Everglades City Motel - Everglades Adventures Inn

Positive: Excellent location. Very clean and well updated considering the price. Staff at check in very friendly and very kind. Negative: Not the hotels fault, but heed warnings about the mosquitos. You may also find small geckos and frogs sneaking in.

It's cheap, comfortable, clean, and next door to the Island Cafe for breakfast. Don't expect any bells and whistles, but if you just need a bed and a shower this one has great bang for your buck.

Large clean comfy room. The only minor drawback is that the AC unit was slightly noisy and was right beside the bed, and the thermostat was 20 feet away on the wall, so your feet can get rather cold by the time the thermostat finally shuts it off.|Nice screened in pool which in February is at quiite a “refreshing” temperature. |Very friendly staff, but was rather surprised they did not inform us of the city’s temporary “boil water notice” that was in effect Feb 25-28, 2025.|You can walk to Camellia Street Grill for a great fish dinner, and walk to the Circle K convenience store for sundries.

Its a typical motel. Checkin is in a different building up the road, no services on site. The rooms themselves are a good size, the beds could be better, but you get what you pay for here. Rooms were clean, tho the cleaning staff seemed a little overworked with one of our rooms not yet cleaned when we arrived.

This is a 1950s style motel, which has been upgraded. The upgrades are nice. The bathrooms are modern and very comfortable. The room was immaculate. Still, it is a basic hotel room and $225 a night was quite a bit to pay It is incredibly convenient to anything you might want to do in Everglades city. Check-in was effortless at another hotel just half a mile away. And they let us check in early.

We rented to two bedroom apartment for our wedding anniversary. The room has been remodeled but is not a good deal for what we paid ($200/night after taxes). The room is sparsely furnished with flea market furniture, two out of three fan remotes missing, kitchen faucet loose, microwave buttons broken, toilet and toilet seat loose, very thin walls and I had to shower with moths in the bathroom. I've never stayed anywhere else in Everglades City so don't know how it compares to other accommodations in the area but I will not stay here again. The room is worth about $80/night.

My stay at this motel in Everglades City was… unforgettable, but not for the right reasons. It was quite an experience to discover a lively little lizard had shared the room before us, leaving some visible evidence of its stay behind. We even got to see the culprit scurrying around, which added a unique, though not entirely welcome, charm to the decor. The cleanliness of the room was… let’s say, open to interpretation. A bit more attention to detail would be greatly appreciated by future guests, I’m sure. Additionally, the TV remote didn’t work, which seemed to be part of the overall theme of things not quite being as expected. If you’re looking for a rustic, nature-inspired stay, you might get a bit more than you bargained for here. Just a heads-up for anyone seeking a “back-to-nature” experience with some added… ambiance.

This is a great place to stay when you're wanting to explore the Everglades. The room is good but the ac unit can be a bit noisy. Bathroom is lovely and there is a cafe close by, perfect for breakfast. This is was a great place to stay and we would definitely stay again.

I love a good ol' vintage motel, so I was excited to stay here. The room appeared recently renovated, or at least in the midst of a renovation. This isn't a Hilton or a private resort with a ton of amenities, therefore it's not a five star place in my book. It's a basic motel room with a few pros and cons, which is why I am giving it 3 stars. We stayed for 2 nights so we had a good opportunity to try almost everything in the room once. The pros: 1) the room was clean and recently remodeled (or near the end of the process). 2) the beds were comfortable. 3) the Island Cafe is just next door, easily walkable (decent diner food with a homemade approach) 4) basic amenities, including a microwave, mini fridge, kitchen sink and some kitchen utensils. 5) lots of critters - this can be a con to some but we loved watching them: dragon flies during the day, baby & adult geckos at night as well baby tree frogs, some other lizards hanging out during the day 6) Friendly staff (you check in at the Ivy House Hotel a few blocks away) with decent hospitality. 7) Quiet neighborhood - at least while we were there. The cons: 1) The TV was not plugged in upon arrival, but fixed easily by unplugging the microwave. It appears the cord should have plugged in behind the TV but the way the backing was cut it did not align with the outlet so the power adapter filled the whole space. The presentation of the TV was sloppy with the cable box hanging below the TV (see photos) 2) The comfortable beds slide around on the new tile floor and they are resting atop a metal frame with solid siding that will scare you or others in the party if you kick it - it's hollow and LOUD. Was that thunder? No, it was mom kicking the bed at 2 am after returning from a potty break. 3) Hot water in the shower is HOT, hard to cool it off, even when it's supposed to be set to cold it's still very warm. 4) Tons of mosquitoes in the area - not the motel's fault but as other reviews mentioned they will follow you in your room if you dare open the door. Because it's just a basic single strip motel there are zero barriers from them getting in your room other than keeping everything closed. We killed 7 of them after cracking the bathroom window to peak at a thunderstorm rolling in. 5) Mystery ceiling item: a plastic cup filled a hole in the ceiling and was sorta painted so maybe it looked like it belonged there... not really sure of its purpose (see photos). Have you ever stayed at a friend's house that was in the midst of a remodel... some stuff was not quite finished but you could see it was headed in a good direction? That's how it felt to me and my family staying here. We would certainly stay here again, but we'd bring our own citronella candle to ward off the cloud of mosquitoes between us and our car

