Joe K.
Yelp
We won't be back.
SOME Staff did what they could when they could. Dave (Lobby Bar in the morning), Hannah (Beach Bar) - Kudos. Food - Kudos. Literally EVERYTHING ELSE is why we won't be back.
Short of it:
PROS!
Dave and Hannah - FIVE STARS (hence 1 Star)
FOOD- FIVE STARS (hence 2nd Star)
CONS-
ABSOLUTELY EVERY OTHER ASPECT OF OUR TORMENTING, UNCOMFORTABLE, STRESSFUL, INVOLUNTARILY WEED INFUSED weekend.
DETAILS if you want the read-
Room - Dated, "Kinda Clean", Never got below 71 degrees regardless of what the AC was set at. Had to sit sideways on thee toilet it was so small the paper roll holder kept you from setting forward. DEFINITELY NOT worth what we paid. NOT EVEN CLOSE.
Front Lobby - Check in person was TERRIBLE. Slow, unhelpful, snide. ONE person in front of me (was there when I walked up) and FORTY MINUTES LATER I was "checking in". At times there was a security guy out front of the lobby directing the DROVES of LYFT drop-offs around the side property to the alleyway for the beach vs thru the lobby - I think they realized the futility and gave up.
Pool - same DROVES (with no wristbands - you are supposed to have a wristband to show you are a guest or day pass holder)...ended up in the pool, sunny day, hats on backwards and the most repeated words of the day were "BRO!" and "BOUGIE" "BASIC B!TCH" over "boots in the dryer beats" that were 50 yards away but still SO LOUD you simply could not talk to the person next to you. The pool was basically a dirty, inner city free for all. Felt "nasty dirty" after getting out. I think the number of other people's washed out hair extensions clinging to me as I climbed the stairs had something to do with it.
Atmosphere - NOT a place to go for a relaxing "non holiday" weekend.
...You want to see ass cheeks "twerking", simulated BJs by the bar "to the music", F-Bombs on the sound system and "Yay"! I'm 21 now!" parties (there were 4 simultaneous on our Saturday". Have at it.
...Not to mention people blazing weed with fatties as big around (and as long) as my middle finger on nearly EVERY aspect of the property, even sitting RIGHT NEXT TO THE LOBBY ENTRANCE from the courtyard. Literally we COULD NOT GET AWAY FROM IT. Security - totally ignored it. We are drug tested REGULARLY at work. We even went to the property NEXT DOOR for early dinner on Saturday - the weed "CLOUD" was VISIBLY DRIFTING from the Postcard Inn. WE SAW IT COMING before we smelled it. A FULL PROPERTY OVER!
...Saturday afternoon was simply horrible. Over an hour to get drinks, literally reminded us of "MTV Spring Break" garbage you see on TV.
BARS - We are drinkers, have worked in the industry, "KNOW the challenges" so to speak. Dave (Lobby Bar in the morning), Hannah (Beach Bar) KUDOS to you both. Job well done. The rest could learn a LOT from these two.
OTHER THAN THESE TWO-
...I'm running a tab on my room; "NO, I don't like running tabs on peoples rooms I'm cashing you out as you go". TRANSLATION I cash you out every time, you TIP ME EVERY TIME instead of the end of your tab.
...Lobby bar in the afternoon when the drunks start filtering in...YELLING at the bartender (or someone sitting NEXT to them) about something insignificant "BRO! How do you spell VOLS BRO!?!?!" to the guy with a TN Vols shirt on in the next chair. And the bartender YELLS something "quippy" at the same volume or LOUDER only encouraging the behavior in what is easily an ECHOCHAMBER.
...Can I get some drinks down here please? Been empty for a bit (bar had minimal people) "Uh, can't you see I'm talking to some people?" Which we DID see, which was why after 10 minutes of them standing there doing so we interrupted.
...Saturday afternoon unless I was willing to turn my ball cap sideways or backwards, wear a thong, so my ass hung out, bikini top with my nips showing, or had a 25yr old group of 10 group all LITERALLY SCREAMING at the bartender for "MORE SHOTS YO!!!"...yeah - no service.
...End of the DJ timeframe, 7-9pm...beach bar FULL of TESTOSTERONE, screaming, slamming stuff onto the bar... TOTALLY lacks control. Once more...SPRING BREAK with competing Frat houses. No shut down, no intervention, no cut off, NO THANKS.
Predatory "Meat Market"...wife and I "stepped in" TWICE for young women being MERCILESSLY ACCOSTED by drunk dudes who thought they were either Vikings or Back ups for Duck Dynasty cast. Staff did NOTHING for the safety or security of these young women...who were VISIBLY frightened at the situation they found themselves in simply by WALKING UP to the bar to order a cocktail.
We simply won't be back.