The Bay Resort Waterfront Hotel

Loved our stay here. Very clean, and a great location to the bars and restaurants. Also just a short walk to the beach. They were so friendly too. They just do a great job here and I felt it was worth the review. We had never been to Dewey beach and it is so tough to figure out where to stay. We want to go back here next year for sure!

The finest accommodations Dewey Beach has to offer. Exceptionally furnished rooms with a full kitchen, centrally located~ close to shops, restaurants and the beach, an amazing staff and a wonderful general manager {TAMMY} that will make ur stay a memorable one. The Bayside rooms with your private patio offer the most amazing views 24/7. Absolutely loved having cocktails on the patio as the sunset each evening. TRULY AMAZING VIEWS!!, You can practically fish from your back door as the bay is right there. Walking the beautifully landscaped grounds along the bay with your pup {they are sooo dog friendly} in the early a.m. was the perfect way to begin each day. THIS IS A MUST STAY IN DEWEY BEACH!! HIGHLY RECEOMMENDED!!!!!

They make you think that you will have a bay view but they put you in a pool view if you don't know better. They tell you that you have to request your room to be cleaned.

Very frustrating.

Unless you like getting charged twice do NOT STAY HERE! They charged me when I stayed and again over a month later but they are closed for the season so I can't even fight it!!! My credit card co said I have to get a new credit card to keep them from continuing to charge against it ... infuriating! I don't even know what to do next to try to get my money back. I will never ever stay here again and I will continue to fight until they remove the double charge. Be forewarned this place will rob you!

Close to Bottle and Cork, Long Beach, Rusty Rudders, etc and Dewy beach. Great location! Fantastic views from our room. The room was clean, quiet, spacious and comfortable but I have to agree with other reviewers that the decor is dated. (um.. box valance with flowers ?) Free coffee in the lobby. Free parking. Swimming pool and BBQ grill, chairs around fire pit, etc. Best service from RACHEL who helped us with the room reservation ! She was wonderful and I never got to meet her during our stay. Everyone else at front desk were friendly and efficient too.

So I booked room via multiple friends suggestions. This place is running on past experiences and not current conditions. Let's start with the staff. All nice. But I stayed the week before the 4th and I haven't met an employee that has worked her for longer than 2 weeks. Both times at front office the staff was on their first week. I have pool experience and mentioned that the pool water was below the tile and not going into skimmer. On day three with water not circulating.

The interior of the rooms is run down. The carpet has stains and rips. The AC no matter what you set the air temp or fan to runs one temp and one speed. (We slept on top of the covers as it couldn't cool down). There is signs of mold and wetness. Stains on the countertop. Furniture is nicked and worn. The bathroom floor corners all have sand in them. The place just needs painted and new carpet/furniture. I was told the are rehabbing next year but for $2000 for a 6 nights, you aren't getting what you paid for.

The kicker for me- if you want towels or housekeeping during your stay they charge you. They charge you for towels! Probably the reason the pool never had clean towels. Photo taken of pool at 8:21 am before people opened.

Location is great. You have the beach close by. The bay behind the hotel. There'l.were no kayaks like the hotel picture.
There's a small pool but it's clean. I was kinda bummed that most rooms cater to family's. There were not many rooms with king beds. We had to stay on first floor. No balcony. Those were all family style rooms. I will say the room was a decent size. They even had a black makeup towel. Cute. Room was nice and clean but needed some serious updating. The color was brown. They gave us a fly squatter and we used it. We love how close everything was. Walked everywhere. We also took a trolly to Boardwalk.

Let me preface by saying this is not a hotel or a resort, but essentially a beachy motel with some amenities that elevate it past a Super 8, but not quite to the level of a Hampton Inn or the like. Regardless, it's charming, it's simple, it's rustic beach chic. You know what you're getting so don't go into this with high expectations and you'll be set. You need a place to lay your head after a too much wine at dinner, a shower after a day at the beach, and coffee in the morning to do it all over again. The Bay offers all of that, and more.

