Name: Sea Esta Motel 1
Address: 24 Houston Street Dewey Beach,Houston Street, Dewey Beach, Dewey Beach, Dewey Beach, DE 19971, United States of America
Rating: 5

Air conditioning

Smoke-free property

Heating

General

Non-smoking rooms

Room service

Fridge

Cable TV

Hairdryer

Shower/Bathtub

Rooms

Iron and board

Wake-up service

Telephone

Iron

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Microwave oven

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Offsite parking reservations required

Parking

Pets allowed

Pets

Location

At the mini-hotel

Room amenities

East of Maui

Fifer Orchards Local-Fresh Market - Dewey Beach

John Waples Memorial Playground

Dewey Beach Parasail

Baycenter for the Performing Arts

Silver Lake

Indian Beach

Thompson Island Nature Preserve

Funland

Virtual Fun Arcade & Playland

Wicomico Regional Airport

Sea Esta Motel 1

Dewey Beach

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

private-bathroom

shared-bathroom

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king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

We only stay here because it’s dog friendly.  The place is in need of major renovations.  Plusses are distance to beach, rehoboth and pet friendly.  That’s where it ends.  We checked in our room which had leftover trash   If you are over 150 lbs there is no space for you on the toilet.  On our second day water didn’t come out of the shower.  There are far better places to stay.  

Never again !!?

Our stay was quite awful. I will never stay there again. We ended up cutting our trip short and leaving on Saturday because we did not want to stay there another night. 

We stayed in Room 14. Upon walking in the room the smell was overwhelming musty/moldy. I turned the wall air conditioner onto “dry” and this did not help. The bathroom sink was covered in hair and dust, as well as the bathtub that was in such poor shape I definitely did not use it. A communal campground bathroom is in far better shape. Upon pulling down the sheets to get into bed, we found more of some else’s hair, in both beds. It looks like whoever “cleaned” the room just pulled the quilt up and made the bed without changing the sheets. Upon further inspection, the bed closest to the bathroom has dried vomit on the box spring on the side closest to the wall. I requested new sheets, and the “clean” sheets I was brought (to make the bed myself, I might add) also had hair in the pillow cases. We ended up putting our beach towels on top of the beds and sleeping on those. 

This hotel is also dog friendly- but the entire property is covered in rocks. There is no place to walk your dog to relieve themselves. 

I paid $200+ per night off season at the end of September. I have paid less for a 4 star hotel in Sydney Australia with a room overlooking the Sydney Opera House. This hotel is a rip off you should stay far away from.

DO NOT STAY HERE

dewey beach is great--nicer than Rehoboth and its high rises. Sea Esta Motels I is very basic. Don't come with any expectations except that the location is great. Easy walk to the beach. We also liked the outdoor shower, free parking, wifi, and friendly staff. The rooms are very rudimentary. But fine with us. Beach life is basic. The AC worked but was loud (and drowned out noise from neighbors!).

basic hotel with great location

The location is great, a short block from the beach.  Free parking on the lot, with a shower outside to rinse off sand.  Very kind and helpful staff.  We got there a few hours before check in time, we weren't able to check in early, which was fine, but they let us park there while we went to the beach.  After the long drive, we needed to use the restroom but they don't have one available in the lobby or anywhere before checking into your room, so that was inconvenient.  

While the room wasn't fancy or up to date, it was mostly clean, however the fridge was definitely not clean, we were missing a flat sheet on one of the beds and the shower wasn't great.  Water pressure and temp ok, but the shower head sprayed water in odd directions and was obviously old.  Bathroom was very small with no counter space.  

All the negative aside, it was as we expected for the price we paid and all we really needed it for was to sleep, so it was perfectly acceptable for our needs.  We'll definitely stay there again if we come to the area.

Not perfect, but will certainly visit again.

Twice we toured Dewey beach...and twice we booked Sea ESTA. Listen, if you are looking for celebrities or need to spend ridiculous amounts of money...then no, this place is not for you. We are in our rooms from 1 am to 6am. And this ace does it's job. The money we save goes to local businesses and fun. Friendly staff, clean rooms, and excellent location. Be smart.

Our little gem on the coastal highway 🛣️

The location is really good, it is close to the beach & restaurants are within walking distance.

The front door said masks were required in the office but none of the employees were wearing them.

The rooms could use an update - the bathroom walls particularly looked poor, and when I went to my room upon check-in the maid had not finished cleaning the room and the front desk had to send her back to finish (and also some guy went in with her) while I waited.

It is one of the cheaper hotels & not the quality I am used to.

Cheaper hotel close to the beach.

The room was in awful condition. There was a strong, musty smell immediately as we walked in. The headboard on the one bed had nails sticking out and was coming off of the wall. One of the electrical outlets had wires poking out of the wallpaper. The bathroom was not much better. There were hairs and dirt littered about the bath tub when we arrived. The toilet space was crammed, barely had 6 inches between the toilet and bathtub. This was the final straw: We arrived late in the evening and decided to just tough it out for one night and then considered asking for another room the next day. Unfortunately, my partner and I were informed the next morning about a family emergency and we needed to cut our trip short. I called the front desk to inform them that we were checking out early. Honestly, we were not upset about leaving this hotel anyway. As soon as I told the receptionist we were leaving early, she immediately cut me off and rudely barked that Sea Esta does not issue refunds under any circumstances. I didn't even ask for a refund. I was only informing her about our departure and wanted to make sure there was no outstanding balance on the room. Furthermore, the receptionist went on a tangent about she would especially not give me a refund because I booked the room on Booking.com and how unfair it is that Sea Esta has to pay to be listed on the site. Um, excuse me? How is that my fault? Is anyone forcing Sea Esta to advertise on this site? Maybe if they adjusted their attitude and fixed up their rooms- they might not need to list themselves on the booking sites. They might get enough business by positive word of mouth. You don't give refunds? Well, we don't give 5 star reviews. Basically, I am saying that we won't be back. Ever

Bad room and rude staff. We will not be back.

It allowed pets. Location is good. The man in charge of housekeeping was friendly. 

That’s all I got....

This place was absolutely disgusting. I won’t even go into details. Check pics for a tiny sample of what we witnessed. 

The night we stayed there were also several parties going on in the rooms into all hours of the night. Fights broke out and doors were banged on until 4am. 

I will drop another 100.00 a night to stay somewhere else. 

They need to invest in this place

200 a night for this?

The place is not the greatest but the location and parking is very convenient. You can walk to the beach in 100 steps, go to eat without using your car, very close to other beaches and many local restaurants and places to shop

Excellent location 

We were looking for a quiet motel, close to the beach that allowed dogs. Reception was friendly and welcoming to both people and dogs. Easy walk to the beach, which was beautiful and refreshing after travelling through crowded cities for several days.  Room was older, but everything was clean and worked! Fridge and microwave.  Unfortunately we could not find a restaurant or food store open, but delighted to see the sea witch festival that was in town.  Lovely walk around the town and the diner next door had a great breakfast! Very good value.

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