Best Hotels in Ocean City, Maryland

Best Hotels in Ocean City, Maryland

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Ocean City, Maryland is a popular beachside resort town that features a three-mile boardwalk, concerts on the beach, golf courses and shopping outlet stores. While there are several hotels in the Ocean City area, the best being those that include features like restaurants, spas and saunas and properties that rest alongside the beach.

Atlantic Hotel

The Atlantic Hotel is a seasonal destination that opens each spring and stays open until the latter part of September. The boardwalk is located just outside the hotel's back door. The original Atlantic Hotel was constructed in 1875, but several decades later burned to the ground. The current hotel has been standing since 1926.

The hotel lobby features couches and chairs in a home-like setting, complete with a fireplace and mantle. The hotel rooms have either one or two queen beds. Guests who stay here have easy access to the beach, however they also can swim in the hotel's outdoor pool.

Atlantic Hotel
5 Somerset St.
Ocean City, MD 21842
410-289-9111
Atlantichotelocmd.com

Clarion Resort Fontainebleau

The Clarion Resort Fontainebleau is a luxury hotel that includes large rooms with convenient amenities. It also includes a 40,000-square-foot conference center. Because the hotel is located directly on the beach, many of the guests who stay here have rooms with ocean views. The hotel has an outdoor pool that includes an area with a mushroom waterfall and a tower that sprays jets of water.

The hotel also has a large fitness room/health spa. Hotel guests who use the health spa can treat themselves to the sauna, a whirlpool session, the eucalyptus room or the Russian steam room. The fitness room has several pieces of exercise equipment guests can use. It also features televisions mounted on the walls.

Every room in the hotel includes a microwave and refrigerator, free Wi-Fi Internet access, a free daily paper on weekdays and a balcony.

Clarion Resort Fontainebleau
10100 Coastal Highway
Ocean City, MD 21842
410-524-3535
Clarionoc.com

Princess Royale Oceanfront Hotel & Conference Center

The Princess Royale Oceanfront Hotel & Conference Center is a AAA-rated three-diamond hotel that includes 310 two-room suites. Among these suites are nine oceanfront suites that include Jacuzzis. All rooms feature plush beds, a private balcony, a queen sleeper sofa, 250 thread-count linens, a granite kitchen table, complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi Internet access and a 32-inch LCD flat-screen television.

The hotel also includes an Olympic-size indoor pool, a health club, a sun deck with hot tubs, a sauna, a gift shop and a convenience store. The hotel is also home to three restaurants: Schooners Oceanfront Restaurant & Lounge, Palm Court Atrium Cafe and Cafe on the Green.

Princess Royale Oceanfront Hotel & Conference Center
9100 Coastal Highway
Ocean City, MD 21842
410-524-7777
Princessroyale.com

Article Written By Chad Buleen

Chad Buleen is a Society of Professional Journalists-award-winning newspaper journalist and magazine editor with more than 10 years experience. He is a senior magazine editor at an international children's publication. Buleen holds a Bachelor of Arts in communications with an emphasis in print journalism from Brigham Young University-Idaho.

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