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Surfside Motel

2.0 star property

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Seasonal outdoor pool
Beach nearby
Exterior
Balcony
Balcony

Reviews

5.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
$91
includes taxes & fees
Sep 29 - Sep 30

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201 Ocean Terrace, Seaside Heights, NJ, 08751
  • Place, Seaside Heights Beach
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Casino Pier
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Ortley Beach
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Belmar, NJ (BLM-Monmouth Executive)
    ‪34 min drive‬

Room options

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Family Apartment, 1 Bedroom | Private kitchen | Fridge, microwave

Family Apartment, 1 Bedroom

  • 300 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Room, 1 King Bed, Ocean View | Blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Room, 1 King Bed, Ocean View

  • 150 sq ft
  • Partial ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Double Beds | Blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

  • 250 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About this property

Surfside Motel

Seaside Heights motel steps from Seaside Heights Boardwalk
A seasonal outdoor pool, free self parking, and free WiFi in public areas are available at this motel. Other amenities include multilingual staff assistance and a vending machine.
Surfside Motel offers 58 air-conditioned accommodations with blackout drapes/curtains. Kitchenettes offer refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include showers.

This Seaside Heights motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the motel include a seasonal outdoor pool.

Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or hot tub without adult supervision.

Surfside Motel features a seasonal outdoor pool, a terrace, and a vending machine. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

Surfside Motel has designated areas for smoking.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Things to do

  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room kitchenette
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Kitchenette
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
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 - 8:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The seasonal pool will be open from May to October
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or hot tub without adult supervision

Property is also known as

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Surfside Motel Seaside Heights
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Surfside Motel Reviews

Reviews

5.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 165 out of 837 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 154 out of 837 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 165 out of 837 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 130 out of 837 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 223 out of 837 reviews

5.4/10

Cleanliness

6.6/10

Staff & service

5.2/10

Amenities

4.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Marissa

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Big rolm
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Lucia

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Family vacation on a budget.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Maritza

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kim

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
If i could rate this place a zero i would! It’s very noisy there at all hours. The rooms were not very clean. I lifted up the mattress and there was a huge stain. The beds were not comfortable at all. The shower in our room didn’t work. The front desk girl who checked us in I could not understand her and she was very rude. I checked out a day earlier because I couldn’t be there anymore. On the nice note the gentlemen who checked us out gave me my money back. But honestly it was my worst stay ever. If you want a quiet place to relax this is not it at all! Also people blast music, smoke weed/ cigarettes all over the property. NEVER AGAIN!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Samantha

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property was so terrible that my husband and I ended up cutting our weekend beach trip short and leaving early. First, the property was completely misrepresented. There was no coffee maker in the room as advertised. The door did not shut properly. We had to use all three locks to keep it shut. There was a lot to be desired as far as cleaning went. The room smelled, and thank God that I had taken my own air freshener with us. The sheets were clean but the floors were sticky and dirty, there was mold in the bathroom, and the showers were so hot i thought I would get scaled. Safety was another story altogether. This was not so much a motel as a dumping ground for the homeless and section 8 residents. You couldn’t walk downstairs without running into a group of people smoking weed and hanging out in front of the motel by the pool. It was very uncomfortable as they watched every move you made. The weed permeated our room all hours of the day and night and the obnoxious and profanity laden music blasted until 2 am. So much for quiet hours and a relaxing beach weekend. On Saturday, we went over to the beach for a few hours and when we came back, someone had obviously been in our room and the second monkey we left on the dresser was gone. That was the last straw for us and this is when we decided to leave. We requested a refund but was denied.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Oanh

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

Great location for price

We always stay here it’s not the greatest it’s like any beach motel but we tend to love it here good location worth the money not too high, one time I left my wedding rings and they called me to return them very honest ppl if it’s for a quick stay this is the place for you
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Parking is tight
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Mandee

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Big bed, by the beah
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Suhail

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
Very quiet n clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Valerie

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Dayne

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
sheets clearly were not changed with hair that was not ours. chips in the drawers as well that were not ours as well.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Peter

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The outside looks very good. However the room we were given had fallen tiles in the bathroom. We were then given another room. It had decaying plumbing, gnats all over, we we were there for three nights and NEVER received any room service (cleaning or even fresh clean linen). Overall, it was poorly maintained and just plain worn out.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Astrith

We had the worst stay at this place. If I could give 0 stars I would. The pictures we saw on expedia of this Surfside Motel were not comparable to the place at all. The room they gave us which was supposed to be an efficiency because we have 2 kids was out of a horror movie. It smelled like sewer in the room and it even had dead roaches in the drawer. I complained to the front desk about the smell to see if something could be done but not even air freshener spray could help it.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michele

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Audrey

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our room was clean, the appliances and tv was outdated but other than that loved it here
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kris

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Gre
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I stayed for 4 days on spring/Easter break.. I have so much fun... Room was clean. The owners was really nice.. it was relaxing motel . I will stay again . Bathroom was clean and beds was comfortable. Motel is right there front boardwalk... everything is nearby... Good food good experience and good peoples
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Cara

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Maureen

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Wade

Floor was sticky
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Josef

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

Underrated beachside motel

After reading several scathing reviews of this place, I decided to try staying there for myself and I was pleasantly surprised. Clearly the poor reviews are coming from people who are accustomed to staying at much fancier, more expensive hotels. But for the value, it’s hard to beat its prime location right by the beach and boardwalk. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful with all of my questions and even gave me some great local restaurant suggestions. The room was clean and smelled clean. The shower had hot water, and yes the bathroom may be small but it wasn’t an issue for me. The room included a microwave and fridge and a TV. There is a typical window A/C and heater as well. I would absolutely stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Steven

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025