Tides Inn at Stehli Beach

Cheesy Motel at Bayville Long...

Liked: The room was clean and the location is located across from the beach.
Disliked: The owner is a con artist! SHAME!! Even though I paid for an extra night through this app almost $200. She threatened that if I didn't pay her more money for the room, we would have to leave. I had to give her another $10 to stay. I had previously paid for the 2 nights before, but we stayed another night for an unexpected family matter. When I went to the office to pay for another night. I was told I had to get special permission from the owner. Who questioned me and said, I could stay. It was weird. I had to recheck in for the extra day. The owner wrote me a hand written receipt for the $10 that said it was a room upgrade, but it wasn't. Also, the place advertises, they have a pool, but what they don't tell you in the advertisement is you have to pay $2 per person per day to use the pool. It's on a typed paper taped to the window in the office. The lobby is cluttered and you can't even see through the glass. Another weird thing, if the door to the office is open, which is just as cluttered, it is the only way to hear the person to communicate, because you can't see the person behind the glass or hear them with all the papers taped to it.The owner will nickel and dime you for every cent She can get from you. the place is extremely run down. The umbrellas at the pool were all broken and tore up. The furnishings in the room are cheap. If you want hand soap or anything, you have to buy it from the piles of stuff in the office. Fortunately we had our own. Also, checking in would not give any sort of a receipt with checking in. The amount of money that is being charged, and the way she nickels and dimes you the place could look a lot better. It literally looks like a hooker motel in the middle of multimillion-dollar homes with a partially working neon sign on the roof of the motel.

I was kind of afraid...

Liked: It's located across the street from the beach and an easy walk to restaurants. My room was clean, the bed was comfortable, there's abundant hot water and a good shower head. It was quiet and I got a good night sleep.
Disliked: The room had black curtains and no way to let in any natural light w/out sacrificing privacy (no "sheers" or blinds). The wall behind the bed was covered with a heavy black quilt for "soundproofing" 0.o which did seem to work, just felt weird and oppressive. The grounds are barely maintained, and the check in system is super confusing. Also, there's no provision for coffee! So plan accordingly.

Bad

Pleasant

Very good

Bad

Passable

Liked: The location was great close to the railroad station and the beach. I have to say it was perfect.
Disliked: The place needs some upkeep but everything all was decent and I would go again for the price

Exceptional

Very poor