The Atlantic View offers the best views and easiest access to the beach of any hotel in Delaware. Our fantastic location coupled with clean comfortable rooms, a friendly service oriented staff, and great rates will have you returning to the Atlantic View for beach getaways again and again. Since 1978 we have been making first time guests long-term friends.
Recent Reviews
Atlantic View Hotel
Bill RB : 2 on 8/2/2025 2:40 am
Updated modern hotel, awesome location, a few downsides made the stay unpleasant.
Great location on the beach. Hotel has been recently renovated, and appearance is very nice. Clean and the staff is very friendly, someone always straightening up and keeping it nice looking.
The view (ours was on the beach side) is beautiful, could not ask for a better location. For those not familiar, Dewey Beach is less crowded than some of the other locations like the boardwalk towns nearby. Can just grab a couple beach chairs from the hotel, open the gate, and on to the beach you go. We would walk the beach a couple times a day, and you can rent a large umbrella from a location right next to the hotel.
The hotel is modern, very clean, and nicely decorated. The bed (a king), was very comfortable. There is a coffee maker in the room, and there were a couple small carafes of water in the room when we checked in. Shower is nice, good water pressure. There is a single parking spot for each room, the spaces are small for the big everyday trucks and SUVs, but still manageable.
Unfortunately, there are a few downsides to the hotel that made the stay unpleasant. First is the window shades, they can't really make the room dark if you want to take an afternoon nap or sleep in in the morning. The second is when they upgraded the hotel, they did not soundproof anything, and the ceiling and floors appear to be hollow and let in the smallest of sounds. We could hear the couple below us talking as loud as if they were in our room, and could hear someone snoring all night. An added irritant was we were on the 3rd floor with a sundeck above, so every morning before sunrise, there were people tramping across the deck and sliding deck chairs around...won’t get any morning sleep in here! The final and most irritating was the EXTREMELY LOUD AC unit. For the past 30 years I have traveled for work around the world every week, and can truthfully say this was the loudest AC unit I have ever had in a room. You don't have the option of turning the fan on continuously, it’s either fan or AC...not both. So with the summer heat, the unit turn on, then off, then on, repeat, repeat. When it's on, it is so loud you literally have to wear earplugs when you sleep, and the unit vibrates the room so much you can hear and feel it in the shower with the door closed! I told the front desk about it, and they said they would check, however another guest behind me said "I'll bet my AC unit is louder!!!" Obviously we were not the only ones to experience the very loud AC units! Another minor issue is the AC units poke through the wall to the small deck, so when you sit on the deck, the hot air blows on you and the condensation drains onto the deck outside, which then drips through to the deck below...complete lack of planning here.
I checked the decibel or noise level of the room with the AC unit running. Most sleep studies say 30db is the preferred level for quality sleep, however at this hotel it is around 65db with the AC unit running…about the same as if a loud diesel truck was parked outside your room.
While the location and decor of the hotel was great, the noise from the other rooms and super loud AC makes it so I would never stay here again...sad because it is a really great location.
One last observation, they do offer a “breakfast”, however it is very limited, one protein such as small burritos or egg bites, a spoonful of yogurt in individual cups, lots of bread, some fruit, etc, not a true breakfast but something you often find in low end hotels.
Read the other reviews and you will find the noise, AC units and skimpy breakfast are noted.
Would I stay here again...no, just because it is by far the noisiest hotel I have ever stayed in. Not because of loud partying guests, but because very poor noise dampening construction and super loud AC units.
Would I recommend...no, not unless either you wear fully noise-proof earplugs or can sleep with loud noise around you.
Great location on the beach. Hotel has been recently renovated, and appearance is very nice. Clean and the staff is very friendly, someone always straightening up and keeping it nice looking.
The view (ours was on the beach side) is beautiful, could not ask for a better location. For those not familiar, Dewey Beach is less crowded than some of the other locations like the boardwalk towns nearby. Can just grab a couple beach chairs from the hotel, open the gate, and on to the beach you go. We would walk the beach a couple times a day, and you can rent a large umbrella from a location right next to the hotel.
