We stayed at Dockside Inn for two nights in the inlet view room. The room was spacious. Also, having the full fridge and kitchen area was great. The balcony was also large but the AC unit was on that wall so it made it very warm. The bed wasn't very comfortable but it wasn't the worst one I've slept on. The hotel is within walking distance of a lot of restaurants and bars. On the edge had live music until 11pm and it was LOUD on Friday but not as bad on Saturday. Parking lot is VERY small and you are only allowed one car per room. read more

Dockside Inn & Resort - Inlet view room - Hotels Near Me - Fort Pierce, Florida

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Great, medium size hotel with nice rooms, views, restaurant, location. My husband and I stayed here last week and thoroughly enjoyed this hotel. Reception desk was friendly. Our room was spacious and clean. The bed was comfortable. Nice shower, large refrigerator, plates, glasses, cutlery, microwave. We had a "poolside" view - but we learned that this view includes the harbor and a beautiful sunset! The "On the Edge" restaurant is right across the parking lot -- a 5 minute walk from our room. The food and service there were both excellent. So was the view. We ate inside, but there is also an outdoor dockside bar. Fun stay. read more

A complete rip off! Dirty sheets, broken jacuzzi, disgusting carpets, air conditioner was weak, security guards were stalking all the guests. You cannot enjoy the pool, the grounds because they stalk you. The pool is supposed to be open at sun up and close at sundown. Not the case! Police were called and this place is horrendous Stay away, it's a ripoff read more

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I am very very fond of the kind of old fashioned dockside hotel . When we stay there it always feels as if time has stopped in the best way . It's cozy , not too big or too tall . There is no breakfast which I miss when I stay at other places but The Edge , always fun , sometimes , is a 5 min walk away . read more

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We stayed at the Dockside Inn in Ft. Pierce and I would never go back. The dock master at that place is one of the rudest people I have met. When I tried to explain to her the situation and I wanted to see what she had to say she told us that it was their policy and if I didn't like it she could check us out and we could leave that same day! I was so mad, I told her I would write a bad review and that I would never come back to that hotel and her response was "go right ahead". This woman is so rude and should not be working with the public. She did not ruin our boat day but she did manage to turn us away of this place. We are a large family and go to Ft. Pierce frequently. But we will not be staying at this place. They go overboard with rules and just plain rude. But mostly the dockmaster, she is truly and idiot and not a very good choice to have working directly with guests. read more

Local or not, I'd never stay at a hotel that not only doesn't allow visitors but reports negative reviews & posts about their hotel. This used to be a nice place to stay. It's a shame crappy management took over! Enjoy your stay and know their hospitality is not a reflection of the community. read more

The new docks are nice; however, they are not accessible to anglers. They are engineered to accommodate yachts. The new security measures have some pros, if you want to leave your gear in your boat, but are not convenient. The rules of no alcohol are odd. I've been a boater most of my life and have never seen this kind of rule in place. The rule of not being able to fish on the dock is even odder; this is why your services were in such high demand. My guess is this will not go well for your business. I will say this; however, your staff are very professional and do a great job. Buddy and his uncle have come here for 25 years on an annual fishing trip and this year he stayed next door so he could fish off the dock. Think we will be doing the same next year. read more

Older, run-down rooms. But you don't come here for room service or the honeymoon suite. You come for fishing, boating, and relaxing at the pool. After all, as the name states, it is dockside. The pool is a little small, so if you want to relax, come early, as everyone is out fishing for the day. When everyone returns, it can turn into a frat party. There is quite a bit of parking for your boat trailer, however, it will cost extra. The water-side rooms have a great balcony and view of the water, where you can watch all of the boats coming and going. read more

My boyfriend and I stayed here just for one night a few weeks back. The room was very comfortable and very clean it was very relaxing. I even left the phone charger in the room called up about it they placed it at the front desk and me being lazy did not pick it up for weeks and they still had it. Definitely recommend this place for a staycation or far away vacation very clean and comfortable rooms and beautiful view of the water. Also very close to beaches and lots of restaurants. read more

My wife, son and his friend stayed at Dockside Inn for 4 nights in late March. We stayed in the apartment which was a little bigger than what we expected, so that was nice. No tv in the bedroom, which I would prefer. The place was clean, the kitchen was great. It was not fancy or anything but everything was clean and in good shape. We enjoyed walking around the grounds and seeing the fish by the docks. The pool was great. This was a great place to stay for the price. We asked about bringing our boat and it was $30 more a night whether it was docked or in a parking lot on a trailer. That seemed a bit high, but I don't know if tht is normal for the area. Anyway, we'd probably stay here next time we come to Ft. Pierce. Nice clean place with kitchen, great price, great location, water access, etc. read more

