Harbor Island Marina

Andrew on December 10th, 2023:

Anonymous on October 27th, 2023:

Nice place. Everyone is very helpful. Short walk to local pubs and restaurants.

Kenneth on October 26th, 2023:

Robert on September 7th, 2023:

Tom on September 6th, 2023:

Tom on September 6th, 2023:

Kevin on September 3rd, 2023:

Very friendly and accommodating dock master. Great community among the boaters. Hope to be back soon!

Edwin on July 16th, 2023:

Very convenient Marina at the end of the Solomon Island trip. This was my third time on this Marina, and will be coming back.

Anonymous on June 22nd, 2023:

The. Area and restaurant was good. The amenities were so so.

Sonja on May 26th, 2023:

Lenny was there to greet us when we arrived. Everyone was very helpful providing information on the area.

Michele on April 24th, 2023:

The bathhouse needs serious attention but other than that works fine.

A Note from the Marina:

The yacht 'No Problem Mon' stayed at our facility the weekend of the annual Tiki Bar opening, a Mardis Gras like event, where literally thousands of party goers gather from all over the country to celebrate. Our marina is located adjacent to the Tiki Bar. So, our marina had many boat reservations, Motor Homes and cars parked ($20 per car) at our marina for that weekend of 4/21, 4/22 & 4/23/23 to be near the celebrations. We had many party goers that weekend, many of which used our marina bathrooms. Our bathrooms were newly remodeled this past year and are kept well stocked with toilet & towel paper. Someone comes three times a day to clean them. They are kept clean and stocked 99.9% of the time. The guests of the 'No Problem Mom' evidently used the bathrooms at an untimely moment. When the guest says that they need 'serious attention', I can only assume that they needed some cleaning, because the bathrooms are new and kept in perfect working order.

Mark on September 1st, 2022:

Harbor Island Marina was an easy in and out marina. Lenny promptly return our call and helped us with the lines when docking. He also helped us find a knowledgable local mechanic for an issue we were having with our engine. The docks are not in great shape and the marina no longer sells fuel. The bathrooms are servicable but up a flight of steps and not air conditioned so they can be hot. Easy walking distance into town but the Charles Street Brasserie restaurant is right at the end of the dock and they serve fabulous food and drinks so no need to eat elsewhere. Calvert Marine Museum is definitely worth a visit and is about 1 mile walk from the marina.

Karl on August 4th, 2022:

I’m too new to the boating life to leave a high or low rating on this marina. There was a dock and we tied up to it. We had power and the community showers were clean but they were 110° when you got out of the shower you were already sweating. Lol

A Note from the Marina:

Snag-A-Slip reached out to the marina manager for further comment but did not hear back regarding this review.

Michael on July 8th, 2022:

Edwin on July 6th, 2022:

Marina is very convenient. Brand new restrooms, the owner was there ro greet us when we got there. Very helpful. And the town is lovely.

DAVID on June 3rd, 2022:

Michael on June 1st, 2022:

It was a no frills, older marina without fuel and water hookup, but they had water to fill your tanks, no bathroom/shower, or laundry facilities. Pump out was convenient. It was within walking distance to restaurants, the museum and even West Marine. There is a restaurant at the marina, but we did not try them. It was a great place to stop for couple of nights along the way north. We would go back.

Ken on May 31st, 2022:

The owner was very nice and helped us get tied up. It was a great location.

Anonymous on October 14th, 2021:

Very small marina. Dock was dirty & a bit slimy. We tried hailing on the radio, channel 16 to no avail. Called & was told Lenny was just returning from taking someone to the grocery store. Lenny was helpful tying up the boat, but on the way to show me where the bathrooms & code to get in, he received a call he had to take. Then he left. I had to call him for the bathroom code. Another boater gave us the wifi password.

