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Surfside Motel

2.0 star property
Motel near Seaside Heights Beach in Seaside Heights

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Seasonal outdoor pool
Balcony
Exterior
Balcony
Beach nearby

Reviews

5.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Pool
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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

Room options

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Family Apartment, 1 Bedroom | Private kitchen

Family Apartment, 1 Bedroom

  • 28 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Room, 1 King Bed, Ocean View

Room, 1 King Bed, Ocean View

  • 14 sq m
  • Partial ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

About the area

Seaside Heights

Close to the beach.You'll be steps from Seaside Heights Beach and a 5-minute walk from Seaside Heights Boardwalk with a stay at this well-placed motel. Funtown Pier and Coin Castle are also within half a mile (1 km).
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What's nearby

  • Seaside Heights Boardwalk - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Seaside Heights Beach - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Seaside Park Beach - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Casino Pier - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Ortley Beach - 3 min drive - 2.4 km

Getting around

  • Atlantic City Intl. Airport (ACY) - 65 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Beachcomber Bar - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Klee's Bar & Grill - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Sawmill - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Midway Steak House - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Maruca's Tomato Pies - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Surfside Motel

Motel near Seaside Heights Beach in Seaside Heights
As a guest of Surfside Motel, you'll find a seasonal outdoor pool, a terrace, and a vending machine. WiFi is free in public spaces. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Seaside Heights motel.

  • 58 guestrooms or units
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Terrace
  • Smoking in designated areas
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.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

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

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

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

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

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

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: 9:00 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 - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets 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
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, and debit cards. Cash is not accepted. Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited. Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed.

We should mention

  • The seasonal pool will open in May and close in October.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

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. 160 out of 826 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 153 out of 826 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 163 out of 826 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 129 out of 826 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 221 out of 826 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

2/10 Terrible

Lori

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The front desk staff was rude.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aletha

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Check in was friendly service wanted to stay extra day and staff was very helpful and pleasant and accommodating the cleaning service were very friendly and helpful with all our needs pool was very clean and maintained every morning brought 3 of my grandchildren for their first experience and they loved it have stayed here 3 times before and as always we were very happy will b back
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Peter

Travelled 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

Travelled 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

Travelled 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

6/10 Okay

Kisha

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Eric, Toms River

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Ok
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Michael

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
black mold
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

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

Don't trust the Pictures

I stayed here for an event based on its price and location, not expecting a luxury experience, but after seeing the pictures online, I thought it would be decent. Unfortunately, my expectations were far from met. The walk to my room on the 3rd floor was unsettling — it honestly felt like the floor could give way. Once I entered the room, the smell hit me immediately, a musty, abandoned-house kind of odor. The sofa was in poor condition, with visible cuts on the armrest. The door had noticeable gaps around the edges, allowing light and a draft to seep in, and it was dented all over as if it had been repeatedly punched. The worst part was the bed: it was broken, uncomfortable, and made awful crunching sounds every time I moved. It was so bad that we decided to check out early and drive home, even though it meant eating the cost of the room. If this is how the hotel is off-season, I can't imagine paying peak prices. This was a major disappointment, and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Wade

👍
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Michael

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Emmett

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

TANYA

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024