Once a sleepy fishing village, Ocean City, Maryland, is a barrier island that stretches along 10 miles of beach from the Inlet to the Delaware state line. Its classic wooden boardwalk offers nearly three miles of food, games and shopping. With more than 10,000 hotel rooms and 21,000 condominiums, Ocean City has accommodations for every need and taste.
This Ocean City hotel features guest rooms and suites; some are oceanfront. All hotel rooms include a microwave, sink, coffee maker and mini-fridge. Carousel also offers two- and three-bedroom condos, which have full kitchens, washer/dryer and two bathrooms. Guests may enjoy an on-site restaurant and lounge, indoor and outdoor pools, fitness center and sauna, tennis courts, arcade, game room and year-round ice rink. Other activities include surfing, tennis, swimming and golf.
Carousel Resort Hotel and Condominiums
118th Street on the Ocean
Ocean City, MD 21842
800-641-0011
carouselhotel.com
Castle in the Sand, a family-owned hotel on the ocean, boasts an Olympic-size pool, beach volleyball, a restaurant, a beachfront patio bar and grill, live music, an oceanfront patio, game room, kids' activities and meeting facilities. Its variety of guest rooms and condominiums feature amenities such as flat-screen TVs with DVD/VCR players, coffee makers, sofa sleepers, hairdryers, full kitchens, free Wi-Fi and private oceanfront balconies. Cottages are available as well. The hotel also offers beach chair, umbrella and boogie board rentals.
Castle in the Sand Hotel
3701 Atlantic Ave.
Ocean City, MD 21842
800-552-SAND
castleinthesand.com
Coconut Malorie Resort, located in the wetlands, is a five-story, bay-front hotel featuring guest rooms with cable TV, kitchens with microwaves and refrigerators, coffee makers, whirlpool tubs, hairdryers and private balconies. The hotel also offers an outdoor pool with whirlpool, fitness center, billiard room, laundry services, connecting restaurant and free Wi-Fi access. Area activities include golf, tennis, racquetball, fishing and nature hikes.
Coconut Malorie Resort
200 59th Street on the Bay
Ocean City, MD 21842
800-767-6060
coconutmalorie.com
Voted "Top 10 Best for Families" in 2009 by Trip Advisor, the family-friendly Francis Scott Key resort offers a variety of rooms and 14 vacation homes. Amenities include Tempur-Pedic mattresses, cable TV, mini-fridges, coffee makers and in-room safes. Its indoor, pirate-themed Caribbean Key Indoor Pool features a spouting whale, dumping buckets, pipe falls and water slide. The Francis Scott Key also offers an on-site restaurant, movie nights, arcade, outdoor pool, hot tubs, putt-putt golf and basketball and volleyball courts.
Francis Scott Key Family Resort
12806 Ocean Gateway
Ocean City, MD 21842
800-213-0088
fskfamily.com
The Princess Royale, an oceanfront resort hotel, offers two-bedroom oceanfront, ocean-view or pool-view guest suites and oceanfront luxury condos. Amenities include Tempur-Pedic mattresses, luxury linens, LCD flat-screen TVs, free Wi-Fi, in-room safes, full kitchens and private balconies. The resort also boasts an Olympic-sized indoor pool, four-story glass atrium, restaurant and cafe, health club, hot tubs and saunas, convenience store, live entertainment, business center and meeting and event space. The resort has 17 golf courses, shopping, dining and attractions nearby.
The Princess Royale
91st Street on the Ocean
Ocean City, MD 21842
800-4-ROYALE
princessroyale.com
