Breakers

I stayed at this hotel for a business trip based on the recommendations of one of my colleagues. The price for this time of year was about $ 135/​night before taxes. Originally I wanted to stay at the Hilton Garden Inn (which was also closer to the client) but was convinced to stay here because it was right next to the ocean. This is probably the only thing that made staying at this hotel worthwhile. From what I hear, this hotel charges a lot during the peak season, so I would definitely consider pricing if this is an issue. You can’t beat the location, but let me provide you with the reasons why I would not come back.
First off, the hotel does not have a website for booking (you have to actually call them — get with the 21^st century) and has a 2 week cancellation policy on reservations here. I’ve never heard of a 2 week cancellation policy, especially during the off season. I was hesitant at first but since I was going to stay here for work anyways, I figured there would be very little possibility of me cancelling my trip. They person who took my reservation said they would be sending me the confirm the same day but I didn’t receive it the next and had to call them to remind them. That was just the first sign of their unprofessionalism.
After arriving at the hotel, the outside look pretty nice and right across the street was the ocean. But that’s about it for the highlights of the hotel. The hotel is outdated and the rooms feel like some cheap motel. The hotel does not have a gym or even a parking lot, so you would have to park on the street. Parking during the off season isn’t a problem, but what kind of hotel doesn’t have parking? Then we move on the the complaints of the hotel. The hotel is expensive for the type of food and services that it offers. They have free take-​away coffee near the dining area but won’t allow you to take the coffee with you if you eat at the restaurant. Then for goodness sakes, put the coffee somewhere else! I ordered an omelette the first morning for breakfast and it was not fully cooked and was running egg juices. They charge you for every ingredient that you put in the omelette, and for about $ 16 – 17 including a cup of OJ, is totally not worth eating here. I came back a couple more times for breakfast during the week and the service is slow and unprofessional. One time a waiter comes to put food on my table but moves the jam holder right in front of me so that I would have knocked it down if I started to eat. That was very odd and what type of person would put an item right in front of you? On the last day, my colleague and I came to eat breakfast again and since there was no one there to seat us, we decided to seat ourselves. We wait there for 10 minutes and the lady hostess comes by saying, «Did you want to eat?» Of course we did. Why would we get up in the morning, sit at the breakfast table, and not expect to order food? Dumb stupidity for her asking and not just offering us the menus to order. But what sealed the deal was while during eating, I listened to the hostess making fun of one of the waiters. She was mocking him by mumbling and stuttering, and this was in the dining area where other people could hear. This hostess needs to be fired and someone with some professionalism needs to be hired. I will probably never come back to this hotel, and definitely won’t be for my own personal trips. I will stick with the big hotel chains where customer service is #1.
Finally, after checking out they say they’ll email me the hotel receipt for travel reimbursement purposes. I did not get it for several days and had to email them to remind them. Horrible service. They don’t follow through with their words.

Had my wedding here. Everything was perfect. Food was amazing, service was amazing. People are raving about it. Highly recommend the place. They take all of the stress away and make sure everything is exactly how you want it.

Recently attended a wedding and stayed at this hotel, the ceremony was held across the street on the beach and reception was in their function room. Staff was great, the event was beautiful, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Parking was off street but there was no shortage of spaces after the sun went down and the beach crowd had left. I had never been to the area before, the weather was gorgeous so we were able to get out and explore — there were a lot of shops/​restaurants in walking distance. I would def recommend the Breakers Hotel.

Made an appt for a venue walk thru for a Sept 2016 wedding. We get there and are told there are no Sept dates available. Why did you make me drive 2 hours to tell me this when I JUST spoke to you 2 days ago? Fine. Tell the woman were interested in ceremony on beach. «Oh we don’t allow that»… Seriously? Useless. If they didn’t listen now I can only imagine how they’d be to work with for the wedding. Not to mention the hideous 1970s blue carpet throughout the «ballroom». And the cocktail room downstairs smelled like a funeral home.

