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2 out of 5
Sandpiper Motel
200 E Fort Macon Rd., Atlantic Beach, NC

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 56 out of 297 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 97 out of 297 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 56 out of 297 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 34 out of 297 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 54 out of 297 reviews" "

6.8/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

5.0/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Eric

Thank you
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Jason

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved that it was so close to the public beach access. (Walking distance honestly). The owners were easy to.deal with and very nice. Clean place for an older hotel
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Response from Dave on 21 May,2024
Thank you for your feedback. We are looking forword to serve you again and again.Tahnks.

2/10 Terrible

John

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room smelled of extreme dampness and cigarette smoke from people smoking outside the room. Old and outdated is an understatement.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Response from Dave on 21 May,2024
Thank you for your feedbackThanks.

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ocean walk
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from dave on 12 May,2024
Thank you for staing with us and apriciated yoiur feedback.Thanks.

2/10 Terrible

Tina

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from dave on 21 May,2024
Thank you for your feedback.Thanks

10/10 Excellent

Joel

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Always a pleasant stay, even during a tropical storm!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from dave on 9 Nov,2023
Thank you for your feedback an like to see soon.Thanks.

6/10 Okay

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
No frill economical place to stay. No complaints.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Dave on 4 Sept,2023
Thank you for you feed back we love to welcom soon

6/10 Okay

Irasema

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from dave on 4 Sept,2023
Thank you for your feed back wesee you soon

4/10 Poor

Robert

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unfavorable stay for our anniversary.
I would not recommend this place to anyone. Too many issues to list. Look further and this is not the one.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Dave on 22 Aug,2023
We are so sorry that your stay was not comfortable.But ifyou have any issues address during your satay so we can try our best to makee you stay comfot.At time of check out if you address it do not resolve to your fever.Thanks.

10/10 Excellent

cynthia

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I will definitely go back
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Dave on 20 Aug,2023
Thank you for your feedback our staf love to welcome back again and again.Thnks.

2/10 Terrible

Pennie M

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 8/11-14 paid $423.75. Upon check in, I requested when pool would be available & was informed 8/12. I requested money off if not available since it is an amenity I paid for, to which Dave Ratia offered $20 off per night. But, first he informed me "There's an ocean" and I shared how unacceptable that statement was. I also agreed & offered to pay full price for rest of days if/when pool is ready. Upon checkout, I told Dave the AC doesn't work. He expressed his lack of awareness of the matter (of any issues with the facility), and wanted to know why i "stay 3 days and now something". Unbeknownst to him, the night of 8/12, multiple guests sat outside their rooms bonding over the many different issues in rooms, almost all complaining of the AC concerns.I did not think the AC would be a continual problem, but was hopeful the pool would help us cool off. There wasn't one time we saw anyone working on the pool, and it was definitely not ready at checkout 8/14. After Dave's unprofessional comments, without holding any accountability for his facility, he began making comments of "you people" and continued insulting me with stating how Im trying to get a free stay & I needed to leave. I informed him that I would leave the office once I've taken all my notes of this experience and obtained all legal information possible to report this. He called the local authorities since I would not leave the cold office with a fan but by the time they arrived I had already left his "office" due
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Ruth

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
Emailed property about pool status, no response and pool was not functioning when we arrived. Very disappointing.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Dave on 15 Aug,2023
Thank you for your concerned and it was fix . So see you soon.Thanks.

6/10 Okay

JERRY, CHARLOTTE

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
not your high end location, more for budget family or just need a place to rest. mom and pop owned type of location don't expect a lot but other than that great location to all around area.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Dave on 13 Aug,2023
Thank you for your feedback.hop to see you soonThanks.

10/10 Excellent

Cheri

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Dave on 4 Sept,2023
Thank you for your time to give us your feed back. Our staf apriciate so much. Thanks.

10/10 Excellent

Stacy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff was very helpful and so nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Dave on 30 Jul,2023
Thank you for your feedback ,We love to see you soon.Thanks.

