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Sifting Sands Motel

2.5 star property

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Interior
Seasonal outdoor pool, open 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, pool loungers
Free self-parking
Free WiFi, bed sheets
Coffee/tea maker

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Laundry room

Explore the area

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840 OCEAN AVENUE, Ocean City, NJ, 08226
  • Place, Playland's Castaway Cove
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Ocean City Boardwalk
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Ocean City Beach
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Airport, Atlantic City, NJ (ACY-Atlantic City Intl.)
    ‪22 min drive‬

Room options

Basic Studio

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(29 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

Basic Studio

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(14 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Basic Studio

7.0 out of 10
Good
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Queen Bed, 1 Queen Sofa Bed and 1 Large Single Bunk Bed

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About this property

Sifting Sands Motel

Hotel in Ocean City with free parking
This smoke-free hotel features a seasonal outdoor pool, laundry facilities and free self-parking. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a vending machine. Housekeeping is available on request.
Sifting Sands Motel offers 40 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and free toiletries. Televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a seasonal outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Sifting Sands Motel's great location gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Playland's Castaway Cove. Free WiFi in public areas, free self-parking and laundry facilities are available.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Take a swim in the seasonal outdoor pool
  • Amenities include laundry facilities and a vending machine
  • Guests have great things to say about the clean guestrooms and the location
  • Just a 5-minute walk from Playland's Castaway Cove and 5 minutes on foot from Shriver's Salt Water Taffy & Fudge
  • Dogs welcome for a fee
Sifting Sands Motel offers its guests a seasonal outdoor pool, a vending machine, and laundry facilities. WiFi is free in public spaces. Free self parking is available.

This Ocean City hotel is smoke free.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Things to do

  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Pool loungers

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 8:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets: USD 65 per pet, per night, plus a deposit of USD 300.00 per stay
  • Only dogs are allowed
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Pet deposit: USD 300.00 per stay
  • Pet fee: USD 65 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector
The front desk at this property is open daily from 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM.
Guests arriving after 8:00 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • The seasonal pool will open in May and close in October.
  • Pool access available from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

Property is also known as

Sifting Sands Motel OCEAN CITY
Sifting Sands Motel
Sifting Sands OCEAN CITY
Sifting Sands
Sifting Sands Motel Hotel
Sifting Sands Motel Ocean City
Sifting Sands Motel Hotel Ocean City

Sifting Sands Motel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 140 out of 268 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 75 out of 268 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 28 out of 268 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 268 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 268 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Talita

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Front desk staff was great
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Robin

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just went down for the night and this was a very convenient place to stay. Close to everything I was interested in and a comfortable enough place to spend the night.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Seemed to be pet-friendly. Room 2 was small, but clean. Shower was tight, and the door didn't stay shut unless you locked it from inside the shower. Overall, for a place to lay my head for a night, it was good. Small, dorm-sized fridge, two-burner "range", so it was nice to have a "full kitchen" if I wanted to cook my own food instead of eating out.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Barry

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marjorie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This was a very well done relatively inexpensive Jersey shore motel property and perfect for our one night stay. Nothing fancy. Easy walk to beach and boardwalk.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Parking lot is odd but there is parking! Bed was a trundle bed where I hurt my legs every single time I got in and out. Sorry to say there is no way I could do more than one night with the bed framed like that. Awesome location to the best of Ocean City Boardwalk, that was fantastic!!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Kristen

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Really wish there were pictures of each room so you would know what you’re getting. Our room was functional, but it was very tight for 6 people. Appliances worked, but some looked very rough (rust, etc). Pool had very limited, and unpredictable hours. Location is nice, not too far to beach, and walkable distance to restaurants, stores, and a church. We had a nice trip overall and will probably stay again, but hopefully in a different room.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice older hotel, the bathroom needed updating and a few repairs, but otherwise great staff, friendly and clean!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I love how this motel was affordable but also close to beach/boardwalk/downtown.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well kept hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Jim

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
* The bed was off to the back, with a partition - however there was no light in the bedroom - thank goodness I brought a reading light. * The "cold" bathroom faucet on the right at the sink was "frozen" - not able to use. * The wifi did not work the entire three days * Nearly impossible to get the wall-unit airconditioning to a comfortable level. Had to constantly adjust. ** Staff in office were very, very nice. And in their defense I did not mention the wifi the entire time.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Michelle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Close proximity to the boardwalk, nice pool, parking available.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amabile

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Sam

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Uncomfortable stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bill

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great spot

Great stay. Our go to for a clean great priced motel. In the heart of OCNJ.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Natasha

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cozy hotel next to the beach and boardwalk.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

mike

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Walls were dusty and
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

sandeep

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
When Expedia's charges got added, the nightly charge for this really old ( though clean) motel went from $ 137 to $ 180. Expedia fees were exorbitant ( $ 43 for one night). Hopefully, you will refund at least $30 to me.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Anne

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Affordable, clean, nice pool, comfortable bed. All staff are helpful. The shower was tiny, the lighting over the stove and sink didn't work, and there was only one outlet in the bedroom. It needs fresh paint and upgrading.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pet Friendly, Clean, Convenient
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Jeff

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
For the price compared to other hotels I guess you get what you pay for. The problems that I found was the carbon monoxide detector was placed very high on the wall rather than positioned at a lower level on the wall where it should be. Also the shower door was difficult to open. It was stuck on something and you had to push hard to get it to release. Lastly, the shower head had mold on it. That should be clean regularly.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Barbara, Philadelphia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Hotel. Friendly and helpful staff. Convenient to everything.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025