"We decided to go to Hard Rock for July 4th. It is one of the nicer hotels in Atlantic City and it has a wide variety of very good restaurants. The lobby bar has live bands and was also fun. We booked in the north tower which is the new building and although it takes more time to get to the lobby, it is well kept and the rooms and bathrooms are roomier. What I didn’t like is that I paid for an ocean view room and asked for a view of the Ferris wheel. While I had a partial ocean view. It was mostly a view of the top of the parking lot and the old hotel next door. It was not worth the premium cost for an ocean view room. The rooms itself do not include water or any extras like bathrobes or slippers. There was a coffee maker. The closet is large and there is plenty of counter space in the bathroom. But the rainfall shower didn’t have a handheld option which I didn’t like. The bed and sheets were very comfortable. The self-parking situation was as bad as other reviewers mentioned. The signage is not very descriptive so we had a difficult time finding how to find the lobby check in when we arrived and again when we had to find our car when we were leaving. Do yourself a favor and use the valet parking that is available. It’s only a few dollars more and it’s my understanding that you only have to pay once. I wish I would have done that because it’s well worth the extra $15. The location was good because it’s close to several tiki bars on the beach and steps from amusement park."