Proximity to the boardwalk is what you’re really paying for here. Accommodations at the hotel itself were basic but fine. Food in cafe ranged from decent to bad. Hotel “store” was a glorified closet and poorly stocked. Room was clean and comfortable, but nothing about it felt extra. Refrigerator barely worked, and I didn’t bother asking for help as I’d already seen at check-in that staff were stressed and over-tasked.
I call the hotel the day before our trip to tell them
we’d be arriving late, and that we had an additional kid in our group. Hotel staff that answered told me he “didn’t care about any of that,” and didn’t ask for my name or reservation, so no note was taken. We arrived near midnight to a traffic jam in hotel garage. We were told the garage was full and we couldn’t park there. Hotel had no driveway either, so I asked what I was to do? I had a car full of kids and luggage, near midnight, and there’s no place to park safely while checking in? Valet suggested I try the back alley, so instead I waited while my daughter went to the front desk. Soon she ran back: if I didn’t check in NOW we might lose our room. Valet was unhappy, but I left car, kids, and luggage in the garage aisle and ran inside. Front desk confirmed overbooking due to computer error, and said we were lucky to get the last room. I felt bad for him. He ended up giving us his parking space when he clocked out. Valet stayed grumpy with me all weekend.