South Beach Resort Hotel

2.5 star property

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Private beach, beach towels, scuba diving, waterskiing
Standard Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Courtyard Area
Exterior
Property entrance
Exterior

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • On private beach
  • Hot tub
  • Spa
  • Room service
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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8620 E. Bayshore Road, Marblehead, OH, 43440
  • Place, African Safari Wildlife Park
  • Place, Marblehead Lighthouse
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Place, Cedar Point
    ‪34 min drive‬

Room options

Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(22 reviews)
  • 45 sq m
  • Water view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds

Room, 1 Bedroom

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)
  • 42 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Courtyard Area

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(20 reviews)
  • 42 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Marblehead

With a stay at South Beach Resort Hotel in Marblehead, you'll be 4.9 mi (7.9 km) from Marblehead Lighthouse and 18.6 mi (29.9 km) from Cedar Point. .This beach hotel is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Lake Erie and 19.4 mi (31.3 km) from Kalahari Waterpark Resort.

What's nearby

  • The Watering Hole Safari and Waterpark - 8 min drive - 8.8 km
  • Marblehead Lighthouse - 9 min drive - 8.9 km
  • Jackson Street Pier - 26 min drive - 28.3 km
  • Castaway Bay Waterpark - 28 min drive - 34.1 km
  • Cedar Point - 34 min drive - 37.9 km

Getting around

  • Sandusky Station - 21 min drive
  • Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) - 72 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Miss Keat’s Smokehouse - ‬34 min drive
  • ‪Cleats Club Seat Grille - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Red's Lakehouse - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Last Chance Saloon - ‬34 min drive
  • ‪Rayz on the Bay - ‬13 min drive

About this property

South Beach Resort Hotel

Beachfront hotel with 3 outdoor pools and a marina
South Beach Resort Hotel offers 55 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and designer toiletries. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Business-friendly amenities include phones; local and long-distance calls are complimentary (restrictions may apply). Microwaves, refrigerators, and in-room massages can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily. Renovation of all guestrooms was completed in January 2023.

A private beach, an outdoor tennis court, and a marina are featured at the hotel. 3 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool. In addition to a seasonal outdoor pool, other recreational amenities include a hot tub.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include massages and facials. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy.
Stay in one of 55 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature showers, designer toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and in-room massages, as well as phones with free local calls.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages and facials. After dipping into one of the 3 outdoor swimming pools, you can spend some time at the private beach. Additional amenities at this hotel include concierge services, an arcade/game room, and a fireplace in the lobby.
Take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours).
Featured amenities include limo/town car service, express check-in, and express check-out. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and a meeting room.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Limo/town car service
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Things to do

  • 3 outdoor pools
  • Arcade/game room
  • Basketball
  • Beach volleyball
  • Boat tours
  • Children's pool
  • Fishing
  • Full-service spa
  • Hot tub
  • Motor boating
  • Outdoor tennis court
  • Personal motorised watercraft
  • Playground
  • Scuba diving
  • TV in common areas
  • Water skiing

Family friendly

  • 3 outdoor pools
  • Arcade/game room
  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave on request
  • Playground
  • Refrigerator on request
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Conference centre
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Beach towels
  • Garden
  • Marina
  • On a private beach
  • On the bay
  • Picnic area
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • Aromatherapy
  • Facials
  • In-room massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Lift
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2002
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Renovated entire property - January 2023

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service
  • Microwave on request
  • Refrigerator on request

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Free local calls
  • Free long-distance calls
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: USD 99
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: USD 99
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 6:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are available for USD 10.0 per day

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Cleaning deposit: USD 250 per stay
  • Resort fee: USD 42.50 per accommodation, per night
The resort fee includes:
  • Additional inclusions
  • Beach access
  • Beach towels
  • Housekeeping
  • In-room coffee
  • Internet access
  • Phone calls
  • Pool access
  • Self parking

