This is the most disgusting hotel. It is infested with roaches and when we complained they sent a grounds crew member empty handed. I had to tell him to go get raid to spray. We were asked for new towels, and they told us to do them at the laundromat and pay for it ourselves. They refused to give us more toilet paper for a 7 day stay and told us they only set us up for a few days and to go to food lion down the street and purchase it ourselves. Sounds like a health code violation to me! They are crazy about wearing bracelets with the hotel logo on it, kicked us out of the pool when my husband had them on the beach in the bag. Do they really think someone wants to sneak in to this rundown establishment? The pool is nothing to be desired. The toaster was broken and called 3x for a replacement and never received it. We were charged 169.00 for a cleaning fee and were told there was sand in the hotel room and crumbs on the floor. I have never ever had to launder towels, provide my own toilet paper or be inspection clean after a hotel stay. Victor the GM is rude, condescending and could not have been nastier when questioned about anything regarding the stay. There really was no good answer for the charge, which will be disputed. XOXO Victor keep doing what you are doing, looks like you are doing a great job! Promotion in the future. read more

This is a beautiful and an amazing place if you have a family, especially ones with small children. It's really great for adults if you want to come have a nice place to stay and see the beach. The outside pool is quite large and they also have an inside pool. The size of the outside pool took me off guard a bit. Most Beach properties that I have stayed at pool was not as quite as large and this one also has a slide. It always had plenty of chairs available and they have a lot of them with umbrellas. There is a small food stand but no alcoholic beverage for the adults; however, you can bring your own light snacks in a cooler. The walk to the beach is not far and the Atlantic Ocean is very soothing. However I highly suggest you to bring some beach shoes because the sand has small shells in it that could hurt small feet. The local area has beautiful restaurants, and the price point is $$. There are local grocery stores and drug store so anything you want or need or didn't bring when you left home, you're able to get here. My cousin secured the condo. The condo we stayed in was a two bedroom and it was beautifully decorated, very clean, and very spacious. The owner of this condominium was amazing, communication was on point, no issues whatsoever. I loved the location of this condo because it was closer to the pool and ramp to the beach. If you're looking for an amazing vacation for the whole family I highly recommend going here. read more

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We loved our stay here! The building is definitely old but they have done a great job keeping what they could updated. It was clean and perfect for us! The outdoor pool was a little dirty in my opinion but it's probably hard to keep it clean with so many people using it. I loved how they have the outdoor cabana thing. I loved how they have special events although the food truck left earlier than they stated every time it was there so we never got to enjoy that. The wifi was kind of annoying, every time you left the property and came back, you had to sign in again instead of automatically being connected. Likewise if you were on the property for a while, it would randomly drop and make you sign in again. read more

