Outdoor pool

Reviews of Beachside Motel

2 out of 5
Beachside Motel
3172 S. Fletcher Ave., Fernandina Beach, FL

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 638 out of 1003 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 284 out of 1003 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 54 out of 1003 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 20 out of 1003 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 1003 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Erin

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great views. Clean, comfy rooms. Walking distance to good bars and restaurants. Pool was comfortable and relaxing. Beach access was right there and the outdoor shower was perfectly placed. Super quiet, didnt hear a peep. We will definitely be back again!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024
Response from Amanda on 9 May 2024
Thank you Erin for this fantastic review! Our views, location, quiet, and of course, beach access are amazing! Thank you for complementing us on the clean and comfy rooms. We have very high standards and work hard to go above and beyond them. We hope that you will be back to see us again very soon to enjoy some more quiet ocean air!

10/10 Excellent

Migdalia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the direct access to the beach. The deluxe room was clean and roomy. The beds were comfortable. The TV picture quality was mediocre. The staff were all helpful and friendly. I would definitely go back.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Amanda on 8 May 2024
Thank you Migdalia for the great review. The direct access of our motel to the beach is definitely a guest favorite! Thank you for complementing the cleanliness of our rooms. Our housekeeping staff work hard to make sure the rooms are very clean. Thank you also for the complement on our comfortable beds. We apologize for the quality of the TV picture. We are working to fix that issue for the guests. We are thrilled that you would come back to stay with us, and we hope that will be soon!

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All the staff members were very nice. I got a call a week before we were scheduled to come and the sweet lady wanted to know if i had any questions or requests. She was so very helpful. I recommend this motel very highly. Also easy to get on and off the beach..Thank you for a very nice short vacation....
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Amanda on 5 May 2024
Thank you Mary for the wonderful review of our motel! We are so glad that you enjoyed your stay with us! Thank you for complementing our great staff! We all at Beachside love this motel and it shows! Thank you for highly recommending us! We hope that you will return and stay with us again soon.

10/10 Excellent

barbara, pt charlotte

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beachfront motel. Clean. Has a pool but not heated. Has beach access. Beautiful beach. We enjoyed our stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Amanda on 2 May 2024
Thank you Barbara for the great review! We are so glad that you enjoyed your stay with us at Beachside Motel! Thank you for complimenting on our location and cleanliness. Thankfully, the water in the pool does not stay cold very long! We hope you will come back and see us again very soon!!

10/10 Excellent

Tammy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a second story room. Our room was among the rooms that were somewhat recently renovated. The upstairs rooms are carpeted with tile in the entry and tile in the bathroom. The first story rooms are all tile. The room was clean, and the air conditioning worked well. The bathroom was small but enough for two of us to work with. The beds were comfy but the box springs were squeaky. That didn't really bother us too much. The building was quiet and we felt safe in our rooms and sitting on the balcony. We loved the walkway path to the beach and were happy to be so close to the beach for our stay. The only thing that we really feel could be improved upon was the strength of the WiFi. The signal was weak. We feel we got a great value for our money.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Amanda on 30 Apr 2024
Thank you Tammy for that amazing review! We are so happy that you enjoyed your stay here at Beachside Motel! Thank you for the comments on our rooms as well as the quiet and safety you felt during your visit. Our location to the ocean is definitely a great perk for staying with us and is enjoyed by all of our guests. We apologize for the WiFi issue while you were here. Our WiFi company was out today, and they were able to fix the issue. It should be much better on your next visit. We hope you come to stay with us again very soon!

8/10 Good

Charlotte

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect for quick wekend getaway, close to everything
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Amanda on 28 Apr 2024
Thank you Charlotte for the good review! We are thrilled you stayed with us for your quick weekend getaway! Come back and see us any time!

4/10 Poor

Ashley Erin

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Amanda on 29 Apr 2024
We are sorry to see that you did not enjoy your visit with us. If you could please reach out to the motel and let us know how we could improve your stay we would greatly appreciate it. We hope you will give us another try in the future.

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Gorgeous location right on top of the beach. Walk down path and you're at the water. The rooms were much nicer than expected and nicer than they appear in the photos. Clean, spacious, colorful, and comfortable. Like the fact that it's a small place, so quiet and personal. Highly recommend and would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Amanda on 28 Apr 2024
Thank you David for that spectacular review! We are so glad that you enjoyed our location and proximity to the water's edge! We appreciate your glowing comments on our guest rooms. We want our guests to feel at home and comfortable during their stay with us. Thank you for your recommendation, and we hope you come to stay with us again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Tina

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love the beach access
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Amanda on 27 Apr 2024
Thank you Tina for the great review! We are so glad that you enjoyed the beach access! Please come see us again soon!

