OCEAN CITY

My sister and I stayed at the Flamingo Motel because we had gone there with our grandparents as children. The staff was very friendly and check-in was quick and easy. It has terrific beach access. Not on the Boardwalk, but it's only a couple of blocks away. There are several dining options, taverns, and stores within walking distance. It is an older motel, but the rooms were comfortable and very clean. Overall, I highly recommend the Flamingo hotel for either a family vacation or quick get away.

I know it was the end of the seacon, but the hallways and stairs were not clean and not in best repair, even for this level of motels. I was surprised that there were meny signs for lower room rates displayed along the streets. There was even a used styrofoam clas 1/2 full of coke in a corner of the room when I came in. The bed and bathroom was clean.

would have been better if we were not rushed out at exactly 11.

The hotel staff were very nice and accomodating. The rooms were a decent size, the bathroom was very small and the water pressure was nil. The pools were nice and refreshing, also kept pretty clean considering you are at the beach. The walls were very thin in the building we were in, we had to sleep with the tv on. If I was to stay there next time I visit Ocean City I would have to request a room on the top floor. The people above us stomped around when they were in their room, normally late at night. The balconys were nice, we had a side view of the ocean. All in all we went to relax and that is what we did. And we had a good time in Ocean City

We were very disappointed with the response of the staff during our stay 22 August - 25 August 2008.

We arrived on the 22nd and when we went to bed we had to shut the water off to the toilet in our room because of the constant dripping in the tank. We were in room 457 of tower 2. We complained to housekeeping in the morning and she said she would relay the message to the front desk. There was no indication that anyone came in that day, and we ended up shutting off the water to the toilet again on the evening of the 23rd. In the morning I called and talked to the front desk my self, and was told someone would be sent up to take care of it. When we returned to the room that evening, the toilet would not even flush. (yes I turned on the water that morning and we had used it several times during the day) I called the front desk and explained the situation to which I was told someone would be sent right up. When the maintenance persons arrived, they tried flushing it and it did work. I told them the background of the problem and they said that the dripping was normal, and since it flushed for them that nothing could be done. Fortunately the toilet did continue to work, although it did have one more very weak flush while we were there.

Since the ocean was rough and a little on the cold side, we decided to try the indoor pool. To our surprise the pool temp matched that of the ocean, and there was almost as much sand on the bottom.

It definitely soured our impression of the Flamingo and stay.

Murray Brown
Chesapeake VA