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So we come here every year because my boyfriend's family has a timeshare. It's a really gorgeous place since it's in Atlantic Beach. They have a large pool with lots of seating, tables, and umbrellas around the area (it's also a smoke-free zone by the poolside). There's a snack bar and a large water slide with water tubes. We're within walking distance of the beach! There's a bridge that leads us to the beach, and hoses to spray off sand when we come back. The beach has a lot of different, beautiful shells, and you can even find shark teeth since the Atlantic Ocean is warmer and more habitable for them than the Pacific Ocean is. The water is beautiful, blue, and clear, and the clouds are lower than what I'm used to, but it makes for some beautiful pictures. I was also able to take night walks by the beach while feeling safe -- it was quite therapeutic. There's a lot of amenities including mini golf, tennis, coloring pages for children, and more. Any of these equipment can be lent/given out to guests at the main office. They also have books/pamphlets with recommendations on attractions and places to eat nearby (there's one in the units as well). Always have your wristbands with you, especially when asking for things at the office, and while you're at the poolside, because they do check. There's also a good pullout bed in the couch in the living room. Each unit also has 2 bathrooms, 3 bedrooms, a kitchen with pots/pans/utensils/cups/glasses, a sizable living room and dining table, and a balcony. Everything was clean besides the balcony sliding glass door (it was blurry and smudged compared to last year). There was also a spare pillow and a sheets in the master bedroom, and a spare blanket in the room with a twin bed that had another pull out twin mattress underneath. Unfortunately a lot of things went wrong on this trip compared to last year. For some reason, our washer was shaking a lot, banging into the dryer, and at some points moving so much that we had to sit on it to stop it. It was loud enough that it sounded like someone was breaking into the unit, so we had to close two doors to muffle the noise. We also had problems with the stove -- mainly the front left burner. We kept having to wiggle the metal burner around a few times for it to work as it sometimes turned itself off (sometimes even after the first wiggle, while cooking). That burner in particular was pretty unreliable, took awhile to heat up, and sometimes even got hotter when I turned it down. The other burners worked but took long to heat up as well. There were also less amenities than last time -- no Tupperware, only one extra trash bag, only 1 measuring spoon, and 3 measuring cups. Our other family members' unit's refrigerator also stopped working a couple days in and their food spoiled. Someone had come to check on it but didn't fix it fully, said it looked fine, and let the ice box drain into the fridge. Some of the outlets were loose and one of them pulled out of the wall, but thankfully everything was sealed in the outlet box so it wasn't dangerous for the kiddos. All in all, the price of our 1-week stay for 13 people across 3 units was pretty good because of the timeshare. For those who are booking units for one-off vacations, though, the price is a little more than double what we spend. This is still a really great and beautiful resort to spend time at, but a lot more things went wrong this time around and it would be unfair for those who paid that much to have to deal with all of these issues. The family whose fridge broke thankfully could rely on us, but without another unit available, they couldn't really keep food refrigerated that week. I would've given them 4-5 stars last year but this year I'm rating it at 3.5 stars out of fairness for the regular prices. Hopefully, this doesn't happen again and all of these issues get fixed! I am more than happy to give a higher rating next year when issues like these get resolved. read more

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It has a nice pool with a slide that everyone can enjoy, and that is the only redeeming quality of this dump. If you can't do steps or long walks, don't even consider staying here. There is only one elevator in the entire three story building, located at the far end of the building. The parking is inadequate near the elevator so feel free to trek a 1000 yards from your car to the elevator, then when you reach your floor, trek back another 1000 yards through disgusting interior hallways to your room. (BTW, be careful where you park, as the lot floods in some places, or you'll come out in the morning to find your car parked in three inches of standing water.) Enter into the most uncomfortable room on the planet, complete with broken furniture and mold on the bathroom walls. The AC vents blow cold air directly at you and cannot be redirected. The balcony can barely fit two chairs, that have to be moved to make room to sit. Have wet towels? You're out of luck, there are no laundry appliances in the room. There is no restaurant on the premises, and none nearby. The place is old, rundown and quite filthy in the common areas. But as I said, the pool is nice, that is, if you can find a chair. Oh, and it opens way too late at 10AM. read more

Worst place ever!! Just the beginning of my trip and wish I would've never come. To start with we were put in the wrong room. We were not placed in the original condo we agreed to renting from the condo owner. The condo owner wasn't even notified that the time share that he owns I might add was currently being rented to someone else. Thankfully I found out that apparently they can just do whatever they want with your condo before I purchased this condo from the owner and if your wondering it is a definite hell no, I will not be trying to purchase this property anymore. I've been renting the same condo for the past 12 years and finally decided to commit to buying and then this happened. Glad I haven't signed that paperwork yet. Then once we get to the room it was nasty. Sorry for the price I don't want to sleep on cigarette burnt blankets with blood stains from God knows who!!! The worst part is that the manager wouldn't even give us new sheets and this is just the beginning of day one. After speaking to the supervisor of all the issues with the room and how we had no phone,no internet, no nothing we were informed that we would be switching to another room but there was nothing currently available but they would notify us. Well after coming back to my room and having 6 people pack up there bag's we sat here for 6 hours waiting to be notified and didn't hear anything so I went to the front again to management to find out we were not getting another room. We just wasted the whole day waiting for nothing!!! Yes 2 days wasted so far so now I'm on day 3 and hoping to make the best of the rest of my trip here but after sitting here crying when I'm supposed to be relaxing at my favorite place and enjoying my family. This place has tramatized my mother who has brain cancer who came down to spend time with her grandchildren. It's been so hard after all her surgeries and battle's to get back to what she calls normal. Just leaving the house is an accomplishment for her and being able to go on a 4 hour car ride to be treated so badly. The worst part is there are so many more issues with this place. Instead of an apology all I got were lie's. I guess now let's see how the rest of my trip turns out read more

