Plim Plaza Hotel

Let me start off by saying if you are looking for your "typical" hotel experience, or looking to be pampered, then this is absolutely not your hotel. Just like other people have said the rooms are very small, but ours was clean and at least appeared to be a little bit more updated. And we had a good size fridge and microwave, but it was TIGHT to move around in. And it's very hard to hang things up to dry, so bring a clothesline or something else. But when it comes to the hotels on the boardwalk, with oceanfront views, you can't beat the value you get with this hotel for just having a good time. I don't think I would want to come with my children because of the small space, but for us coming as an adult couple we had a very good time. You cannot beat the location and ease of getting to the beach, the pool, the bars, or just using the boardwalk. The pool honestly was probably one of the best ones that we saw as we walked up and down the boardwalk many times checking out other hotels. All the other pools at other places were always empty, while the one at Plim Plaza is nice and big and convenient to use, especially with the bar right there. The staff there is very chill about coming in and out and bringing items down to the pool. The downside of that is that they were a little too chill when it came to small children being unattended running around the hot tubs diving in and out of them. This happened more than once without a single hotel employee saying anything about it. Also in general their staff just isn't that great. Anytime we went and asked for something at the front desk, the people working it just really didn't seem like they wanted to help you do anything. Also, the cleaning staff was kind of inconsiderate with the way that they hung out in the hallways playing music while they stood right outside your door in the morning, or literally just being in the way and not moving while trying to walk the halls. We did meet one very nice young lady who was doing the rooms, and she was very helpful. But other than that, I don't really have much else nice to say about their staff, or being able to get anything that you need.
Overall I would come back to this hotel again, if it was just the wife and I for a couple of days here, just to come down and enjoy what the boardwalk and the ocean have to offer. That is what this hotel is good for. I would never come with my family and stay for an extended period of time. It is an older style hotel, and certain parts could definitely be cleaned up a little bit better, but in the end you always get what you pay for. Lastly if you are lucky enough to get a parking spot it's great. I couldn't imagine having to use the overflow parking down the street, as we used our car as a holding vessel for our beach stuff due to the small room.

Many positives - but for us the pool area is a lot for a family with kids and it wasn’t a good fit for us to be honest. Some of the youth who were old enough to drink were a bit much to deal with in the pool area with a flying football in tow and the relentless cannonballs and piggy back fights. For people who are comfortable with booze and loud music, this may be a good spot for you. The music was loud, more of a rock n roll vibe than anything else. There is a lot of drinking happening (even in the pool!), and the party vibe is alive!
The hot tubs were great, a lot of hotels don’t have one.
The beds were very comfortable even though they were probably very old!
The location on the boardwalk was also incomparable to anywhere else we have ever stayed - amazing!!

My family and I stayed here from 06/28-07/02 and we had a really good time in ocean city. We stayed at this hotel and although the rooms were a little small and the parking wasn’t so great. The employees were wonderful, the pool was huge and always clean, the bar had good food and drinks and the live music was nice. The lobby was big and always clean. Will def stay in this hotel next year.