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Early check-in fee: USD 99 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: USD 99 (subject to availability)
  • Refrigerator fee: USD 10 per day
  • In-room microwave fee: USD 10 per night
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 10.0 per day
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

South Beach Marblehead
South Beach Resort Hotel
South Beach Resort Hotel Marblehead
South Beach Hotel Marblehead
South Beach Resort Hotel Ohio/Marblehead
South Beach Resort Hotel Hotel
South Beach Resort Hotel Marblehead
South Beach Resort Hotel Hotel Marblehead

Reviews

South Beach Resort Hotel Reviews

7.8

Good

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 210 out of 528 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 155 out of 528 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 89 out of 528 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 42 out of 528 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 32 out of 528 reviews

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Kara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Recommend only staying on the top floor as the floors make a lot of creaking noises that you hear everytime someone walks in the room above.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristen

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Three pools + other waterplay areas. Wonderful for children. Great view of the lake.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were unbelievably kind & was quick to offer suggestions regarding food places or where to pick up an item that you may have forgotten. My only recommendation is that they need to boost their WiFi signal. Late at night, when trying to watch a movie on my phone, the signal was BAD. This is my only recommendation. Stay here. You’ll have a great time! Guaranteed!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Monica

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was our first time here and first time in the area. Absolutely lovely place! Right on lake Eerie with a small swimming beach access, several pools including a very kid friendly one right outside the door with view of the lake. There is also beautiful little cottages to stay on which we will try next time, but the resort itself was fantastic too. The beds were a little hard, which is just a personal preference and cell phone signal was very spotty. TV was available but very limited amount of channels, if that matters to anyone and lost signal quite a lot. Also, the front desk only has someone there until 7pm. We had a toilet clogged and were unable to get ahold of the after hours staff we were told to call, but ended up fixing it ourselves pretty easily. No fridge in the room, which might also be personal preference but something we are just used to with our stays. The location is stunning, yet only a short drive away from dining options and shopping. We are planning on staying here again for our next trip.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
The lake access.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Miranda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loves this hotel and its location. Great to be able to get to kelleys island ferry easily. Staff is friendly and rooms are clean. The decor is a little outdated and beds are not very comfortable. But the amenities and cleanliness makes up for it. Love the pool area and cottages to rent
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tammy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A little older but probably one of the cleanest places I've ever stayed. Staff is very friendly alot of kids so great place for families!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Billel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The rooms need a deep cleaning or remodeling otherwise everything OKAY
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kyndra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Denise

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Positive - Very clean facility and rooms were clean. Family Friendly. Negative - Most of the staff was not very friendly, rarely made eye contact. However, they did respond if we had questions. A few were extremely friendly and went above and beyond to converse with the families. Negative - The pillows were all flat, recommend getting better quality. Smoking was allowed in all pool areas.
The pools were very clean with nice chairs and tables with umbrellas.
Having two pools close together for younger kids and older kids is family oriented.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dale

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Chis and his staff were great..The area was very clean .. Lots to do and meet great people..
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

kathryn, Toledo

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I feel this place is put together very well. The staff were really great. The only thing I would add to this property is to provide a golf cart for guests to use on the property. I have pulmonary fibroids and I use oxygen. I was not able to go to the big pool or the beach
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Craig

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was great except the wifi service was poor affecting telephones and television reception.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Melissa

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
I love it there but first time in hotel Room 311 had a bad smell of mold or old moisture😔
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Ashley

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

guy

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
cut backs on the little things arte obvious.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
This place offers everything! Three pool, splash pad, hot tub, magnificent view of Lake Erie! Friendly staff!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hotel on Marblehead

What a cool place to stay for a couple or with a family. The hotel was nice with many activities within the resort. The beds were a little squeaky (could hear ours plus people above us) and could hear kids running in the hallway but didn’t bother us too much. All employees were friendly and accommodating when we asked to stay one more night & not move rooms the day before the 4th of July. I would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janette

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Beautiful peaceful location!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
My only wish is that the rooms came equipped with a small fridge and microwave.Other than that it was a wonderful experience
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025