Time spent at this resort is time well spent! The staff are friendly and always welcome our questions, no matter how silly we are. The security team is very friendly and always on the lookout for guest welfare. We have been coming here for 15 years and it's better now than it's ever been. We love Victor, Heidi, Desmond and the whole crew! read more

Victor, Heidi and the staff are very easy to work with and extremely customer-focused and friendly. They listened to everything I had to say while I was there and took it to heart. The unit I stayed in was very clean and well furnished. I love a Place at the Beach III and will be back very soon! read more

After driving five hours with a quick stop at Food Lion, we arrived at this condotel made up of both timeshares and individually owned units. I had contracted with a realtor and had agreed to contract terms only needing to get the key for entrance to the unit. I did not give my credit card at the front desk as this condotel has such a seedy reputation. After we began bringing our luggage to the condo, the manager came to us and demanded we give her our credit card. I told them that was not part of the contract. She made a scene about how this unit was remodeled and they had taken such great care in the work that they needed a credit card for security. She then threatened me in front of my family and said she would call the police if we did not give her a credit card. I told her to call them. I told her we already checked in and to leave us alone. They had our realtor call us. I told the realtor to give them her credit card if she wanted to. She did. What a way to start a beach trip!!!! We took pictures of the "remodeled" unit 250 and have provided them for this review. They were so worried that we would damage their unit and it looks like the other units that have not been remodeled. The bathrooms are still nasty and the faucet knobs are caked with dirt. The outside deck has numerous rusted out areas and the carpet is ill-fitting. There are roach traps which are unsafe for families who have small children. The walls have been caked with uneven drywall compound. Perhaps they wanted to charge my credit card so they could have a real renovation. I do not trust these people and I encourage all readers to not give them access to your credit card. These units are rented at a retail price of up to $1700, so they should be in much better shape. As the poor, unfortunate renters like us have found, they look like some rent controlled apartment. I am happy to not have rented them for anything close to $1000. The photos I uploaded show the dust buildup of decades. Anyone with respiratory problems should stay far away from this place. As bad as the "remodeled" unit is, the actions of the trailer park employee were worse. The poor reputation of this place is well deserved. Nasty units, nasty employees, just a terrible place. read more

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The place over all isn't too bad. Very old fashioned. Doesn't feel the cleanest, but at the same time it may just be the old furniture, windows, and fixtures. I felt the need to clean dishes and showers before using them. When I did clean the shower, I picked up much dirt. The fridge and freezer smelled absolutely terrible, rotten fish smell. They did have a variety of sport activities which was nice. During the day, the boardwalk to the beach has swarms of wasps. Also, our tv in the living room stopped working within 2 minutes of turning it on. Not my overall pick. On the positive side, it is nice and quiet and staff is friendly. read more

We bought a timeshare here in 1986 and we have been coming here every year since with our family. Now our kids are bringing our grandchildren. We have a two bedroom condo that sleeps six and a few years ago we bought another 2 bedroom. It is a great place to vacation as we are right on the beach and have 2 pools. Our kids and grandchildren love the slide at the pool. It is a timeshare so we have the option of trading them but our kids love coming here and we have fallen in love with the surrounding area. Especially Beaufort, we love to shop and have dinner there plus they have lots of different boat tours and charters. This year will be our 30th year at The Place at the Beach! I have to add SPM management company is a positive and a negative. Negative: they can be arrogant, disorganized and unprofessional. Positive: since they have taken over management security is vastly superior, maintenance is much better, they added amenities , totally updated and remodeled the units in the last two years and the overall look and feel of the property is far superior! read more

