We had a really great time in Wildwood and enjoyed our stay at the Ala Moana Motel. We were a family of four with two small children, and they loved the room and the pool. Our room was a standard double with a kitchen area but it did not have a separate living room. We still loved it and had a private balcony and a wonderful view of the pool from our room. The proximity to the beach was great and we had plenty of food options nearby. The room wasn't perfect, but we opted to give 4 stars since a 3.5 isn't an option. The bathroom had imperfections (tile work with gaps and imperfections) but the overall experience was very nice. read more

Really good place to stay for a couple days on vacation. The place is clean and updated compared to others in the area. Its close to the beginning of the boardwalk and the Wild woods sign. The parking is really tight, but its to be expected in the motels in the area. What I like is the room that we stayed in has a separate bedroom. The full size mattresses are pretty tight for two people to sleep but it works. My only complaint is that the AC is pretty loud and cold, we had to block the air vents so that's how cold it gets. This is fine for people who gets hot easily. The pool is nice and good sized to accommodate a decent amount of people. They also have a elevator which is not common for a motel which is a plus. Overall, pretty much a great stay here. read more

It was a last minute trip plan to jersey shore that prompted us to look for any available booking. My husband and I read many reviews of motels and decided to book it here. We liked that the rooms are renovated with new floorings and no carpets. The place also has a stove top, regular sized fridge and a actual bedroom. It felt like we were renting a small 1 bedroom apartment. There is two televisions, one in the living room and one in the bedroom. The poolside has several lounge chairs and picnic tables with umbrellas. I liked that we are not on a main road so it was nice and quiet when we slept. The bed size are full size mattress so it's tight for two people per bed. The living room as a pull out sofa so you can have up to six guests in an apartment. The air condition is very strong and definitely too cold at times and we even needed to turn up the temps on the thermostat to shut it off but other than this, we had a pleasant stay. read more

Absolutely impressed ! Prime location and the welcoming check in and tour was so nice . Loved that it was so family friendly and so updated . The room was like an apartment . The beach was literally a block away and honestly love it was at the end of the boardwalk . The tram car was wonderful and bike riding in the morning was amazing . Loved being away from the crowed area and bars . If you like that atmosphere it's not too far to enjoy and then get back to the quiet and calm space. read more

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There is no other place to stay in Wildwood than this motel. Family owned by probably one of the most kindest families in the Wildwood area. Nicholas "Nick" (son), Patricia (mom), the Father and sister (sorry didn't catch their names) and the whole team of housekeepers (especially Jackie) were very welcoming, extremely kind, very personable and turned our vacation into a great experience. Upon arrival Nick greeted me with a smile and made the check in process quick and easy. He gave me a tour of the property and answered any and all questions we had. One of the many things that we loved was that We were only 1 block over from the beach and the boardwalk and that everything was in a walking distance. My family and I love to meet people when we travel. Nick, his mom Patricia and his father were extremely friendly and took so much of their time throughout our entire stay to actually chat with us, share a few laughs and tell us about the history of their motel and about themselves. Even during the day when they were busy tending to the housekeeping and other guests they would stop to give a friendly "Hello, Have a beautiful day." We stayed in a corner room with 2 queen beds. This room gave us the feel of having a private room and private balcony since there wasn't anyone to the right of us. Definitely will be my "go to" room when we come back. The rooms were very clean, spacious and accommodating for my family of 5. The pool area was clean and relaxing. I love the Sundeck and that they have a lot of tables with umbrellas. The pool ranges from 1 1/2 feet- 7 1/2 feet which was great for the proficient and non proficient swimmers in the family. We decided to cookout 2 nights out of our 4 night stay. The grills were cleaned every night and the cookout area was extremely sanitary and clean. The whole premises was very clean and kept clean throughout the entire day. I loved every second on my stay and will be returning next year and all the years to come. read more

This establishment provides the home away home experience on an exquisite level. The facilities are immaculate, the staff phenomenal and the environment was very welcoming. The hands on approach by the owners was so warm and inviting. I will revisit and refer! If I could give more starts I would!! Thank you Patricia! read more

The only reason I'm not giving 5 stars is because they close the pool at 8:00. Otherwise this is a very nice hotel with recently renovated suites. It is very well kept and a short walk to the beach and boardwalk. Would stay here again. read more

