Outdoor pool

Reviews of Singing Sands Inn Motel

2.5 out of 5
Singing Sands Inn Motel
2518 East Point Road – RTE 16, Kingsboro, Kingsboro, PE

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 101 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 39 out of 101 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 23 out of 101 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 101 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 101 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Mitty on 9 Sept 2023
Les invités heureux nous rendent heureux. Merci pour votre avis.

6/10 Okay

Lyette

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Mitty on 23 Sept 2023
Thank you for the review. We are sorry you did not enjoy your say.Merci pour l'avis. Nous sommes désolés que vous n'ayez pas apprécié votre intervention.

8/10 Good

Steven

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Mitty on 9 Sept 2023
Thank you for your review. Happy to see you enjoyed your stay.

8/10 Good

Erin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Owner is a mother and son, very friendly. Place is a little outdated but extremely clean and the area around is breath taking. They only have a coffee and bagel for breakfast but Tim Hortons is not that far away. I would definitely stay there again and am planning to next summer when I vidit PEI again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Mitty on 18 Aug 2023
Thank you for the review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay and we look forward to seeing you again next summer!

2/10 Terrible

Jerry

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Short handed elderly lady with little help needs new everything i dont recommend it pool was dirty and cold
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Mitty on 16 Aug 2023
I am sorry you did not enjoy your stay with us. Had you raised these points with us when you were here we would have gladly given you a refund.I am sorry with your experience with the pool, but at the time of your visit it was closed for maintenance. We were having a new sand filter installed due to the failure of the old one. With no properly working sand filter it is not possible to vacuum the pool. The new sand filter is installed and working well. If you had asked us about the pool I would have explained the situation to you. The pool is now cleaned properly. Unfortunately this happened during your stay with us.We maybe short staffed, but we have no problems dealing with the concerns of our guests. Again if you had approached us with any of your concerns while your were staying with us for two days we could have dealt with it at the appropriate time.

10/10 Excellent

Diego, Santo Domingo

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
An awesome vintage place with a beautiful view, an amazing staff and near a great beach. Thanks
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Mitty on 14 Aug 2023
Thank you Diego for a very kind review. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay. Please come again.

8/10 Good

Patricia

Travelled with partner
The breakfast was served in a paper bag. Really. Not what we expected.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Mitty on 18 Aug 2023
HelloThank you for the review. Yes we serve our continental breakfast in a paper bag. We started doing it due to COVID regulations and decided to continue it afterwards as it seems to work well. We find that lots of guest wish to get out on the road quick and this allowed a quick way to pass out the continental breakfasts without much fuss or wait time. The continental breakfasts contain a bagel with spreads and a coffee. If guests wish to toast the bagel there is a bagel toaster in the breakfast area. If people are not in a rush and wish to sit down in the breakfast area to eat that is totally fine and there are enough tables and chairs laid out to carter to a full house.

8/10 Good

Samantha

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to a Beach
The service was very friendly and they allowed for an early last minute check-in. Would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Mitty on 7 Aug 2023
Thank you for your review. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Hafford

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Mitty on 2 Aug 2023
Thank you very much for the review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us.

8/10 Good

Jane

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Basic motel. Swimming pool "self regulated"
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Mitty on 30 Jul 2023
Thank You for your review. Please come again.

