Outdoor pool, sun loungers

Reviews of Beachside Motel

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

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 634 out of 1003 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 291 out of 1003 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 53 out of 1003 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 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

Shennia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff and very accommodating
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Traveled 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 Apr 15, 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

Traveled 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 Apr 14, 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

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location and staff
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Amanda on Apr 14, 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!

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 Apr 10, 2024
Thank you Elizabeth for the 5 star review! We hope to see you again very soon!

10/10 Excellent

Jeanne

Traveled 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 Apr 8, 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

Traveled 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 Apr 3, 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

Traveled 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 Apr 2, 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 Apr 18, 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

Traveled 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 Mar 28, 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

Traveled 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 Mar 25, 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

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

6/10 Okay

Yaremis

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Kim on Apr 10, 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

Traveled 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 Mar 18, 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

Traveled 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 Mar 18, 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

Traveled 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 Mar 15, 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 Mar 15, 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

Traveled 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 Mar 11, 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

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

8/10 Good

Michael

Traveled with partner
The parking arrangement for guests checking in is challenging.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Kim on Mar 8, 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 Mar 6, 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

Traveled 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 Mar 4, 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

Traveled 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 Mar 1, 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

Traveled 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 Feb 26, 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

Traveled 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 Feb 26, 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

Traveled 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 Feb 26, 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

Traveled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Good place
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Kim on Feb 16, 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

Traveled 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 Feb 16, 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.

10/10 Excellent

christy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great stay!!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Kim on Feb 12, 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

Traveled 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 Feb 12, 2024
Thank you, William, for staying with us and sharing your experience!

10/10 Excellent

Helen Lynn, Chattanooga

Traveled 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 Feb 7, 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

Traveled 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 Feb 2, 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.

8/10 Good

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable rest for a reasonable price
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Kim on Jan 30, 2024
Thank you, Mike for your feedback and review of our property. Please come back and visit us again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Beachside Motel is a beautifully updated, old-school Florida beach motel. Everything easy, serene, delightful. Pool adjacent the dunes, motel is directly on the beach. I can't imagine a better place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Kim on Jan 30, 2024
Mark, we really appreciated your feedback about our motel. It makes our day when our guests enjoy their stay!

10/10 Excellent

Kelli

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was nice, quiet and peaceful. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. The location was perfect. On the beach in a remote location but just a few minutes from everything.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Kim on Jan 30, 2024
Thank you, Kelli for the 5 out of 5 rating of our property. I really appreciate that you found our staff helpful and friendly. I will pass that along to them.

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location and well taken care of
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Kim on Jan 30, 2024
Peter, thank you so much for your review of our property. It makes our day when our guests enjoy their stay!

10/10 Excellent

GLORIA

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Second stay at this hotel. Like the ocean being so close. Bed is not the most comfortable I have had but for a nite I can live with that. Will stay again if I cruise out of Jaxport..25 minutes away!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Kim on Jan 30, 2024
Hi Gloria! We are so glad that you enjoyed your stay with us. I've made a note about the bed so we can evaluate that issue. I love to cruise as well. Please come back again and stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

Bruce

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
An excellent location and the staff are very friendly! We will be back again in warmer weather!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Kim on Jan 30, 2024
Thank you Bruce for sharing your experience and giving us such a high rating! Visit with us again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Lloyd

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place. Would stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Kim on Jan 22, 2024
Thank you Lloyd for sharing your experience. We are glad you enjoyed your time with us and super excited that you would stay with us again. See you soon!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Kim on Jan 22, 2024
Denny, you made our day with your 5-star review! We are so happy that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope you will return.

8/10 Good

Beth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property has an easily accessible path to the beach. Beautiful views. It's a little older property but adequate for our needs and we enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Kim on Jan 22, 2024
Thank you for staying with us Beth and for sharing your review. Please come back to stay with us again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Kim on Jan 19, 2024
Thank you, Patricia, for the high score you posted for us at Beachside. We hope you will come back and stay with us again soon!

4/10 Poor

ida

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
kitchen was terrible. Old stove and oven dirty. The coffee pot made terrible coffee and utensils nasty. The television remote dirty and sticky and the smallest TV EVER. Only good thing was the motel is on the water. Very old and need of repair
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Kim on Jan 15, 2024
Ida, I apologize that your room did not meet your expectations during your stay with us. The issues you mention do not meet our standards and we will be sure to address each of these points with housekeeping and management. We strive to deliver the best experience and I am sad that you didn't receive that.

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was cozy and easy walk to beach. No frills, but met basic comforts. A toaster oven would have been nice, but microwave ok. Staff really nice.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Kim on Jan 15, 2024
Hi Jennifer! We are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us at Beachside Motel. Thank you for the kind words about our staff. Come back and stay with us again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent staff great location
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Kim on Jan 15, 2024
Nancy, thank you for your kind words especially regarding our staff. This is one of the most important things we strive to reach with each guest. Thank you for sharing your experience.

8/10 Good

Judy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice motel right on beach!
Staff was wonderful! Pool looked great, but it was too cold to get in. Plenty of towels and supplies. Can walk directly to the beach. Heater was a bit loud, but not overbearing. Great location to explore rest of Amelia Island.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Kim on Jan 15, 2024
Thank you, Judy for sharing your comments with us about your stay at Beachside Motel. Your comment about the staff is our favorite kind. They take such pride in treating our guests as they would want to be treated so when they get this type of feedback, they are blessed by it!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great small property!
Loved this property, I could stay here forever!! Great restaurant across the street. Beach was clean and not crowded. The kitchenette makes this even better.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Kim on Jan 15, 2024
Thank you so much for your sweet words about our property. It means the world to us when a guest has a great experience and shares it with others. Please visit again soon and you can stay as long as you like!

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I saw a YouTube video from years ago where someone complained about bedbugs. We stayed 5 nights and there was no problem. It’s an older two story motel but it has been remodeled. It was on the beach. Reasonable price. Not 5 star but nice enough for traveling with kids. I would stay again. The beds we’re comfortable. Basic motel on the beach.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Kim on Jan 15, 2024
John, thank you for taking the time to share your positive experience about Beachside Motel. It is so important to us to hear positive feedback from our guests. We hope you do return and stay with us again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Kim on Jan 15, 2024
Robert, thank you so much for your review and rating of our Motel! Come back and stay again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Kim on Jan 15, 2024
Hi Lisa! Thank you so much for the 5 out of 5 rating of your stay with us. This type of feedback makes our day!