Great place to stay. Good location. Front desk had good suggestions on places to visit. Sent us to Salty's Water Sports for a boat rental and jetski dolphin tour. Had an incredible experience, thanks for the tip. It made my kids vacation. read more

Was with awesome group of people for grown up vacation wknd - which Dockside Inn management seemed determined to intentionally ruin for no good reason at all!!! There was the the whirlpool that didnt work; the gated docks that led to nowhere; the "continental breakfast" available only at the office and consisting solely of coffee and pre-packaged honey buns; the security guard empowered by a flashlight who literally chased us from one property to another all night long; and, of course, the arbitrarily enforced "rules" about when and where we were allowed to eat and drink (never by the pool!) as if we were a derelict, teenage street gang or a bunch of first graders needing adult supervision. Overall, we were treated as no paying hotel guest should ever, ever, ever be treated!! DO NOT STAY HERE---YOU HAVE A CHOICE AND YOU DESERVE BETTER. read more

We have been coming here for more then 15 years. Last night when we checked in we were told there was no fishing on the docks. We were very disappointed because this was a highlight for our kids and their cousins. Today when my family came to visit us they were told that they were not only not allowed in the pools that they were not allowed on the premises. The new owners have ruined a nice family place we come every year. I'm So sorry to say that we will never come here again and also never go to their restaurant on the edge. New owners wake up sometimes change is not good. read more

I used to be a annual local that came here for a stay away vacation. Up until a couple years ago when new management bought the hotel it has totally gone downhill. The hotel did need some new upgrading but the upgrading that they did, didn't accommodate the type of guest that show up at the hotel. Yacht docks, more fencing ,and angry unprofessional security guards does not bring in people to your hotel as it once did. read more

Ok, where to start..... I get into the tiki bar and everything is fine. I walk out to play one of the bar games and leave my shoes in the bar. The hostess would not let me get a word in to reclaim my footwear to re-enter the bar over her horrid tone from my friends IN THE BAR. The next day, I watch no less than 6 family members and other customers enter the bar barefoot. I attempt to get in with the rest of my friends and I am stopped immediately. After calling out several barefoot people in the bar I left. I give the bird to the hostess and come back with my shoes. After being settled down with my family I am kicked out for being rude to the hostess. I could go on about the rude things said to me but just do not waste your time with these boneheads.... read more

We were pleasantly pleased with the Service we received from Amber, our Waitress. The food was wonderful. I had the Cream of Mushroom soup and half sandwich wrap, that was tasty and filling. A.J. read more

Best choice for sleeping on the inlet. Fishing, dining, entertainment and pretty boats all in one place. Enjoy the food and drinks while watching the local marine life. read more

Had a great stay at Dockside. Would give it five stars, but it is dated and they're not the nicest rooms in the world. Ours was clean and the staff was great. They didn't smell weird and ours came with a full kitchen which was nice! Right on the water and convenient/safe location. read more

Very clean. Well maintained but a bit dated, which doesn't bother us. Docks and pool are nice. RIGHT IN THE INLET. Short walk to great diner and other stuff. Anglers paradise. I like this place. Beds were comfy and the AC cranks. read more

I've stayed here previously and had a wonderful time. This is what I would consider a fisherman's type of hotel. Plenty of water access and a short trip out the inlet to head to the stream for mahi-mahi, kings, sails etc. Bottom fishing is excellent for snapper and grouper. The hotel is in the middle of putting in new docks and we were not told about the dock construction when booking. Construction begins at 8 am and continues until 5 pm. When completed the docks will be top notch with water and electric hookups for each slip. Two pools and a restaurant within 100yards are an extra plus for relaxing after a day on the water. The property's website needs to be updated to reflect the new dock layout and newer photos. Also, when booking ask about the construction status as this establishment has been under constant change over the past ten years, this change is always positive, but needs to be disclosed to guests before they arrive. read more

If you're looking for a hotel room, this is NOT THE PLACE TO BE. Terrible hospitality, can't have family in your room unless they pay to be there. New owners, front desk, dock master, and security was nothing but bad attitudes and grief the moment we stepping in there. Cant fish off docks, cant drink any type of beverage on the dock, grandkids were allowed on the property without a room rented. Overall the worst. Never going back. read more