2/10 Terrible

charles

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
bugs bugs bugs bugs and smelled like bugs spray
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from dave on 27 Jul,2023
Thanks you for your feed back

6/10 Okay

Anita

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service
Short walk to the beach, clean like but just outdated. Very basic stay for low cost.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from dave on 26 Jul,2023
Thank you for your feedback we love to welcome you again and again. Thanks.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Dave on 25 Jul,2023
Thank you for your feedback. like to see you soonThanks,

6/10 Okay

Stacey

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Dave on 24 Jul,2023
Thank you for your feedback. We like to welcome you soonThanks.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't stay here.
Three words-Don't stay here. Nasty place, smelled moldy, dirty, bathroom was atrocious, rusty pipes and all plumbing hanging out of the wall. Sink so small you couldn't wash your hands without soaking the floor. Could have cried when first seeing the room. A drunk fell down the steps as we went to room. At two AM a loud, drunk, obnoxious woman and her two men decided to be philosophical outside our window. No answer when we called office to complain. Husband wanted to confront them but this is how todays headlines are made so thankfully he didn't. Horrible experience. The only saving grace was the 4 Corners Diner where we had a most awesome breakfast wth the sweetest waitress ever. Went back for dinner and had another wonderful waitress.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Dave on 18 Jul,2023
Thank you for your feedback

10/10 Excellent

Stacy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Love how it was a straight shot to the beach
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Dave on 18 Jul,2023
Thank you for your feed back we looking forword to well come you back. Thankns

2/10 Terrible

Douglas

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Dave on 13 Aug,2023
Thank you for you feedback like to see you soon.Thanks.

10/10 Excellent

Ronnie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
repeat customer
An excellent place to stay with great value and close to beach
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from dave on 16 Jul,2023
Thank you for your feed back. we lovo to welcome you soon.Thanks

4/10 Poor

George

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Dave on 30 Jul,2023
Thank you for staying with us , We hopping to see you soon. Thanks

6/10 Okay

Micki

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Fairly clean and inexpensive. The bathroom sink was falling from the wall. The pool looked like it was filled with green pea soup but we were two blocks from the beach so not the biggest deal.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from dave on 10 Jul,2023
Thank you for your feedback we looking forword to see you

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dont be mad at the hotel at this price point.
The age of this facility shows very well. The bathroom is so small a small sink is used. I had to turn sideways to get to toliet. No iron, no hair dyer, but did have a good refrigerator freezer and microwave. AC was cold. Definitely a hotel for a budget minded person. It was worth the price compared to other hotels in area.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Dave on 6 Jul,2023
Thank you for your feed back.we like to see you soon.Thanks

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Good price for a basic room.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Dave on 6 Jul,2023
Thank you for your feed back we will see you soon.Thanks.

8/10 Good

Robert

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Dated but good
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Dave on 6 Jul,2023
Thank you for your feed back. We love to welcome back soon.Thanks

2/10 Terrible

Chris

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
What an aweful experience. Maybe updated in the 1950s? Very noisy, the entire place stunk. Tiny room. Only positive is the ocean was 2 blocks away. Would not recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from dave on 13 Jun,2023
Thank you for staying with us .We like to see you soon

8/10 Good

Jochen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from dave on 13 Jun,2023
Thank you for your feed back.Love to see you agin and again

10/10 Excellent

Kerri

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from dave on 23 May,2023
Thank you for your feed backHotel staf appriciated when we resived feed back. Thanks

8/10 Good

Ashley

Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from dave on 13 Jun,2023
Thank you for staying with us. Love to see you soon

10/10 Excellent

Deanna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The only issues i had was that floor was a little dirty. Its right next to the beach so its expected. The microwave did overheat and turn off midway but after letting it cool off it would work again. Lovely staff and was a really peaceful place.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from dave on 25 Apr,2023
Thank you for your feedback .Our staff appreciate feedback from guest like you. We like to welcome you again. Thanks.

10/10 Excellent

Lauren

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from dave on 23 May,2023
Thank you for your feed Back. We love to welcome you again. Can vaite to see you. Thanks.

