The hotel is my favorite stay when going to Asbury Park. Charles the bartender always take care of us with his delicious craft cocktails. We will always return to The Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel for it has the best customer service and is a unique and kitschy place on the ocean.
The location of this beautiful Beaux Arts building can't be beat, but that is really the only positive thing I can say for this hotel. The pricing was expensive (almost $500/ night) and the value abysmal. We had to wait in line for 15 minutes to just check in.
There was a surprise $25 resort fee added when we checked in and we asked if it included beach access (no, that was an addition $6/ person) or parking (no that was an additonal $75-100 per NIGHT, depending on the size of the car) -- we inquired what the resort fee did cover: 2 small bottles of water and access to a small hotel pool. On the first day, we returned to our room at 6 pm, and it had not been cleaned. We noticed that the placard to hang on our door ONLY had "do not disturb" on both sides (vs. "clean our room" on one side). When I called down to ask if we could have our room cleaned, we were asked to "hold" and then got disconnected - twice. We will never stay here again, sadly.
Was very nice. But there was nowhere to place our bathroom belongings. No tables at all in the bathroom. We had to put everything on a table near the front door. Was super annoying.
Also, our first night was disturbed by a woman fighting with a man in the room close to us. Kept us up for 2 hours, until the police came and handled it.
My wife and I stayed here for our one year wedding anniversary. The staff was very kind and accommodating. We booked an ocean view room and when we checked in, the room we were provided did not have an ocean view. However, we spoke to the staff at the front desk and they rebooked us a room with a beautiful ocean view and the convention building with no issues or hassle. I hate being this person but I will say the rooms are a bit outdated and old. Some things were visibly falling apart. However, last year, in June of 2023, my wife and I got married in Asbury Park and a lot of our friends and family stayed here as it was the more affordable hotel option. I will say, they allowed us to throw an after party after our wedding in the downstairs bar/restaurant with their bartender and even allowed our DJ to hook up some of his equipment so we could continue dancing and drinking and partying. They did not have to do that and yet they did and we kept the party going till like 2am. So while it may be an older hotel, it is an Asbury Park staple and it was really nice to stay here and celebrate our one year wedding anniversary. The pool area is also really beautiful and relaxing.
Stayed 3 nights in a deluxe ocean facing room. It was roomy and had a comfortable bed. Bathroom needs more towel racks. Liked the breakfast cafe, night time bar, and outside patio. Would stay there again. Close to boardwalk, beach, and restaurants.
