I am not very picky, having done a lot of "shoe-string" traveling in developing countries. But this is a gross hotel. The comforter on the bed was disgusting -- dirty and filled with holes. Only one light in the room. No glass or cup to drink from. A/C generated a peculiar and troubling smell. We turned it off.
One upside is that our room did not have roaches. This was lucky for us, since other guests were complaining about roaches getting into all of their luggage.
To top off our "experience," the hotel description claimed there would be parking (some onsite and some at an offsite location). There was no parking by the time we arrived (4pm). When I asked how to identify a legal parking space, the description from the front desk resulted in us getting a parking ticket and a $325 tow. The front desk guy said I could park anywhere other than on yellow-painted curbs or in numbered spaces. He neglected to tell me that there needs to be a white painted line around the space for it to be valid. Apparently I was blocking someone from driving up over the curb and sidewalk to park on their front yard...
Even without the ticket and tow charge, this was an absurdly over-priced hotel room. I saw the ratings, but there were only 2 rooms under $400 in Seaside Heights (SH), and I figured it couldn't be that bad for $300. Well, it is. If this is the only available hotel room left in Seaside Heights, perhaps you should visit somewhere else? Or perhaps visit SH at a different time?