Admiral Hotel

Great location, close to boardwalk, the only complaint is about the shower and bathroom. It was very small and the shower was hard to rinse off sand and shower in general. But everything was clean. Would stay again

After reading the reviews I was very skeptical. But, when we got there the room we stayed in was nice. Workers very nice and respectful. They need to get bigger towels. Our stay was very nice. I would definitely stay there again

We are here now for Board Walk Rock 2025. They have totally redone the building were in! It's a single full bed with a great working clean fridge and beautiful clean little bathroom! I used to clean for a hotel so I inspected this room and there is zero wrong with it. Now this ain't no Paris Hilton hotel now come on people. But for location cleanliness and price and very friendly staff. And the outdoor pool look fantastic but to cold yet to swim. I've got to give it a 5 star. It exceeded every aspect of what I thought I rented! We Will be back!

I did not interact with anyone at the property but the room (#303) is JANKY and dirty. No chair even. Sandbags outside door but water damage on several walls anyway. Looks like mold on ceiling. Would not recommend. Location is decent.

The staff were awesome. They accommodated our kids nap routines cleaning our room around nap schedules. The restaurant staff are rock stars and the food was delicious.

We had the best time!! The service was excellent and the rooms were very clean. The pool was also very nice and we were right across the street from the beach and right on the boardwalk with free parking. We plan to go back again very soon!!!

Positive: The staff was friendly and very accommodating. I wish there was more room to praise them more. Negative: It could use a little updating, but you are out at the beach or on the boardwalk most of the time so it really didn't matter.

We stayed here for a long weekend and were disappointed the second we got here. All the doors do not shut or shut and open extremely difficultly. I’m talking you have to kick or slam your hip in to the door repeatedly to get inside. Every single air vent on the ceiling leaks. So there’s wet spots on the floor and beds. The window ac units literally sound like a motorcycle starting up. The fridge was disgusting un clean and with old food. The mirrors had been wiped with some kind of cleaner but it made a nasty film on all of them so you couldn’t actually see yourself. There’s WiFi but it doesn’t work. There’s no info about anything in the room The room we stayed in was an apartment it had a full kitchen. With not a single item in it no dish no pan no sponge nothing. I’ve never stayed somewhere with a full kitchen that dint have the actual kitchen supplies. This is a beach rental I’m not camping. And the oven had grease and food at the bottom so when we did try to cook the place filled w smoke every time I opened the oven door. Floors were dirty and food was found on the pull out couch. When I talked to the front desk about the food on the couch bed they gave me new sheets said someone would be up to clean it and to also replace one of the keys they gave us that didn’t work to our room. No one came back. We made the best of it bc there was nothing to do in the moment but I would never stay here again. We also paid $500 a night so I expected much more. The reviews on booking.com are deceiving to what we experienced.

ONE CRUDDY STAR: Stay away, unless you're absolutely desperate! Let me preface this by saying: I've stayed in every caliber of motel and hotel you can imagine - from budget motels off the interstate to high-end resorts around the world; never in my 40 year life have I checked into a hotel room with a full kitchenette..and zero kitchenware. Not a spoon. Not a fork. Not even a plastic cup.. When my mother-in-law called to book the room initially, she specifically asked about a coffee pot. They told her no - which is fine, but that would've been the perfect segue to alert her that if we plan to use the kitchenette, you'll need to bring the kitchen wear ourselves; this pretty crucial info is also nowhere to be found on their official website (https://ocadmiral.com). When my husband and I calmly brought this up in-person to the older, clearly disgruntled gentleman at the Front Desk, he brushed it off with, "Yeah, not anymore. It all gets stolen." When my husband reasonably suggested that they could just charge the card on file if items go missing (like every other hotel on the planet), the guy just gave us both a dead-eyed "IDGAF" stare, and said nothing. Zero effort, zero care. Let's also talk about the parking. When my MIL booked, she was guaranteed a parking spot. But when we arrived, the front desk told us that parking isn't guaranteed for every guest. I myself have a disability, and there are only one or two accessible spaces for the entire property that I saw. Totally insufficient! If you're coming here expecting basic accommodations, like a place to legally park, well - good luck.. And then..the check-in mess. We were given two keys to Room 410, aling with zero instructions on where the room actually was. No directions, no map, not even a "head that way" head bobor hand gesture. We wandered around in the 97-degree heat with our bags, up multiple flights of stairs mind you, getting hotter and more irritated by the minute. A cleaning lady ended up leading us to the wrong building. We had to call the Front Desk (AGAIN), and ask for actual directions. It was chaotic, disorganized, and just plain exhausting. After 20+ minutes of being clueless and wandering around, our room finally revealed itself. Once inside, things didn't get much better. The room is extremely bland - it's borderline depressing. No charm, no personality: just the "barest bones" of what's required to technically qualify as a "room." The air conditioning? Two little wall units that can barely keep up. This is a beach town, in the middle of the Summer. Central A/C should be standard at this point, or at least a unit that doesn't give up the second you shut the door. I'm not bougie, y'all - I promise. I'm one of the most practical folks you'll meet! I know what to expect from a no-frills beach motel. But, The Admiral?! This was next-level neglect. Undisclosed policies, 'IDGAF' caliber customer service, moderate accessibility issues, and rooms that feel like they were decorated by a morgue. Save yourself the headache, y'all. Unless you're legitimately out of hotel/hospitality options, I IMPLORE you: SKIP this dump entirely. You'll thank me, I PROMISE you.