4/10 Poor

Allen

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I will stay at this hotel again, it was noisy inside and out. Could sleep very well, the hotel put a family on the second floor over us with a kid that played with a ball bouncing on the floor I let the hotel know an they wanted me to go knock on their door while he calls them. That sets the stage for problems. The kid didn’t stop and hotel did nothing.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from dave on 25 Apr,2023
Thank you for your feedback. We are so sorry for your concern. kids are sometime un controllable. Welcome to see again and like to take opportunity to make your stay comfort Thanks..

10/10 Excellent

Darice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable beach hotel..bed was comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

2/10 Terrible

Walter

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It had electricity and water. Other than that nothing good to say.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Kimberly, Raleigh

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room smelled like cat pee. No electrical outlet in bathroom. TV did not work. Responded quickly and brought another TV but this also stopped working. Pool was dirty. Manager was very nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from dave on 7 Sept,2022
We are sorry that your visit did not go well thank you for your time and afford to inform us. We will looking in to it. Thanks.

8/10 Good

Allie

Liked: Staff & service
Keep your expectations reasonable. This is not the Hilton or even Days Inn, but it is a room at the beach within walking distance to tackle box and other things. The bathroom is tiny and there is no vanity.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Response from dave on 6 Sept,2022
Thank you for your time for feedback we appriciated looking forward to see you soonThanks.

4/10 Poor

Travis

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
400 dollar prison life
I’m a US Marine and the room that I was in was worse than my barracks room. Cable Tv no light inside the shower AC unit that only worked on full blast and sounded like a jet engine. Not to mention I could hear every room above take every step they ever took. Walls were all concrete like a prison cell
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from dave on 24 Aug,2022
We are so so sorry that we did not meet your expectation. We are 2 star motel and your test is 5 star motel.. Again so sorry. Thanks.

6/10 Okay

Kyle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
it was a place to sleep not much more
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from dave on 23 Aug,2022
Thanks you for your feedback. We love serve soon.Tahnks,

8/10 Good

Melissa

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Brad

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Karen

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was clean. No bugs and no bedbugs..we checked. Pool was clean. Plenty of towels. Staff was great. the motel is older soo..its not a 5 star hotel but its walking distance to beach and very very affordable. We would stay again. We knew the motel was older so we expected older.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from dave on 9 Aug,2022
Thank you for your feedback. We appriciated your time and love to welcome back. THANKS.

6/10 Okay

Johnny

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
You get what you pay for
Checking was easy. The inn keeper was very nice and friendly. The picture on the website was not at all like the motel actually looked. Not even the same color. It must have been several years ago when that one was taken. The pool was filthy, you wouldn’t want to bathe your pet in it. The pump wasn’t even on to circulate and filter the water. The room was very small but it was clean. Upon checking into the room we noticed the toilet hadn’t been cleaned and a few towels were dirty also. We asked for an extra blanket and was given one with cigarette burns on it.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from dave on 9 Aug,2022
Thank you for your feedback. We are so sorry about your experience. we are trying to fulfill our guest wish and equipment can go wrong some time sins we are not 5star hotel to satisfier everyone desire. than you for stay with us. Thanks.

8/10 Good

Scott

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The AC rattled but worked. The bathroom was tiny but worked. Overall I would say it was okay but it's a no-frills place to just sleep. Don't expect anything else. Staff was nice and room was clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Dave on 17 Jul,2022
Thank you for your feedback. We appriciated your time Thankns.

2/10 Terrible

Pamela

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pool was green. Room smelled and was made of cinder blocks.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Dave on 5 Jul,2022
Thank you for you time and afford to give us your feedback. We appriciated. Thanks.

6/10 Okay

Stacie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We were close to the beach and that's great. The room was quite pricy for what we got, but that seemed across the board for all establishments. Guess it was an expensive time to travel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from dave on 1 Jul,2022
Thank you for your feedback and time you spare. we appriciated. Thanks.

6/10 Okay

Amy

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pool was green and dirty. Fridge disbt keep things cold well. People staying on upper level were very loud and inconsiderate during the night.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Dave on 28 Jun,2022
Thank you for your time foe your feedback. We are so sorry that your stay was not so good. We consider your concerned seriously and will fix your concern Thanks.