A Note from the Marina:

We purchased Harbor Island Marina in 1970, over 51 years ago, so some of the docks are old, but they are well maintained and safe. They are not dirty or slimy. Not sure what the reviewer meant by the 'slimy' description. We have three stationary VHF radios at the marina - one in the dock house, one in the marina office and one that can be heard throughout the marina boat yard. Rarely, we may not be within earshot of customer's hailing of the marina. Nowadays, more often than not, customers will call my cell phone in lieu of hailing. Prior to their arrival that day, I had been talking with 'Happenstance' via my cell phone and had been unaware of their hailing on the radio. Upon their arrival, when 'Happenstance' was told that I was 'taking someone to the grocery store', I was returning from taking another transient customer to the grocery store that had arrived earlier that day. I often go out of my way to accommodate transient customer's needs. The customer had not provided their ETA information in their reservation request, so I did not know what time of the day that 'Happenstance' was due to arrive at our facility. Shortly after Happenstance was fully docked, tied and secure, I went to their boat to provide them with the marina bath code and WIFI password, but they were not on board their boat at that time. I knew that they could call me on my cell phone, if they wanted that information.

walter on September 27th, 2021:

Wendy on August 5th, 2021:

Ryan on June 28th, 2021:

Tom on May 26th, 2021:

From a Transient Boater’s perspective this can barely fit the term marina. It appears to be a part of a working boatyard with project boats and live-aboards filling many of the slips. However, there is a long face dock with room for two or three transient boats in conjunction with the fuel and pump out facilities. At the time of our stay they were not selling fuel and we did not use the pump out. This is an aging fixed dock so lower your expectations. That said, there are a number of positives here. It is super easy to get in and out of with a side tie to boot. It is literally the first marina in the harbor. Charles Street Brasserie restaurant is right at the end of the dock. It is a worthy dining experience. Next door is the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and across the street is the popular Tiki Bar. To sum it up this is a pretty pedestrian marina in a great location.

Troy on October 5th, 2020:

Torsten on August 28th, 2020:

Friendly staff. All functioning well, although a somewhat “tired” marina. A decent meal at the restaurant made up for a good stay.

Kim on July 28th, 2020:

Easy access and friendly service. They had everything we needed. The crab cakes from the restaurant were excellent. The sunset was stunning. Thank you very much!

Richard on July 10th, 2020:

Did not need the slip after all, but staff is very responsive and helpful.

Ali on July 4th, 2020:

eric on June 27th, 2020:

Jeff on April 26th, 2019:

Good protection, easy in and out of the bay. Stopped for the night. Unlike some other reviews, Lenny was accommodating, both after answering the phone and being there when we arrived. Fuel dock was under renovation and expected to be complete soon. Bath/showers adequate but needs updating. The restaurant on site was great! Overall, not bad.

Larry on June 21st, 2018:

Used Snag-A- Slip and had confirmation. Upon arrival no one at dock and had to go somewhere else. Harbor master had family emergency and other staff was off. No one answered ch 16 or phone number when called.

A Note from the Marina:

Marina reply:

I had a family medical emergency earlier on the same day of the Snag-A-Slip customer's reservation and so, I had to leave the marina unattended for a couple of hours. The dock master to be on duty that day, asked me the previous day, if he could have the next day off - the same day as the customer's reservation. I gave him permission to take the day off. I believed that I would be available to attend to the dock. I did not know the ETA (arrival time) for the dockage customer, but there was plenty of space available on the docks. So, I did not have the dock covered when he arrived. I assumed that the customer would tie his boat on the main dock or somewhere and stay until someone showed to give slip assignment.

When I arrived at the marina shortly thereafter, I called and apologized and explained the situation to him. Of course, I gladly authorized Snag-A-Slip to refund the customer's money.

Sincerely,
Leonard Schultz
President - Harbor Island Marina, Inc.

Jani on May 29th, 2018:

Stopped for diesel. Pump was easy to access and the price was good. Dockmaster provided lots of history and useful information on the island.