Our friends Richard and Laurene bought a 1 bedroom unit at the Garlands and offered the place to us. So we spent an overnight in unit D. The unit can be rented by regular guests like any hotel or used by Richard and Laurene based on an availability calendar. The hotel has a two parallel building format with the front desk facing the main road...there is a nice green space inside the U-shaped property making the place look very roomy and green. Unit D has a nice living room with a dining table, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. The place is very nice and clean and it has that Cape Cod seashore feel. There is a balcony overlooking the beach and the water, making this a favorite hang out place. The lobby is only open from 9a-5pm...so anyone checking in outside those hours need to pick up their keys at the unit or make special arrangments. There's wifi and a TV in every room. Overall a nice vintage property. read more

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This place is in a good location and is right on the beach. The room we had was adequate and had a nice little kitchenette with a full size fridge. However, there were a couple of issues that need to be fixed. First, the air conditioning Is very tricky. We stayed in June and the weather was hot. There Is some kind of unit in the bedroom. I was in IT for 40 years and I couldn't figure out how to get this to blow cold. Finally on the third day here I saw some little tabs. I started to press them. First it started to send heat. i kept pressing tabs until it started to blow cold. Still don't know what I did. The other issue was the Internet was awful. It kept cutting in and out. We tried watching a movie and the interruptions were so annoying that we had to finish it on my iPhone. There were other small things. For example, I've never stayed anywhere were they didn't leave Kleenex. We had to go out and buy our own. They need to fix the Internet and leave instructions for the air conditioning. read more

I wanted to love this place, but the red flags started flying upon arrival. No one to greet guests, just a note on the door of the office station telling you where to go and how to find your key. The noise levels above us left a lot to be desired. It was ridiculous and continuous until well past 1 am. Then there was an issue with pricing. Unfortunately, I wont return to this establishment even though their location is perfect. read more

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okay so my father booked the ocean view 2 bd for 3 nights for 4th of july weekend. i'd say this cottage would be perfect for a family of 4, a skinny couple & their two small kids. its very claustrophobic, the decorations fall off the walls easily, prepare to hit your head on light fixtures, and the bedrooms are about as roomy as a walk in closet, which by the way there is closet with a rack & hangers & drawers. no air conditioning, and this time of year omg every thing, and i mean everything! is damp and sticky so prep for that!! as for fourth of july, this property does a great job of making it feel like you're in an active bomb zone without being able to actually see the fireworks being let off near by, but i was able to see them small & far away around hyannis, Ptown etc or whatevers on that coast. like i said its july 6th there isnt much beach, the tide & waves come all the way up its nice though. a buncha beaches on this whole strip & i do recommend the sailing cow!!!! the 1 staff member i met was very kind despite the disorganization of someone else on her team, causing a bunch of parking chaos, i booked an extra parking spot ($10 per day) but since things were wayyy over booked we're parked at another lot, behind a lot, behind other places to stay. only about a 5 minute walk but as i'm rating the comfortability of my stay the walking to my car did not positively impact it. i like leaving brutally honest reviews because i was kind of misled off the pictures, they make the rooms look much bigger, oh also i'm 5'3 (the shortest here) and even my toes hang off the bed lol! but overall this has been nice & relaxing for my parents constant sounds of ocean waves. 5/10 recommend. oh also there was just random tapping and weird noises all night like from outside of the building? really weird. okay thats all! read more

Very small, weekend was a bit crazy. I've had cleaner rooms. For my wife and I for a few days it got me on the ocean and was adequate but I feel like we paid a premium read more

Would not hesitate to come here again. Adorable, clean real bang for the buck. I was hesitant to come based on previous yelp reviews but it seemed like complaints were sort of surface, one of them being sheets. they are conserving, so if you stay 3 days youre in youre own sheets for 3 days. big deal, its not the 4 seasons. so i brought sheets just in case but were not needed. checkin was very friendly & informative. beach area great for little kids & elderly who may have trouble negotiating waves. I hope to have a reason to be back soon. really loved the setup & new ownership. read more

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No frills and fanciness here...just small, sweet and close to the beach! The hotel centers around a small courtyard of grass but even the furtherest room from the beach has an ocean view! We are just passing through on this trip but we will be back for a week in the summer and we're looking forward to it! *also the staff is very accommodating...we needed a late check-in...like really late lol they were more than happy to leave the key under the mat for us :o) yay! read more

Garland Motel - Couldn't be cuter or closer to the shore... - Hotels Near Me - Dennis Port, Massachusetts

Stayed here for years under different management. Came back and stayed under the new management. The view is beautiful. The deck is nice. Be aware when the tide is high there is almost no beach except for one small corner, enough room for one or two people. As far as my condo is concerned, It's not the same. The room smelled and I was told it was due to dead fish in the ocean. It was actually due to a coffee filter that was moldy in the coffee maker. One of my legs on my bed was broken and I made them come in and clean my ceiling fan because it was caked with dust. I woke up to ants in my box of pastries. My friend and I had to take turns having cereal because there was only one cereal bowl. I could go on but I think you got the picture. It was not at all how I remembered it. Thankfully Cape Cod has a plethora of places to stay! Be sure and read all the reviews including the ones that weren't recommended, you might find them interesting. read more