Well...being at these 2 hotel's (Ivy House) for The last 17 years...they are NOT improving... Even with the rates going from 70.00 a night to 180.00! No Breakfast still..blamed Covid, now it's just laughable...NO Coffee...nothing. We stayed at City Motel as it was the only room left for the holiday...ugh... Room's resemble a prison cell I would imagine..if you choose to actually sit down, it's the bed or nothing. No tables/chairs/dresser....fridge & microwave worked! Yeah, but then you eat on the bed! YUM! Invest some of your profits on improvements PLEASE!! It's a Monopoly...only 3 hotels & they run 2...so we'll be trying Captain's Table next...been years ago as well...we'll see! Might be back to Tent Camping...I have a table/chair/breakfast!! Don't miss the Everglades for the lack of good hotel's, just plan on being dissatisfied with the hotel's...but the EVERGLADES are well worth it!!

Beautifully upgraded rooms. Comfy beds and a great shower! will definitely be back! Great breakfast next door too!

The staff were very friendly and the room was clean and very comfortable. You can tell they take pride in the place.

After closely reading Yelp reviews, the best source, i booked the EC HOTEL. To check in youve got to stop in the Ivey House, the dudettes were great, a quick process. The hotel is only a half mile, maybe. Its an old style row set up. It looked fresh. Once i the room we were quite taken back, its nice. Recently remodled. Comfortable, but kinda spartan set up. I slept fine, comfortable and quiet. I walked next door for real coffee. The hotel offers a one cup machine with powdered creamer, yuch. Tip...dont loiter with the door open, the blood seeking skeeters will beat ya in. Id stay again. Thanks for reading.

Was a little nervous at first because it looks like a hotel from the 50's. The front desk was helpful and friendly. Rooms are extremely clean and modern. It doesn't quite match the retro exterior. Beautiful little courtyard with a grass covered hit, chairs, and picnic tables. Extremely nice for the price!

TL;DR: Expensive for average facilities; poor, unfriendly service; excellent location for Everglades National Park. PROs: + Spacious room + Well-stocked mini kitchen with hot plate, microwave, mini fridge and plates and utensils + Great location for the Gulf Coast Visitor Center of the Everglades National Park, where you can rent canoes and kayaks and take boat tours CONs: - No safe in the room or at the front desk - Terrible wifi; either wouldn't connect, would drop regularly, or take several minutes to load part of a page or not at all - No security door lock (just a dead bolt and a contraption on the top middle inner door frame that looks unstable, like someone tried to rip it out and almost succeeded.) - Heightening the sense of lack of security, window in the bathroom was cracked. The crack radiates from the center bottom of the top window pane, where the latch is, making it look like someone tried to break in. The crack and small hole has been "fixed" with some clear tape. - No peep hole in the door - No grab bars in bathtub, and the grip on bottom of the bathtub doesn't have much traction; not good for seniors or the balance-challenged - Several windows did not appear to have been cleaned in a while - When we got back to the room around 11:30 after a morning in the Everglades, the room door was open, the cleaning cart outside, but no housekeeping was in the room or even within hearing distance. We called out for the attention of the housekeeper, waited for a few minutes, and went to ask the front desk, who got really defensive and made excuses that the housekeeper must be off doing laundry. Even if that's part of their regular business practices, the proper way to handle customer service is to acknowledge the customer's concern, apologize, and reassure that the cleaner will close the door to the room when she was not inside cleaning. Furthermore, I don't think it's unreasonable for hotel customers to expect their room not to be left open and unattended when neither we nor the cleaning staff are inside, especially when the room is towards the front of the property right by the main road and sidewalk, which is well-traveled because it is the only road in and out of the national park entrance in this area. Even if it's a safe town, the risk of loss and liability from potential theft certainly outweighs the minimal effort of simply closing and unlocking a room when it's left unattended.

Like a throw back to a forgotten time! Cute little old Florida hotel. Check in was easy and got a map with detailed open/close times for the area. Park in front of your door so unloading luggage was easy! Bathroom was recently remodeled and looked like a 5 star hotel. If in area again I will definitely stay here!

Clean and spacious remdeled room and bathroom. Tile floor. Bed frame squeaks slightly. Some road noise. Slow wifi. Recommended since there is not much choice at Everglades City.

After reading the reviews here I had pretty high hopes. Some of the issues we ran into: 1. I woke up in the morning to find a very large cockroach in my suitcase. I crawled up my arm and according to my Dad, I screamed like a little girl. Nearly 30 years in Florida and I still cannot stand the bloody bastards. 2. The rooms weren't cleaned well. The bathroom floor was never cleaned, as evidenced by the spent contact on the floor next to the toilet. Also, I could feel the grit on my feet. 3. We got there around 3:20pm in the afternoon, and the front desk lady made a semi-big deal about the fact that they don't guarantee the rooms until 4pm. When she checked with housekeeping, the room was indeed finished. She really didn't have a great attitude during the check in process at all. 4. We were in room 10, and the WiFi signal was intermittent. I ended up having to tether to get a signal on my laptop. 5. We checked in on Thursday evening and fished on Friday. A big storm was coming through on Saturday, so we decided to abandon the next two days of fishing. On Friday evening I went down to the front desk to ask them to remove the extra day, but they were closed. I came back in the morning on Saturday, but they were still closed. On the way back to Tampa, I called and got the same woman. I explained what happened, and she said that she'd ask the manager and call me back. She never did.