My family and I stayed here in August of this year 2024. when we walked in this room we were immediately disgusted by it. It was really run down. Kitchen faucet was broken and squirting water everywhere! mouse trap boxes in the bedrooms, clothes in the dresser left over from other people, carpet and furniture was stained. Bathrooms were old and dirty and there were a lot of code violations ( at least they are were I live) there electric outlets right beside the bathtub and in the bathroom that were not GFI outlets which is dangerous when we had small children. There was stuff under some of the beds. It was not cleaned well at all!! This place has the poentail to be a really nice place to stay if the would remodel the place and take care of it! It is one street back from the Boardwalk and the one we stayed in had a balcony that was a street view but you could see the boardwalk when you sat on it. But I wouldn't recommend staying here until they start taking care of it because it was so dirty you didn't even want to walk barefoot on the floors. So horrible room! Only thing good about it was the location! Definitely not what was pictured when we Booked the hotel! A real disappointment!!!

Besties boos & I staying for sweek! Quite the experience lemme tell ya. First downside, tv doesn't work. Big L. Very very loud air conditioning. One plus do be the water pressure in the shower and the free makeover removers! Room right on street, kinda scared about that. Ummmm flies. Microwave is pretty wacked up. My heat up mac and cheese was bubbling. My feet have warts from the floor.

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY HERE. My husband and I decided to stay here with our 11 month old for the weekend. The photos we saw online looked nice and price was affordable. Let me tell you, the photos are beyond deceiving. When we got here, first thing we noticed was it is located at a very busy intersection with SO MUCH NOISE from the street, pedestrians, cars honking away, sirens, etc. That's not even the worst part though. My son was crawling around and playing with his toys, and as all curious babies do when they find something new....he put something in his mouth. I immediately put my finger in his mouth to pull out...A PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS..... BROKEN GLASS THAT WAS LEFT ON THE FLOOR!!! If I didn't take that out soon enough, God knows what could have happened!! Our trip would have ended in a hospital stay. And if he didn't find the glass then either my husband or myself would have stepped on it. That's when I noticed the filth. Floors were disgusting, mold in the bathroom, MOLD STAINS ON THE SHEETS along with a VERY questionable brown water stain. Random things under the bed and dust everywhere. I examined my son for any injury (thankfully he was ok) and practically ran upstairs to the front desk, glass in hand. I spoke with the staff, showed them the glass and asked to speak with a manager. They told me that management would be back at 8 am th next morning. This was before 4pm. The gentleman at the front desk then gave me a bag to keep the glass in to show management the next day....that's pretty much all I got along with a "sorry about that". My husband and I decided to go for a walk to calm down and when we got back I asked if they could at least change the sheets and vacuum. Then they proceeded to say that their housekeeping staff was already off and that I could change the sheets myself and vacuum if I wanted to. If not then I would have to wait until 9am for them to clean. I took the sheets since I had no other choice. Fast forward to the next morning (I would LOVE to fill you in on all the night noise but this post is long enough already). 8am and I'm back at the front desk asking to speak with management. Guess what? "Oh he doesn't come in until about 10:00-10:30. Not 8". I explained everything to the staff again since they were the new shift and one responded "Oh I wouldn't have stayed here if I found glass on the floor" Well no shit, sir but everything within a decent price range is booked so we're stuck here. So now I'm currently waiting for 10/10:30 for a manager to show up. I've already contacted the BBB and I better be compensated one way or another. My babies health and safety was put in jeopardy and you will NOT get away when it comes to my kid.

I could write a book on my experience here, but to keep it short: don't stay here. 1. Low on toilet paper on arrival date. Either someone didn't clean our room or they just forgot to replace the toilet paper. We had to walk to the office desk building to get more toilet paper. 2. Our room door was open upon arrival. Not just unlocked, but open. 3. Bugs in the bed. Yes, bugs. The workers are familiar with these and refer to them as "Dino's". We slept in our car after seeing these and went to to the front office immediately after seeing them to ask for a refund. - The woman at the front desk said most people don't get refunded here, so we would have to speak to the owner, Tom, who would not be in until 9am the next day. We slept in the car that night, and at 8:30am I called and asked to speak to Tom. A man forwarded me to Tom. I spoke to him regarding the refund for no more than 3 minutes before he hung up on me, as he mentioned he could not give us a refund (not even a partial refund) even though we ended our stay early due to the bugs. After he hung up, we went inside to speak to Tom in person. "Tom", as well as another coworker, then refused to confirm their position in the company, as well as their names. This same coworker proceeded to yell at us saying "WE DON'T BELIEVE YOU! GET OFF OF THE PROPERTY BEFORE WE CALL THE POLICE AND HAVE YOU ESCORTED OFF." Mind you, we still had the keys to our room and had to return them, and we have videos of the bugs. Both of the men refused to look at the video proof we had, and I ended up calling the police first due to the interaction between the other coworker who was yelling and threatening to call the police. 4. Room was dated, shower and bathroom floor was yellowing, and there was barely any room to walk because the bed was sticking out so far and the room was already pretty small. Let this be your sign to NOT STAY HERE. I wish I saw the Yelp reviews before my friends and I booked this place, because another website had better reviews. Luckily, we are getting a partial refund through booking.com, the third party site that we used to book. Thankfully we did not book it directly with the Admiral.

