"Our hotel is by the sea."

Translation: 我们的酒店在海边。

[Celticfiddleguy]

How about "...在海旁边"?

[vertices]

I'm not a native speaker or a great speaker at that, but I've always heard 海边 and not 海旁边. Perhaps 海旁边 is grammatically correct but just shortened to 海边? I think this is a good question, and would be interested in an answer too, if anyone knows it.

[PeaceJoyPancakes]

"旅馆" is also accepted for "hotel".

[WantsomeLingo]

Would any native English speakers (like me!) interpret this as "near the sea", or are people generally in agreement that "by the sea" implies directly next to the sea?

[dTanMan]

Wouldn't it be better to be 是在海边 for the "is?"

[varigby]

No, 是 is not required. Unlike English, a verb is not always needed.

[AbunPang]

在 is a verb here: "to be located" ;)