Ashworth by the Sea

Front staff was friendly. But, we arrived a few hours early after driving 4 hrs and they  wouldn’t let us check in early without charging us an early check in fee even though they had plenty of rooms available. Room was tiny and could have been cleaned/vacuumed better. Behind the door and between the nightstands and the bed had crumbs and dirt. Coffee pot was very dusty. Only a half roll of TP and 2 tissues left in a box. It’s the little things that were overlooked by staff. Had to take a cold shower because the water didn’t even get warm/hot. Convent location, but would consider other options before choosing this hotel.

This is a very old building and so it has some little quirks, long time waiting for hot water, noise is easily heard from adjacent rooms and from above, etcetera. There are simply no new hotels in Hampton Beach so choices are limited.

There was mold growing in the shower. The chlorine, or chemicals, from the pool made our children’s skin break out into a rash. We got ants in our room.

Gerry made us feel welcome the moment we walked up to the desk his positive attitude smile, and kindness was exceptional. Often, sadly front desk employees can be less than chipper. That was certainly not the case with  Gerry!  We laughed and told stories and honestly  I wanted to hang with him at the desk and chat. He is one fine employee.  I hope you can keep him!  We will be back!

Convenient location. Restaurants open for dinner hours. Indoor pool was a bonus. Balcony view was great for sunrise watching. Waters in room for coffee machine was useful. Spacious King sized bed.

The first room started to shower just enough hot watwr to soap up then cold.... Not clean in the bathroom, there was hair on the sink from someone who shaved their beard before us. Floor was dirty thru out the room. They did move us to a smaller room :-(. Did not think that was possible. The floor was dirty, with a thick layer of dust on the top of the TV. When I originally went to book my room, I called the hotel to see what our group rates were since I was going for a 3-day workshop being held at the hotel. I was given regular hotel rates I could get online. There is no special rate for our group. So I booked thru someone else and had a much better rate. One of my friends booked a room last-minute @ the hotel their rate was $119, and the group rate was either $199 or $219 for the same night. If you have food allergies, do not eat there. During the first lunch of the workshop, I ended up with a mild reaction from cross contamination. I am just lucky it was not worse. The next day, Scott made sure that my food was prepared alone. I would not recommend this place for workshops. The heat was not working for the first day. It was pretty hard to focus when you were freezing. They did get it fixed overnight, but that should not have been an issue to start. I took us to continue to ask. We finally got space heaters to take some of the chill off. I was just frustrating for everyone. I would not stay at this hotel again. Plus, there was not a microwave in the room.

We got sideview of the ocean. Older building and one very slow elevator. Stuff’s are nice, quick valet parking for easy access. Beach Just across street, very convenient.

The beach view from our third floor side balcony was good. We originally had a second floor side balcony and it was not so great. The bar staff (waitress) was a total disappointment. The food selection was ok but by the time the waitress brought it to us it was cold. We sat for 90+ minutes in an empty restaurant before she took our drink orders. We received our menus after that time and requesting several times.

Unfortunately, we were unable to use the shower due to a stray hair and a stream of slippery shower gel that ran through the middle. It happens! Lovely view and staff!