Great! Especially for a motel. The room was very clean and moden looking. The room came with a bed with real covers, modern bathroom, free wifi, TV with Bravo (my fav channel and rare to come by in hotels), microwave and small fridge. Unfortunately, our room had a smokey smell. We weren't able to switch rooms because the place was fully booked. However, the next day, when I went to check out, I was given $10 as refund. I didn't even ask for it! That was extremely thoughtful.

Clean with friendly staff. Internet shuts off at 11pm so get it done. Internet comes back on at 5am. At $180/night Easter weekend it's a little high but-clean

A motel that meets and over my expectations. We checked in this motel in July of 2014. Pros: 1/ Good in room condition regardless of its "motel" name. 2/ Fridge and microwave in room. 3/ Quite big room. Cons: 1/ Poor WiFi and even Poor cellular signal for your phone, so you are feeling isolated. 2/ Mosquitoes will eat you out if you don't clean them out before sleep. - No blame to this motel though, this is FL after all. 3/ Humidity in restroom and smell a bit even you just checked in. - Still, welcome to FL, plus hey, you can see lots of bugs you never see elsewhere in your daily life! Yay!

The staff in the office were excellent, giving us details of shops and restaurants in the area, the password for the free wi-fi, and some other pointers upon arrival. The building is your typical motel 'u' shape, but the rooms are large and nicely furnished. The room for our group of four people had two large comfy beds, TV with cable, fridge, microwave, air-con, and a dining area. The bathrooms are large, with quality stone surfaces and tiles, plenty of soap/shampoo/body wash, and a feel that is far and beyond many hotels I have stayed in. Housekeeping was exemplary, with crisp white sheets (surely a recipe for disaster in a motel??) clean floors and surfaces, and a spotless bathroom. The housekeeper left a small handwritten note outlining her gratitude for any tips left by guests- and we were happy to contribute.

Very nice little place. Very clean, comfortable and accommodating. Looks as if everything has been renovated recently. Don't expect a full kitchenette though. Microwave, dorm style fridge, coffee maker and a small hot plate is what you will get. Area eateries are close so not such a big deal. There is a common area in the middle where there is a grill and tables if you need them. All in all, perfect for the fishing getaways or just an overnight stay. We will be back if in the area again.

Clean, modern, very friendly. The walls could indead be thicker, but I was lucky and my neighbours weren't that loud. In the standard rooms you get a little kitchen (no stove, that comes with the better rooms), TV, wifi and great bathrooms. I haven't seen any like these in a motel before. The people in the office were really friendly and super helpful, I have a dozen maps and lists of attractions now.

Clean, well-maintained and somewhat updated rooms. Beds are comfy. Ice machine continuously beeping for some reason, otherwise pretty quiet.

Pricey, but surprisingly nice. Big soft bed. Big flat screen. Nicer inside than it looks outside. Friendly staff.

Very clean and spacious rooms with updated bathroom. Nice outside common area. ..close to restaurants and just a short drive to the parks. Very attentive and informative front desk people.

I did not actually stay there. I had a reservation but cancelled it about 13 days in advance. Then the night I would have been arriving, they called to ask if I was coming. I explained that I had cancelled and they said they had no record of that and that they would have to charge me unless I could produce a phone record of the conversation. I had never accessed those types of records, so it took me quite a while. When I emailed them the proof, rather than an apology, they said, "That's OK, we cancelled the reservation for you", as though they were doing me a favor.

If I could give them no stars I would. I called this place after a long day of fishing to see if they had a room available for me and my boyfriend. The lady at the front desk told me she had one room open. So I gave her my name to hold the room for us and informed her that we were just down the road having dinner, we would be there shortly. Upon our arrival, she informs me that her boss took the last 3 rooms, including the one I had reserved and sent us on our way with no place to stay or any other suggestions. This is the worst coustmer service I have ever experienced in my life!! We were willing to pay top dollar to stay there but the owner kept the room for himself. I will NEVER attempt to stay there again or recommended anyone to stay there. I called Glades Haven Cozy Cabins and the lady was so nice! Unfortunately they had no vacnecies but she took my number down and called around some places for me. She was able to find me a vacancy at Captian's Table Lodge. I wish I can remember her name, but I do appreciate her assistance! Go check out Glades Haven Cozy Cabins, they are great!

Just stayed at Everglades city motel with my 2 daughters and my hubby. We loved it. The rooms are remodeled, clean and spacious. Close to restaurants, airboat tours and shops. The area is so quiet, we slept like logs. We liked the Everglades city as well. I would recommend this motel to anyone. Great place to stay!