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840 Ocean Avenue, Ocean City, NJ 08226
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Sifting Sands Motel
Ranked #25 of 35 hotels in Ocean City
3.0 of 5 stars 58 Reviews
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Silver Spring, Maryland
1 review
“Nice place, good value”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 September 2010

I've just returned from a weekend in OC that was perfect. I didn't know what to expect from this motel but it was great. There were bunk beds for my kids (the gentleman on the phone asked me ahead of time if this was okay) and a queen size bed for us. The bathroom was clean. We didn't use the kitchen much. The pool was a great alternative to the very rough beach. When it was check out time, the gentleman in the office said i could keep my car there until we were ready to go home instead of having to move it. Really, super friendly people. Oh - it was cheaper than the other places I called by almost $100 and they didn't require me to have a 2 night stay, which all the other places did. We will stay there again.

  • Stayed September 2010, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Blackwood, New Jersey
1 review
“Never Again!”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 August 2010

I just came back from spending a night at the motel. We paid $225.00 for a tiny room. Comforter on bed had stains. The bathroom was ancient. The rooms smelled like smoke. Tiny shower had a handle on the faucet that kept coming off. On the plus side, the people that work in the office are nice, pool and pool area is clean. The location is nice. I think its a rip off to charge that kind of money for a room like that!

  • Stayed August 2010, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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“DON'T STAY HERE”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 July 2010
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This is a Condo Motel where each person owns a room.

We had a blackout and they had no flashlights or candles and when I nicely asked what was going on with the blackout the man in the office very nastily said he didn't know because he had lost his crystal ball. The Motel was not there for their guests and the man was very rude. There was absolutely no kind of light in the room, just blackness. The lights went out at about 4:30 PM and came back around 10:30 PM only to go out again at around midnight.

Don't stay here!

  • Stayed July 2010, travelled with friends
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Okay Hotel”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 October 2009

Me and my MS150 team stayed here for one night during the MS150 Bike tour. It was pretty good. Service was okay, but the rooms were pretty cozy and tight. It was pretty modern though even though it had a lamp with no shade no where near an outlet. Showers were very small. Few blocks away from beach and boardwalk.

  • Stayed October 2009
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Never again”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 September 2009

I booked this after reading both good & bad reviews. I just thought the bad reviews were just being too picky. This is a condotel & units are individually owned so what you get is potluck. The room I got was horrible, from the time I entered the room until I was able to get back to my own house all I could do was itch. Mind you the itching was more psychosomatic but the room was that dingy. I tried the first night to call around & see if we could find somewhere else, but every place was booked. This is the first & last time I stay at this place.

  • Stayed September 2009, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 840 Ocean Avenue, Ocean City, NJ 08226

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