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Reviews of Coliseum Ocean Resort

2.5 out of 5
Coliseum Ocean Resort
416 East Miami Ave, Wildwood Crest, NJ

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 59 out of 235 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 78 out of 235 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 50 out of 235 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 33 out of 235 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 15 out of 235 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Douglas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Not friendly
The greeting we received upon arriving was the power is out for miles and there are no refunds.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Jerry - Owner on 9 Mar 2024
Hi Douglas, I am very sorry this happened to you. this is not how we want to welcome guest. most of that staff has been replaced. we hope you stay with us again.

8/10 Good

Raul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff was awesome 🤗stayed an extra day
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great Location! Room so so! Would stay again!!!
This hotel is really the best location! Away from the choas but close enough to drive to busy attractions and boardwalk. We always love the relaxing atmosphere 😌 room was a little disappointing but will be there again next year
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Jerry - Co-Owner on 19 Sept 2023
Thank you for the review, we will be making more upgrades this offseason. We look forward to having you back. You schedule your stay with us on our website.

4/10 Poor

Marilyn

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Go somewhere else
Upon arrival to our room the silverware in the kitchenette had food caked on it, the cups in cabinet had hair and bugs in it. The couch cushions where stained with stuck on food. The two room suite only had air conditioning in the living room so you couldn’t shut the bedroom door and the bathroom was in the bedroom. Light fixtures were rusted, and I had to go buy a broom to sweep the living room floor
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Jerry - Co-Owner on 19 Sept 2023
We are very sorry this happened to you. We would like offer you a comp room for next season. The motel is going through changes and there be better furniture next year.

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jackoub

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Donald

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to the beach
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

CHRISTIAN

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s a bit weird that there is only one parking per room. Especially if you pay for a room with two beds and a sofa bed.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Danica

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Been coming here for 35 years and never disappoints.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from wally on 1 Sept 2023
Thank you for staying with us, we appreciate you and look forward to you returning.

10/10 Excellent

Reina

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved it !!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

jose, North Plainfield

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel has nice view to the beach.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Don and Barbara

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities
Good location and close to the beach. The room was an absolute dump. Tiny, with a dirty kitchenette And two full beds in the other part of the efficiency. It did have a working fridge, microwave. But appliances were dirty with some endemic flies. Door to outside had an unreliable lock. Fortunately nothing was stolen.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

DEBORAH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Vladimir

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Parking
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Melody

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff very friendly and helpful..
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value on the beach
Coliseum Ocean Resort is a hidden gem. It is right on the beach and is under new ownership who is in the process of making some nice upgrades. The place was very clean and the staff were extremely pleasant. Good suggestions for restaurants, but we cooked in. Every thing we needed was there. We would go again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was great the room was clean,staff was great it was an amazing place to stay at. I will definitely stay there again.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Joseph

Parking very tight
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Jessica

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Gary

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
None we were very disappointed in the place as we stayed there last years two family’s two separate suites ,what a difference in one year .we will never go back ,we don’t recommend this place to anyone
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mykola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Guadalupe

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
It was extremely close to the beach, just didn’t like that when we came in there was a ton of sand in the room, but overall was a great time
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jill

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I’m not a picky person. This stay was so bad we left and rented another hotel on our last night. The staff were all friendly. I would have given them a higher review, but they let guests block the stairs to get to and from our room. They let guests play loud music past the quiet hours. The place had sand all over the floor before we checked in. The place is dated with rusty appliances and chipped paint. Which I would over look. This is a hotel is for people with kids that want to sit outside their hotel making a bunch of noise. I recommend the crusader motel instead.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
tile in bedroom was dirty
Staff was very friendly & helpful. Only complaint was the tile in the bedroom. Dirt was ground into the crevices of the tile so the floor was dirty. Would suggest mopping instead of just sweeping.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Anna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The room is what I was not expecting. Pictures on the website way different from what we had. Kitchen and bathroom needs to be upgraded. Uncomfortable beds without headboards. We can’t fit all at the Tiny table, so we ate partially. Sofa in the living room might be replaced. The main point that it is on the beach. So we didn’t walk far. Beautiful view from the balcony. Grill saved our dinners. Sweet and nice staff
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Jerry - Owner on 6 Jul 2023
Hi Anna, Thank you for staying with us. My name is Jerry and I am one of the new owners of the Motel. I am very sorry about the bed situation. We purchased the motel back in April and have renovated 35 of the 48 units. We plan on getting new beds and furniture in the near future. We would like to comp you a night for next year. Please call the office if you would like to book with us. thank you

10/10 Excellent

Alfred

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
GREAT SPOT
Very friendly accommodating peaceful close to the chaos but far enough away to relax and enjoy lovely place
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from wally on 27 Jun 2023
Thank you for staying with us and your kind words. We work hard to give our guests a good experience.