A Place At The Beach III - Resorts Near Me - Atlantic Beach, North Carolina

We used our timeshare to spend a week in unit 222. It was lovely. The unit itself had an odd U-shaped layout with a tight galley kitchen. However, the large sliding-glass door onto a porch with a direct ocean view was the best! Our visit was in the month of February, so it was very slow and relaxed. The walk from the unit to the beach was very pleasant with a well-built walkway. A handy feature was that they had luggage carts available by the parking area. We were happy that they had elevators in the 3-story building. It took some time to get used to the large sprawling building, but was no trouble after a day. The staff were helpful. Even though the activity room was closed, they offered puzzles, books and equipment for some outdoor games. It was a perfect time to relax in the peace and quiet. read more

Our introduction to A Place at the Beach was when we pulled up to the security booth, and the security guard -- who had apparently been rejected from his local shopping mall -- decided to interrupt our driver to give a staggeringly insulting lecture. She started to ask if she wasn't sure if she needed to stop there to get our keys or if the main office was still open (as we had arrived late at night). He cut her off in mid sentence with, "Yes, see, that right there is called a STOP SIGN which means you need to STOP. Not just now but every time, every single time you pull up to it, that's what stop signs mean." We were stunned by.. I mean, to be frank, the sheer assholery. Which was nothing compared to getting into our unit and finding roaches. Dead roaches. Live roaches, hiding in the broken floorboards and crawling across the carpeting. We will never set foot in this place again and considering the incredibly rude security and the roaches, will do everything possible to make sure no one else does either. read more

I am giving this dump 1 star because the pool and water slide were good, as well as the friendliness of the security staff at the pool. Dirty. Cheap. Falling apart. Incredibly overpriced. Deceptive website photos. Unfriendly office staff. The kitchen "hallway" connects the living area and master bedroom, but if someone is in the kitchen, they must walk out to let another person pass. That's how cramped it is. MOLD in the shower heads and AC vent covers. Total, costly disappointment. $853 for 3 nights. I realize beach condos are expensive during peak season, but I expect a decent place for that amount. read more

Alright, so first off I wanna say that this place has great views. Ocean view from almost every room! Second, though, when we got there, the place was a bit sketchy. There wasn't flooring in some parts of the floor, and you could see the ground. The hallways are dark and kinda creepy. The elevator is dark and creaks. Our stove did not work because of an electrical issue. The beds were hard and tough to sleep on. The customer service, though, was great. When we called in, the man came in less then five minutes and fixed the stove. There are two pools but one of them is under construction. The buildings are difficult to navigate through, but the activities are fun. read more

We rented unit 275 during spring break. This unit is as close to the ocean as you can get. Price was 1100 for the week. Well worth it. The property has lots of fun activities included. Shuffleboard, tennis, mini golf, pools etc. Great beach, plenty of room. The negatives were the beds and couches. They were rock hard. Deck chairs were flimsy plastic. Oh yeah, the tv at the lowest volume was still pretty loud but that wasn't too bad. We left a day early due to the bed. We would definitely go back but not this unit if the same beds were still there. read more

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Very quite clean place to stay me and my husband love it the pool has a water slide only down side I would say it that the hot tub is small and way on the other side of the complex from the pool and when we came to check in apparently only one person knows how to do that and we had to wait for her to get back from break while there were 3 other employees in the office. Also if u book through VRBO you have to know the owners name at Check in you can't give them your name read more

This place is what it is. These are individually owned condos so it does not do much to comment on the interiors (although from what I have gathered most are a bit dated). That said, the grounds were nice enough, and if you have small kids with you then you will probably enjoy the easy beach, pool and playground access. They are a little over the top with the wristband security checks, but overall the staff seemed nice enough. Beach access was an elevated boardwalk, with showers for removing sand on the way back. The beach itself was clean enough. The pool was very busy, but the bathroom by the pool was not. We took our kids to use these bathrooms frequently throughout the day, but never saw the line that would have been expected with such a large number of people. You can draw your own conclusions here and decide how much you care... The playground was good for adding variety to the kids' day. Near the playground in the middle of the week was a BBQ picnic that was catered by Roland's BBQ (look them up it was fantastic), but the cool thing was all the families playing ball and games after eating. I have been fortunate to stay in a number of really nice resorts, and some of them were so nice that it was hard to relax. This is not that kind of resort. Kid and family friendly is the target here. read more