6/10 Okay

Christian

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Mitty on 25 Jul 2023
Thank You for taking the time to post the review.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Didn't like anything. Not sure when it was built (1950's?) and nothing has been updated since. Way over priced.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Alexandra on 14 Sept 2019
Dear Anonymous, this is a very harsh assessment. It is true that the place is not newly build, but many things have been updated. You have slept on newly purchased beds and watched, if you did, tv on newly purchased units just ti name a few other things that have been updated in your room. Trust the rest of your holiday was more to your liking.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Alexandra on 4 Sept 2019
Dear Anonymous, We appreciate your review. Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Alexandra on 17 Aug 2019
Dear Anonymous, We appreciate your kind review. Thank You.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Alexandra on 16 Aug 2019
Dear Anonymous, Thank You.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property needs a good renovation. Door was in poor condition. Had trouble to open it from the inside. A piece of the door fell off when opened. Bathroom needs a big renovation. Way overpriced - not value for money
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Alexandra on 16 Aug 2019
Dear Anonymous, Thank you for your comments. We trust the rest of your trip was more pleasing.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
TV did not not upon arrival. Difficult internet connection. Bathroon has no fan. Price was more than places closser to attractons.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from The Owners on 11 Aug 2019
Dear Anonymous, Thank you for taking the time to submit your comments.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's not in Souris PEI very hard to find signage poor and picture has to be years ago
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from The Owners on 6 Aug 2019
Dear Anonymous, we trust the rest of your trip was more enjoyable. Thank you for your time to submit your comments.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
For overnight stay only. Humidity scent, really old and not renovated rooms. Poor quality mattress. Nice view on the background.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from The owners. on 6 Aug 2019
Dear Anonymous, Thank you for taking the time to submit your comments.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from The Owners on 6 Aug 2019
Dear Anonymous. Thank You .

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
You can see basin head beach from the second floor windows and the room was very clean. If your goal is a place to sleep while you visit the area it serves it’s purpose. The owners were pleasant. The breakfast is simply toast or cereal so if you want more than that you may plan on having breakfast somewhere else. The room was ugly with dark red carpet and dated wallpaper and pink toilets and tubs. We checked in at supper time, ate in town and walked the beach in the evening then slept at the hotel and was back at the beach by 9:30am so we didn’t really care if the room was ugly.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from The Owners on 31 Jul 2019
Dear Anonymous, Thank You for taking the time to submit your comments. We can see that you don't like reds and pinks.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Two thumbs up
Great location, very clean and friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Alexandra on 22 Jul 2019
Dear Anonymous, Thank you very much for your kind review.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Alexandra on 17 Jul 2019
Dear Anonymous, Thank you for taking the time to submit your assessment.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to the beach, great view, sweet inn keeper.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from The Owners on 26 Sept 2018
Thank you! We appreciate your comments.

10/10 Excellent

Kate, Pei

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The owner was really nice and accommodating. Everything was extremely clean and tidy. The room was dated but it didn’t matter. Would definitely recommend
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from The Owners on 26 Sept 2018
Thank you for your kind comments. We are glad you enjoyed your stay.

2/10 Terrible

Mark, Toronto, ON

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The doors are so old that I am not even sure they really lock. Everything is outdated including the cable, breakfast (not sure that is what it is), bathroom, even smells old. I cannot believe they charged the price they did. If I wasn't so tired, I would have tried somewhere else for sure. Only recommend if you are desperate.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from The Owners on 17 Sept 2018
Dear Mark Ell, Thank you for your one star review. The doors maybe older, but they lock safely. We asked you to smoke in the designated area, which is located as prescribed by PEI legislation. We are a smoke free building and your smoking on the deck was offensive to others. The off-season breakfast we offer is not “continental”, but a simple one to get you started for the day. We expect all our guests to be civil and courteous of others whether desperate or not.

4/10 Poor

Christopher, New Brunswick

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
For the amount we paid, we were overcharged. Very dated facility! Very lovely hosts! Small breakfast. Beautiful view and location!!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from The Owners on 5 Sept 2018
Thank you for your dichromatic review. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay.

8/10 Good

James, Lewes, DE USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet, comfortable room with beautiful grounds - enjoyed the breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from The Owners on 27 Aug 2018
Kind of you to send along your review! Thank you, James!