I wasn't sure what to expect we booked last minute I'm talking 6 hours before check in! We were blown away! Our stay was nothing but comfortable! Patricia is more than accommodating with allowing us to stay an extra night in the same room because we loved it so much! The pool area is beautiful very clean just like the rooms! Washer and dryer in the common room is a huge bonus with small kids!!! This is not a typical Motel!! It's 5 star for sure! It's within walking distance to the boardwalk and pier rides! 2 mins from a restaurant with a great arcade for the kids! Honestly this was the best experience! We're hoping to book again within the next two weeks! read more

Our first visit was for our honeymoon in 2006 and our most recent visit was June 2015 for our 9 year anniversary. Both times was an excellent experience and very pleased with everything. From the time of making reservations to checking in the staff has been very pleasant and makes you feel welcome. The rooms have been recently remodeled with nice granite counters in the kitchenette, and a clean open concept. The pool area is clean and well maintained and water crystal clear. Highly recommend this facility if your looking for a place to stay close to the beach and walking distance to everything around the Wildwood Board Walk. We only had to take our car out once while staying the week and that was to go eat at Maui's. Everything else from the Acme Food store, liquor store, and places to eat was within walking distance. read more

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Great spot to stay in wildwood, very clean and modern . All new decor , brand new bathroom and flooring . Best place you can stay for cleanliness! Only downfall is the firm mattress , would still book again for future stays . Highly recommended! read more

If you've ever experienced some other Wildwood motels, this is a major upgrade. Clean and comfortable rooms, large pool, plenty of lounge chairs and a nice picnic table area. The room we had was a 2-room efficiency suite (type B) with a living room/kitchenette area with two couches and table with chairs. The bedroom was separate room with it's own door, which was perfect for putting our daughter to bed and my husband and I hanging out in the living room. Also, sidenote, this is a very popular spot for French Canadians, at least when we were there. It seemed like we were the only ones in the pool who spoke English...not that it really matters, but my daughter was trying to make friends with another little girl in the pool and the language barrier was a little difficult for her to navigate in 5 year old speak. It is a bit far from the attractions on the boardwalk, so if you're going out for the night of boardwalk fun, I recommend driving and parking in a lot closer to the rides or hopping on the tram car. We tried to use the tram at a minimum because it starts getting pricey at a few bucks a person each time you ride. If it's the day time, we huffed it up and down the boardwalk no problem, especially if the weather's nice. We will definitely stay here again. read more

This was great hotel... Very family friendly with bbq grills and a game room. The pool was in the shape of the frog it was very nice. The owner was very friendly and business-like. The room was very cool and we had the balcony on which we ate crabs and sat outside. Only downside it was close to the Crest so walking on Boardwalk you may get a little tired traveling back to hotel but otherwise it was great... read more

This motel is great. I would highly recommend staying here. Great staff. Friendly. Super clean. Been here twice. read more

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We were very excited when we booked a three night vacation here. We used a very well known travel site to do so...like we have always done when traveling.. Within seconds of booking, we had our confirmation and hotel details printed in hand. Five minutes later, the "owner" called and said she had just booked the room we had ALREADY BOOKED. She did not honor our confirmation and was not very sympathetic NOR accommodating. The "owner" chose to call US (probably because she didn't want to pay the travel site fees) and claimed there was absolutely nothing she could do. When we inquired about other possible dates, she did not even ATTEMPT to offer us compensations for the change of our vacation plans. ANY good business person wants to keep business flowing and reviews positive....all but the owner of Ala Moana. Very disappointed overall...ESPECIALLY the way the "owner" handled the situation. read more

2 days after making a 3 night reservation for this motel, my wife and daughter contracted COVID and my son and I are in quarantine. The management of Ala Moana refused to refund our $1150 without paying a 50% penalty. I understand canceling 4 days before the reservation puts them at a disadvantage, but they would have had no problem filling this vacancy for the holiday weekend. read more

I must say this hotel is very clean and updated, for a motels in wildwood also pricey$$. The owner is very nice and friendly, however the front desk staff did offend me when i originally booked gave me a price of 185$ and then ask if 15$ a difference would be an issue?? When i spoke to the front desk she said its because if your canadian its the rate?? ... Like I don't sound french or canadian... so i felt very appalled! Thats the only compliant I had for them, overall nice place , read more