HORRIBLE horrible customer service and dishonest employees. I came in with a sprained ankle and my boyfriend asked if they could accommodate us because there were so many stairs. The staff immediately said no more rooms were available and basically said we were s*it out of luck. When we arrived in our room, it was filthy and looked like it hadn't been clean in months (see pictures attached). The room was extremely small and we had to get a maintenance man to come in to wipe off the black dust accumulating in the vent. We then walked into the bathroom and it was horrific. There was a yellow stained drain, black tar under the sink, and BLACK MOLD in the shower. There were chips in the drawers and residue everywhere. This is when my boyfriend was fed up and asked them to switch us to another room, and of course- now they could "squeeze us into one". The other room still wasn't much better and looked like it hadn't been wiped down in weeks. Holes all throughout the window screens. Since we were only staying one night and had no other option, we settled for this room so that we weren't stranded. We had hoped to speak to a professional who was in charge the day after to see if he would reimburse us for our inconvenience, lies, and uncleanliness of our stay. My boyfriend called the manager, Jim, and he is probably the most unprofessional, rudest "manager" we have ever spoken to. He didn't show one ounce of concern about the poor quality of our stay or even apologize for anything. He barely listened to what we were saying and all he said was "well you still stayed here so no refund". My boyfriend tried to kindly intervene and explain the situation because Jim wasn't listening to one word we said- just focused on the fact we stayed. We requested a full refund and he then HUNG UP on us. No call back, nothing. I hope that whoever sees this reconsiders having Jim as a manager because we felt extremely insulted and disgusted by his behavior and attitude. Please see pictures attached. I hope this review saves someone from ever booking this place if you are expecting to be treated well and having a cleanly stay.

I am not someone who complains often, but this place was horrendous and I do not want anyone to have to experience what I had to. We stayed a week, but I would never even stay a night. When I booked this place with my friends I was under the impression that the 2 bedroom apartment would have enough beds for all of us. The "bedrooms" were incredibly small and did not have the right beds that were promised. We thought 4 full beds total and got 1 in each room. We checked the mattresses and there was a bug. We have felt with bed bugs before and knew this was not one, but it was quite disgusting to find a bug none the less. There was also a massive stain on the carpet that resembled blood. While I pray it was not blood, I'm 100% sure it was The bathroom was an ok size but very dated and dirty. This was the only door in the house that had locks, minus the front and back, and it was just a little latch. We also had to kick the door open every time we left because the door handle was on its last limb. Our teenage neighbors kept coming onto our deck to party and when asked at the front desk they said nothing could be done. I am sorry but teenagers with no supervision should not leave open alcohol on our porch. The kitchen and dining room were fine, but we were told that there would be cookware, yet not one fork or pot or pan in sight. Thank god we had a friend coming down day 2 who brought stuff from home. And the living room. It seemed ok at first glance but low and behold in the corner of the room was a crusty sock. God only knows what that sock had on it, but it was clear to us and should have been clear to housekeeping, which I actually never saw once...hmm. And the house in general. A few days into the trip my finger swelled up. I went to urgent care and it was an infection that had to be drained. I was fine before and after this place, but there is no way I did not get the infection from here. Also, the entire apartment was caving in. We measured a 4-5 degree incline at the front and back doors. Overall this place was underwhelming and a waste of money. The pool claimed to be heated but was not. I felt very unsafe in my own room, and the front desk was not helpful. The layout of the place was very weird. We had friends stay down at 28th street and for the 10 minute drive and extra $100 it was so much better than our place. Do not waste a dime on this place unless you want a disease.

I honestly wish I could rate this motel ZERO stars. Let me explain what happened; me and 7 of my friends booked a night at this motel. Before leaving NEW YORK to start our journey, one of my friends called the hotel to make sure everything was all set and ready to go. They insisted everything was ready for us. So we began our journey. 5 hours later it's 1:30am, we finally arrive to the admiral. The lady gave us our room key and we headed up to the room. We opened the door to find; sheets everywhere, garbage laying around, and what really had me was, the left over eye lash extensions laying on the night stand next to the bed. I was disgusted. (May I remind you the world only just started to re open after a pandemic.) I called the front desk and told the girl, the room was never cleaned and was a complete disaster. She was sorta shocked and says the best she could do is either, A. Give us our money back and find somewhere else to go at now 2am in the morning. B. Offer us a room that has one queen bed and a sofa. (Remind you it's 8 of us.) or C. Stay in the dirty room. At this point, I'm ready to sleep in my car. So gross. I now make my way back to the front desk to talk to the lady face to face about our options. She compromises giving us the clean queen room, and still letting us have the dirty apartment as well. (As for some of us were fully vaccinated As some of the rest of us who aren't fully vaccinated, will squeeze in the clean queen room) She gives me the keys to the queen, shows me around to make sure it's up to par. All looked good. I ran down to get my suitcase and came back up to finally get to bed!! As I'm walking in she says "oh I have some bad news, yeah... I called my boss and unfortunately I can't let you guys take the clean room." I was in disbelief. I literally have the key to the clean room, IN MY HAND. And now what? We have to sleep in a dirty room with garbage and creepy eye lash extensions?? Or.. get our money back and sleep on the street!?! No where else was booking, and they wouldn't help us look for any booking. We are not from this area, we drove 5 hours and are tired, thought we had a reliable place to sleep. Practically forced now to sleep in filth. At this point it's not even about the money, it felt inhumane to me. Welp, that's my story. Don't stay here if you're looking for a clean, reliable, and welcoming place. This must be against a lot of violations with the department of health. 10 out of 10 would never recommend. They should be shut down. I'm posting screenshots from my Snapchat video that I took when we walked in.