6/10 Okay

Woody

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
So so
Website picture and description was very misleading Certainly not as advertised. Needs lots of tender loving care and far from worth the $165.00 per night. Internet and TV reception really sporadic, outside entrance, but parking was behind motel so there are lots of steps. Not at all convent for handicapped. We would not stay here again or recommend it. Staff is friendly. Breakfast room was very noisy coffee was not hot, toaster ??
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from The Owners on 16 Aug 2018
We answered your initial enquiry about ’main level’ as follows: “Your room with a Queen bed is on the upper level which is the 'main level' that you enter at the front of the motel, and where the guest lounge, or breakfast lounge, is located. Should you have an aversion to stairs, this would be the best selection for you, as you can park at the front of the motel and carry your bags through to your room.” Your response was: “Thanks, this will work for us. Looking forward to our visit.” Nothing was mentioned about ‘handicapped’. It would now appear your stay was, to generalize, Not What We Expected! and that is unfortunate but there is nothing we can do about that. Except to say, we too are so sorry about that.

10/10 Excellent

Sungjoon, St.John’s

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location to the beach and very peaceful ,neat and quiet
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018
Response from The owners on 4 Aug 2018
Thank you for your kind review. Nothing makes us happier!

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfectly fine.
Had a perfectly fine time there. Conditions were a little cool that night so did not have an opportunity to use the pool but we did enjoy getting some exercise in the labyrinth. Breakfast the next morning was simple yet perfect for a family on the go. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from The owners on 31 Jul 2018
Thank you for your comments, Tim. We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Benoit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Singing Sands, music to my ear.
The Singing Sands Inn in Kingsboro, near Souris, is a perfect motel. Very clean and spacious room. Comfortable bed. Efficient A/C. Convenient furniture, Flat screen TV. The parking is just in front of the unit, convenient for packing/unpacking. Quiet. Near the motel, you'll find an awesome beach, its popularity speaks volume. The morning breakfast was well garnished. Friendly staff. A minor inconvenience was that tHe internet wifi reception was uneven, didn't always connect. Still we are sure to come back in the future.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from The owners on 27 Jul 2018
Thank you for your review. We do appreciate your comments.

8/10 Good

Jasmine, Gaspereau, NS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Certainly dated, but super cozy and great location
Located handy to Basin Head beach, home of the singing sands, this place was certainly dated but VERY cozy. We spent three nights in PEI at three different locations, and this bed was certainly the most comfortable, and the room was the nicest. Despite it being outdated, it was quaint. The breakfast served in the morning wasn’t that great, just some muffins and toast.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from The owners on 16 Jul 2018
Thanks for your comments, Jasmine, we can’t meet everyone’s wishes for breakfast, but we’re pleased you had a good sleep!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cool place to stay.
Nice hotel close to Singing Sands Beach. The owner is very helpful and nice.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from The owners on 16 Jul 2018
Thanks, Anonymous, and we think you were one of the many guests we have enjoyed having stay here with us – no airs, just pleasant people sharing friendly words as they experience a PEI vacation, whether on the beach or viewing scenery or meeting people.

6/10 Okay

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018
Response from The owners on 26 Jun 2018
Thank You for your review.

8/10 Good

Perla, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel
Very quiet area. Hotel room was nice and clean. hotel has a gorgeous view. The staff we're very friendly and helpful. There's a little seating area where you can view the sunset.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from The owners on 12 Jun 2018
Thank you for staying with us! We are glads you enjoyed your visit. Alexandra and Don

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
While it was a bit rustic / old fashioned, the room was a good size and comfortable, the staff were very wonderful, the breakfast was decent for what was previously describe and the location was great. It was quaint and I would recommend it again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017
Response from owners on 10 Sept 2017
Thank you for your comments. We are pleased you found us quaint. What matters to us is that you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to seeing you again!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Lots of local character!
I loved the pool and so did my kids! we also enjoyed the breakfast. the owners were very kind and helpful and wanted to make our stay comfortable. The room could have used a bit of a pick me up, seemed a bit stale and the toilet had some trouble flushing. But I would stay here again in a heartbeat!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017
Thanks for your review! We’d love to have you back again!

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and comfortable
The room was comfortable; beds soft, view amazing.Nice breakfast and beautiful, cold pool.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017
Thank you for giving us five stars. That makes it all worthwhile!

