I stayed here with a group for the Oceans Calling festival this past weekend, and I do not recommend it. While we really couldn’t beat the location right on the boardwalk and the proximity to the fest, that’s about where the positives end. Someone in my group said the pillows were actually nice to sleep on so there’s that too! Beyond that, the stay here was disappointing and not worth the money we paid. Upon walking into the building where our room was located we were hit with this awful smell that could only be described as a mix between dead fish and pee. Getting into the elevator we were met with fruit flies, which considering the smell that wasn’t surprising. Unfortunately getting out the of the elevator on our floor we noticed the flies were in the hallway as well, and even had them in our room the entire weekend. In the hallways there were gross black spots on the carpet, and a lot of the doors looked damaged. Ours had a dent in it that looked like someone used a crowbar to get into it at some point which was concerning. The ice machine on the 4th floor didn’t work. The room was not cleaned very well before we checked into it. The floors felt gross and had a sticky residue across the whole thing, I wore sandals even in the room due to this. There were dripping stains and marks on the walls, who knows what that was. The bathroom didn’t have a working fan and there was mold on the ceiling and floor, the counter top was broken and separating from itself. The shower head had a lot of buildup on it, and made an awful squealing sound when using the hot water. I wish I had taken pictures of the room for reference, but you can find pictures of the things I’m talking about here in other reviews because apparently the issues are common. While the hotel has parking, it is very limited. Each room is only given one space so that’s something to be aware of when traveling with a larger group. There is overflow but it’s a few blocks away from the hotel (nice that they have it, but not ideal). I personally didn’t interact with the staff beyond a quick hello to the cleaners in the hallway, but they seemed nice enough. A friend of mine booked the room for our group and our choices were limited due to the festival, so I didn’t look at the reviews beforehand. If you are reading this review now, I’d suggest staying elsewhere! But if you’re looking simply for a usable bed and don’t care about cleanliness, then go for it.

I had a great time staying at Tidelands Caribbean in Ocean City, MD. The location is fantastic, right on the Boardwalk at 5th St. The room was clean and had plenty of space. It was a suite, so there was a king bed on one end, then a hallway with the kitchenette and bathroom, then in the main room another king bed with a fold out sofa, a small table with 4 chairs, and a balcony overlooking the street. There was some noise from loud cars and emergency vehicles, otherwise the room was very quiet. The pool with the pool bar was better than the rooftop pool, which is tiny and has no umbrellas for shade on the deck. The hotel was doing renovations to the lobby of our building, and I saw other work being done, such as painting and other cosmetic work. I would stay there again.

Five girls in the room and two towels , one had black stains. The maid claimed they didn't have any tissues or towels to give us. The place was completely filthy. Our air conditioner did not work for 2 days. The microwave was unusable. The staff in the other building actually, let us walk up to the rooftop pool knowing it was green and unsafe to swim in, smh. Hallway carpets had black stains everywhere. The hallways smelled awful. I do not recommend this place. I would say spend a couple extra dollars and stay somewhere nice.

Attention anyone who is considering staying here‼️ We just had the worst lodging experience of our life only to look at the reviews after! We left in the middle of our stay and had to lay for another hotel room because that’s how bad it was to stay at this hotel!! Don’t take my word for it, please take a look at all of the reviews!!! The entire hotel smelled like saw dust, mold and urine and was covered with fruit flys including our room that we stayed in! Each day we would request they stop by and empty the trash and all 3 days of our stay they would not nor would they provide clean towels. They opened the floor they were doing construction on and decided to put us in a room covered on it. I’m pretty sure this place would not pass so many health codes and violations. The customer service was the absolute worst and were completely rude! This place needs to be condemned!!!

I made a reservation for July 4th week last year. I tried to add a day to my stay and wound up accidentally creating a whole new reservation. When I realized my mistake, very quickly, I called the hotel and explained my situation. The manager said he would take care of correcting the double booking. I came for my stay which was okay but when I got my credit card statement the charge for two reservations were on there. I called the hotel and explained the situation but they wouldn't issue a credit. I disputed the bill through my credit card but Tidelands refused to credit or even offer to transfer the stay to another date. After over 10 years being a guest, I will never stay there again. This was over $1,300.

This is undoubtedly the WORST hotel experience in my life. Stayed here during Oceans calling festival and had to call the cops twice to complain about the loud noise/music coming from the pool bar attached to the hotel which went on until 2am every night. Hotel security did nothing. The hotel is also very run down with lots of bugs in the room. Again, hotel staff did nothing. For $450 per night, the accommodations were truly unacceptable.