The hotel is modern, very clean, and nicely decorated. The bed (a king), was very comfortable. There is a coffee maker in the room, and there were a couple small carafes of water in the room when we checked in. Shower is nice, good water pressure. There is a single parking spot for each room, the spaces are small for the big everyday trucks and SUVs, but still manageable.
Unfortunately, there are a few downsides to the hotel that made the stay unpleasant. First is the window shades, they can't really make the room dark if you want to take an afternoon nap or sleep in in the morning. The second is when they upgraded the hotel, they did not soundproof anything, and the ceiling and floors appear to be hollow and let in the smallest of sounds. We could hear the couple below us talking as loud as if they were in our room, and could hear someone snoring all night. An added irritant was we were on the 3rd floor with a sundeck above, so every morning before sunrise, there were people tramping across the deck and sliding deck chairs around...won’t get any morning sleep in here! The final and most irritating was the EXTREMELY LOUD AC unit. For the past 30 years I have traveled for work around the world every week, and can truthfully say this was the loudest AC unit I have ever had in a room. You don't have the option of turning the fan on continuously, it’s either fan or AC...not both. So with the summer heat, the unit turn on, then off, then on, repeat, repeat. When it's on, it is so loud you literally have to wear earplugs when you sleep, and the unit vibrates the room so much you can hear and feel it in the shower with the door closed! I told the front desk about it, and they said they would check, however another guest behind me said "I'll bet my AC unit is louder!!!" Obviously we were not the only ones to experience the very loud AC units! Another minor issue is the AC units poke through the wall to the small deck, so when you sit on the deck, the hot air blows on you and the condensation drains onto the deck outside, which then drips through to the deck below...complete lack of planning here.
I checked the decibel or noise level of the room with the AC unit running. Most sleep studies say 30db is the preferred level for quality sleep, however at this hotel it is around 65db with the AC unit running…about the same as if a loud diesel truck was parked outside your room.
While the location and decor of the hotel was great, the noise from the other rooms and super loud AC makes it so I would never stay here again...sad because it is a really great location.
One last observation, they do offer a “breakfast”, however it is very limited, one protein such as small burritos or egg bites, a spoonful of yogurt in individual cups, lots of bread, some fruit, etc, not a true breakfast but something you often find in low end hotels.
Read the other reviews and you will find the noise, AC units and skimpy breakfast are noted.
Would I stay here again...no, just because it is by far the noisiest hotel I have ever stayed in. Not because of loud partying guests, but because very poor noise dampening construction and super loud AC units.
Would I recommend...no, not unless either you wear fully noise-proof earplugs or can sleep with loud noise around you.
Bill RB
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Atlantic View Hotel
Wendee Parker : 5 on 7/8/2025 8:17 pm
The Atlantic View Hotel is the perfect spot at Dewey Beach. It just went through a complete renovation, giving it modern boutique hotel vibes. From the pool to having direct access to the beach, the hotel had everything we needed for our stay. The staff, including Tamieka, made our trip extra special by being so kind and inviting. The breakfast buffet, happy hour drinks and snacks, and the sweet bites at night were the perfect touch! Definitely want to visit next summer!
Wendee Parker
1752005850
5
5
Atlantic View Hotel
Rebecca Eisel : 5 on 7/5/2025 8:40 pm
I cannot give a recent review since the last time I stayed there was in 2014, but had vacationed there 7-8 times before then, the first way back in 1987, and it was always awesome (thus my 5 star review)! The "office" was way smaller but big enough to get your free breakfast and sit out by the pool (I still have an index card "From the Kitchen of The Atlantic View Hotel" for "Cup Cake Eggs".) From what I see and read the place has really changed. We always stayed there because it was very family friendly, and even though we did not have kids, the owners were very strict about noise, there was no bar or happy hour so no parties, you could enjoy the beautiful ocean view and also sleep well at night. Within walking and biking distance of Rehoboth Beach and the Boardwalk. I've wanted to go back at least one more time before I'm gone, so I hope they did not change a good thing!
Rebecca Eisel
1751748029
5
5
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