Just stayed here for 4 nights and it was a very enjoyable experience. The room was very clean but it was tiny. Staff was pleasant and the location was excellent. We will stay here again for sure!

Our room was not vacuumed all the way or even at all. There was Cheetos and bandaids on the floor next to the bed. A security guard was sent to come clean it. When asked for an accommodation to the front desk, the answer was no and was a rude no. She stated, "what time did you check in? If it was late your room could have been marked clean accidentally in the system." That left us thinking are room wasn't clean. Despite the no, she was very disrespectful and lacked communication in customer service. The rest of the staff were pleasant so our overall stay wasn't bad but this was a huge part knowing we had a clean room to stay in, especially with the pandemic were currently experiencing.

My bestie & I were staying for one night & needed a room. The check in was quick(around 4pm) . We went to the room the door was already unlocked (we both looked at each other with a puzzled look) we dropped our suitcases off & was back out the door. When we got back to our room (1am). There was this strong odor that hit you coming from the shower. It's like it back up & the toilet barely flushed. We were sooooo tired from being out all day & drunk we paid it no mind & went to sleep. We slept on top of the covers with the lights & tv still on. The AC unit in the window seem to had mold on/in it. We woke up like 9am & refused to take a shower we immediately checked out. Wanted to speak with the manger but was told she wasn't there. This old scruffy man walked over , already pissed & brushed us off with not apology. He said "you should have told me sooner to switch the room" he got smart with my friend & was like "I'm not talking to you, the room is not in your name" . Like sir y'all are dirty & need to be shut down . So if you want to stay in pure hell for the night this is the place .

Booked this hotel for an overnight stay as I was supposed to be in town to attend the Oceans Calling music festival. Due to Hurricane Ian, the festival was canceled. We immediately canceled our reservation , but since it wasn't within the 48 hour policy (closer to 24), we were not reimbursed. Terrible way to treat people in a situation of extreme hazard.

Very Old and desperately in need of renovation. Probably better to tear it down. Water pressure less than a weak garden hose. Carpet absolutely filthy. Inadequate smoke alarms. No working telephone. Open hole for shower drain. Shower is only 2 1/2 feet by 2 1/2 feet. No toilet paper holder. Although very recently painted, still has water stain on ceiling tile. Towels are over sized hand towels. Price of $150 is absolutely ridiculous.

BED BUGS Me and my friend stayed there this past weekend. I felt something crawling on me and looked down and saw a bed bug. I got bit by it and put it in tape. I called the front desk and an older man said to a woman "this room is reporting bedbugs." She said to the man with an attitude "well what do you want me to do???" The maintenance people came and confirmed it was a bedbug. Other people in the hotel confirmed that they had bedbugs a week ago too. They had recently sprayed but I guess this bedbug didn't die yet. They moved us to a different room but the guy on the phone at the front desk was really rude. He never apologized and acted irritated that we brought this issue to his attention (Art was his name) I asked for the owners name and he would not tell me. We left two messages for the owner and the owner has not called us back yet. They did nothing for us and we spent the whole day doing laundry because we didn't want to bring the bedbugs home. On the day that we were leaving when I went to the front desk I showed them where I got bit and the guy just raised his hands in the air as if to say oh well. And then said we need to contact the manager about it. He still didn't say sorry. We were only there for the weekend and now were worrying about having a bedbug problem. Do not stay here. If the owner calls us back and rectifies the situation I will delete this post. But as of yet he has not even contacted us back even though we have left multiple messages. How disappointing : ( UPDATE: Art just called to tell us the owner will not be calling us back and tried to give us a free voucher to stay there again. We would never want to stay there again we just want our money back. I will post to every website until the owner calls back. This is rediculous

I'd rate zero stars if I can still give my experience on this hotel. By far the worst one on the face of this planet. Disgusting doesn't even come close. Stayed this past Wednesday, 8/15 with my family for a little getaway. I travel for 4 hours with a young 1 year old and the staff had the nerve to tell me the room wasn't ready. So we wait and then we go into the room and everything was as it was!! Stained sheets, mold in bathroom, stained toilet bowls, cigarettes all over carpet. Oh, and let's not forget the used tampon found beside the bed. This place is a disgrace and The Department of Health will be noticed immediately! I demanded to receive a full refund and left that place at once. Do not come here. Ever!!!!

