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Finding an ideal family-friendly motel in Cocoa Beach does not have to be difficult. Welcome to Sea Aire Motel, a nice option for travellers like you.
You’ll enjoy relaxing rooms that offer a flat screen TV, a refrigerator, and a kitchenette, and you can stay connected during your stay as Sea Aire Motel offers guests free wifi.
For guests with a vehicle, free parking is available.
While you’re here, be sure to check out some of the Asian restaurants, including Siam Orchid, Yen Yen Chinese Restaurant, and Cocoa Beach Thai & Sushi, all of which are a short distance from Sea Aire Motel.
During your visit, be sure to check out Lori Wilson Park (1.8 km), which is a popular attraction within walking distance of the motel.
Sea Aire Motel puts the best of Cocoa Beach at your fingertips, making your stay both relaxing and enjoyable.
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HOTEL STYLE
Romantic
Quaint
Location
181 N Atlantic Ave, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931-2905
Sea Aire Motel
4 reviews
Getting there
Great for walkers
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For me a great 4 nights in a beachfront front room in a 1950's era motel. I had room 9 from June 26-30 2023 and I found the room clean, comfortable, and a fantastic view. The grounds were well maintained and the staff were efficient as check in held no surprises, though not overly friendly. Room 9 is one of the beachfront rooms.
Don't expect luxury, this is a motel. The grounds offer a covered pavillion, grills, nice lawn, and the main reason for going: the beach. The scale is quite small, this is a vintage 1950s beach motel. Perfect for me. Perhaps not for those expecting more than should be expected from a motel. There are some possible quirks with small motels. The cost considering I compared beachfront only rooms was lower than others.
Several bars and restaurants and some shopping is within walking distance. A grocery store is a few minutes away by car.
I enjoyed my time there and living about an hour away felt it was a reasonable bargain to vacation so close to home. It will appeal to those liking retro,simple, smaller scale lodgings, surfers, and those who want the beach to be just a few steps away. I would happly return. There are fewer and fewer of these original motels as the years go by.
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Date of stay: June 2023
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Trip type: Travelled solo
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I seldom write reviews but this is one I needed to write. The motel is old, built in the mid 50’s…that is part of the charm of this place. It is old school Florida and is not for everyone. If you want a CLEAN decent place to stay this is it. If you want all the amenities that some expect, do not stay here. It is a basic clean room with a small kitchen. Everything works but it is dated, again part of the charm. The parking lot is small but we had no issue parking. If you have a truck you may find it tight. There are some very good restaurants within a block or two walk so that makes it very easy. The only issue I had was the bed was harder than I would have liked.
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Date of stay: March 2023
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Great place to stay. Motel is right on the beach! Clean and comfortable room. The staff is great, friendly and helpful. We travel to Cocoa Beach every year and always stay there. Walking distance to many restaurants. I recommend Pineapple Express directly across the street for casual food and live music!
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Date of stay: November 2024
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Trip type: Travelled with family
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Not a great experience but, I will write both positive and negative. The cons were it is very outdated and needs some TLC, it does not look like the photos. The check in lady I dealt with Rosanne was very unprofessional and made several condescending remarks, along with accusations when asked if we could check in early to our room she had a very unpleasant demeanor. They provided only 1 roll of toliet paper in the room and there office was closed, so I then had to go buy my own toilet paper.Where as most hotels rooms provide at least one back up roll. They also charge for ice as there competitors have ice machines available for there guest. The absolute #1 problem was their beds were the most horrific hardest surface beds literally ever made. We all exsperienced very little rest on them and lots of pain it felt like sleeping on a picnic bench. And there shower had no water pressure, and very pricey for no pool, hot tube, gym or other amenities etc. However, the pros were they did hv a grill and Pavillion along with a mini kitchen that had all kitchen assories. I myself will never reccomend this place or ever be a returning guest.
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Date of stay: October 2023
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Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:Â Find a different place or prepare to lose sleep.
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Me and my mother went for our stay in May of 2022, upon arriving we were bombarded with swarms of bugs. Once entering our room and beginning to unpack we notice many smushed bugs, live and dead ants everywhere you could possibly imagine, and even lizard poop in our room (very unsanitary). We then approached the front desk with these issues considering the room was supposed to have been cleaned before our arrival (no one wants to stay in a bug encrusted room). We took pictures of all the smushed and live bugs and even took the lizard poo to them. Chelsea (the owner) was extremely unhelpful with our frustrations and we were told we would not be eligible for a refund, even though we had already moved our things out and booked another place before approaching them. The owner stated to go through my card company to get my money back that way, opposed to giving us a simple refund for the filth we encountered for our 20 minutes of being at the motel. My card company would not issue my money back, I even went through booking.com (where we originally booked the stay) and only received 15% of what we had paid. I’ve tried contacting the motel itself requesting a call back from Chelsea countless times who always seems to be “unavailable” and will not return my calls. Do not stay at this place you will regret it!!!!