I can't say enough about this place!! My daughter and I have been coming hear for 4 years and absolutely love it here!! It's clean, comfortable and extremely cozy!!! The place is owned and operated by an amazing family and they go out of their way to make sure everything is perfect! The prices are past affordable and you even have your own kitchen in your room to cook in. LOVE this place. read more

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Our first overnight trip to Wildwood was perfect at the Ala Moana Motel. The location is perfect- 1 block from the beach. The room was clean and exactly what we needed for a beach hotel- nothing too fancy. The women at check in/check out were friendly and sweet to our kids. Great atmosphere for families. read more

Very clean hotel. Close to beach. 650 for 2 nights very pricey but it is away from the riff raff so that's what you pay for. MOST of staff very pleasant. Again very clean which is a huge plus in the shore business. I didn't get to tip guy first day cause I didn't realize they clean daily but made sure I left a tip when we checked out. Would come back again if there was a Groupon or something. read more

The Ala Moana Motel is not your typical Wildwood motel. To be honest, it shouldn't even be called a motel because it's so much more than that! It is very clean, updated and spacious. The units have hardwood floors throughout and do not have that God only knows what is stuck in the carpet smell unlike the other WW motels. The bathrooms are beautifully renovated making you feel like you're in a hotel not a motel. The pool area is decent and the pool is clean. The outdoor grills are also updated and clean. This is a family owned business and they are very friendly. Patricia is the owner and is a very nice lady! You should know this is closer to the Crest and is not as crowded as Wildwood and North Wildwood tend to be. You can walk to the boardwalk but know that it's not a quick walk. I highly recommend this place!! read more

Absolutely lovely! Like another reviewer said, this is not your typical motel, it's a 5 star motel! I am easily creeped out by hotels, but I LOVED this place, will most definitely return. Stayed with my husband and 2 kids last Oktoberfest. Our completely renovated room (no carpets, hooray!!!) smelled like fresh sheets and (pleasant) cleaning products, which is exactly what I look for in a hotel! I am one of those paranoid moms who inspects the mattresses and checks under the beds before letting my family stay. I have also been known to re-clean a bathroom with my own lysol wipes... I did not need them here, and the only thing under the bed was lint from the fresh linens. It is such a relief to find a place like this where I can actually relax!!! My family is happy that we now have a go-to place for a visit to the shore! read more

We rented the Tiki House for two nights. I wish we'd been able to stay longer. I will give pros then cons. Since there are cons, I gave 4 stars instead of 5. PROS: Staff is wonderful and polite. Tiki Hut was HUGE, remodeled so new. Tons of room. this fits a large party EASILY, although there were only 6 of us. The kitchen is huge and well stocked with cookware and tableware. There were tons of fresh towels, a washer and dryer and everything was spotless. CONS: The rates differed from Booking.com and I paid the difference, even though I went through Booking. They shouldn't use Booking, if they don't agree with them. I shouldn't have had to pay more for children in a house that size for that price. I was told that I would have two parking spaces (I think there were four although it seemed that the staff were using the others) However the amount of space the allotted for our two vehicles was minimal and I spent the entire time having to back my vehicle up in order to let my kids in and out of the car. In the meantime, the vehicle which I believe belong to a manager or an employee, had plenty of parking room and the other space was left empty with an orange cone reserving it. I was told when checking in that if I lost my plastic room key cards, they would cost $5 to replace. That kind of set me off on a mistrustful foot actually and bothered me. Just seemed to really cheapen the experience of the REALLY expensive house I have just rented. One shade string was missing on a window in the dining area so we were unable to put it up. Not important, but annoyed me. The "Master Bedroom" bathroom is beautiful, however the door has no latch, let alone a lock. The room itself is the smallest and has no nightstands or handy plugs. Lastly but most importantly, shades, and our inability to sleep!!! The lights outside are BRIGHT. Great for safety, but the shades in the rooms are SO basic and thin, that the rooms felt like we were trying to sleep in Alaska during the nights of full sunlight. Was terrible and there was no way of hanging up anything to cover the windows. GET CURTAINS!!!!!! Overall, the cons are fixable. The rest was wonderful and I would stay there again. Very convenient to everything and a truly super clean and pretty Motel and "Tiki House" ! read more