10/10 Excellent

Kristen

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christy

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good value.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

2/10 Terrible

Kirsten

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unsafe
Do. Not. Stay. Here. The hotel was completing renovations while we stayed and thankfully we stayed in a room that was clean and updated. However, we went out the night we checked in to walk on the beach. When we got back, we found our room key wouldn’t work. We tried to just lightly push on the door as a last ditch effort and found that the door just completely opened. We looked at the door frame and found there was NO LATCH for the door to lock into. The door didn’t even shut properly and the office was closed to even mention it to anyone. We had to barricade the door in order to feel safe to sleep there last night. When we brought it up to the hotel, they gaslit us and said that the door did lock electronically and could only be accessed by a room key. 1- the room key didn’t work. 2- the door didn’t even close or have a latch to secure the door. Do. Not. Stay. Here. They don’t care about your safety and don’t care if their rooms actually close or not. Pictures below for proof of door not being able to shut
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Kirk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very nice location right by beach. Staff very kind. Kitchenette needs upgrades.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from wally on 9 May 2023
Thank you for your review. We are in the process of upgrading all rooms with fresh paint, new vinyl flooring, and in the off season all rooms will have new kitchens, furniture and bedding. Again thank you for staying with us.

8/10 Good

Bruno

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Worth it
It was a very good stay. The hotel is very simple but for the price it is worth it. It was clean when we arrived and the parking spots are ok. We thought that it was going to be really bad based on other reviews. It is right oj the beach and the swimming pool is nice
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Carlos

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Memories at Wildwood Crest
Stay was great... staff is very friendly and helpful. Location could not be better. You walk out of the room and the ocean is right there! Only comment I have regarding the room comfort, I wish there was air conditioning in the bedroom. The unit was in the entrance which made the living room comfortable but the bedroom was very warm and stuffy. Thankfully, the staff gave us a fan which helped a bit
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Phong

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall is excellent, and two gas grill at patio is a plus to family to cook & get together enjoy dinner. this PLUS should be mentioned in you advertise page. We enjoyed so much and can not appreciate the grill to keep us enjoy dinner together.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
The location is good, but the accommodations are not so good. There is no children's pool.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Certainly not the Ritz
For the price we paid, we were not expecting the Ritz, but I'll try and give it to you straight. The location on the beach was fantastic. The pool was clean and well maintained. The parking is very convient, yet tight. The building is crying for an update, especially in the rooms. Frayed, stained carpets, worn countertops and cabinets. We reported a mouse in our room to front desk. A mgr came up immediately and investigated, but honestly, there's nothing he could do to remedy the situation immediately. I get it. It's an older bldg on the beach. Rodents/pests are a fact of life. But it's the first time in my travels that I've seen a mouse in a room I was renting. If you're looking for a no frills place to rest your head for 8 hrs a night, take a quick shower, and complete a bowell movement while you visit the beach - it accomplishes that at a reasonable price. Anything more, increase your budget and stay elsewhere.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Doreen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Parking spaces way too narrow- I can't believe they are up to code if there is one in Wildwood Crest. This alone stops me from ever going there again. I am a small individual at 5'2' and am within my weight range- still had a real hard time getting (squeezing) out of the car once it was parked----I think my CAR was too fat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Our room on third floor met the requirements and that's it. There was no dresser in the front LR for guests 5 & 6 if you have them. No night table between the beds for a lamp (you could use the deep window ledge for water bottle, eye glasses, phone etc.) but have to get up to shut room light off. AC = OK. Kitchen table small with comfortable plastic chairs ( 6 of them--2 were stacked in the bed room). Had to reconnect the chain in toilet after first flush but seemed ok after that. Bathroom had small sink. Refrigerator leaked water to kitchen floor so used towel to soak it up-- they were unlucky with the frig. choice -- I could deal with that. Not many TV Channels. I would've liked some sort of decorating to make room attractive but not so. Rooms were nicely painted and seemed clean to me. Did get a good nights sleep on the bed. Was only there for one night so I dealt with the disappointments. But--way too much money for this 3rd floor bare bones room. Felt like it was a rip off even though it was beachfront. Must say the staff we encountered were all great. I really don't know if all the other rooms were as uninviting as this one.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Gabriella

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
I like that the property was near the beach, also that it had grills and a restaurant attached. The chairs inside the rooms could have been more comfortable. They could have provided paper towels in the kitchen area. Th floors in the room, kitchen and bathroom were filthy. The beds were comfortable but the pillows were too small and too soft making sleep uncomfortable. Otherwise it was a pleasant experience
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Edward

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

danielle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Didt like the parking very thight to get in
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Ruby

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
George and wally have great customer service! The place has a nice ocean front location. However, the rooms and pool need renovation and upgrading. The shower is barely working and the water tastes like rust.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Mary Ellen

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
The floor was dirty, I walked in my bare feet & my feet were black, when I told the girls, they swiffered it, but that just picked up the dust & there were a lot f flies in our room
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great location !
GREAT location on the beach ! Was clean but in need of alot of updating in the rooms
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

nicoletta

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Air condition was very loud couldn't sleep well bathroom very very small draw chest smelled Pool was dirty only good thing is close to the beach
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Coliseum Stay clean but very small and dated
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The room was very clean. The parking areas were a bit tight. What I didn't like was that at night it seemed as though the air conditioner did not work as well as it during the day.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Did not like no elevator
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021