The Beach at 46th Street
A one-minute walk over the dune. Ocean City lifeguards are on duty from Memorial Day weekend through mid-September.
About the building
Two Small 1985 Buildings, About 88 Units Between Them
Salty Sands is a pair of five-storey buildings at 2 and 4 46th Street, built in 1985 and holding about 88 condos between them. They are small by Ocean City standards, which is the appeal: no lobby queue, no resort wristband, an elevator and a short hallway to your door. We manage five units in the 2 building and two in the 4 building.
A Minute to the Sand
Our listings clock the walk to the beach at about one minute. You are on the ocean block, not across Coastal Highway.
Assigned Parking, Plus the Street
One or two guaranteed spaces come with each condo, and 46th Street has free first-come street parking beside the building.
Outdoor Shower
An outdoor shower on site to rinse the sand off before anyone walks it into the condo.
Elevator and Luggage Carts
Both buildings have an elevator, and the 4 building keeps luggage carts in the lobby for Saturday arrivals.
Our Salty Sands units
Seven Condos, One to Three Bedrooms
Two three-bedrooms that sleep eight and ten, three two-bedrooms that sleep seven or eight, and two one-bedrooms for four. The 2 46th Street units look straight out at the ocean. The two units in the 4 building have side views of both the ocean and the bay.
In every unit
What You Will Find When You Open the Door
The list below comes straight from our listings, so there are no surprises at check-in.
Washer and Dryer in the Unit
Every Salty Sands condo we manage has its own laundry, so sandy towels never pile up.
Full Kitchen with Real Coffee
Stainless appliances, a dishwasher, and both a pod-style and a drip coffee maker, because families argue about this.
Beach Gear Provided
Most of these units include beach chairs and an umbrella; one keeps six chairs, two umbrellas and sand toys in the closet.
Linens and Towels Included
Beds are made and bath towels are stocked when you arrive, with a starter kit of soap, paper goods and detergent.
Things for a Rainy Afternoon
Board games, children's books and toys in several of the units. There is no indoor pool here, so a wet day means the arcade or a drive.
Self Check-In
Smart locks on most units and a local team that sends everything you need before you leave home.
Shared amenities
What These Two Buildings Give You
Salty Sands is not a resort building. There is no pool, no gym and no tiki bar. What it has is the location and the small-building quiet, and the beach doing the work a pool deck does elsewhere.
Your Own Balcony
Every condo has one. The 2 building looks straight down the beach; the 4 building catches both the ocean and the bay.
Chairs and Umbrellas, Already Here
Beach gear lives in the closet, so you are not buying chairs at the hardware store on day one.
Where it sits
What Is Nearby: Seacrets, the Distillery and the 46th Street Crossing
Getting around. Salty Sands is at 2 and 4 46th Street, on the ocean block in midtown. The beach is at the end of the street. The Coastal Highway bus stop is at Coastal Highway and 46th, less than a quarter mile from the door, and the Route 90 bridge is about a mile north.
Eat and drink. Seacrets, the bayside bar and restaurant at 49th Street, is a three-block walk, and Seacrets Distilling next door runs hour-long tours that end in the tasting room. Shotti's Point is a short walk for tacos and a bay sunset.
Things to do. Jolly Roger Amusement Park is at 30th Street, the Ocean City Visitor Center is close by on 40th, and the Boardwalk is about four miles south, a bus ride or a short drive.
Is Salty Sands right for you?
Who Books Salty Sands, and Who Should Look Elsewhere
An honest read from our local team, so you pick the right building the first time.
People Who Would Rather Walk Than Drive
Beach at the end of the street, Seacrets three blocks up, bus stop at the corner. You can leave the car parked all week.
Families Who Want the Sand, Not the Resort
Beach gear in the closet, laundry in the unit, kids' books and games. The building stays quiet because it is small.
Bigger Groups in Midtown
Two three-bedrooms sleep eight and ten, which is unusual this close to the sand in midtown.
Not for Pool People or Pets
There is no pool, no gym and no elevator wait because there is barely a lobby. Pets are not permitted and guests must be 25 or older.
From our local team
What We Tell Guests Before They Pick a Salty Sands Unit
This stretch of midtown is the compromise most people are actually looking for: quiet enough to sleep, close enough to walk to Seacrets. The 2 building sits behind the dune and its balconies look straight out at the water, so the three-bedroom on the third floor is the one people ask for by name. The 4 building is a few steps further back and its balconies angle across both the ocean and the bay, which means sunrise and sunset from the same chair. There is no pool here, so if a rainy afternoon needs a plan, budget for the arcade or a drive. Garage clearance on one assigned space is 6 feet 5 inches, worth knowing if you are bringing a roof box.
Common questions
Salty Sands Vacation Rental FAQs
Still not sure about something? Call our local team at 410-816-3699.
Own a unit at Salty Sands?
Thinking About Renting Out Your Condo?
We already manage seven condos across the two Salty Sands buildings, so our cleaners know the turnover rhythm on 46th Street in August, our maintenance people know the buildings, and every guest gets a local number that a person answers.
You do not need a manager with a desk in your lobby to rent your unit well. In a building this size there is no lobby to put one in. What matters is who picks up the phone on a Friday night, and who shows up when the air conditioning quits.
Zachary, Alex and Max will walk you through what your unit should earn and what they would change to get there.
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