Help picking out a condo in ocean city md

I heard some of the high rise condos in ocean city are hot and that the AC does not cool the units enough to a comfy temp. Can anyone recommend a condo? I was looking at golden sands, seawatch or pyramid and i%26#39;m staying with a one year old so i can%26#39;t afford to stay in a hot sweaty condo. thanks!!

Help picking out a condo in ocean city md

I%26#39;m not certain, but I believe most places have their own A/C units and hot water heaters, so I think how well they would work would depend on how old the unit is and the type of unit.

When we stayed in the Plaza last year, the unit was loud, but it definitely worked. My aunt and uncle stayed at the Pyramid several years ago and they didn%26#39;t have any issues with their a/c (my aunt would have complained).

One way to get some information is to narrow down your search to several units and then call the rental place. You can ask them if there have ever been any issues with the air conditioning in the places you%26#39;ve chosen. I%26#39;ve found that the representatives (especially at the larger rental places) are pretty honest and will point you in the right direction.

Help picking out a condo in ocean city md

Most if not all of the high-rise condos are *not* controlled by central HVAC, other than their lobbies and interior hallways. Each unit typically has its own equipment selected and maintained (or not) by the individual owner. So a broad generalization about one particular building being better or worse than another may not have a lot of validity.

It may be more fair to say that in summer, with the sun pouring in to an oceanfront property and with kids inevitably keeping sliding balcony doors open, it%26#39;s difficult to maintain a consistent temperature between the oceanfront side of the condo and its back rooms. So you%26#39;re roasting up front in the living room while it%26#39;s comfortable or even chilly in the back rooms.

There is no perfect duct configuration in one building vs. another that will maintain a consistent temperature throughout a typical apartment at all times, you may need to partially or completely close the ducts in the back to even things out--or consider bringing a small fan to blow the cooler air from back to front.

Working AC should not fail to lower the temperature to a reasonable desired level *at the thermostat.* Broken AC, however, is a matter to take up with the rental agency.

It also matters which side of the condo building you are in. In the seawatch, quay,capri, and others built like that, try to get a unit facing north. If you are facing south, the sun blare in all afternoon, making the balcony unbearable and the unit much warmer. I stayed in the SeaWatch 2 different units, one facing north, one south. The views were beautiful each direction, but facing north was more comfortable inside the unit during the day, and also on the balcony. I would recommend units that end with 01,02,or03, as there are the most foward ones on the noth side.

There are some good points here. We own in the Quay, which has interior hallways, and they do get hot in the summer since there is no HVAC. Our unit has three-year old central air that is frigid cold, WAY better than our house in NJ. We are on the north side of the building on the oceanfront corner and have had no issues with excessive heat. The units on the south side probably do get baked.

All the buildings you mentioned are nice; keep in mind the Pyramid has 4%26#39; high solid walls at all of the balconies and most owners have enclosed them. It is also about 50 feet from the Quay, which hurts your ocean views if you are on the north side of the building (it also affects Quay units on the south side as well). Sea Watch has outdoor hallways which does increase your cross-ventilation if you open the windows.