This is a great location. However if your looking for a relaxing and peaceful time don't book this location. They set up a band just outside your door and open up to the general public. There is no parking if you leave and come back. By 10 pm there are drunks banging on your door and the noise from the band is so loud you can't even talk in your room and be heard. It won't quite down until after 1am. We stayed two days and was only able to get about 4 hours of rest each day. There is no place for handicap parking. The rooms are very outdated however they were very clean. There is a nice restaurant just next door and the food is good. This is not a place for a peaceful restful weekend. read more

Do yourself a favor and DO NOT stay at this hotel. You are only allowed one parking pass per room, the carpets are absolutely disgusting, the sheets weren't even clean, the rooms smell musty like mold is growing, the pool was not maintained and here's the kicker: you aren't allowed to have "guest" in your room. The security literally made my sister leave my room because she wasn't sleeping there and "guests aren't allowed to hang out." We were not loud, no one was drinking, we weren't disturbing anyone.. we were literally hanging out in the room trying to figure out what our plans for the night was going to be. The security guard pretty much stalked us the entire night and followed us around like we were little kids. We also rented a dock space for the boat..hahah. Our boat was the ONLY boat there and the dock master was arguing with us because we accidentally roped off and parked in the spot next to the spot that was ours. She told us we have to move our boat over even though the spot we were in was not rented out. This new dock doesn't have any cleats to tie to so that's inconvenient . You aren't allowed to fish off the dock. I have another kicker for you- you can't have drinks on the dock. I'm not lying when I say we were taking sodas and waters off the boat to bring to our room and the security guard was literally yelling at us for having drinks on the dock. We weren't sitting there drinking them, which he knows because he was watching us. We just wanted to take them to the room. Needless to say, they called the cops on us because my sister, parents and a friend came by the hotel to say hi and hung out too long. They did not refund us for the following night since we booked the hotel for weekend. read more

Lovely little spot. Spotless and very comfortable. Older? Yes. Run-down? I wouldn't say run down - out dated maybe. Stayed here off season with my daughter while we looked for a short term apartment for her while interning at the Smithsonian Center on the island. The staff in the front office were exceptionally helpful with tips for me and my daughter while I was there the week and she for 2 months. The accommodations were spotless and very comfortable. We stayed in one of the apartments across the street from the main property. So cannot speak for the other rooms/apartments. Nor did we use the pool. Had a lovely view each morning as I sat on the balcony having my coffee. Had happy hour each evening on the dock and watched the sunset. Once we moved my daughter to her apartment, we missed our evenings dockside. had dinner at On The Edge twice while staying there - great restaurant/bar and its walking distance :) read more

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Please please please read my whole post it only gets worse! To start off with the first room we stayed in (2nd floor ocean view) the air conditioner was broken! Took us 4 times and 3 voicemails to get ahold of anybody! They came to the room checked it out said it was fine and the lady was freezing in our room. We laughed because my husband works for a air condition place for a living and we clearly know that your air was working we couldn't even touch each other in bed without sweating! Then they seem we had a puppy in the room with us (which they knew we had) but still placed us in that room. They said it was their fault and they wouldn't charge us the pet fee. Okay cool right? So we got the second night there.. In a different room! It was very nice actually much bigger and the a.c. Worked! We walked to the jetty had some drinks came back it's was very late about 3/4 a.m. didn't even think about looking at the sheets that night. Woke up and and seen the blood that was all over the top of our comforter. Not to be nasty but I know 100% I'm not on my period and he did not cut himself on anything. You can clearly see they were washed and stained on the comforter! They blamed us said we did it and walked away. They will not even give us the time of day to talk to us. We wanted to talk to the manager and they hung up the phone on us. Checked my bank account today found out they charged a extra 53$ to my account. Asked why they said because we had a dog on the second room we stayed in!! ONCE AGAIN they knew we had the puppy from the first room we stayed in! Why did they give us ANOTHER NON PET FRIENDLY ROOM!? Well needless to say they won't refund me that money either. They are very very very rude people. There's also little stuff about the hotel that needs worked on but just by those things right there I would NEVER tell my worst enemy to go there and we will definitely never be returning! read more

Dockside Inn & Resort - Hotels Near Me - Fort Pierce, Florida