Ocean City has gotten very expensive and all of us want value when we head out for a vacation.  Here are some great ways to make your hotel budget go farther in Ocean City.

1. Consider Mid-Week Stays

Even when you want to stay for a weekend, you might consider skewing your stay either a little earlier or later.  For hotels, Sunday night through Thursday nights are considered mid-week and have lower rates than Friday and Saturday nights.   Arriving on Thursday and leaving Saturday is much cheaper than arriving on  Friday and leaving on Sunday.  If you can plan to escape so you stay Sunday night through Thursday nights and can avoid the weekend altogether, you will not only save enough money to add another night’s stay, you will also avoid some of the crowds.

2. Book Directly with the Hotel

Many hotels are increasing the price on some of the rooms sold through the large online travel agencies like Hotels.com to cover the high commissions the hotels pay on these rooms.  Therefore, it will usually benefit you to go to the hotel’s website and book directly.

3. Plan Ahead & Book Early

Many hotels have book early specials that they offer in the Spring.  If you know you want to go to the beach, then check out the book early specials offered by most hotels.  

4. Consider the Off-Season

Just like avoiding the crowds in the middle of summer by booking mid-week will also help you avoid some of the highest prices, avoiding the peak summer months and visiting in the Fall or Spring will help you save a lot of your hard-earned cash.  And in our opinion, Ocean City in the Fall is the best time of the year.  It’s still warm, the water is warm enough to swim, the weather is usually great and the crowds have died down.  Best of all the prices drop dramatically, not just on hotel rooms, but on restaurant prices too.

5. Look for Packages and Deals from Hotels on OceanCity.com 

OceanCity.com does not charge commission on promoting hotel rooms so we publish offers and deals that hotels give us to promote.  We frequently will publish packages hotels have for holidays and special events.  Just check this page often as offers change constantly.