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Spinnaker Motel: Traveler Reviews

18th Street & Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, MD 21842-0519
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Rating summary
  • Location
    4.5 of 5 stars
  • Sleep Quality
    4 of 5 stars
  • Rooms
    4 of 5 stars
  • Service
    4.5 of 5 stars
  • Value
    4 of 5 stars
  • Cleanliness
    4.5 of 5 stars
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PA
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews 9 reviews
4 hotel reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
“Clean, great Location, Outstanding staff”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 5, 2012

Check in is fast and friendly, always with a smile. Rooms are clean. No streets to cross to boardwalk and beach. Good food in the cafe. Private balconies are very nice, roomy and a wonderful place to relax.

Room Tip: South side rooms are actually one floor higher than listed as they are above the office and cafe whi...
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  • Stayed September 2012, traveled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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calvert county
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32 reviews 32 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
“GREAT VALUE CLEAN ROOMS”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 2, 2012

CHECKIN was very quick and friendly room was clean, decent sideview of ocean,and very good value.beds were confortable kitchen was adequate only complaint was breakfast coupon was good 4 2 breakfast on 1 day not 2 breakfast on separate days we had 2 rooms but ate breakfast at separate times and used up coupons 1st day office should of explained better will definitely stay here again .

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  • Stayed September 2012, traveled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Annapolis
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22 reviews 22 reviews
9 hotel reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
33 helpful votes 33 helpful votes
“Good for the price & location!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed September 22, 2012 via mobile

We were only going to OC for a brief stay. Be sure to let them know in advance if you want non-smoking when you make reservations online. Clean!! Wi-fi was stable and tv was new. A great view of the ocean and the boardwalk. You can park the car and walk to many favorites. Would definitely stay there again!

Stayed September 2012, traveled as a couple
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Rio Grande, New Jersey
Top Contributor
94 reviews 94 reviews
46 hotel reviews
Reviews in 39 cities Reviews in 39 cities
46 helpful votes 46 helpful votes
“Third year running”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 21, 2012

Once again we spent DelMarva Bike Week at the Spinnaker and the place is still great! Since last year they have updated the TV's, improved the wifi, and totally replaced the door/key system. The place is still spotlessly maintained with a truly excellent staff...from the front desk to the maids to the guys who do maintenance and pool duty they are all friendly and do a great job.
Malia's restaurant downstairs does breakfast and lunch starting at 7am.
The pools is heated and clean and the large deck adjacent is perfect for watching the world go by.
I only have one nit-picking comment...the water pressure in our shower was low...but nobody else in our group of six mentioned it, so maybe it was just room 209.

Room Tip: We always choose the south tower for easier access to the boardwalk. The rooms next to the elevators...
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  • Stayed September 2012, traveled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Baltimore, Md
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9 reviews 9 reviews
3 hotel reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
“A Five Star MOTEL, Not Hotel”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 14, 2012

We stayed at the Spinnaker for a desperately needed last minute getaway Sunday Sept 9 to Tues Sept 11, based on other tripadvisor reviews and a clean bedbug report. Our go to place to stay in OC is the Hilton, but they were not only prohibitively expensive still at this time of year, they were booked. I am normally an ocean front balcony only gal, but decided to give this a try since the price and availability were right, and cleanliness is an absolute MUST. I booked us a deluxe efficiency, non smoking room and asked for the popular room 410. Since it was less than 24 hrs until our arrival, I was pleased to be able to get a booking, and pleasantly surprised to receive a call less than ten minutes later from the front desk there asking if room 408 would suffice instead, as room 410 was occupied.
Upon our arrival, check in was fast and efficient. We used a handy luggage cart, navigated the much maligned elevators, which while old and a bit lurchy upon docking at the designated floor, were certainly not as bad as reported, and arrived at our room. The room was an adequate size, with two double beds, a pullout couch, a table and chairs for four. A galley kitchenette, and a fair sized bathroom rounded out the room. Everything was CLEAN, fresh and inviting. The view from our balcony was an unobstructed side view of ocean, very nice. It does get the sun all afternoon though which may limit its use for some.
The kitchenette was stocked with basics: dishes, glasses, mugs, pans, flatware, basic cooking utensils, dish towel and cloth, dish soap.. Plan your coking needs ahead, pack thoughtfully, always remember a sharp knife (even at the Hilton!), condiments, oil, food wrap, salt and pepper etc. Water was hot enough to do good job on dirty dishes.
Bathroom had toiletries, plenty of white clean motel grade towels in good condition, counter space, hair dryer with night light and huge mirror. Water pressure in shower was better than many places, adequate. Kleenex and toilet paper is standard sandpaper motel grade.
Beds are firm and smooth, linens white and fresh. We always push double beds together if there is no king bed, and since these were on wheels, that's what we did. The pillows were bouncy, not flat and tired. We slept fine, albeit feet hanging off the end because double beds just aren't long enough for most modern era adults.
There is a handy, easy to use roomy safe in the room which we used for iPad, Xbox etc .
The pool was clean, a pleasant size, heated to a dreamy temperature, open until 9pm. Perfect.
We will absolutely stay here again, particularly after the season in September, when rates are low and the ocean is such a pleasant temperature after the long hot summer.
My only complaint is the sodium light on the balcony that came on at dusk and was not able to be turned off. Even with curtains closed, the light was intrusive. We shut the room divider halfway at night to block it off.

  • Stayed September 2012, traveled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Also Known As:
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Address: 18th Street & Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, MD 21842-0519
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Region: United States > Maryland > Ocean City
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