6/10 Okay

Susan

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
We liked the location. It is right on the beach. We didn’t like the WiFi, it was terrible constantly disconnecting, it made it impossible to get any work done. Very frustrating.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Amanda on 23 Apr 2024
We are glad that you liked our location here at Beachside Motel. We apologize for our WiFi going in and out. We had a meeting this afternoon to discuss the issue and get it resolved quickly. We understand how frustrating it can be to constantly be disconnected. We hope that you will give us another chance in the future to make your stay more memorable. Thank you for your comments.

8/10 Good

Georges, Grand Digue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Pretty plain motel room. A bit pricey
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Amanda on 22 Apr 2024
Thank you for staying with us Georges at Beachside Motel. We hope that you will stay with us again.

10/10 Excellent

Shennia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff and very accommodating
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Amanda on 20 Apr 2024
Thank you Shennia for the great review! We are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us. We try very hard to make sure our guests feel welcomed and that all their needs and special requests are met. We hope you and your mom come back to see us very soon! Have a great summer!

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
On the beach! Everything within a very short drive. Front desk _very_ helpful with suggestions for the best of everything. Very reasonable rates. Room is very nice. Beds are very comfortable (on the firm side which is our preference).
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Amanda on 15 Apr 2024
Thank you Jason for the great review! We are thrilled that you had a great stay with us! We are happy you have chosen to spend your special day with us in October! We are excited for you two! Have a wonderful summer and we will see you then!!

8/10 Good

Janice

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
It was very nice. The location was great and the beach access was a major plus. Will be coming back in the future.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Amanda on 14 Apr 2024
Thank you Janice for staying with us! We are so glad you enjoyed your visit. The location and beach access are definitely hard to beat!! We hope to see you again very soon!!

8/10 Good

Kelly

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location and staff
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Amanda on 14 Apr 2024
Thank you Kelly for staying with us at Beachside Motel. Our location is definitely a perk, and our staff strives to make your visit an enjoyable experience. We hope you stay with us again soon!

8/10 Good

Deanna

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Amanda on 1 May 2024
Thank you Deanna for the good rating. We hope you will come back to stay with us again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We loved being right on the beach
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Amanda on 10 Apr 2024
Thank you Elizabeth for the 5 star review! We hope to see you again very soon!

8/10 Good

douglas

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Amanda on 30 Apr 2024
Thank you Douglas for the good rating! We are glad you enjoyed your stay. Come see us again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Jeanne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, well kept up property inside & outside! Nice, welcoming staff. Pool was sparkling clean & we really. enjoyed the sitting area outside of the pool. The rooms are well insulated from outside comings & goings of guests. The restaurant across the street had an outdoor band Saturday night but we could not hear it inside our room! My only suggestion is a solar light on the street hotel sign. It is very dark at night and easy to miss the hotel entrance. The hotel location is not far from the historic district,drug stores, & grocery stores.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Kim on 8 Apr 2024
Thank you, Jeanne for sharing your experience with us at Beachside Motel. We appreciate all the positive comments you made about our property. Come back and stay with us again soon!

10/10 Excellent

DAVID

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Desk staff were wonderful. Their office coffee is really good
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Kathy on 3 Apr 2024
David,Thank you! We are so glad the front desk staff was wonderful to you. We always try to be. Glad you enjoyed our coffee too. Hope to see you again sometime.

8/10 Good

Shellane

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property location was very ideal. Room is clean and with comfortable bed and pillows. It was raining days prior our stay so I felt like the room is too moist / and humid. It would have been nice if there was a humidifier.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Kim on 2 Apr 2024
Thank you Shellane for your feedback. We appreciate you choosing Beachside Motel for your stay on Amelia. Thank you for the suggestion of the humidifier. I've asked the team to check into this concern.

