The Rockaway Hotel

Beach spa hotel on Rockaway near JFK. Enjoyable recovery spot or layover. Greeted with sparkling rosé at happy hour, dinner onsite, sunset at the rooftop bar; then enjoyed yoga, winter pool club, bagels & bicycles on the boardwalk!

My husband and I were here three nights for a little getaway. Very disappointed. The room was so small it was hard to negotiate. There is no place to hang your clothes and the underbed drawers refused to open. We had to get help from a housekeeper who showed us you have to kick them hard, then stick something in the corner to keep them from closing again. I don't expect in a luxury hotel to get on the floor to access my clothes . The shower was fine, once you figured out how to work it - very complicated. Likewise the lighting. As noted in another review, the room refresh only meant clean bedding (which I don't really need daily), towels and trash emptying. No wiping up in the bathroom. A glass I used on arrival sat with its lipstick stain for our entire stay. The Spa lounge was a lovely space to relax and read, except for the constant music. My real complaint though is the $50 per day charge -on top of a hefty room fee- for a glass of wine when you arrive, a cup of coffee or tea in the morning, use of a beach bike and permission to enter the lounge. Oh and pickup/dropoff IF available. Honestly, I've stayed in many far less expensive hotels where all that is included. It just seems mean-spirited. The staff, both in the hotel and the very nice attached restaurant, however, were very pleasant and accommodating.

Hotel is only on business due to a lack of competition. Rooms are very small and poorly designed. The staff, with a few exceptions, is surly and incompetent. Our room was cleaned only once during a 3 night stay, despite us being out of it for the majority of each day Highly recommend finding other accommodations and using transportation to get to the beach as opposed to staying here.

Highly recommend Margie’s. Phenomenal food. I love the Sunday “parm” night dinner special. Make sure to get an Irish coffee from Frankie the bartender too! The best IC in the city! Thanks, Brandon

The hotel is super cute, has many events going on (even during winter), staff is very friendly. Margie's has great food and want to highlight how nice and helpful Jayleen was during our stay. We were upgraded tks to Amex Platinum and our room had a really nice water view besides being very spacious and comfy.