Americana Hotel Oceanfront

The hotel was just okay, but there were several issues that made the stay frustrating. Having to pay for parking was ridiculous especially on top of the room rate. The entire place had a strong, unpleasant smell that hit you the moment you walked in. The rooms were clean, but the bathtub was outdated and not very inviting. The pool was another major disappointment, overcrowded and honestly pretty disgusting. Definitely not the relaxing experience we were hoping for. Wouldn’t return.

Nobody at the front desk when you first walk in to be welcomed, waited at the desk for a few mins before a guys shrugged out of the back room like he just got done taking a nap. there's an option when you book to request to come in early, never responded. got a message before i even got there to review on how my stay was. i got here at 1:30pm and was told they would call if my room got done early, we come back in at 3 to sit and wait and 3 other people get checked right in and up to their room. you'd think you'd put a little rush on the room for the people who have been waiting 2 hours. will NEVER come here again. TERRIBLE Service!!!! haven't even seen my room yet and now i already can't wait to leave. Do Better.

The rooms are dated, but if you get a room with a view to the beachfront (from the balcony or the room), the view is nice.

For a beach town, that is affected by plastic pollution and will experience the impacts of rising sea levels before others, it was shocking to see how little Ocean City and its businesses seem to care about climate and environment. For a city that lives from tourism, one would expect to see every organization and person that cares about the city to do whatever they can to be green and to ensure the city has a prosperous future.

For a hotel like Americana good steps to take to play its part:
- shift from individually packaged single-use toiletries to refillable containers.
- provide for, encourage and ensure recycling of recyclable materials (plastics, cans, paper, cardboard).
- and why not install solar panels on the roof to produce own electricity or at least buy energy/electricity from a community solar project...