Great location but that's basically the best thing about this place. Pillows are pancakes, they give you no shampoo or anything, no wifi at all, the door isn't big enough for the hole they cut so you can see the sunlight crack through the entire door. I yelled NO to room service twice and for some unknown reason they didn't know what that meant and they still opened the door... like y'all for real? Didn't anybody ever tell y'all NO MEANS NO! Overall, if you can find somewhere else to stay... do it.

I'll start with the positive. This hotel is a great location. Across the street to thr boardwalk. That's all. Rude staff especially the big person. No hot water! I told them about the issue and the big person told me "we have hot water!" I'm like if I didn't have hot water I wouldn't be telling you about the issue. They told the maintenance person to come in. He couldn't figure out but he told the manager to give us another room which was great. We went in the other room it had hot water but no for too long. It's like 15 seconds of hot water. I won't be returning to this hotel. But I guess u get what u paid for.

The place really needs a makeover! We stayed 2 nights, but never again. A little too tacky for me.

When We Arrived At Our Hotel The Pillows We're Dirty, The Sheets We're Dirty, When Addressing The Staff They Stated That There Was Nothing That They Can Do About It. The Room Was Completely Dirty There Were Old Clothes Behind The Bed, Tub Was Dorty ! My Experience Was NOT Good When The Manager Arrived In the Morning I Went And Spoke With Him He Stated That Iya Past Check Out And There's Nothing He Can Do About Tonight After Night Staff Informed Us That If We Did Not Use The Room We Could Get A Refund. I Am Never Staying Here Ever Again In My Life.

I really hate to be the "disgruntled guest," you could say, but I just cannot get over how terrible this experience was. So terrible that I made the decision to write this long review about it. The only reason my friend and I even stayed at the Admiral is because we booked our room too late before a holiday weekend, so we took the cheapest place that we could get, which was $163 per night. When you first walk into the lobby, it has this really cute, quaint feel to it. It's nice, open, well decorated, and it has a really cool wraparound porch outfront that everybody likes to hang out on. So the first impression was deceiving. Because I thought to myself "this is probably going to be a really cute place. It's probably not gonna be anything special, but I'm sure it's going to be cute".... We checked in and went up to our room, and I was under the impression that we had a double queen bed room. We got our room, and it was just one queen bed. And it was such a small room... I've never in my life seen a motel room that small. And then the bathroom wasn't really big either, but that was fine, but the sink was in the middle of the room? So odd. We're pretty laid back when we vacation in OC. We really only need a bed and a bathroom. But this motel room was a nightmare. We usually bring our own blankets and pillows anyway. But sleeping on the sheets, using my own blanket, the sheets just feel terrible. They just didn't even look clean. Next to my bed, was an AC window unit. The window unit was too small for the length of the window, so there was just a big open section for bugs to come and go as they please. So I stuffed plastic bags to cover the exposed space (pics included). The bathroom was too small. The shower is definitely not up to any code of any sort. It was constructed manually by an unlicensed professional, hands down; the walls of the "shower" are the plastic, white bubble feeling wall covering that you would see at a restaurant, like McDonald's normally, and it just had a regular floor that they installed. The wood in the bathroom was ROTTED!. Probably had something to do with the fact they didn't even have an exhaust fan in the bathroom to clear out moisture in the bathroom. So the moisture in the bathroom was so bad that we used all their towels to put on the floor because the floor would get soaked. We brought our own towels. The shower curtain was plastic and didn't cover the shower entrance completely. And there were signs of mold on the ceiling. Then the toilet stopped flushing...twice. And it seemed like it was a serious inconvenience to ask them to fix the toilet, that I paid $163 a night to use. The bathroom was so unbearable to be in so my friend and I usually preferred to use the bathroom anywhere but the room. When we went to use the fridge, we noticed that it wasn't cold. But the light was on. So we told the front desk that the fridge wasn't working, that it wasn't cold. They said that that was strange because they just put those in within the last few days. So they had to switch out refrigerators from another room. Then the next one that they gave us also stopped working. They had to do some kind of maintenance to it or something. It was fixed after the second time. The walls are wood paneling, and they have stains on them that looked like ketchup, or some kind of dried food. I hope it was ketchup... But it was gross. There were random crumbs on light fixtures too. The room was just disgusting. Absolutely disgusting!!!!! I always read reviews like this, and I think to myself "they're just being dramatic! I'm sure it's not even that bad."Well this is a serious cautionary tale for you! I would not wish this experience on anyone! And I certainly wouldn't be writing a post this long if this wasn't so upsetting. I hope the pictures suffice to back up my story. This motel is nothing up to code. That hack job of a bathroom was a temporary prison whenever you're in there. It was so gross! They made way too many shortcuts in this place. It's actually dangerous; you can't just let mold build and rent it out. Being cheap like this is just unethical when you're charging $163 a night for this absurd experience. If I wasn't drinking and doing other stuff outside all day, I would have been livid. But we weren't in the room long enough to really "care." But at the end of the night, you want to go back to your room that is supposed to be somewhat comfortable to you. Going back to our room, was dreadful. And we were too embarrassed to invite anybody over to our motel room. We were embarrassed to tell people where we stayed period! But I figured that $163 a night wasn't going to be this bad. Don't book it. I'm saving your life (and your money!), trust me.