8/10 Good

carol

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Amanda on 18 Apr 2024
Thank you Carol for the good rating! We are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us! Come stay with us again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Clean, updated, and friendly staff. We walked straight to the beach from our room. No flip flops needed!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Kim on 28 Mar 2024
Hi Richard! Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us at Beachside Motel. We really strive to provide a clean environment for our guests so hearing you found your room satisfactory makes our day. And our Staff, well they are just the best! Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean rooms and friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Kim on 25 Mar 2024
Thank you, Gary for sharing your positive experience with Beachside Motel. You mentioned the top 2 services we pride ourselves in. It makes our day to see that our efforts are paying off!

8/10 Good

Christina

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy walk to beaxh
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Kim on 20 Mar 2024
Thank you for your review!

6/10 Okay

Yaremis

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Kim on 10 Apr 2024
Yaremis, thank you for choosing Beachside Motel during your recent visit to Amelia Island. I apologize if your stay did not meet your expectations. We would love an opportunity to improve our services if possible. We hope you will return and give us another chance to meet your expectations!

10/10 Excellent

Michael, Monroe

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great alternative to the twice as expensive (and that’s wedding rate) Ritz which was about a mile and a half away. Beach and pool.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Kim on 18 Mar 2024
Thank you, Michael for sharing your experience at Beachside Motel. We appreciate you seeing the value and sharing it with others!

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a 20 room motel, oceanfront with a pool. There is an angled view of the ocean from almost every room, and rooms towards the pool have a better view. Staff is AMAZING!!!! Friendly and super helpful. Microwaves and mini fridge in standard rooms, stovetop and oven and fridge in the suites. You won’t go wrong staying here. Highly recommended.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Kim on 18 Mar 2024
Jeffrey, thank you so much for the awesome review of Beachside Motel! It makes our day when our guests enjoy their stay. Thank you for recommending us and come back and visit again soon!

10/10 Excellent

cara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
This motel is wonderful! We could see the beach from our room window. Very clean and quiet. There's a restaurant right across the street. You can walk right from your room to the beach. Will definately come back.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Kim on 15 Mar 2024
Cara, thank you so much for sharing your experience at Beachside Motel! It makes our day when our guests enjoy their stay with us. We will see you back again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Danielle Renee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Kim on 15 Mar 2024
Wow, Danielle! Thank you for the 5 out of 5 rating for Beachside Motel. We are so glad you enjoyed your time with us and hope you will come back again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely mom-n-pop motel completely updated. Extremely clean with friendly, professional staff. You can tell the employees and management love the property We will be back.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Kim on 11 Mar 2024
Angela, your kind words have made our day. Thank you for sharing your experience and noticing how much our team puts into Beachside Motel each day. See you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Job well done!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with partner
The parking arrangement for guests checking in is challenging.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Kim on 8 Mar 2024
Thank you for your comments, Michael. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with others. I apologize that our parking layout caused an inconvenience for you at check-in and hope that the rest of your stay was enjoyable. Thank you for choosing Beachside Motel.

4/10 Poor

Robert

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Exorbitant fees for a room where breakfast was muffins and bars. Little tv with bad picture and bad channel selection
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Kim on 6 Mar 2024
Robert, I am so sorry your stay did not meet your expectations. Unfortunately, due to the size of our small motel, we are only permitted to supply individually wrapped items for our morning snacks. We will address the issue with the TV. Thank you for sharing your concerns with us.

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A 70s style basic motel with direct beach access and excellent staff… nice pool area … note on breakfast: continental… packaged muffins and goodies … no sit down breakfast area… the motel was not designed to serve meals so don’t expect such. Excellent quiet location… not a lot directly around as far as businesses or restaurants. There is a bar/restaurant across the street that is ok. We took a chance on booking here based solely on the reviews.. Exceeded our expectations and booked for next year.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Kim on 4 Mar 2024
Thank you so much, David for taking the time to share your experience at Beachside Motel. We are so happy that you've decided to see us again next year!

10/10 Excellent

Jill

Travelled with group
Older building. Well kept. Tiny television for 2 bed room. A little noisy with people walking back and forth to rooms. Overall enjoyable stay
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Kim on 1 Mar 2024
Thank you, Jill for taking the time to share your experience at Beachside Motel. I've made a note about your comment regarding the TV. We appreciate it!

10/10 Excellent

Judith

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfy bed and great shower. Also great access to the beach. Unfortunately the air freshener smell was a little too strong for me. I wouldn't call it breakfast as it was the bare minimum.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Kim on 26 Feb 2024
Thank you for sharing your experience, Judith. We love 5 out of 5 ratings! I have made a note of the freshener issue you had in the room and will pass this along to housekeeping. I apologize for any confusion about the yummies at the motel. Since we are so small, we cannot provide a hot, open breakfast only snacks. I will check the description on Expedia to see if there is a way for us to better describe this to future guests.

