Crystal Beach Oceanfront Hotel

Like others have said, the only good thing about the place was the proximity to the boardwalk and having decent parking. I booked a Jacuzzi King suite for the two of us for our first vacation in years thinking it'd be nice and worthwhile to spend the extra money. Upon entering the room (401) there were no lights when I turned on the switch. Finally after a few seconds they blinked half a dozen times before staying on. Closing the door the security lock hits the wall and the deadbolt doesn't always work. The peeling drywall tape and chunks of missing drywall are hard to miss in bright yellow. I turn on the bathroom lights and after about 5 seconds of blinking the lights come on to see black mold/mildew spots around the shower. The fan sounds like a single engine Cessna has crashed through the ceiling! Apparently the mangled drop ceiling and the loose fan aren't cooperating with each other. Aside from the bathroom the place was pretty clean. Until the next night when we decided to try out the "Jacuzzi" tub. The slime and hair coming out of the pump was definitely a mood killer. (The water spout flopping around didn't help) We decided to stay an additional night elsewhere. A little time and a few bucks could make this a decent place to stay.

We had a room that looked out on the ocean. The room itself was a nice size, wasn't super impressed by the cleanliness of building and the towels were small and thin. I didn't have a problem with the front desk, but my traveling companions who got there early were told they couldn't get in the room til we got there and they wouldn'thold their bags. They were eventually taken care of, but staff wasn't overlay helpful in making it happen. It's a nice spot if you want to be on the Boardwalk, without being too close to all the Bars, or late night.

Our room smelled musty as well as the hallway.

Our bathroom had mold and missing wall showing Sheetrock. Clearly there was a leak and never bothered to clean or patch it- please view photo I provided.

The pool was never cleaned or vacuumed once during our 5 day stay. It accumulated more sand and hair from guests each day. It got so disgusting my child stopped going in the pool bc she was grossed out by all the hair she’d get covered in.

Only positive was location and that there was plenty of parking. The stay wasn’t cheap so we were extremely disappointed. Do yourself a favor and don’t book here, our kids deserve better standards.