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The Royalton Hotel: Traveler Reviews

2.0 of 5
1101 North Atlantic Ave., 11th Street & Boardwalk, Ocean City, MD 21842
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The Royalton Hotel
Ranked #102 of 104 hotels in Ocean City
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“Do Not Stay Here!!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed August 28, 2012

Do not stay here! This was by far the worst room I have ever stayed in. We had paid $109.00 a night for a room that I had to clean and change the sheets myself before I even felt comfortable enough to stay in. First thing I checked was the beds… hair was on the sheets and when I removed the dirty sheets I had found pieces crumbled ceiling tiles under the sheets!!! After walking to the desk down 3 flights of stairs I was given new sheets to change on my own and was told to bring down the dirty sheets. The room also did not look like it has been vacuumed in weeks. The comforter was stained with what looked like blood and defiantly not been washed in quite a while. I would not even put it on the floor to walk on!! The whole building was rundown with a few exceptions that looked like an inexperienced and cheap remodeling job. The best thing about this hotel was the outside which was recently resided with pink vinyl siding and they had also added balconys to some of the rooms.

This hotel advertizes that it has a pool. It does not have a pool the hotel across the street has a pool. You must return your one and only key to your room to the front desk to receive a key to the door of the hotel across the street. This is a huge inconvenience if someone from your group wanted to stay at the pool or go somewhere else they could not get the room key back until you return the pool key. Also, if you lose the one and only key they will charge you a $100.00 fee.

At checkout I had asked the women at the desk if they are planning on remodeling the rooms and she had said not anytime soon. So I defiantly would not recommend this hotel!

Room Tip: Do Not Stay Here!!!
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  • Stayed August 2012, traveled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Remodeled room.”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed August 28, 2012 via mobile

The remodeling is really doing wonders for this place. Parking is a bit of a pain, but for the location of the hotel itself the price is well worth it. Oceanfront, queen, private (huge) balcony, remodeled bathroom/tub Sat-Sun $150. Didn't get to check out the pool located on another property, but at least its offered. We either lucked out with this one or some of the more harsh reviews were made by disillusioned people. Front desk/staff were friendly, not seeing the issue there, maybe we just didn't stay long enough. All in all I challenge anyone to find a place that puts you in the misdemeanor of the boardwalk, right at the waves, for under $200 a night this time of year. You get what you pay for, and I'm pleased with what I got.

  • Stayed August 2012
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“Feeling a little slutty? Wanna get paid by the hour? Then this hotel is for you!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed August 15, 2012

Filthy does not even discribe this hotel! There were hand prints above the headboard which should only leave to your imagination on what it could possibly be. There was mold and ants everywhere that we had to walk around and sleep with our shoes on. The balconies are not private. The ocean view is not even an ocean view, you have to stand on your toes just to see the ocean. The ripped plastic table cloth is tied using a hair tie! This hotel is straight out of a horror movie! I'd rather sleep in a public restroom on the floor! HOOKER HOTEL!

Room Tip: "Go to another hotel"
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  • Stayed July 2012, traveled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed August 6, 2012 via mobile

Don't "PLEASE" don't. What a frightening Experence ... I'm all about cheap but Holy Jesus alil disinfectant would go along way. Stinky, Filthy, dirty, Crummy, AC what AC. No hot water only thing nice are the new balcony ....

  • Stayed August 2012
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
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“Run away!!!!!!!!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed August 4, 2012 via mobile

Should have listened to the reviews, but we didnt. Weve been coming to OC all our lives,and we know about the old hotels. We expected old but not filthy. The pillow cases had not been washed, mold in the shower, mold on the ceiling where someone splashed what looked like mac and cheese, it looked like the room door had been kicked in at one time by the large dent at the knob, the 'sleeper sofa' was so dirty and stained that i was afraid to sit on it let alone open up to allow my son to sleep on it. The one bright point was that when we left without spending the night, the gentleman at the desk was polite. we are going to dispute the charges with our credit card company.

  • Stayed August 2012
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Also Known As:
Royalton Hotel Ocean City
Address: 1101 North Atlantic Ave., 11th Street & Boardwalk, Ocean City, MD 21842
Region: United States > Maryland > Ocean City
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Ranked #102 of 104 hotels in Ocean City
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Hotel Class:2 star (2*)
Official Description (provided by the hotel):
The Royalton Hotel is centrally located ocean front in the middle of the fun, excitement and swimming of Ocean City's beach and boardwalk. Head right to the beach just a few steps from your room or admire a breathtaking view of the beach, boardwalk and ocean from the hotel's shared balconies. ... more   less 
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