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Surf City Hotel – reviews, photos

8th St. and Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach Township, Long Beach Island, NJ 08008
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Medford, NJ
2 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“shocked! How could they do that!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2011
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Hi,
I noticed that they delisted the restaurant! The food is the worst I have ever had any where in my life! the quality was terrible and not fit to eat. they did not make the bill right either. I think they are smart to delist the restaurant and all of the bad reviews. Go somewhere else! You will be sorry if you eat there!

Stayed August 2010, travelled with family
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Millburn, New Jersey
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Great location”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 August 2010
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This hotel is on the corner of a beach block, making it very easy to enjoy the beautiful beach. We stayed there one night, ate a good meal in their restaurant, and enjoyed the music coming from the bar. The hotel is family-friendly, with special menu items for kids.
After renting a househere for 15 summers, it was nice to get back to a familiar spot. There is mini-golf, a great breakfast place called Wally's, and the Lobster Claw for dinner, but arrive before 6:00 p.m., as it gets very busy. There are also art galleries, craft shops, an Internet cafe and a terrific ice cream shop called Scoops.

  • Stayed August 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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New York City, New York
2 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Small and expensive.”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 August 2010

Just came back from a long weekend at this hotel. The rooms are small but clean. But somehow definitely not feeling they are worth $240.00 a night. But I guess that's the jersey shore. I have no complaints about the room due to cleaniness. It was clean. My family got more than one room. But ours stunk like garbage due to the big garbage container which was placed right near our air conditioner. We went to bed hearing workers throwing trash then woke up to the horrible stench of garbage wafting in our room. I'm about 2 months pregnant so I'm sensitive and smelled it during the whole stay. But my husband smelled it that morning. I can't believe they would place that near the vent. The rooms were 31 and 32. Luckily our other family left a day early and we switched rooms. Also the small room only had one small window up high so made you feel as if you were in a basement. Overall clean room, close to beach. But we spent too much for a smelly room. Also I wish they would monitor the parking. Half the time the lot at night was full with bar patrons who obviously are not staying there. No one monitors this. Every night we came back we parked far. Hard to do with a small sleepy child to carry and bags.

  • Stayed August 2010, travelled with family
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Hoboken NJ
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Great Stay and Great Location”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 June 2010

I went here with my wife and three yeard old in June. Since we had a three year old, I requested the INN section which was not above the noisy bar. Because of this, we did not hear any noise. The hotel is in a perfect location. Arms lenght to the beach, miniture golf, places to shop, and places to eat. We had lunch at the hotel which was excellent. The rooms were small but very clean. Also, the beds were very comfortable and the air conditioner worked great. I don't think the rooms are worth $200 per night but this is what all the hotels on the island charge so I can't hold it against them.

  • Stayed June 2010, travelled with family
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Cincinnati, OH
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5 reviews 5 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Look elsewhere, especially if the only thing available is over the restaurant/bar area”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 September 2009

The best thing about the hotel is that it's convenient to the beach. I guess it was remotely clean and apparently (from what I've heard), really clean for a beach hotel. Our room was in the older section which is located above the bar/restaurant. When I booked, I was told that they ocassionally get complaints about noise from the bar in those rooms. I would guess that they get complaints evey weekend about noise. We stayed there Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, and the noise was as if you were in the bar until 1:30am each night. If you have plans to go to bed before 1:30am, do not accept a room in that section of the hotel. The room was also extremely small. Every hotel room I've ever had in New York City has been bigger than the room we had at the Surf City Hotel. The bed, sheets, and blanket all seemed to be 20+ years old. This hotel is not worth the price.

  • Stayed September 2009, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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  • Surf City Long Beach
Address: 8th St. and Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach Township, Long Beach Island, NJ 08008
Price range (per night):* INR5,312 - 12,302

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