quick check-in/check-out, pool was kept clean at all times, pool area is decently sized with 3 bbq grills at guest disposal, easy access to local food, beach/boardwalk, and convenient stores, not too loud of an area, tv and wifi, price of the hotel compared to others in the area for last minute booking.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jun 2024

Jordin

Good place

2/10

Poor

17 Jun 2024

Deborah

Terrible.

6/10

Pleasant

31 May 2024

Sienna

room were nice, floor was clearly not mopped so I suggest wearing socks or shoes only on the floor. But overall a nice stay for a good weekend.

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

28 Aug 2023

Verified traveler

Sad and disappointed experience

The hotel rooms are in process to be remodeled.
The night is bad, and didnt feel safe. Someone kicked out bedroom door super aggressively and almost opened it if I wasn’t cuz we had the safety lock. We believe it was one of the teens on the hallways. There are also groups of them going to rooms, I’m assuming to party since now they seem to have a 10pm curfew.

Partner

2/10

Poor

22 Aug 2023

Isabella

Absolutely disgusting. Room was moldy and falling apart. Smelt like old fish and basement mildew

2/10

Poor

21 Aug 2023

Deborah

Room Smells really bad. Musty and cigarettes combined smell. TV did not work. Loud AC that comes on and off all night. People hanging outside of my room smoking and drinking. Saw a cigarette butt floating in the pool. The only decent thing about my stay was the great shower pressure. Would never return.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2023

Janine

Location was wonderful, staff was friendly, and room was nice with ice cold AC. We will be back next year!

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

18 Jul 2023

Mason

I don’t suggest staying here the have so many bugs it’s so nasty like no one ever cleans

10/10

Exceptional

18 Dec 2022

Shawn

They were doing some construction on some of the rooms so parking was a little bit of a pain but other than that it was very nice very pleasant stay very pleasant staff

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2022

Shawn

Very friendly staff Helpful at check in Allowed us to stay parked in the parking lot after we checked out

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2022

Earl

We had such a great stay at the Dry Dock Motel. Great location, very close to the beach. The staff are very friendly. The pool was very clean. The room was very comfortable and inviting.

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

08 Aug 2022

Brad

Close to beach yes
Run down, hole in tub, missing ceiling tiles, MOLD in the bathroom, beds were from1950.

Tear down the block it's time to start new.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2022

Gary

Staff is very kind and will gladly give whatever you need. Also the price is great for the location and they have a pool :)

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

01 Aug 2022

Nicole

The room was run down and seemed like they hadn’t mopped in quite some time

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

28 Jul 2022

Gabrielle k

fridge didn’t work they had switch rooms then the outlets in the room didn’t work I thought I seen a roach shower I wore shower shoes

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

18 Jul 2022

Joseph P

Never stay here…EVER

The worst motel or hotel I’ve ever stayed in.
Things were falling apart coming off the wall there was mold and water damage on the ceiling and the sheets and bedspread look like they were 20 years old. You could also see daylight coming in under the door which allowed some bugs to get into the room. Some electrical outlets did not work either.

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

20 Jun 2022

Pelio

Horrendous Hotel should be the name

Hotel is dated and things all around are broken. Someone needs to put money into this hotel. With the close location to the beach it would be a great attraction. Otherwise stay away.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

16 May 2022

Verified traveler

Don't waste your money

Terrible room will never stay there again

Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2022

Les

Proximity

8/10

Excellent

10 Sep 2021

Kayla

Good for a weekend trip just the basics for a few friends, you can barely fit in the bathroom the door can’t even open to the shower but hey it works!

