Pet and dog friendly hotels in Ocean City, Maryland

What hotels are dog friendly in Ocean City, Maryland?

We list 17 pet and dog friendly hotels in Ocean City, Maryland (November 2026). Hilton Garden Inn Ocean City Oceanfront and Home2 Suites by Hilton Ocean City Bayside both state a 75 lb limit.

Howard Johnson Plaza by Wyndham Ocean City Oceanfront and Hampton Inn & Suites Ocean City Bayfront-Convention Center share the top guest score among hotels with 50 reviews or more: 8.9, from 984 and 347 reviews.

Nightly room rates across the 17 run from $57 to $618, median $89, before any pet fee, and all but two sit at $102 or less. We sampled them in November 2026 for a stay three weeks out, inside the October 1 to April 30 window when, per an October 2020 Maryland's Coast story, the beach opens to animals. We hold no summer rate.

How much do pet friendly hotels in Ocean City, MD charge for a dog?

We hold a stated pet fee for only 3 of the 17 Ocean City, Maryland hotels we list (November 2026), and all 3 charge: $60 per stay, $200 per stay or $40 per night.

White Marlin Inn, a motel, states the $60 fee and Hyatt Place Ocean City Oceanfront the $200. Holiday Inn Express and Suites West Ocean City by IHG states the $40 per night. That passes the White Marlin Inn fee on the second night and reaches the $200 fee on the fifth.

We hold no statement that pets stay free at any of the 17. The 4 stating a 75 lb limit all have a blank fee here, which does not mean there is none. Pet policies change. Confirm with the hotel when you book.

Which Ocean City, MD hotels accept large dogs, cats or two pets?

Of the 17 Ocean City, Maryland hotels we list (November 2026), 4 state a 75 lb limit, 4 state they accept cats and 4 allow two pets. We hold a weight limit for only 6, none above 75 lb. A missing limit is not a yes.

Per Hilton's pages for the hotels, Hampton Inn & Suites Ocean City Bayfront-Convention Center, Hilton Garden Inn Ocean City Oceanfront and Home2 Suites by Hilton Ocean City Bayside state 75 lb.

Two Marriott brands sit 50 lb apart here, so the chain name settles nothing: Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Ocean City states 75 lb, Residence Inn by Marriott Ocean City 25 lb. Hyatt Place Ocean City Oceanfront states 50 lb.

Of the 17 we list, 4 state they accept cats, and Hyatt Place Ocean City Oceanfront states dogs only. The other 12 are blank in our data, which does not mean they refuse cats.

The 4 that accept cats are all Hilton brands, per Hilton's pages read in November 2026. They are Hampton Inn & Suites Ocean City Bayfront-Convention Center, Hampton Inn & Suites Ocean City West, Tru By Hilton Ocean City Bayside, Md and Home2 Suites by Hilton Ocean City Bayside.

Those same four hotels state a maximum of 2 pets per room, while Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Ocean City states 1. Hampton Inn & Suites Ocean City Bayfront-Convention Center and Home2 Suites by Hilton Ocean City Bayside are the two for which we hold all three: 75 lb, 2 pets and cats. In our sample they start at $75 and $64 a night, with guest scores of 8.9 and 8.5.

Are dogs allowed on the beach in Ocean City, MD?

Not in summer: Maryland's Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce states that animals are not allowed on the beach or boardwalk between May 1 and September 30, by town ordinance (page read November 2026).

Maryland's Coast tourism wrote in October 2020 that the beach and boardwalk reopen to animals from October 1 until April 30. So a July room does not open the beach to your dog, while an October stay can.

For a beach day with a dog in summer, an October 2020 Maryland's Coast story points to Homer Gudelsky Park, commonly known as Stinky Beach, for any day of the year. Worcester County Recreation & Parks lists it at the end of Route 707 in West Ocean City. The suggestion comes from tourism, not from a county rule on pets.

What dog friendly places are there in Ocean City, MD?

Sources read in November 2026 name the Ocean City Dog Playground and Northside Park in Ocean City, Maryland, plus Ocean Pines Dog Park and parts of Assateague Island National Seashore.

• Ocean City Dog Playground, Little Salisbury Park, 94th Street: small dog area (28 pounds and under), large dog area, per the local chamber of commerce (page read November 2026). An October 2020 Maryland's Coast story says dogs must be registered, with passes from the Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department front desk. Ask there: we could not confirm short-stay passes.
• Northside Park: an October 2020 Maryland's Coast story describes it as beside the water, with easy access to the bay for a dog.
• Ocean Pines Dog Park, off Manklin Meadows Road, is run by the Ocean Pines Association rather than the town. Per its page read in November 2026, owners register at the Ocean Pines Community Center and pay an annual fee, with non-resident rates published.
• The National Park Service (pages read November 2026) permits leashed pets only in specific areas of the Maryland portion of Assateague Island National Seashore, on a leash no longer than 6 feet. It prohibits pets on nature trails, the lifeguard-protected beach, portions of Assateague State Park and the stretch north of the State Park to the Ocean City inlet.
• The National Park Service warns that sandburs at Assateague Island National Seashore can attach to pets and be very painful.