Bethany Beach Ocean Suites Residence Inn by Marriott

I've stayed here multiple times, but I honestly have to say it's gone down hill. My room was immaculate and the breakfast is outstanding. However, do not even think about staying here if you don't absolutely love dogs. They are everywhere. I get it , it's "pet friendly ", but I don't think they should be allowed in the breakfast area , I think there should be limited areas non pet people have to put up with them. The couches and chairs in the common seating area are covered in dog hair. They room next to us and the room across the hall both had dogs that barked for 3 days. They were barking at 5am. It was too much. It was like staying at a very expensive zoo.

Nice hotel on the beach. Close to local shops and restaurants. Was upgraded to ocean front room with balcony. Pros: spacious with comfy bed, small kitchenette with reg size fridge & microwave. Bathroom has lots of counter space & rain shower. Breakfast had good choices. Coffee was available day & night. Staff was very friendly & helpful. Gym has machines & free weights. Indoor pool. Cons: Coffee pot in room needs to be updated. Rooms have adjoining rooms which turned out to be quite noisy. People beside us cooked each day & the atrocious smell filled our room causing us to have to open our balcony door in 30 degree weather for hours. 2nd night they cooked smoke alarm went off in our room due to fact they were adjoining & got so bad we had to pack up & change rooms.

I have always enjoyed coming here. It was nice when they first did renovations, the design is well done, but unfortunately it hasn’t been kept up as well as it could be. This place needs some serious TLC, rooms aren’t as clean, overall lots of repairs needed. Last two visits pool was not operational, and didn’t get any housekeeping services. Had to go to front desk to seek out basics like towels. Hopefully it doesn’t go much further in terms of getting run down. Unfortunately, the room rates are too high for these types of issues.