Ashley T.
Yelp
I've been visiting SSI for a few years now but have never actually made my way to this side of the island where this resort is located but I'm glad I found it! I happened to be searching the usual airbnbs, Vrbo, Horner copper rental home options but found that a lot of the homes were a lot more expensive than they used to be so after a quick google search, I stumbled upon the Sea Palms Resort. I was immediately drawn to how cute the rooms were and the reviews that I read on a few sites let me know this might be a good place to stay.
I happened to mention this place to a friend of mine who was planning to visit and she ended up booking her room at the Sea Palms. She called when she arrived and I was able to see that the rooms were indeed just as awesome as the website showed and she also told me how she pleased she was at the end of her stay. Needless to say I went ahead and booked the room as the price for super budget friendly and the booking process was pretty quick and painless.
When we arrived, the young lady at the reception area was super sweet and provided me with room keys, let me know about the amenities, and told me exactly how to get to our room. We made our way to our room and found that while you enter one door for your room, it's almost like an apartment or suite setup so you'll want to be sure to pay attention to whether you're room A or room B. From entering our room, I feel in love with just how open and spacious and how nicely decorated the room was! The setup was nice and worked well for having a 3 year old so while I'm sure the people below our room hated us, he had the time of his life with all the openness and being able to run back and forth.
The room was awesome and spacious, the beds were comfy, the bathroom was huge and I appreciated they gave us enough towels. I was happy to have a little kitchenette area with a sink, mini fridge, and microwave as well as a screened in balcony which was perfect for those nights when the weather was just breezy and not stifling hot! Not to mention simply beautiful views of the marshland. My little one had a blast seeing all the different birds and was just in awe with the scenery as was I. The only issue we had was that after entering our room, we noticed that the room was not cooling off but after I made one call to the front desk and explained the issue, the nicest young man with maintenance, named Tim, came to the rescue. While he was the only one working, he was super personable and did everything he could to fix the situation.
We did wish there was a peephole for the room door as when people would knock on doors, you weren't sure which room they were going to or who they were because there was no peephole. The bathroom ventilation was not the best and not sure why, and we also would have liked to have TV channels for the little one (yes, I know you're not spending much time in the room buttttt it would be nice to have Nick Jr or Disney Jr for the tiny guests). