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Sifting Sands Motel

2.5 star property

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Coffee/tea maker
Property grounds
Seasonal outdoor pool, open 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, sun loungers
Dining
Lobby

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Pet friendly
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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840 OCEAN AVENUE, Ocean City, NJ, 08226
  • Place, Playland's Castaway Cove
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Ocean City Boardwalk
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Ocean City Beach
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Airport, Atlantic City, NJ (ACY-Atlantic City Intl.)
    ‪22 min drive‬

Room options

Basic Studio

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(29 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

Basic Studio

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(14 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Basic Studio

7.0 out of 10
Good
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Queen Bed, 1 Queen Sofa Bed and 1 Large Twin Bunk Bed

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About this property

Sifting Sands Motel

Hotel in Central
This smoke-free hotel features a seasonal outdoor pool, laundry facilities, and free self parking. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a vending machine. Housekeeping is available on request.
Sifting Sands Motel offers 40 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and complimentary toiletries. Televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a seasonal outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Sifting Sands Motel features a seasonal outdoor pool, a vending machine, and laundry facilities. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. Onsite uncovered self parking is complimentary.

Sifting Sands Motel is a smoke-free property.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Things to do

  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Pool loungers

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 8:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 65 per pet, per night, plus a deposit of USD 300.00 per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet deposit: USD 300.00 per stay
  • Pet fee: USD 65 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The seasonal pool will be open from May to October
Pool access available from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Sifting Sands Motel OCEAN CITY
Sifting Sands Motel
Sifting Sands OCEAN CITY
Sifting Sands
Sifting Sands Motel Hotel
Sifting Sands Motel Ocean City
Sifting Sands Motel Hotel Ocean City

Sifting Sands Motel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 140 out of 267 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 75 out of 267 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 28 out of 267 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 267 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 267 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jaira

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Allison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Shore Gen

Adorable little shore hotel near the boardwalk & beach. All the necessities, comfortable bed, and a pool. The lady who checked us in was wonderful- so friendly and helpful. We will be back.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Nanci

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Weather was great was a good trip
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was clean and had everything I needed. Kitchen area had all the basics. Pool was nice. Staff was friendly and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gail

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Allison

Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities
Had a great experience staying here. Will by booking another stay there next summer. The room was perfect for my family the kids loved the bunk beds.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not comfortable or family friendly

The motel we stayed in was very small. Furniture had to be moved in order to use the pull out sofa bed. The couch had tears and stains in it. There wasn’t a real mattress on the sofa bed. It was the most uncomfortable sofa bed I have ever slept on. I could feel every spring in the sofa bed. The shower was very dark and way too small. There was no bath tub, which made it difficult to clean young children. The best part of the stay was the quick and convenient walk to the boardwalk and beach.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved that the beach was just a 3-minute walk away. The area was peaceful, and the rooms were spotless. I’ll definitely be booking here again!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Colleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is an old school motel. They keep this property while maintained, and while there is some issues, it is an older property, but for the price and the location and the amenities it can’t be beat for the area. I would definitely stay here again
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness
Old school beach motel but clean and great location
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Kathy

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Clean and pretty. Nice pool

Nice time. Clean rooms, nicely decorated. Quiet and convenient. Pool is very nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hernan, White Plains

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
El personal súper amable, el cuarto era muy completo, mi única recomendación sería que invirtieran en mejor sofá cama, de lo contrario es excelente estar en este sitio. El personal, lo bien ubicado, cerca a todo, lo recomiendo a 100% no dudes estar aqui
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

monica

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

andrew

Disliked: Staff & service
Fine for a night or two. Got an early check in, place is very dated. Does the job
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Edlyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unfortunately we didn’t get to experience the pool because the weather was bad. The room was clean and had all that you could need - it was small, but was only intended for one person. The shower was tight and the toilet was very low to the ground. I would definitely stay here again. The area is very walkable to the boardwalk, shopping, and places to eat.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay that included a pool! Near the boardwalk and good places to eat. Perfect sea shore experience. ❤️
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Marilyn

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

PARTHA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness

Don’t get too excited about the price

The staff was very friendly and helpful, and have nothing but good things to say about them at check in/out. The room was filthy, don’t wear white socks that you care about, and bring your own sheets. Hairs and crumbs in the bed as if they had just been brushed out. If you have a large SUV or pickup truck I highly suggest you look elsewhere, the parking lot is very tight and only allowed one parking pass per room, so if driving separately plan ahead. Overall the staff is very nice and it’s a bed to lay your head but spend a couple more dollars for something else if you can.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025