10/10 Excellent

Nicki

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and the beach is just a few steps away :)
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Kim on 26 Feb 2024
Nicki, it is so important to us to hear you found your room very clean. This is our main focus at our motel. We appreciate you sharing your experience.

10/10 Excellent

Kacey, Mapleton

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hidden Gem! Quiet, great location!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Kim on 26 Feb 2024
Thank you, Kacey for your rating of our motel. It makes our day when our guests enjoy their stay with us!

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Good place
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Kim on 16 Feb 2024
Hi Michael! Thank you for staying with us at Beachside Motel and reviewing our services. We appreciate it and hope you return to see us again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Christina

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful beach walkable from room. House keepers Jenna and Priscilla talked to us and gave us places to check out in town for shopping and eating. They were great!
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Kim on 16 Feb 2024
Thank you, Christina for sharing your experience with us and giving us such a good rating. We are so glad you enjoyed your time with us and found our staff helpful. I've shared this with the team so they know the kind words you've shared.

8/10 Good

Randi, Chino

Travelled with family and small children
Everything was good except they don’t have a designated smoking area which meant people smoked directly outside the rooms; this was frustrating.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Kim on 12 Feb 2024
Randi, thank you for sharing your experience with us. I apologize for the issue you encountered with smoking. We do have a smoking area, but unfortunately it seems we need to do a better job of communicating this with the guests. I will discuss this with our team.

10/10 Excellent

christy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great stay!!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Kim on 12 Feb 2024
Christy, we are so glad to hear you had a great stay! Thank you for giving us such a high rating - you made our day!

10/10 Excellent

William

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
An older property but a great location, clean rooms and a friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Kim on 12 Feb 2024
Thank you, William, for staying with us and sharing your experience!

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Kim on 12 Feb 2024
Wow, Robert! Thank you for the 10 out of 10 rating of your stay with us. Please visit us again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Helen Lynn, Chattanooga

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
small little old motel… on the beach…nice and clean
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Kim on 7 Feb 2024
We appreciate the high rating you gave our motel, Helen. It makes our day when our guests enjoy their stay.

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My friend left his down vest and cheerfully they mailed it to him. So thankful. Great location and hospitality, we will definitely return.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Kim on 7 Feb 2024
That is great news, Nancy that you had a good experience and gave us such a high rating. I am also happy to hear we were able to assist with returning your item left behind.

8/10 Good

William

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice small beach hotel
We were there for a funeral that weekend. Overall a nice smaller hotel that was privately owned I believe. Not much in the way of breakfast, other than coffee and some prepackaged snack stuff; but typically we like to go out for breakfast at a restaurant anyway. The only issue we had with the stay was we had to move rooms on the second day because the upstairs room we had been assigned the first night was booked for the second and third night. It wasn’t a real big deal other than since we had funeral stuff all day on Sunday, we had to pack up and put everything in the car and then when we got back that evening move into the second room. Of note, they had warned us of this room change two weeks prior to arriving at the hotel. We could have changed hotels, but this one had gotten such good reviews and was right on the beach that we decided to tolerate the room change. It really was not a big deal. Both the upstairs room we had initially, and the downstairs room we moved to were both beachfront, and we had nice views of ocean and dunes .
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Kim on 7 Feb 2024
Thank you, William, for sharing your experience. We appreciate your flexibility with the room move and are happy to hear it didn't affect your stay with us. We are a family-owned motel and focus on providing a clean and comfortable experience for each guest. Since we are so small and do not have a kitchen area, we do not meet the requirements to provide hot or open breakfast options so we came up with the goodies. Please come back and visit with us soon.

4/10 Poor

Peter

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Kim on 7 Feb 2024
Peter, thank you so much for sharing your experience with us.

10/10 Excellent

NANCY

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed 2 nights at this motel. Super clean and very comfortable. All staff were accommodating even finding a tea bag for my husbands morning tea. The beach is a dune walk away. Highly recommend and we will stay again when in the area.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Kim on 2 Feb 2024
Thank you for sharing your experience, Nancy. We appreciate the kind works and the great rating of our property. Please visit us again soon.