OT: Want to visit OC --need ideas for decent affordable places to stay.

Hi all!! I grew up going to Ocean City every summer, but for some strange reason it was a lot cheaper when mom and dad financed the whole trip!! :)

I'd love to get back because I've missed it, but I'm finding most accomodations to be terribly expensive--like 250 a night expensive.

Does anyone have any ideas of places that are affordable, but not roach motels? It's so hard to know just looking online.

Thanks for any suggestions. I've had friends mention Bethany Beach or Rehobeth, but I don't know much about those so any feedback about them is much appreciated too.

Denise

Ok Honey I will tell you where we go. It is a nice clean place and very reasonable. We stay at Francis Scott Key Motel it is right befor you cross the bridge to go into OC across from the outlets and Outback steak house. They have indoor pool, hot tub, outdoor pool with bar, very nice expensive restraunt on site, BBQ grill and pavillion, game room, putt putt golf. They also have a beach shuttle that wil take you to and from the beach. I know the prices are much cheaper than on the beach. I know the owners from staying there so much and it is a clean place and family minded. They have a special where you pay for 4 days and get the 5th day free as well as other specials. They are open all year too. The website is fskmotel.com. I am sure you would like it. They have many kinds of rooms as well as vacation cottages and that where the DIck Gelman Breat Cancer Motorcycle people go every year.. Check them out..
                                                                                  Julie

Great recommendation--thanks so much! I'll be sure to hit the website.

Take care,

Denise

Ok no problem if you have trouble booking online call them and if it says no availability keep calling back and looking online. Dont give up if you decide to go there. Room availability changes all the time..

                                                                                                  Julie

 We just stayed at Sea Bay Hotel on 60th street right by the bridge. Easy access. All you have to do is walk across the street to the beach. It cost us $110  a night it had 2 full beds, small fridge, microwave, wireless internet. it was a good hotel. I found it on the website. You get a cheaper rate then going through the hotel.  Here is the link
http://hotel.octhebeach.com/hotel/10012580-11333073R.html?ses=fe2dbd7f709e1d2ea29d152c74a2b54cht&unps=y

I think the rates change depending on the day. Good luck!!

Denise:

You may want to google rentals in bethany.  We got a house a couple of years ago for what most condos were going for.  We loved it!!!

 I took my grandson there and we got way layed lol so we spent the night at a place called the inlet lodge it was only 100 night and right on end of board walk where ripleys is, you walked right out front door to boardwalk in front of you was the beach so you can go for a swim, eatery right downstairs, good cheap food we ended up staying for 3 days, also downstairs is a bar , i took neice here once she got up around 1030pm and went downstairs in her pjs for a drink boy was she drunk.  place all in all was not bad we got twin beds , does need updated but for the price and convience they even let us keep car in parking area till we were ready to leave which ended up being late at night. try it like i said nothing fancy but hey your mostly just sleeping there right?
Inlet lodge
804 S Boardwalk
Ocean City, MD 21842-4087
(410) 289-7552

http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&q=inlet+lodge+md&fb=1&s plit=1&gl=us&view=text&latlng=10501041176115126286&dtab=7