I wish I had the option to post pictures. I eventually had to file a complaint with the health department. We checked into room 405, it was COVERED in mold and mildew. The two managers on duty Tim and Norman acted like this was the norm and why should I complain. Even after we eventually we got switched to another room, they put someone else in there without even attempting to deal with the issue. This a huge health risk...Pay a few more dollars and stay somewhere you don't have to worry about leaving with serious health issues.

WORST HOTEL EVER!!! Booked this hotel for 5 nights for senior week and we came to find out there was bed bugs! When notifying the managers they just asked if we would like to be placed in another room. We weren't offered any type of discount or anything! Our fridge was disgustingly dirty! Flies seemed to be very attracted to being in the room for some reason, if I could rate 0 stars I would! NEVER STAYING HERE AGAIN!!!!!

The only reason I put one star is because this place relatively close to the boardwalk. This place awful!!! It reeks of smoke and it is musty! It is in desperate need of a good renovation. The is water damage on the ceiling and walls. The bathroom is terrible and disgusting as it is a playground for bacteria! I felt dirty even after my shower. I checked the beds for bedbugs just to be on the safe side, but it didn't cure my apprehension of sleeping in the bed . The sheets and bed spread need thrown away. NEVER AGAIN!!!!! Do not stay here!!!

I received a confirmation that my check in at 3 pm Thursday and check out 11 am Friday, I checked 2 times at 3, 4, and every time I get the same response, that the room is not clean yet, and each time they tell me that we will call me on my call, last time I checked in was at 5:45 and at that time the room was ready, then I asked the receptionist if they can compensate me for these 2 and half hours and they were very rude to me, then I told them I'm gonna call the police for that, then thy start threatening me that they will cancel my stay, I had my kids and wife and they very tired so I had to agree to this very bad idea of staying there, every single time I was going to the reception there was a very strong smell of weed, as if someone is smoking there, on top of that the room wasn't clean, the toilet wasn't flushed , this is the worst ever experience I have ever had I'm my life, I don't recommend this place at all.

Do you want to lose your time and money after a supposed vacation? If you stay here, plan on calling a BED BUG exterminator, washing everything you own and feeling creepy. A family member woke up to a bed bug on her, caught it with tape after it bit her. After a frantic call to the front desk, the surly " customer service " person changed their room because they wouldn't refund their money to go somewhere else. " you have to talk to Mr Bunting the owner." Easier said than done. After numerous phone calls, she never got this resolved despite a promise to investigate AND the rude person answering the phone would not put her through to the owner. If the bugs don't turn you off, the lack of honesty, integrity and care for their clientele should make you think twice about going here.

Day 1) Checked in and inspected our room and discovered that a ceiling tile was coming off over the shower. Upon further inspection of the room I discovered what appeared to be mold (not certain but was not taking a chance) on the walls and over the doors. Went back to the front desk and asked (politely and with pictures on my phone) if i could have another room. Front desk person was nice and went to the back (to speak to manager I assume) and heard another voice say "we can refund him his money" which is not what I was requested. I just wanted another room which I repeated in a calm voice (as to not disturb the other front desk employee or other guests that may walk through the lobby). I was not looking for a discount or an upgrade, I just wanted a room that did not have whatever was on the walls. I was given other room which was an efficiency unit that had a kitchen and seating area (which was appreciated). Day 2) I heard what sounded like running water and proceeded to the kitchen area to see that water was leaking from the ceiling on the floor. My guess would be it was from the unit above us so I placed the trash can under the leak and went to the front desk. I spoke to a gentleman who thanked me for informing them and they will let maintenance know. I informed them that we will be going to the pool and they had my ok to go into the unit while we were out. We returned from the pool and nothing was done. we showered and changed to head out and returned later in the evening and still noting was done. Checked out early the next morning and informed another associate about the leak.

We have come here three years in a row now. Each time it's been a little worse. This year after reserving an efficiency, we didn't get what I was told I would get. No stove. They did give us a toaster. Fortunately we brought a hot plate. The room had no couch to sit on. It did have a table and chairs and a fridge. After flushing the toilet I had to drop the flapper valve. Every time. The shower was the worse we have ever had. Cold or scalding hot during the same shower. It alternated. Showers were almost impossible. Do not get room 305. Just don't. The porch is nice if it doesn't rain.

Worst hotel I have ever stayed at in my life. Absolutely disgusting. Came to a completely dirty room with dirty sheets, towels all over, eyelashes and garbage all over. They wouldn't give us another room or a refund despite us cleaning their room for them as there was no where else to sleep. Staff is terrible and have no idea what they are doing or how to help.

