Nadine F.
Yelp
I've stayed at the Hotel Croydon twice now, and I don't really understand the level of hate it's getting on here. I thought it was amazing for the price relative to other places in the area.
I did choose it both times based on price, and I had extremely low expectations. The first time, it was the cheapest thing that allowed me to use my credit card points. OK, that's not entirely true. I had booked their sister property, and when I arrived, they said the A/C was broken and they were sending away every single person, redirecting them to Hotel Croydon a couple of miles away. They offered no transportation between the two or even directions. It's actually quite easy to travel by bus, but I'd just arrived there and didn't know. So I'd arrived with very low expectations and in a terrible mood, but Hotel Croydon really blew me away.
It was good enough that when I saw it available as the cheapest option on my next trip, I was excited to stay there again.
The positives:
+ Great bed and pillows
+ Great shower
+ Big rooms, tastefully decorated.
+ Very nice staff
+ Amazing rooftop deck with panoramic beach views (however, there was blaring club music at all hours, which was annoying when I went to do my morning yoga up there.)
+ Generous with beach towels
+ Great location at mid-beach, so it's close enough to everything, but not right in COVID central. Very easy beach access across the street.
The negatives:
- 11 a.m. checkout, and very stingy with late checkout requests
- NO LUGGAGE STORAGE. This is really unacceptable for this area. It would have been great to get in a last trip to the beach before a late flight, but there is nowhere to keep luggage
- They don't clean the room during your stay
- No coffee, tea, kettle, microwave, etc.
- Can't open the windows
- The rooms I had both times had no view, just the wall of the next building.
I feel like I had a better stay the second time around, since I was more mentally prepared for the annoyances, and I'd absolutely stay there again. Despite the relatively low price, this truly felt like a boutique hotel, not a budget hotel.