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

16 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

This hotel was a disaster. From our neighbors finding crack pipes in the drawers, cleaners throwing food into parking lot and throwing glass bottles trying to hit a dumpster and not cleaning broken glass while the owner stood and watched all with children walking. There were blood stains soaked through to the mattress, clogged drains and smelled like something died in the room. The owner a short Indian man would just stare into peoples rooms at all hours. The pool was an absolute joke, in 3 feet of water you could not see your own feet, trash in the filters glass broken everywhere in the pool area, steps broken in the pool. This place is a scene from a horror movie

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

16 Aug 2021

Thomas

Read the reviews before you stay here! Old/gross

Old and gross is understatement. To be expected for Seaside Heights is below average, but this hotel hasn't been updated in probably 40 years aside from a few tvs. We brought Lysol, bleach, and Febreze and still couldn't get the stink out of the room. Beds and pillows awful, mold and dirt on walls. Outlets broken. Mold and rust on and in fridge. Bathroom was horrifying. $500 for a night here?! I pay less to stay in 4-5 star accommodations in Atlantic City. Needs to be gutted and remodeled. They won't do anything about it because it's Seaside but it's below average even for Seaside the money they charge is outrageous should be $50 a night the little dive motels on the side of the road in middle of nowhere better than this. Warn anyone who goes here how old and dirty it will be. DO NOT bring your family or little kids or old people here. No couples either. Threw out our clothes after sleeping here. Don't recommend to stay unless you have no choice.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Its a 2 star motel

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

22 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

My stay was for two days . It took me and my friend over an half hour just to check in the motel, then they placed us on the third floor when there is no elevator . The outside steps smelled like urine, and cigarettes laying around everywhere . Their outside pool step latter is broken I almost fell and slipped . This place is not recommended !!! And their Is also alcoholics/ drug attics that stay on property in the motel at night time you can’t even walk out your room ! Will never stay again

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

20 Jul 2021

Christine

BLOOD AND BUGS - DO NOT STAY HERE

We got there on time and rooms were not ready - 90 min later when we got into a room - there was blood on the sheets,the blankets were on the floor and there were bugs. We immediately went down to get a refund - that was 5 days ago and i still don't have a refund - and this includes immediately calling hotels.com for help - after over an hour on hold to talk to someone, they told me, the hotel already issued a refund - really? 5 days later and I still have nothing. DO NOT STAY HERE. Do these pictures look like a room that is ready?

Partner

4/10

Poor

13 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Room was smelly ….and stank of mold

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

07 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Our bathroom smelled awful and one of our beds was rickety as if it was going to break anytime.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

This was a last minute trip and it was honestly amazing. The prices on a holiday weekend are always gonna be higher but the customer service that the owners showed was well worth the money!
Definitely would be back

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

04 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Disappointment a waste of time disgusting!!.. would never stay there ever in my life!! Got the impression!! Judge people right away without getting to know or talking to me!! Racial profiling

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

02 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Roons were dirty and need to be updated worst motel i ever stayed in will never go back

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Nice pool and clean room. No ice machine. :(

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

15 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

The room is very very dated, it wasn't clean upon arrival. The Bathroom door did not lock. The tub had chipped paint in it. The staff was just meh, didn't ask how the stay was nor did they care to ask about the room. It smelled of smoke as well. If they made some modern updates this would be a goo place to stay. The location to the boardwalk was very reasonable. So they should think about updating this type of room especially given the price I pay for it.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2020

Cesar

Conveniently close to boardwalk and local food locations.

Business_and_leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

22 Feb 2020

Catherine

It was awful, it smelt bad in the office. The first room we got smelt like it was just flooded with bleach, the smoke alarm was covered with a plastic bag, the tv was already on. The second room we got had weird stains on the wall, a creepy door with scratches all over it, trash already in the can and it smelt like weed.

Business_and_leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

11 Nov 2019

Suzanne

Don’t do it!

Let me preface this with my expectation level. I know this is a beach town and the accommodation I was looking for didn’t have to be 5 star. Just needed a place to stay that wasn’t fancy just clean and comfortable. Unfortunately the room was disgusting. The bathroom was very dirty and unsanitary. We got there late and didn’t have time or energy to look for another hotel so we stayed. Took the bedspread off and slept in our clothes. The next day when we checked out early, I went to the office to drop off the key. It was closed and much to my surprise there was someone sleeping on the floor with their head right next to where you drop your keys. Scared the hell out of me as I wasn’t expecting seeing someone’s face where I was dropping off the key. I’m not picky but this place is horrible.

Partner

2/10

Poor

23 Sep 2019

John

poor

Conditions were very old and not taken care of, Bed sheets full of sand. Had to sleep in clothes!

Partner