SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

Security Review

Is surfcityhotel.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 86/100

Official site for a 27-year-old New Jersey beach hotel with verified reviews and no scam indicators.

surfcityhotel.comScanned 1h ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Score breakdown
Heuristics 87·MT 85
Screenshot of surfcityhotel.comSee the live page ↓
Positive signals (5)
Antivirus clearNot on major blacklistsDomain is 27 years oldEncrypted connectionClean server reputation
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
27 years old
Registered Mar 25, 1999
Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 90% confidence

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Visual analysis

We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.

50
/ 100
Visual inspection

Visual similarities noted — cleared by the overall checks

Our vision model noted some visual similarity to a known brand, but the domain, security records, and reputation checks confirm this is the legitimate site — so this is shown for transparency, not as a red flag.

Visual similarity50/100

What our vision model saw

1 signal

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Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
Analysis
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust85/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The domain surfcityhotel.com was registered in March 1999 and has remained under the same registrar for over two decades. Our antivirus network returned zero detections across 92 engines and the hosting IP shows no abuse history. The evidence package confirms the property is an active business operated by Colleen and Greg Gewirtz since 2017, with a physical address and positive reviews on Booking.com, Hotels.com, and WeddingWire. No contact details appear on the scanned page itself, but the business registration and third-party listings establish real-world presence. The visual scan could not capture a full render, yet the objective signals all point to a legitimate hotel site rather than a fraudulent operation.
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Analysis complete

Page Content

The scanned page returned an empty title and meta description with no visible body text, emails, phone numbers, or addresses. No login forms, countdown timers, or data-collection fields were detected. The absence of contact information on the landing page is common for hotel sites that route bookings through third-party platforms.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on IP 35.212.87.51 with an abuse score of 0/100 and no reported incidents. SSL is valid and issued by Let's Encrypt with 86 days remaining. No redirects occurred and the connection is direct. Our sandbox and browser blocklist feeds returned clean results.

Domain History

The domain has been registered for 27.3 years since March 25, 1999 through Network Solutions. WHOIS privacy is disabled, which is consistent with long-established business domains. No recent ownership changes or suspicious registrar activity appear in the record.

Web Reputation

Our research located three verified guest reviews across Booking.com, Hotels.com, and WeddingWire, all positive and tied to actual stays. Business registration records confirm active operation in New Jersey by the current owners since 2017. No scam reports, complaints, or negative mentions were found in any searched source.

What this means for you

The combination of a 27-year-old domain, clean security scans, and documented real-world business activity indicates this is the legitimate website for Surf City Hotel. Visitors can safely use the site to explore the property or book through the linked travel platforms.

Risk Factors
1
  • No contact information or booking form appears on the scanned landing page itself.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain registered in March 1999 and continuously maintained for 27 years.
  • Zero detections from our antivirus network across 92 engines.
  • Hosting IP carries a 0/100 abuse score with no reports.
  • Business registration confirmed in the USA with active status and named owners.
  • Multiple verified positive reviews on major travel platforms.
AI Recommendation
You can safely browse the site and book through the established travel platforms listed in the reviews.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for surfcityhotel.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · USA
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
3 positive
Key findings
5 headline facts from open-web research
  • The domain surfcityhotel.com has been registered since March 1999 and serves as the official website for a historic hotel on Long Beach Island, NJ.
  • The property is a well-documented historic landmark originally built in the late 1800s and currently owned by Colleen and Greg Gewirtz.
  • The site features multiple verified booking integrations and high ratings (8.2/10 or higher) across major travel platforms like Booking.com, Kayak, and Hotels.com.
  • Physical presence is confirmed at 800 N. Long Beach Blvd, Surf City, NJ, including on-site amenities like the Surf City Bistro and a liquor store.
  • No evidence of scam activity, phishing, or fraudulent behavior was found; the site is a legitimate business portal.
Positive reviews (3)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Booking.comopen

    "10 “Perfect little beach hotel close to the beach! Loved it!” Shannon. Reviewed: June 12, 2026 · Stayed in June 2026. Verified review."

  • WeddingWireopen

    "We were married October 14th 2018 on Long Beach Island and used the Surf City Hotel for our rehearsal dinner and guest hotel for the weekend. 5.0 rating."

  • Hotels.comopen

    "Cleanliness 9.0, Staff & service 9.0. Located in Surf City, Surf City Hotel offers a vibrant getaway with an outdoor entertainment area."

Business registration
Status: active · USA

Operated by Colleen and Greg Gewirtz since April 2017; historic landmark in Surf City, NJ.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

Our research found three verified guest reviews on Booking.com, Hotels.com, and WeddingWire praising cleanliness, staff, and location. Business records confirm the hotel has operated under Colleen and Greg Gewirtz since 2017 as a historic landmark in Surf City, New Jersey. No scam reports, complaints, or negative mentions appeared in any searched source.

Domain Timeline

  1. Mar 25, 1999
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 27 years old today.

  2. Jul 10, 2026
    Latest security review — Reviewed as safe

    This scan re-ran every check and found no active threat signals.

surfcityhotel.com has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.

Threat Detection

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious59Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

Technical Details

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No phone number listed on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age27 years old
RegistrarNetwork Solutions, LLC
RegisteredMar 25, 1999
ExpiresMar 25, 2027
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YR1
ExpiresOct 5, 2026 (86d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingGoogle LLC
Server locationUS
Web servernginx

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPGoogle LLC
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

What to do

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

  • Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on surfcityhotel.com and not a lookalike like s-urfcityhotel.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

  • Discuss this site on the forum

    If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.

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Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·surfcityhotel.com
SAFE

This is the official website for Surf City Hotel, a real hotel in Surf City, New Jersey. The domain has been registered since 1999 and carries verified reviews on major booking platforms. No payment or login forms are present on the landing page.

You can safely browse the site and book through the established travel platforms listed in the reviews.

AV engines
92
Domain age
27 yrs
Flagged
0
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Safety FAQ

Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

  • Our automated security review found no threat indicators on surfcityhotel.com, so it appears legitimate. All 92 antivirus engines we queried report it clean, and the domain is 27.3 years old, registered on March 25, 1999 — established domains are far less likely to be scams. Even so, always double-check the exact address in your browser, because phishing emails routinely spoof real, trusted domains like this one.
  • surfcityhotel.com passed our automated checks with a trust score of 86/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged it at the time of the last scan, and its signals line up with an established, legitimate site. Treat any unexpected login prompt or payment request on it with the same caution you would anywhere.
  • Yes — and this is worth understanding. Even trustworthy domains get spoofed in phishing emails (a fake message that only looks like it's from surfcityhotel.com), and legitimate sites are occasionally compromised on specific pages. A clean verdict means the site itself checks out today; it does not mean every email or link claiming to be from surfcityhotel.com is genuine. Always reach the site by typing the address yourself rather than clicking links in unexpected messages.
  • No — all 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report surfcityhotel.com as clean. That's a good sign, though antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh, and brand-new scam sites can appear clean before vendors catch up.
  • No — surfcityhotel.com is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.
  • surfcityhotel.com is 27.3 years old, registered on March 25, 1999 through Network Solutions, LLC. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.
  • Yes — surfcityhotel.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR1, valid for another 86 days. Important caveat: SSL only encrypts the connection between you and the site — it does not verify who runs it. Almost all scam sites now have valid SSL too, so a padlock alone never means "safe".
  • surfcityhotel.com resolves to an IP operated by Google LLC in US (Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.
  • This report is a record of the scan run on July 10, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about surfcityhotel.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.
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