Let me get the cons out of the way: that bed is as hard as a rock. I couldn't wait to return home just to get back to my own mattress. The room is also pretty outdated in its finishings and kitchen appliances, which is evident by the coil burner electric stove, the rusted metal shelving in the mini fridge, the scratched up/worn pots, pans and tableware, the older microwave model, the sconce on the patio that didn't work for us during our stay. It's clean, but in a "I'm cognizant of the wadded up tissue shoved into a random drop ceiling tile in the bathroom and I just won't look at it" way. Plus, there were like 10 resident flies in our room the whole time, most likely cause the sliding door to the patio is not screened so those suckers zoom into the room from the bay real fast whenever you open it.

Additionally, we needed wheelchair access. Their website boasted an "ADA King" but didn't offer much detail or photos to help me gauge exactly what "ADA accessible" meant (I promise you, every establishment is loose with this definition). So after booking, I called thrice well in advance of our check-in date and spoke to 3 different staff members at the front desk to inquire about the shower/toilet situation and to ensure the room definitely had zero steps. None of them were able to answer my bathroom questions, except only to say "It is ADA compliant so it should be wheelchair accessible." I wasn't thrilled with that response but decided to risk it and check in a month later sight unseen. Thankfully, I see now they've updated their website to include some details about the shower (the accessible rooms either have a roll-in shower or grab bars in the tub. We had the latter). I included photos of the ADA Bayside King room for reference, as they would have been tremendously helpful to me.

All this is to say it didn't make or break the vacation, but it's worth noting, especially since it was close to $800 for a three-night stay during peak Fourth of July season (we checked in after the holiday on the 5th).

Regardless, we had zero setbacks with the wheelchair and it ended up being very comfortable and accessible-ish, as promised. We were on the first floor, there was plenty of space to navigate within the room, the bathroom had a roll-under sink, and the bathtub, towel racks, and mirrors were also lower. The grab bars behind the toilet (as opposed to on the sides) and the non roll-in shower came with some difficulty, but that's also on us for not wanting pack our commode/shower chairs. I am sure we could have asked to see if they had any of this, so that's on us. Just an FYI if you're considering what to pack. (Also, a lot of the kitchen equipment and cutlery was in the higher cabinets, so not super accessible either, and the threshold from the room to the patio was definitely a huge bump, so not a great transition in a chair.)

Now onto the good stuff. The check-in process was smooth and I was even able to check in an hour and half earlier. The front desk staff was very friendly and helpful. The coffee in the main reception area was a nice touch. The resort is central to anything and everything Dewey, with a liquor store and plenty of restaurants within walking distance. The view is unbeatable, we were right in the beautiful bay with a well-kept dock and grounds, plenty of adirondack and lounge chairs in a nice turquoise/orange color scheme. We spent so much time on that patio soaking in the sunlight and moonlight, drinking our coffee or wine. There's a sandy beach area, a gazebo with swings, and the option of kayaking and paddle boarding with a third party company. Plus, the pool area was very well kept and a nice relief when I didn't want to be on the grass with the many children running around (only problem with the first floor: no privacy from the adjacent guests). Our last day there, a Friday, seemed to be when the staff does major cleaning and rearranging the furniture for the new week of guests to arrive. Up until then, it does get pretty littery (I spotted some cigarette butts, soda cans, and general trash in the sand area but that's more of a problem guest issue than the hotel's).

Overall, the sunsets and sea breeze and gentle waves of the bay made our stay worthwhile and its central location is unbeatable.

Great location! Walking distance to restaurants, bars and shops. Resort could use some attention/updates/upgrades to their rooms. The staff and managers are great and very helpful. Great views of the bay and there's a kayaking/water sports company onsite. And their pier is fantastic! I'd stay here again...

I didn't have a room at this resort but I can say the Service is amazing, I was very thirsty and hot and the only place I saw "Open" Was the front reception area, I knocked on the door and she opened it. I don't know her name but she had Whitish hair, a red dress, and it was the Sweetest most helpful Lady ever. She was amazing to talk to and had a great experience, she even complimented my name.

This was my second time staying here and again, it did not disappoint. Rooms are very clean and comfortable. Totally recommend getting bay side rooms if you can! Shout out to Spencer and Sharicka, you both were amazing and so helpful! This is the only hotel my boyfriend and I will stay in from now on when we visit Dewey beach!