Surf Inn Suites

About what we expected for the price. Outdated but most motels in OC are, especially any for a decent price. We arrived really early so the front desk was accommodating and let us use the pool while we waited for our room check-in. We were able to get into our room about an hour early which was really helpful with the kids. Quiet. Great location! We could walk to the beach so we didn’t have to drive and pay to park somewhere. Also, not as busy on the beach or traffic with less stores and attractions but still within walking distance to some.

I recently stayed here during my trip to Ocean City. For the price, the rooms are pretty decent. The beach is also very close to the inn, which was super convenient! The owner is very welcoming. Overall, it is a nice place to stay, especially if you’re looking for something affordable!

Friends and I stayed here this weekend and Im not sure if it's due to our ages (23), but the experience was odd. Upon arrival, we were told we couldn't have guests unless registered w/13$ fee, which was fine. The next day a friend was stopping by, I went to the front desk to register her, but when I told the woman that she would only be there for about 30 mins-1hr, she said that wasn't allowed and took the registry paper back, scratched out her name, stating the $13 was for overnight guests (per night), not stop ins which is fine, we thought this was what she meant when initially checked in but were confused how they know someone is not staying with us- had she stopped by for 30 mins, left and didn't return, they wouldn't know that she didn't sleep there, so how can you enforce that? Figured that didn't make sense and that we misunderstood at first. The woman said they routinely watch their cameras/check the footage, so I guess they keep track of rooms' guests in/out, which was a bit odd to us. The explanation for no stop ins was it was a busy weekend, making it hard to keep track of guests. Unless I missed another lot, we were the only car there first night, second night 3/4 cars (1 being ours), last night their lot began to fill. We found ourselves heading out of the hotel more than anticipated, spending $$ on rides/outings to see our friend(s) instead of being able to just sit down in our hotel/chat for an hr or two during the day. It's fine but if you stay here, be aware of that rule. I know a lot of people go down and meet up w friends/family. I never experienced/heard of this before and am surprised nobody else can enter your room-even for 5 minutes, or you can get charged deposit $. After, I had spoken to the friend and she was fine with staying, so I went to the office, told front desk she was staying the night, paid. But as time went on she was unsure if she was going to be staying the night, and due to the camera watching comment, my friend and I decided to not have her over out of fear of losing deposit $. Lastly, not bad, check out, we cleaned the best we could, making sure beds were put together, towels picked up etc. but again, as we are younger I wanted to ensure we got our security deposit back and nothing "turned up" with the room check after we left, so when the front desk radioed her coworker to check our room I went back to the room and stood outside on the balcony to oversee the check, my friend waited back. When upstairs my friend told me that the woman asked if I went back to the room-that I wasn't allowed to be in the room when they do the check, policy. I want to clarify I didn't go in the room, I ensured nothing odd happened as it was our first stay here. Knowing this would be an expensive weekend we did a cheaper hotel but the property not really looking like pictures, no closet, didn't see many staff, no iron, hair dryer not working and us being the only guests there the first night, we felt a bit off about the hotel. Wasn't the worst but I wish no non-overnight guests were mentioned on the site, this is more for other people to be aware. Seemed quite strict w/ the policies, which is fair, but made for a bit of a stressful stay, and lonely during downtime back at the place lol.