The hotel was pretty good. I thought the room and bathroom were very small. But was clean. I was a little disappointed that the motel really was not on the beach, but it was not very far. We were able to walk there in a couple minutes. The weather was very rainy so there was not a ton of people there. I don't care for beaches that are covered with people. So I'm not sure how it would be in great weather. Also I felt that the motel was a bit expensive for what it was.

This was our first stay and the Sea Shell is everything prior reviews indicated. Clean , simple and inexpensive. The staff is super friendly, the town in general is very friendly. Misquamicut is like Cape May, NJ. Perfect for kids, nice ocean beach with decent surf. We would go back.

Sea Shell is my favorite place to stay when coming up to misquamicut for a night or weekend beach trip. The Sea Shell has a great staff who are willing to help you with anything you need. The backyard is awesome for hanging out after the beach. I have used the grill in the back as well as the awesome paddle boat that you can take around the lake. Its extremely nice and relaxing at the Sea Shell. The rooms are very clean and the price is reasonable. I won't stay anywhere else!

My husband and I stayed here off season: in April 2011. First off, I totally recommend doing this. We had some gorgeous weather and the huge beach all to ourselves. It wasn't warm enough to swim obviously, but it was warm enough to sit happily on the beach with a book and listen to the gulls and the waves. We got to unwind in a big way. As I recall from my youth, summer is a very different scene here, and probably not something my husband and I would enjoy.

The Sea Shell Motel was perfect for us. It is not fancy, but it is clean and one road over from the beach. We got a great off-season price, and the owner (a man whose name I don't recall) was very friendly. The back yard has this great view over a tidal river or inlet, and if you get up really early in the morning you may get treated to a quite lovely sunrise and probably see a Great Blue Heron, too. Everything was peaceful peaceful peaceful.

I think this one place was the only thing open around there in April. Of course, that means you have to drive into town to get meals, and to make your own entertainment. But that was fine with us. There was a fridge and microwave in the room, so we could do some meals there. We also went to Mystic Connecticut one day -- the Aquarium is a great rainy day activity. And there are really all kinds of gorgeous spots to explore all along that part of the sea coast. The Sea Shell Motel was a great home base for our trip.