We stayed there back in '96 and 11 years later, not much has changed. Room style is of late 80s but I've been in places that look like they're from the 50s, so that's not too shabby... First thing I noticed upon stepping in was one of the entry door's glass had tape all over it, as if they were too cheap to repair it. Floors a little creaky. Our room faced the rear parking lot which was perfect for us - much quieter! Checkin/out was easy -they make you sign something though stating you won't smoke or be subject to a $150 fee, because all rooms are non-smoking (horray!)

In a nutshell:

Pros - location, convenience to seagull beach, Dunkin Donuts, and everything else, cleanliness, affordable place to stay Mid-Cape, TV cable selection

Cons - beds were hard, A/C converted to "automatic"/energy saver was a little tricky, no wifi/internet, calls 25c + .05c/minute if you did want to dial up, tiny bathroom

I'd give the place at least a 4 if the beds were comfortable, but since most of our time is spent sleeping in a motel room, it's one of the most important qualities! Might stay there again but also willing to see what else is out there that we haven't tried.

Courtyard room is a must. walk out the door to the grassy area to the enclosed heated outdoor pool. clean room with blowdryer fridge, ironing board and iron. indoor pool and hottub, sauna. Coffeebar from 7:30 to 11:30. Free coffee in the office except when coffee bar is open. Very helpful staff. Monday thru Friday you can buy disc tickets to any of town owned beached, including seagull beach (5 min drive away).
Seagull beach is clean, lots of parking spaces. Full concession stand and clean bathrooms. $15 to park on weekends.
Walk to christmas tree shop, restaurants, ice cream, and Cuffys (sweatshirts, tshirts, etc).

Stayed at the Mariner Motor Lodge for 4 nights end of June this year. We had a room on the second floor overlooking the pool. The room was very large, 2 double beds, which were very comfy and pristinely clean. Housekeeping was great, fresh towels etc each day. Everything in the room that you need, iron/ironing board, 'fridge, hairdryer. The outside pool was great, very clean and the indoor pool too, with a hot tub. As others have said the motel is a little "tired" some of the decor needs updating, but everything you need in a motel was there.

It's ideally situated on Route 28, plenty of places within a few minutes to eat. Would certainly go there again.

My family and I had a great stay at the Mariner. We stayed June 11-13. We really enjoyed the indoor pool and the complimentary putt putt golf. It is centrally located near all the attractions that make the Cape famous. My kids would have loved to stayed at the motel the whole time! I would definitely recommend the Mariner to families.