Our family went to the Breakers Hotel for a birthday bash for my great aunt. Many events are head at this fabulous, classic hotel and I can see why. It’s right across the street from the ocean so it has great views and big, spacious windows for taking it all in. The food was delicious and the service was excellent. I’d definitely like to return here someday and stay for a few nights. The only downer was it was hard to find parking. You have to drive around and wait for someone to pull out. Otherwise, a great place to visit or have a special affair.

I was here for a week with my parents. It was like stepping into a Norman Rockwell painting, in the best possible way.
Absolutely gorgeous location across the street from the beach in Spring Lake. Guests get access tags to the beach, so no issue with that. The best part of the location is that there are NO services along the beach, and parking is not easy. Ergo, it’s under control for crowds. Add to that a boardwalk that was replaced as a result of Sandy, with no services but benches for gazing at the Atlanta, and it’s a place made for strolling, jogging, and running. Decent waves for surfing, too.
The hotel itself is a throwback. That glorious front porch beckons. The pool area has a neat little outdoor café with reasonably priced food and beer and truly outstanding cheeseburgers. The hotel restaurant also tries not to do too much, which means what it does it does exceptionally well. Try the trout, and the rib eye.
The best thing about the place — and there are a lot of good things — is its staff. Many of them are local schoolteachers, and this is their summer gig. Most have been doing it for five, six, even nine years. It means there is pride, intelligence, and an ability to connect with guests that is a rare pleasure. It would be nice if we could find a way to keep our teachers teaching year round, and reward them commensurately, but the loss to the children in the classroom is a gain to the guests at the Breakers.
It’s not inexpensive here, by any means. Wifi is also sketchy, and it doesn’t need to be. Good inside in the rooms near the elevators, but iffy on the porch and the pool deck. I confirmed this with my phone’s Wifi % meter. There are places on the porch that are at 24%, and that’s just unncessary in this day and age.
However, the place is lovely. I’d come back.

Pros: Delicious food, beautiful views on the veranda and very accommodating staff. Cons: Outdated décor, HORRENDOUS wifi service and rooms that look & smell like they haven’t had a good cleaning, fresh coast of paint nor new furniture since the Reagan administration. If you don’t like old, mismatched carpeting, don’t stay here.

I am sorry to say that due to the managements heartless adherence to «policy» we never were able to experience a night at the breakers… After submitting a check for $ 360 months in advance (they don’t take credit cards) my friend suffered a kidney stone and a night in ER the day before we were supposed to go. She called trying to cancel at 6 am just as she retained from the hospital. I called later in the day promising to bring doctor notes, whatever it took to get some compensation. I suggested they might comp us a night at some point when the hotel was not busy… No way!!! I can’t help but feel very disappointed. I understand there are policies but when they over ride common kindness … I lose respect. Miss Molly, the manager turned a possible win win into a loose loose. There are lots of old nice hotels at the jersey show… I think I’ll try one in sea girt next time.

Completely shocked by how unprofessional this place is. My mom made a res for two nights on the phone & provided her credit card info, and then they call us a few days before the trip to say that because they never received a check, our reservation is canceled. What year is this? They get our CC info, never say they want a check, and then flat out cancel on us before a holiday weekend? For a second they said we could overnight a check (??) and then changed their story that they had given the room away already. Pretty shady. Stay somewhere else.

Another restaurant update — split decision last night, wife liked her veal e’ deste quite a lot, along with the side of sauté’ed mushrooms, and her salad was simple but fresh. My hot antipasti (got the hot antipasti for two as my dinner, was not terribly hungry) was a disappointment. The clams oreganata seemed to be missing the clams and were not very flavorful. Shrimp scampi not garlicky, and were overcooked. Stuffed mushrooms had nondescript mush in them. Only the eggplant rolantina was good — tasty, done just right, nice ricotta stuffing inside, good thickness and texture for the eggplant. Oh, and the potatoes that came with wife’s veal were miserable.
Wine list is well-​varied and reasonable.
I can’t help but think they’ve had some turn-​over in their kitchen lately.

Restaurant review only. Dinner was delicious. Waitstaff was attentive and timely. The pasta fagiol was the best I have had, including meals in Italy. Do not overlook the Italian menu entrees.