Non working smoke detector!! Only two towels in the room asked for more and they do not have any no one came by on day two to get the towels to clean them. This place has really gone down hill. I book here every year for over 15 years and I will definitely be finding a new place to stay and letting family know it's not worth coming back to! The linen closet with alcohol was left open all night with so many family's staying here!! Asked for sheets because of an accident and got chewed out by a nasty manager because we got some out of said linen closet! Now were being accused of stealing even though we waited for 3 hours with no response!!! Still no toilet paper and we handed in our 2 towels and "bathroom carpet" to be cleaned and still haven't gotten those back......

I have been waiting for over 3 HOURS for my hotel room to be ready when I was told the room would be ready at 3:00 PM. I was never informed the check in would be delayed. The house cleaning is SEVERELY under staffed. do not expect to check in on time. I left at 8am to be here in time for check in and I have wasted the majority of the day waiting for this room. and the customer service was very poor. Offering no refunds and the reason we were given for the delay was because of other people's delayed check outs. The only reason for this must be extremely poor management!

In need of TLC!!! My girlfriend and I booked a 4-night, Queen Suite stay at the Admiral and were a little nervous because of all the reviews we had read leading up to it. The very first thing we did upon arrival was check the entire bedroom for any notice of bed bugs (luckily we did not encounter this problem). I would definitely recommend bringing your own sheets/comforter because the comforter had a pretty musty feeling to it and the pillow sheets/bed sheets had a few stains all over them. The suite had carpet, which was not entirely clean and not to mention, the couch in the living room also had a pretty musty texture to it (assuming from all the previous beach-goers sitting on it, etc.). The biggest flaws to the room were probably the bathroom/smell of suite. Our shower head would spit water from the top when turned on, and the water would go directly on top of this ledge above the shower. The ledge had been collecting water from not only our showers, but all the people before us too. The bathroom smelled of mildew the entire stay and the entire suite reeked of cigarette smoke (was a non-smoking suite). One night we briefly had no power due to an adjoining room having an outlet shortage. We had come back to the room around 9 pm when this had happened and let the front desk know right away, however they could not get an electrician until the morning. We understood that nothing could be done at the time and seeing as it was nighttime, we just went to bed and let it go. The electrician was there first thing the next morning as promised, and was fixed within minutes. The greatest thing about our stay was the staff. They really are very friendly and try to be as helpful as they possibly can be. Can't beat the location either. Though this hotel is comparably cheaper than most in the area, you should still be able to expect a room that is clean. Overall, we probably won't be staying here again.

Oh this place is so bad. The people are nice, so my one star goes to them. However, their customer service wasn't enough to overshadow the blatant disregard for proper maintenance and room up keep. This was the second worst hotel I've ever stayed in. The worst was a pay-by-the-hour that cost $65/night. I payed $117 for a night here which is WAY TOO MUCH. Details: The shower was so small and gross looking we didn't want to use it. The bathroom door knob was cute and antique-y but didn't work! There was NO PLUG in the bathroom. The few desperate attempts at decor were hideous, broken or dented in some way, and we had to sleep with just the sheet, cause the bed spread was awful (who knows what kinda stains are on those things) and the extra pillows/blanket were laying on the floor in the closet. Ew. Was SO happy to leave. I would recommend camping over this.

My husband and I stayed for two nights. The price was right and close to the boardwalk. The place could use a lot of updating, customer service was very nice.

This is a prime example of "you get what you pay for." My boyfriend and I booked a 3 night stay in a queen suite here because of the pricing, but now we wish we spent a little more for a better, cleaner stay. The kitchenette was absolutely disgusting and rusted. The bathtub/shower was moldy and the shower never ran a constant temperature nor water pressure. I burned and froze in the same shower session. The window units smelled moldy and there was an ant infestation. Parking was also an issue and in tight areas as well. Expect dings and scratches on your car by the end of your stay. Better off parking on the street. Pros: staff is friendly.

Be very careful when checking in in this hotel if you make the reservation online! I called to confirm they had my room ready and they told me That they did not get my reservation, that I need to make another one. When I got there they charged my credit card a deposit for two rooms instead of one! I spoke to the manager that it was their mistake for telling me that they did not get the first reservation. He was so rude and did not want to hear what I had to say. When we got there, the room smelled like mold and it was very humid. There is lots of sand in the pool. They don't have a housekeeper either. Every morning they knock on your door to tell you that the housekeeper has the day off just so that they don't have to clean the room while you are staying there. This hotel was a big disappointment. Next time I go to Ocean City I will make sure I don't stay in that place!

Worst Hotel Ever, staff was nice but the buildings are disgusting. Our room was robbed, they have very few security camera's, so basically we were screwed because they do not have any camera's inside the building. Everything needs updating from the air conditioning & electricity to the carpet & furniture. It is a Dump. One Star for Friendly Staff Only.

I stayed here for The Weekend. The room was clean the staff were nice. Quiet which was good cause I had my three year old. Yes the room needed updated but it was clean and I didn't have to worry bout bed bugs. Look if u don't wanna spend $300 a night then I would hands down pick this place and the pool was clean. It's was a cool place for the price I paid.

Bad check in , they do not give you was they promised. They show picture of other rooms which you think your booking but when you get here it's a trashy small room.