Definitely going to be a regular stay for us. Not only were the rooms spotless, but they smelled great. The kitchenette came fully stocked and the beds were comfortable with a nice view on the private deck. The staff went out of their way to make sure we were comfortable and even gave us an extra hour after check out time to compensate for a long wait (people before us checked out too late). They made us feel like family and we'll definitely be back again! read more

The owner of the motel was the most horrible woman iv ever encountered! She charged me a extra fee of $100 at the desk even though the room I booked was for the 4 guests in our party! It was a holiday weekend and she seen a opportunity to scam guests out of their money!! When I questioned her about it, she told me I can check out before I check in yet she would be keeping the money I paid!! Horrible from start to finish! Her daughter was a lovely girl and was clear to be seen she was embarrassed by her mother. Our rooms were so cold we had to wear our sweaters to bed. The place was far from the activities on the board walk! We are returning to wildwood with a large family group on two more occasions this summer and we will never return to this motel!! Horrible!! Appalled by this place! Worst place iv stayed in ever. read more

One of the cleanest motels I've ever seen in my life. Great friendly service nice pool. Great place to stay and the price was decent.

Let me first begin by saying I did not stay here! I made a reservation to stay for a last minute family getaway. I arrive for check-in and immediately get an uncomfortable vibe from the female at the front desk (but we are living in Covid induced stressful times) so I proceed to TRY and check in. Was asked for the usual if and payment. Then I was asked how many guest? So I said 7 as I was unable to add my 8year old son to the number of guest when booking. This presents to be a problem in which the young lady turns to the actual management (I'm assuming) to get confirmation as to how to handle this. Sure. Fine. No problem, right? Wrong. First thing this woman says to me is "why didn't you call before you booked because there obviously was a reason they weren't allowing you to book more than 6people to a room?" My response was simply because not thinking my 8 year old would've been a problematic to shelter with the rest of the family. She then proceeds to ask me about some random man of color and why was he using the bathroom on her property? NOW I'm irritated and annoyed by this unnecessary process in which my money for the room has already been paid, and I am basically being told to get another room (for 1 extra body@an extra 816$ (not a large body at that) pushing me further into irritation with this idea that this man HAS TO have been with me since the ONLY thing him and I had in common was BEING BLACK! She was trying to convince me that my reservation wasn't for the FAMILY suite that I booked and that I needed to get two "regular rooms" at the same price I was paying for the ONE Family suite!?? After a few more back and forth remarks she insist she just CAN NOT let us stay for the 2 nights and she would do me the favor of a refund minus a fee since she "could have had this room available for another guest" This was a whole process that caused even more confusion AFTER I so called got a refund ruined our family's weekend get away. The kids were so disappointed and sad to know we drove over 2 hours and had to return home after not being able to even get the next room we found at a very nice establishment closer to the Pier and much nicer staff and so accommodating. The refund process held up funds that wasn't available for our hopeful stay at another place. This whole thing was a true sad disappointing mess. I'm not one to go around assuming anything about ANYONE, I trust my gut though. I knew I was picking up on an uncomfortable space when I walked in, this was my personal experience never mind the things I observed while there going through all of this. I'm not a fan of having different business practices when you feel like you're dealing with "different" people. read more

Great place to bring the family. The staff is excellent and the rooms were very clean. The pool is great and plenty of parking.

As far as motels go this is a five star motel. It is updated with beautiful furnishings, it is eat-off -the-floor-clean and has a gorgeous pool. Check in with owner and owner's daughter a breeze. Enjoyed the afternoon poolside (the pool is heated too-huge plus) and kids enjoyed first swim of the summer. We had two rooms during our visit. One with two full beds and the other with two queens and a balcony. How nice the large balcony is to enjoy in the evening or am with coffee. Parking provided on site. Elevator is handy if you're staying on third floor. Housekeeping was exceptional. And worth mentioning, I have never stayed at a motel that had such and an abundance of towels and pillows in the room. It was terrific not to have to ask for more though I'm sure they would happily accommodate. Rooms also outfitted with full size fridges/freezer and everything you'd need for making meals in room. There is a game room onsite as well for the kids. All in all a terrific stay and if I returned to wildwood we would not even look elsewhere and book here hands down. read more

It was our first time here at the Ala Moana and we loved it..We stayed at the tiki it had plenty of room and it was spot less, we loved the pool and the staff were really nice only problem was our vacation was over to fast. We will defiantly come back! read more