4/10 Poor

Lou, NH

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Needs Updating
The hosts are nice people, but this motel is in need of serious updating. Imagine a 1960s B-movie motel with dark plywood paneling, tacky pictures, disinfectant smell, poor lighting, and a pink bathroom. The bed was slanted toward the back wall and uncomfortable. I bumped my head a few times on an immovable lighting fixture attached to the wall just above the headboard. We finally switched directions and slept with our feet toward the wall. The continental breakfast was OK with muffins, cereal, bagels, and yogurt. However, the coffee was terribly weak and had no flavor.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017
Response from The owners on 17 Aug 2017
Well, that’s amazing! The Singing Sands Beach is over two miles long. It’s too bad you didn’t get past the crowd that enjoys ‘the run’ to relax where the soothing waves and bird calls reflect the peaceful joy of days at the natural beach. Oh, well, we can’t please everybody! Your bed was a new name-brand with cushion toppers purchased in June 2017!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017
Thank you for your rating!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017
Thank you for taking the time to comment on your stay with us. You need not say any more because your ranking expresses the satisfaction that many of our guests choose to indicate in other ways but your stars also 'tell the world' and we appreciate that!

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
For play time at Sandy beach
Very nice place. Pretty quiet even though it was on main road. Very nice beach near by. Old but clean and friendly keepers.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
Thank you, Catherine, we appreciate your comments. We hope you will visit us again!

8/10 Good

Gary, Dartmouth N.S.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hotel, close to the beach.
Had a nice stay. Very close to the beach.Breakfast was so so. Great location, clean room, nice pool and nice staff.. Good rates..
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Owners on 10 Sept 2017
Thank you for your review. We hope you will be back again next season! We look forward to continue doing our best to make your stay enjoyable.

8/10 Good

Randy, Kentucky

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Older motel, no frills
Friendly staff in older motel with comfortable room near beautiful Basin Head beach. Small breakfast, quiet secluded place 15 minutes from Souris. Very skimpy on ice but that seems to be a Canadian thing.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Don on 22 Jul 2017
Thank you! Souris will appreciate the mention because that is where we send people looking for a choice in restaurants. The beach IS beautiful and clean and fresh and all yours for 3 km once you get away from the crowds of ‘run-jumpers’ where the Basin Head Lagoon (a Marine Protected Area) flushes out to the Northumberland Strait. This is a beach waiting to rejuvenate those who can appreciate sitting, sunning, reading a book, watching the birds and listening to the winds and waves – enjoyment now too frequently replaced by pay-per-entertainment!

6/10 Okay

yvon

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We were o ly there one night, had great service,rooms comfortable and it is conveniently located. Would definately recommend this motel to friends.
Response from Don on 22 Jul 2017
Thank you for your kind review. We look forward to seeing you again!

6/10 Okay

Gary, Walden

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
good place to stay for the Singing Sands Beach
The motel was clean but a little out dated. A great place to stay if you are planning to spend some time at the Singing Sands Beach.

8/10 Good

Coal Lady, Nova Scotia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Older, but in nice condition
Our stay at the Singing Sands was nice. The owners are very thoughtful, and very relaxed Maritimers! Our room was very clean. Breakfast was out for us to eat at will. Check-in was amazing!! We got in very late. They had everything prepared for us. We went to bed and did the complete check-in the following morning.
Response from Owners on 5 Sept 2016
What can we say but Thank You! We appreciate your 'Cons' as well as the 'Pros' and the balance of your review, which will be helpful to others. It was a pleasure having you as guests!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Close to basin head
It was closest place to Basin Head beach so the location was perfect. The place offered a rustic charm. It provided the basics and was a 10-15 minute drive from restaurants.
Response from General Manager on 28 Aug 2016
Thank you for your comments. We have an unpretentious country motel and your review offers helpful details that will be appreciated by others. Reviews like yours are informative and a pleasure for us to read, and stand out against those that insist on dwelling over unmet expectations! Thanks again!