Rivers Edge at Bridgeport

We decided to drive to Seaside on a Monday; we arrived around 7 p.m. I Googled hotels, and we were able to get a suite with a queen-size bed, a kitchen with a full-size refrigerator, a stove, a dishwasher, dishes, utensils, a jacuzzi in the room, and a fireplace. There was a swimming pool and a free breakfast, which was delicious. All this for less than $150! We will definitely book again.

The good news: great rooftop viewing for the Fourth of July fireworks. Spacious suite with a full kitchen and jetted tub in the bathroom. Good location — you can easily walk to the beach and throughout the town. The other stuff: Sub par breakfast— we ate at local coffee shops most days. Thin walls — sounded like a children’s gymnastics academy was operating right above us. Spotty service — no housekeeping over 4 days, had to ask for towels, dishwasher soap, and a blanket for the hide-a-bed. A lamp in our room had no lightbulb. The hot tub was out of order. A bit rough around the edges — everything in our suite seemed worse for wear. Paint scraped off walls, dishes chipped, furniture scuffed. None of these things ruined our stay, but for $500 per night I expected much better.

I paid almost $800 for 2 nights here and after traveling for over 12 hours expected to come and have a peaceful place to rest. Instead, our shoes immediately got stuck to the floor and I noticed crumbs and hair everywhere…like literally everywhere. They failed to clean the floors and the room smelled like a wet dog. It was clear they do not pride themselves here in providing clean rooms to their guests. When I informed them that the room was dirty they acted shocked and sent someone from the night crew to mop it. He was the only saving grace that night (Dario) I think his name was. After spending a night there feeling itchy, I realized the room was most likely hardly ever deep cleaned. In a place that offers pet friendly rooms, they should really be more careful of the cleanliness and hygiene issues giving people dirty rooms. Ours had spots like a dog had peed and it had not been cleaned. I ran a wet towel on the floor to confirm and I was right. It was the worse stay. I felt like everything was dirty. I asked if there were other rooms where pets had not been and was told they were sold out. I was stuck and only stayed because it cost me a lot of money. The entire time I was there I felt disgusted. The patio on the lower levels is also useless and offers no privacy as all hotel guests show up to the grass area to let their pets use it as a restroom. This hotel advertises itself as a luxury place and it is far from it. They are a scam. Stay away from here. You can’t even sit on the patio chairs because they are filthy too.