This review is just for the restaurant. My husband and I had dinner here recently and left with full bellies and smiles. The service was very friendly and expedient and the food was delicious. It’s a bit pricey but the portions were very generous. The salads were fresh and tasty, the lobster bisque was full of large lobster chunks, the crab cakes were the real deal, the marinara sauce was really, really good, and the desserts (tiramisu and strawberries and whipped cream layered with an almond cookie) were lip-​smacking. I also liked the atmosphere — it a very nice dining room and we were lucky to have live piano music. I guess the decot is a bit dated but that’s part of its charm. I am looking forward to coming back again.
Total bill was $ 95 before tip (1 soup, 2 salads, 2 entrees, 2 desserts, ans 2 sodas). Crowd is definitely older.

Stayed here for two nights and had a less than mediocre experience.
We were definitely treated like 2^nd class guests because there was a wedding going on while we were there. Couldn’t order drinks from the bar, couldn’t enjoy the view from the porch. No one seemed to care if we were having an enjoyable time or not.
I asked if we could take our drinks by the pool– a woman who seemed to be the floor manager in the restaurant quickly screamed NO! NO FOOD BY THE POOL! Super weird because I didn’t even want to eat by the pool.
Later when ordering drinks from the hostess (remember– not allowed to go to the bar), a woman named Michelle poked my back pretty hard to tell me no glass by the pool. She REALLY turned me off to this hotel. It seems like they think of themselves as a pretty classy place– but your employees POKE hotel guests instead of using their words? Pretty distasteful and rude.
Definitely will not be back. You should train your staff not to touch hotel guests, especially in a less than friendly way. It’s kind of a joke that I would even need to say that.

While the décor of the main dining area is dated, the food and service is very good. Many of the gracious diners were 70+ (Friday night). Can’t beat the ocean view. Dinner for two (no desserts or drinks) was $ 70.

You could do worse. Monmouth and Ocean counties are the biggest wasteland in terms of restaurants in the tri-​state area. That having been said, I had to look to see if one of my leather loafers was missing or if the $ 28 steak was really that tough.
My $ 28 steak was really that tough.

I have liked the food here previously. Went to Easter dinner buffet, had 5:30p reservation. Was seated at a nice table. The brunet had a nice selection, BUT the food was cold. Pretty much stone cold. I don’t know if they ran out of sterno or just didn’t have water in the warmers, but the food was cold. Disappointing, and it wasn’t cheap. Come on Breakers. You can do better!

Great easter dinner amazing dishes huge variety. View is amazing excellent service Caitlin was our server she did an amazing job new her job never panicked if she did not know she figured it out a+

The view is spectacular. The front desk staff is very accommodating and patient. The facilities are very clean and maintained grounds give a comfortable feel. However, it ends just about there.
The food is good but not exquisite. The service for the event we attended, breakfast two days, and dinner were all very slow and seemed to get progressively more forgetful every meal we ate. The tepid oatmeal matched the nearly warm shower we had with the exception of the one I got up at 4am to get before hot water supply seemed to dwindle.
They are proud about their 20+ years operating and fine establishment. Rightfully so as far as upkeep of the same finishings. The dated neo-​classical meets 80’s elegance meets seashore is a bit tacky. The curtains in the ballroom and some carpeting must go! It wasn’t until leaving that I found our event rate was $ 325/​night.
For the quality of facility, dealing with frequent booming parties in the evenings and night, and the spotty service — I would rather stay farther away. They have great staff, it seems they need to examine efficient use of them.

Hotel: The best place to stay in Spring Lake. You can’t beat the location, directly on the beach. And the hotel has a wonderful pool area with poolside service (drinks and food). Staying at the breakers also gives you beach passes (Normally 10 $ per person per day)
Dining: The dining room is very nice, can be casual (veranda) or dressy (main). The food is top notch. The best part may be the porch, which you can sit on after your meal.

The Breakers will always hold a special place in my heart. I’ve been there many times and even though there are many accommodations to choose from in the area, something always pulls me back. I think it’s mainly the proximity to the beach and the beauty of the first floor. The rooms could use some work, but the jacuzzis are way beyond anything else I’ve had at the beach.
The food is quite tired, but that’s the case with most dts food. Regardless, the hotel, porches, staff and location are top notch and worth the visit.