Independent in Ocean Gate

"We stayed after a wedding in Toms River on 3/21/26. The place was packed with other weddings with kids in attendance. The hotel was just ok, needs a major update. We were able to get back to the hotel and ‘try’ to sleep. The hallways were very noisy. And it sounded like kids running up and down the Hallways, they were very loud with people running up and down. We needed to check out of the hotel by 11am, so once we were able to get a little sleep, we were soon woken up for checkout and on our way to AC Airport. We were scrambling, throwing our suit case together to be able to be out on time and off to the airport. I wouldn’t recommend this hotel to anyone that needs to get a good nights sleep."

"Minimal breakfast choices but they were good."

"Yes"

"The room smelled of smoke, the cupboard door fell off when I opened it, the towels and face cloths were old, thin and barely white. The bathroom door had dark stains all along the edge, where people had held the door. The windows were dirty. I decided not to spend the night and checked out the same day. I did not use the room. "

"I only came for one day while needing some quiet time to get work done, so I can’t speak to some of the negative reviews I’ve seen online, but I had a decent experience. The staff was cordial, the room was clean, and I liked my little patio area that faced the courtyard. The hotel shares space with a pub/restaurant, but it wasn’t rowdy or sketchy during my stay and I didn’t feel unsafe at all. (Then again, I’m from NYC 😛)"

"Honestly, it was a great place to stay! Very clean, staff was great, parking was good, no issues with the neighbors and overall great experience. Would reserve again. Highly recommend this spot. "

"Very clean and very friendly staff! "

"Great value!"

"It was great"