DO NOT STAY HERE!!!!!! Everything seemed great at first. Upon further inspection, we found bed bugs and requested a room switch. No problem. We decided to seek a refund after our stay, for the room they switched us into was smaller than the one we paid for. No big deal, we just wanted a place to stay. However, upon asking for a refund, this establishment claimed we never brought up bed bugs to their attention. However, they switched our room... because we had bed bugs... They were adamant we had never even mentioned the bugs, DESPITE THEM SWITCHING OUR ROOM. DISGUSTING facility with RUDE RACIST staff. DO NOT STAY HERE!!!!!!

I must have gotten lucky compared to all the reviews I read on here and on google and on the hotels actual website itself.

Unless things have changed since the last time I stayed here this is probably one of the worst experiences I've ever had. It was filthy, we were quoted prices and then they did not honor the price when we went to book, and the man on the phone was beyond nasty.A while ago but we haven't been back since. It sticks out in my mind

Absolutely disgusting! Found 3 bed bugs & a toenail in our beds! Went straight down to the front desk with them in a cup & was refused a refund!!! I would post the pictures I took if it would let me.

I was pleasantly surprised that the room was much bigger than expected. However, you kind of get what you pay for here. I was disappointed that even though the website listed our room as "non-smoking", it really smelled badly of cigarettes. What got me the most is that the bed sheets didn't even look like they were changed and the bedding was very itchy. Could definitely use some updates. I wouldn't pay $300 to stay two nights here again. I'd pay a little more to feel comfortable, and at least like the room was clean.

This is the most uncomfortable place I have ever stayed in... My stay is suppose to be for 3 days here but after tonight I'm checking out this is my second room Theo first room smelled awful like mildew and now this bathroom in the second room is just as worst ...Totally not worth the 269. I'm so tired from driving that I have to stay here for this one the night but I will let it be known in the morning that I'm unhappy..

Worst hotel ever. Never again will I ever go there. It looks like a horrible bedroom in a halfway home. It had dirty stains on the blankets the toilet didn't flush there was wood panel in the crappy bathroom. If I was 10 pounds heavier I wouldn't be able to fit in the shower. The water pressure was the worst. The day I was leaving the water was cold. There's no elevator. Just a very old building that needs to be more modern. Free parking but never enough spaces. The lady at the front desk said if its no more parking your on your own smh ridiculous. Paid $400 for two days never again run far away from this place

So our vacation was all planned out but then along came a tropical storm which increased to a hurricane. The weather forecasters didn't give an exact track until two days before the booking. As soon as they said the storm was going to be right on the coast, we tried to cancel our booking. The hotel would not refund our money, saying their cancellation policy would not allow it. So even under extreme conditions, they were unwilling to even work with us to give us a credit for a stay on another weekend. Our credit card was charged $156 for a stay we couldn't even have... unless we decided to go and sit in 50mph winds... Great customer service... NOT!!

Everyone was very nice and they let us switch our room at the last minute. The pool was clean and enjoyable. This hotel is also very close to the beach, which was amazing. Only downside is that our sheets had a weird smell. I recommend this hotel for the price!

Hello readers, The Admiral Hotel was by far the worst stay for a vacation anyone could experience. Let's start with a first impression. Upon arrival the Admiral has older then dirt appearance of an external skeletal. Needs some serious upkeep. There's not enough parking spaces to accommodate the guest so your forced to find parking blocks away and walk. After the nastiest poor attitude front staff finally acknowledges the presence of guest I get my room key this is where the fun really begins. First floor room. The carpets are a fungus green color might I add also has the aroma of mildew and mold spores are definitely present. Now I open my room door to the smallest room set up imaginable. This room had walls that looked like a kindergarten class on a field trip participated in painting. A bed that just can fit two anorexic people side by side roughly with bed sheets for a bed twice its size. After putting down bags I continue my look see of this monstrosity that has become my luxurious room. Let's talk about the keeblier elf size bathroom and its health hazardous rust infested bathtub/shower. The sink can fit a hand at a time so go figure out how to wash up. You need to where water shoes when showering even after I myself on vacation needed to bleach the tub. What I might have forgotten to mention was the tub being exactly shoulder with of my body and I'm no giant 6'0" 240lbs. I've seen stand up showers with more room. Let's move on we decided to see the others couple room that accompanied us on this lovely stay. Look and behold same horrible room but there's is even worse hard to imagine. A cork board drop ceiling with water stains from an apparent leak in pipes. A smoke detector hanging by one wire while the other two wires are dangling exposed (pretty sure that's a hefty hazardous fine) and low an behold another disgusting bathroom. We now all get together to do a bed bug check of the mattresses but for the hotels sake I can at least say none were found but what a horrible ants problem they had. Ooo and last but not least the sheets had to be requested removed and hope they were burned since there was small blood stained drops on them. Lastly I give this hotel the largest capital "F" (FAILURE ) rating one can give. Lucky it was right on the boardwalk for easy beach going and as long as your intoxicated you'll forget how bad your room is. HIGHLY NOT RECOMMENDED AND POOR STAFF.

Please do not stay here. The first room we went to the keys wouldn't work. The second room had hair all over the sheets. We also found poop in the toilet, hair in the sink, two empty pizza boxes and trash under the bed. The third room was better but we found trash under the bed and an underwear behind the drawers.