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Date of stay: August 2022
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Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:Â Do not stay here
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Recently, I wanted to see the Launch of Artemis 1, I didn't have a lot of money to spend, but I wanted to beat the crowds and stay the night on Sunday, August 28, 2022 so that my husband and I could view Artemis 1 Monday Morning.
We booked a room through booking.com and tried to get the cheapest room just for one night on the beachside to be able to wake up and view the launch. We ended up with "Sea Aire Oceanfront Motel" which with taxes and fees came to $178.00/night. We requested early check in, but they couldn't guarantee it, so as we are also Annual Passholders for Kennedy Space Center, we ventured there first, spent our day there and checked into the motel.
When we arrived as common practice, hotels usually get your credit card and place holds for $100 to cover room, etc. The room was nothing to write home about, its a 1950's motel without amenities (no pool/Wall Air Units) it also said Oceanview we paid extra for, and the only thing you could see from our room was the hotel grounds.
it is what we needed for the one night. When I realized later in the day that they actually charged my card $100 I called them while out to dinner and they said that I would get it back, then I went to the office and they said again it would go back on my card.
When we checked out, I finally realized that I was not getting the $100 back, and that it was an "EVENT FEE" . The check-in paperwork I had signed the previous day (because the disclaimer on the paper didn't say anything about an event fee), it was hidden in the last line of another page so that when you sign in, essentially you are signing off on paying that fee. Then as we checked out, they charged my card again for $12.00, they couldn't tell me why, just that I had a balance (which I didn't) I had prepaid through booking.com there should have been no fees when I arrived at all.
I wanted to make everyone aware of this, they weren't nice, they basically said that every hotel on the space coast does this from five star to two star and that's the way it is. By the way I checked with the Tourism board for the Space Coast and this EVENT FEE is NOT an accepted practice and they have never heard of an event fee for space launches. The Motel said they would call me, but never did. I have filed complaints with the Space Coast Tourism boards, the BBB and the Department of Business Reg in Florida as to this unethical practice.
I have sought my refund and investigation through booking.com as they were not aware of this practice and are looking into getting me a refund but were unsuccessful as they said they had my signature on the check in paperwork.
I very much feel that everyone should be aware of these practices and how they made us (Floridians) in our home state feel like we just got taken for a ride. I don't want this to happen to anyone else. I'm not trying to not pay my fair share, but this was unethically done and they need to somehow be held accountable in anyway possible, be it a review or complaint.
Had I known I was going to end up having to pay almost $300 I would have stayed at a better place. I have never made a complaint against a hotel in my life, but the way they handled this was just too unethical to not complain. To date, I have not heard from the motel.
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Date of stay: August 2022
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Room Tip:Â Be aware of what you are signing at check-in
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My friends and I spent two nights here this past weekend. The staff were delightful. At first glance, this is a charming old motel on the beach with kitchenettes and large rooms. It's quiet and has a peaceful private beach a few steps away from the motel.
The charm ended there. There was a portable air conditioner blasting 24/7 in my room, only one electric socket worked (in the bathroom) and there were tiny ants in my room. My friends' rooms also had ants. Another friend's room had no air conditioning and no working TV. The manager offered her another room, but my friend declined because of the cool weather. The soda machine ate two of my dollar bills with no product resulted. There was dog feces on the lawn, which led to an unpleasant experience for me.
We enjoyed our time on Cocoa Beach but will not return to this motel.
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Date of stay: January 2021
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We stayed and had a fabulous time, the check in was easy,fast pleasant conversation with desk employees. It is an older motel so your expectations should be of that. Our room was updated and had big windows facing the ocean. One of the reason we choose to stay here. The access to the beach was great,walk out your door and down the sand path to beach. Plenty of seating outdoors ,it rained while we were there one day and we were able to sit under the patio table covering and not get wet.
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Date of stay: March 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Â Older motel so adjust your expectations,but comfortable.
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This is a small quaint hotel with nice beach views. The rooms are clean and quiet. Very friendly staff. This is an older property but several rooms have been updated due to prior storm damage. The beach access was excellent.
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Date of stay: January 2020
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Excellent stay! Friendly staff, great location. We checked in late - all we needed to do was inform the office and they provide late check in instructions. The room was spacious and clean. The water pressure in the shower is non existent and takes a bit to get warm but that is the only minor complaint. We had a view of the ocean and a short walk over the dunes to the beach. There was a closet of beach gear at the office we were able to borrow a couple beach chairs from. Plenty of seating outside including a pavilion. The location was perfect! Would highly recommend!
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Date of stay: April 2022Trip type: Travelled with friends
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There are more places to choose from in the Cocoa Beach area.
PRICE RANGE
C$216 - C$319 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
sea aire hotel cocoa beach, sea aire cocoa beach
LOCATION
United StatesFloridaBrevard CountyCocoa Beach
NUMBER OF ROOMS
16
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