Would've loved to have posted a positive review here but it's 9 pm on what I expected to be our first night of a weekend ocean-front getaway only to find myself elsewhere, wishing I had stayed home. I booked two nights well over a month ago only to arrive 30 minutes after check-in time to find a locked front office door with a note saying anyone checking in could find their key under the mat of their unit. A sheet of paper listed two names, two unit numbers. My name was not included. I called the two numbers listed on another piece of paper taped up under a notice "call in an emergency after hours" only to get two voicemails. This is a traveler's worst nightmare, to arrive at a rental only to find you are literally shut out. Checked email and saw the property had contacted booking site TWO HOURS before check-in time to notify me that the "property was unfortunately unable to honor the reservation because of overbooking". Oh gee, we're sorry! But we needn't worry, we would not have to sleep on the street because ANOTHER unit was available (oh joy!) Ended up accepting the consolation prize because, where else are we going to stay on cape cod, the middle of August on a Saturday night? Said unit was a crummy dark condo in the back of an old beat up development with a stunning water view (see picture). Knew it was real estate gold when I had to walk past my neighbor on the outside balcony through a haze of cigarette smoke. After speaking to an apologetic property manager and a customer service rep from the booking site, it seems somebody at the property screwed up and plugged in our reservation incorrectly for a month earlier (contradicting the confirmation email I received over a month ago). Whoopsie! Thanks a bunch, you guys really helped make what my wife and I were looking forward to - two days of relief in the midst of a crappy Covid summer - into a complete and utter disappointment. Anyone booking here in advance should get a notarized receipt BEFORE DRIVING ALL THE WAY TO THE CAPE. read more

Garland Motel - I love the sound of air conditioners in the evening, it smells like... failure! - Hotels Near Me - Dennis Port, Massachusetts

If you're looking for a low-key place, that includes a small living room and little kitchen right on the beach this is the place for you! The one or two bedroom suites are clean and comfy, although small. The best part is they are right on a private beach. You are steps away from a deck above the sandy beach with comfortable chairs to read or perfect your tan. The views are gorgeous as the sun sets, and the location isn't far from area restaurants. The staff seem very laid-back and many of the guests return yearly, so booking early is essential for popular weeks/weekends. read more

We spent 2 nights in apartment 7. Cozy atmosphere, spent most of our time sitting in the living room with the slider open so we could hear the waves. Comfy bed and pillows. The water gets really high on the beach so you can't walk down at high tide but there's a big deck with lounge chairs that you can hang out in if you want to be closer to the water. You also have chairs on your balcony space to hang out and watch the waves. We really enjoyed our stay! read more

Charming, on the ocean but a little creepy in the end. Great place until you see the cleanliness of the place - awful. We were greeted with an envelope from the housekeeper asking for tips. I thought we would tip at the end of our stay. Found empty bottles and other trash behind the nightstand, sand on the floors, crumbs on the couch. We were willing to ignore since we were spending most of our time out but then the last night we came home late to find that our room was filled with cigarette smoke as well! Quite disturbing. We complained about this to the office manager who said that she spoke with the manager who would investigate and email us with two days. Never happened and the cell phone that he uses does not take messages! Still a little creepy - too bad cute place. read more

Great location, right on the water, friendly people, quaint, rustic, but the unit we stayed in was filthy. Obviously the cleaning staff is slacking here and I don't mean a little bit. So bring your own cleaning supplies and you'll be fine. read more

The Garland is a friendly ocean front hotel with magnificent views. We stayed in unit D, which is on the top floor of the east building directly facing the ocean. It's a 1 bdrm with queen, nightstand, dresser and open closet. The mattress was a bit hard for me, but I like a soft mattress. My husband thought it was fine, but he likes a hard mattress. The living room had a double pull out sofa, leather swivel chair and a table with two chairs. The kitchen included a full refrigerator, stove with oven, sink, coffee maker and toaster. The cabinets were fully stocked. The bathroom with sink, tub and shower, although small, was perfectly adequate. The unit was clean, but I'm not really a fan of carpeting in coastal areas, especially when the rooms are not air conditioned, which was the case with this hotel. During our stay we experienced two days where the fog rolled in and shrouded the room and made the room feel damp. We were able to open it up and dry out the air (and our clothes) during the sunny days, but we were only there for two, so it was a minor inconvenience. However, if I were there any longer and the weather continued to be damp, it would wear on me. I also think that since the entire south side of the unit is practically all windows, hot and humid summer days and nights might become very uncomfortable in a room without air conditioning, especially for older adults. The hotel should consider installing central air to make it a more pleasurable experience for this demographic. Otherwise, I very much enjoyed our stay and would stay again. Although I only gave this 4 stars because of the few things I mentioned above, I give the view 5 stars + read more

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Apart from being outdated, the hotel rooms are dirty, rusty and smell of urine. The couch was old and filthy. The rooms have no AC, beddings are old and worn out and the carpet is dirty and old. I was unable to lock the hotel room after normal office hours (9-5PM) and had to call a manager to get someone to lock the door. Around 4 AM while sleeping , the fire alarm went off for no apparent reason. Honestly, it was a traumatic experience staying in this hotel after paying $199 for that one long night! read more

The one star is for the location. The units are small need updating and not air conditioned. We complained many times to the office about our broken lock on our unit door. We were unable to lock our unit when we went out because it was nearly impossible to unlock. The office is only open 9-5 and there was supposedly a manager on call on off hours. We called but never received a return phone call. The maintenance crew is a joke as they said they tried to fix the lock but actually made it worse. The girl in the office told us just don't lock the unit. The management team needs to be responsive to the paying customers and not being able to lock our unit for our entire stay is unacceptable despite many complaints from us. No other accommodations were even considered by any of the management team. Do yourself a favor and don't stay here. We will never return! read more

My family and I stayed at this hotel for 3 nights, and loved our stay. The staff were incredibly nice, the rooms were cozy and clean, and the beds were comfortable. The oceanfront location was awesome, as well as the proximity to restaurants and other amenities. The only drawbacks were the spotty wifi and the paper-thin walls, but they were minor drawbacks. Will definitely come back! read more