My family takes a annual trip to the beach in May of every year. We planned on staying in the same hotel as we did the previous year, but the hotel was closed. After looking at some reviews I decided to stay at the Quality Inn. I'm a Choice Hotel Member so I'm always looking to stay at one of their hotels to gain points. When we arrived the front desk stay was wonderful. I spoke with a lady named Tara and she was extremely friendly and helpful. Once I arrived at my room everything changed. The room was clean, but extremely dated. A/C was extremely loud which made it extremely hard to sleep. The view was amazing and it was great to be beachfront even though the weather was very cold and we couldn't enjoy the beach. I would give this hotel a 6 out of 10

As I had a Choice Hotels gift card to use, I looked over a couple of the properties in the OCMD area. Location wise, this hotel is literally steps from the sand. The room key loaned by the front desk allowed a peek at an oceanfront queen room. Room was very big, with a little kitchenette, and a teeny little balcony. Basic bedding, flat screen tv, nothing special but nothing awful. The indoor pool and hot tub looked a little run down.

There was not enough help at the front desk, there was one clerk and a long line and phones ringing off the hook. Oddly enough a man sat in the managers office while this clerk was being overwhelmed.

In the hallways many rooms had doors propped open. A guest stopped me in the hall way and asked how I liked the room I inspected. I told her it seemed just fine and she was happy to hear it so she could switch, as the room she just booked had human feces on the floor and smeared on the walls.

This is way off season in a summertime resort town, so this property may be run better during "season" but the feces story was enough to make me not want to stay in this hotel.

Overall, the Quality Inn Oceanfront did the job, but I was expecting better.

On the plus side, the price was fair, the location was good (end of the boardwalk), and there was a large, inviting indoor pool and hot tub. The room was very large and seemed even larger because the ceilings were extremely high (I'm guessing 15 feet in our room). It had a king sized bed that seemed overly soft, but I must admit I slept very well. The TV was a current wide screen LCD with an adequate number of stations. There was a good sized fridge with icemaker and microwave and even a skinny oven in the room, although we only used the freezer to chill a bottle of wine we bought. There was a good sized balcony where we could see the ocean, although it was too cold to go out there.

On the negative side, the room was in need of a general makeover. The green carpet was stained and a few years past its expiration date - there was a slight funny smell in the room, undoubtedly caused by the carpet. The shower drain was clogged and the showerhead needed replacing badly. The worst part is that as we opened the door to our non-smoking room, there was always an odd rush of cigarette smoke that dissipated after we walked in, so I'm not sure where it was coming from. There were some fairly noisy things going in the room (various motors and fans, but I'm not sure) which woke my wife up at times.

In terms of amenities, there was a fitness room that had some old cardio pieces, three of the four seemed to work but it was inadequate even for a hotel fitness room. There was a restaurant that served breakfast (not included with room), but we didn't try it as it didn't look too inviting. As I mentioned, the pool looked great, and it was constantly crowded. There was a game room that had some pinball and arcade games that looked to be in the neighborhood of 20+ years old. There was free wi-fi, although in our room, it wasn't really faster than 3G on my phone.

I would recommend this hotel to others, with the caveat that there are better choices. I think in the future, I'll pay the extra 5-10 per night for the Holiday Inn instead, but it got the job done.

They have a great rate, perfect location, complete and healthy meal options, and a very comfortable bed! The front desk is very accommodating to my needs too! What else can there be?