Ocean Sands Beach Inn, St. Augustine

3465 Coastal Highway, St Augustine, FL 32084
 
 
 
 
 
Average User Rating (14)
$82 avg. price
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The Ocean Sands Inn, is located in the quietest area of Vilano Beach, just 3 miles from historic downtown St. Augustine. Second floor rooms have either 180-degree ocean view, or marsh/intra-coastal views. All rooms... More »
The Ocean Sands Inn, is located in the quietest area of Vilano Beach, just 3 miles from historic downtown St. Augustine. Second floor rooms have either 180-degree ocean view, or marsh/intra-coastal views. All rooms have private balconies or patios, coffee makers *we supply the coffee*, microwaves, refrigerator/freezer units, cable TV and four rooms have Jacuzzis. Complimentary continental breakfast with Susage Eggs, Cereals, Milk, Danish, English muffins, bagels, Donuts, coffee and juice is available at 715 each morning. Several of St. Augustine*s fine restaurants are just minutes away. Party and charter fishing boats are less than 3 minutes away, and golf courses as close as 10 minutes. In fact, we are the closest beach to the new World Golf Village and Hall of Fame. Our Vilano Beach area is what a beach is meant to be - uncrowded, primarily residential, and one of the best kept secrets in St. Augustine Come and find out why OUR NEW OUTDOOR HEATED POOL IS OPEN. COME ENJOY OUR BEACH AND POOL.
Hotel Details: Common/Public Areas Accessible to Wheelchairs
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Yahoo! User Reviews

 
 
 
 
 
9 reviews for Ocean Sands Beach Inn, St. Augustine
Great place to stay for the price and location!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 10/27/09
My family and I have stayed at Ocean Sands many times over the past six years. We have just stayed on the weekends and for weeks at a time and we love it. The staff is awesome and the price is right. I love the beach because it's very quite. However crossing the road to get to the beach is a little bit of a pain when you have small children. For the price you pay to stay right on the beach somewhere else is not worth it to us because Ocean Sands is actually closer to the beach then most beach front hotels or motels in St. Augustine. We have stayed at many places in St. Ausustine and we truly think that Ocean sands is the best place for the bucks. The rooms could use a little update but just ask the staff and they will do all they can do to make your stay as nice as they can. The area is growing and they are trying to update that part of St. A so just give it a try. I always call and speak to someone when booking a room....AAA members get a discount.......
 
 
 
 
 
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By A Yahoo! Contributor, 08/31/09
stayed here w. some other family members. The rooms could stand to be updated and there was a lot of moisture in the rooms. The pool was nice and heated. I loved the proximity to the beach, it was a private beach and never crowded at all. The biggest negative I would say was crossing the road to get to the beach. Its a fairly busy road and people speed. My daughter and I almost got ran over once. Even though the area says "watch for pedestrians", no one does so be careful! Its the perfect distance from downtown st. augustine if you dont want to be directly downtown. The workers were nice, I left an IPOD and some jewelry out once and when i returned, the bed had been made and the items put right back where they had been. Desk workers offered to help me carry our pool items out once too.
 
 
 
 
 
Will not return..
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 07/18/09
The only good thing about this hotel was the view... Will not return, place is an old building.. Could of been a lot more cleaner.. Will spend an extra $70.00 a night to stay somewhere else..
 
 
 
 
 
Great location!
By Jane, 05/17/09
Very nice place to stay, loved the beach (not busy) and close to St Augustine. Great rates and very friendly staff. Would stay again if ever in the area.
 
 
 
 
 
perfect place to stay
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 07/05/08
We spent 3 days here the end of June '08...it was perfect! The Inn is dirctly across from the beach,which was clean. We had shuttle service[which was soo prompt]to & from the Inn to the welcome station train depot.[I purchased tickets in advance thru AAA] The staff COULD NOT have been more courteous & helpful!!! The Historic district & attractions are ~8minutes away. We WILL stay here again...outstanding visit to such a beautiful,historic place. Loved it!!
 
 
 
 
 
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Will be returning this summer
By gtrgat1, 06/20/08
Location is great. Ponte Vedra Beach is only about 10 minutes away and St. Augustine is only about the same. Very clean and quiet. A great value and close to everything.
 
 
 
 
 
1 of 1 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
Very busy highway to cross for the beach
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 06/16/08
The picture are decieving as far as access to the beach. If you have children it is a very busy highway to cross. Then you have to climb up a ramp with several steps. The motel itself was not bad and their little breakfast was nice.
 
 
 
 
 
We Loved It!
By WalterC, 12/18/07
We stayed at the Ocean Sands on Dec 9th. The motel is right on A1A and across A1A from the beach. The beach is sandy, but, also has a large number of shells that haven't totally been ground into sand yet. They will have to do a beach renourishment soon, but, that's the government's job. The beach was great for walking. The motel itself was nice and clean, the room was clean and had a GREAT view (we were on the second floor facing the ocean). We slept with the sliding door open and the sounds of the ocean was soothing. The sounds of the cars going by much less so (but that wasn't the fault of the motel). The staff was friendly and helpful. The free breakfast was everthing you can imagine from a free breakfast. Interestingly enough, everyone who was staying that night, came down at the same time to eat. The smallish room was quite full of friendly people. Would we stay here again? You bet ya!
 
 
 
 
 
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Nice location
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 11/08/07
Nice location with private beach area...great for a family vacation...the breakfast was not very well prepared....the egg patties/sausage patties are frozen...you have to microwave them yourself...keep in mind there is one microwave in the breakfast area and each egg/sausage pattie requires 3-5 mintues..other than the breakfast the stay was nice and the staff was very friendly...would stay again.
 
 
 
 
 
3 of 3 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
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