I stayed at "A Place at the Beach" 242 the week of June 12 - 19. We paid the balance in full as soon as we booked the place in May 2021. We followed the contract exactly but Bluewater did NOT. We had to pay extra for the beds to be made. Before we arrived I received an email from Bluewater telling me that my place might not be ready for us as agreed. I immediately responded but was told that did not apply to me and if our place was not ready as agreed I would be notified. So I relaxed. I never heard that the place would NOT be ready for us. Upon arrival the beds were not made and there were no towels. There was a black crawling bug in the refrigerator which I knocked to the floor and smashed. There were wadded up dirty sheets in the master closet beside of the folded blanket. There was a maxi pad on the floor of the master bath. Yes, clean, but my goodness! Then 5 lights were out in the place. The little deck was just nasty with all kinds of debri on the floor and 2  pitiful/dirty worn out chairs. The "kitchen" was nothing more than a hallway in which 2 people couldn't pass at the same time. Small is fine... but I could not see this in the photos that Bluewater posted. One day the elevator was broken and we had just come back from the beach with a heavy wagon of items. We had to carry the wagon upstairs. To say we were miserable would be an understatement. Then an employee at the pool put too much chlorine in the pool on Thursday, the only day we allotted as "pool day," so the pool was closed all morning. While these two things are not the responsibility of Bluewater, I paid $1,600 for everything. I don't know which entity gets how much money but you do. We finally left on Thursday morning as the vacation was ruined. First impressions say a lot. We tried to make the best of it but gave up. My husband and I continue to write reviews of our experience. read more

Went here for a girls' weekend April 13 - 15th. There were 5 of us. It was comfortable and very nice. We had a 2 bedroom condo on the 2nd floor. A master bedroom with a king bed, a 2nd bedroom with 2 twin beds. One of us slept on the couch. She said it was comfortable. I reserved this condo through Expedia and the price was less than $400 for the whole weekend. I liked it so much, I reserved it again for May with some other friends! Some things to note: - it's a great place for kids. there is an indoor and outdoor pool. outdoor pool has a HUGE slide. indoor pool is warm and also has a hot tub. - lots of other amenities.....shuffleboard, outdoor bowling, tetherball, mini golf, BBQs, picnic tables, and more. - it is 3 stories and has a elevator - this is a huge complex. some units are owned independently year-round. some are owned as time shares, and some are rentable in a hotel-like fashion. We did the latter. - the only downside to staying here for us was the 10 a.m. check out time on Sunday. :-( read more

If you are looking for a place to stay and nothing fancy as far as the room this is perfectly fine. The condos are are long with a galley style kitchen that is super tight to fit anything into. Nearly no counter space. Master bedroom was ok with a little full bath. The other room was ok size but a bit closety. The other full bath was good size and worked just fine. The pool area was nice, big, had a cool slide and a little bar that sold drinks and snacks. The beach was very close and pretty secluded with not a bunch of people all over you. Overall it was a good stay. Knowing what we know now we would be better prepared. Ask for pool side room and at least 3rd floor because there is no beach view from 1-2 floors. There were elevators and baggage cart could be found on 2nd floor. Security folk were on sight and roving. That was great. Nice people all over and had a great time. Walking distance to Fort Macon. read more

A lot of walking maybe one elevator per building the Halls are really hot it was a miserable week there over the 4th of July 2018 , the parking is really bad we left one night and had trouble finding a parking place after 11 pm and had to park by the office and walk and walk I do not recommend this place at all. None of the family that lived here could stop over to visit there was no visitor pass and of course the parking was so bad that's why. read more

