We stayed here on the weekend prior to July 4th and to say the least we were very disappointed. We have been at the FSK numerous times in the past and we understand what to expect. This time was so much different, for the first time we stayed in one of the "NEWLY REMOLDELED FOR 2012 RANCH ROOMS", if you call a coat of paint, and very old dirty fixtures newly remodeled, then you would be happy here. Upon arrival our room was musty, the door when closed had gaps all around it, numerous screw holes and two sided tape stuck all over, the room was just run down. Then we noticed ants crawling all over our dresser, tv and then on the nightstand. We called the front desk,within minutes someone arrived and sprayed ant killer all over the room. They moved the night stand and found an infinite number of ants under it eating candy that was laying there. They cleaned it up, and just in case left us the can of ant killer if we needed it again of which we needed it continuously. The room was also very noisy due to a construction project right outside our window that went on all weekend. The bathroom had a little pedestal sink, no counter space, no where to put anything and it was very small, I had to go outside to change my mind. The sink and shower had old worn out faucets and a couple of ants too. As for the beds, I do not know what size they are, but they sure are small and close together.

Like I said we stayed here in the past and understand that it is a old property, that is out of date, and not very fancy, but this was way beyond that. We will not stay here again, no need to put up with the accommodations.

I had been researching the hotel for a couple of Weeks before deciding on my stay. I brought my 7 year old and her bff. they had a marvelous time. there was so much for them to do on the property that when we went to the board walk they were ready to come back to the resort for the indoor pool! the only problem I experienced was on the first day I had alot of flies in my room for some reason. I managed to kill them then all was fine. I went to use a couple of plates and they all had dried spaghetti sauce on them. I don't blame management for that one I do blame nasty guests. hopefully God willing I will be back next year, there was so much I didn't get a chance to see!

We chose the Francis Scott Key Family Resort for our 4-day Labor Day weekend stay because of its high rating (#10) on Trip Advisor among hotels in Ocean City, MD. This was definitely not what we had expected, based on what its website boasts and how highly it was rated on Trip Advisor.

We selected a family size suite in one of the "Ranch" buildings at the "resort", because our daughter is handicapped and these were the buildings that FSK described as "accessible". Getting in and out of the room was fine; definitely accessible for those in wheelchairs. The room was NOT what we had expected...

2 full size beds, about 2ft away from each other, and not much space in the room. There's a sleeper sofa also. We never opened it, because I can't imagine how a family could have that open and still have room to walk. There was a nice sized refrigerator in the room, which was a definite plus. The TV was old and fuzzy; the cable was not reliable. There was a DVD player built into the TV, which was a life saver considering the cable was fritzy and barely visible. The bathroom was pretty small for a handicapped accessible bathroom. While there were plenty of safety bars to grab onto, there were no floor treads in the tub and both of our kids slipped multiple times while trying to shower. The shower head was tiny and the water pressure was not so great at all. We were definitely disappointed in the size of the bathroom and the size of the room. For the rate that we paid, we had expected a "suite" as it was described. A loud AC unit that gave our entire family sore throats and allergies, a tiny table with two chairs, and a musty room were not our idea of a "suite".

I'm not sure why they call this place a "resort". They talk about their indoor and outdoor water parks on their website, as well as their mini golf. I think people should know what these attractions are REALLY like...

The pirate "sprayground" was AWESOME. The kids loved it. It had multiple water slides, and all sorts of water attractions like a mushroom and dumping buckets of water. There was a giant pirate ship that the kids could play on and enjoy. This is by far the best, and probably only, attraction of the resort. Everything else, I could've done without.

The outdoor pool is just that: a measley pool, that didn't look too inviting. No water slides. No activities for the kids to do by the pool or in the pool. Just an in ground pool with some pool chairs. The mini golf was lousy. It was 18 holes packed into a tiny space, and it was lackluster. The area definitely needs some attention. We all found it to be very boring and mundane. We should have paid the money to go play some exciting mini golf on Coastal Highway. The indoor "water park" was a pool with one small water slide about the size of a swing set slide, a hot tub attached, and a few small features within the pool. We were expecting an indoor water park, with many slides. This was a disappointment, for sure.

This place is far too expensive for what they offer. It needs many, many upgrades.

If you still intend on staying there, don't expect they will vacuum your room. Housekeeping basically comes in, makes the bed with your dirty sheets, replaces your dirty towels with clean ones, and leaves. They didn't vacuum once, clean the toilet or sink or shower/tub, or anything else. I was really disappointed with this also. This is not the type of service we had expected.

For almost $700 for 4 nights, we will never stay here again. And we will absolutely not recommend this place to anyone else. It's a waste of money. You're better off paying the same amount to stay on the boardwalk and just enjoy the beach. This is a tiny step up from a motel, and we couldn't wait to leave this grimy place.

This place isn't designed to please a those looking for luxury, updated furniture, or trendy. It knows it purpose is to keep the parents happy by wearing out the kids with all the fun they can handle. And they are very good at that. They please the parents with very good customer service and a large clean room.
Every kid there was smiling, because the spray ground was huge and well designed, as well as the indoor pool which is more playground than pool. You can't stay at the beach all day, and with this hotel you might actually forget there's a beach only 1 mile away.