We went to the ocean hotel. Its beautiful, new and well priced in the off season. We had a nice walk on the boardwalk in the morning. I wouldn't go at night. We really enjoyed our vacation.
I also heard that there are some very nice hotels that are quite affordable and I always wanted to check it out.
We went to Atlantic City once for a day trip with the kids and it was really bad. Lots of homeless on the streets.
I don’t know if there are different sections of Atlantic City but after that time I never thought about going back.