This was not the best experience. We stayed at room 149 and it was a disaster. The bottom bunk was broke. The outdoor deck had a table attached that was broke and rusted there was scum on the shower curtain and head. And had issues with the air conditioner. Not the room there is pick again. The property itself is nice as far as the pool and outdoors activities. But the room itself stunk and its hard to get them to fix the things that were messed up. read more

The condo itself is a railroad flat. About 650 square rectangle about 17 wide and 40 long with a deck. It has two bedrooms and two full baths . A narrow galley kitchen. It is dated but clean. The grounds and views are really nice. The location is oceanfront. The pool and indoor pool are very well kept. The beach is private and not crowded. They have a wristband system to keep it private. Quite place with AC and nice breezes . We are enjoying our stay at a place at the beach. read more

We have been vacationing here for well over 20+ years and we love it. The condo unit's we've stayed in are always clean and well equipped. The grounds are lovely and well manicured. There are tennis courts, outdoor games, a game room for the kids, a small store where you can purchase last minute items and treats as well as indoor and outdoor pool's including the best tube slide ever and hot tubs. Access to the beach could not be easier or more convenient. They have a pig roast every Thursday on the grounds and restaurants and a grocery near by. The reason we keep coming back is obvious but it helps that the staff is phenomenal! From the front desk staff to the security guards and property management team they are all amazing, helpful, knowledgeable and there to make sure you have a great time. I lost my expensive Yeti cup on my first night there, I thought for sure it was gone. James who works on the management team was able to find it for me the next day. He could not have been more helpful on top of being a lovely person to talk to and get tips about the area and the resort itself. I don't think you'll find a better place for your family (ours is rather large) to enjoy a Crystal coast vacation! See you next year!! Thanks again James!! read more

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This was our first time at AB. Very clean units, short walk to the beach. The pool could be a bit bigger for the size of the resort. Staff very friendly. We will definitely be returning. read more

Before getting involved with this organization, do a quick check of their reputation. They're part of SPM Resorts, and are partnered with PRA/Pinnacle Recovery. They've been named in a significant number of fraud cases and have had to settle a lot of lawsuits (*a lot* - and isn't just one lawsuit pushing it?). They have a long history with BBB Coastal Carolina, and a weighty online rap sheet. There are far more reputable places, with better amenities available - often at a lower cost. Places that deserve your money far more than these crooks. I've been trying to extricate myself from them for over 10 years. Please think twice before engaging with this company. Feel free to message me if you'd like more information. Have fun on your trip, wherever you end up! read more

I have been coming here every year since 1995 and was disappointed with a few changes made. Gone are the friendly pool lifeguards, replaced with security guards who have taken it upon themselves to start enforcing some arbitrary, sexist dress code that cannot be found in writing. After coming down here for 20+ years I was recently kicked out of the pool for a too "revealing" one piece bathing suit while male speedos are still considered acceptable pool attire. The timeshare units were significantly less crowded this year which tells me less and less people are renting here. There was also no customer review survey included in the check in packet makes me believe other beachgoers have also been dissatisfied. It's very sad to see a once nice vacation spot go downhill. read more

Unfortunately, I rented the condo L 236 privately owned by Jack Beyer. . I arrived and was somewhat surprised that it was so small. I quickly noticed that the shower curtain in the guest bathroom had mold at the bottom of the curtain. The room that housed the heat pump/air conditioner was very dusty along with the filter being brown with dust which caused it to run a lot. At further inspection I noted that there was no paper towels, toilet paper or hand soap. When we used the pull out sofa we found out there were no sheets for it except the mattress pad that was already on it. We then found a plastic bag that contained someone else's shampoo and conditioner( small travel sizes) which told me that the place had not been thoroughly cleaned before we arrived. I was charged a cleaning fee prior to my arrival and did expect it to be clean. Please note that I have rented numerous condo's at A Place at the Beach over the last 5-6 years and never had this issue. When one stays at a hotel/ inn one expects to have the basics supplied which are paper towels, soap and toilet paper. At $157.00 per day one expects the basics. I did bring this to the attention of Mr. Beyer, however I never received a reply in regards to my concerns over these basic things. read more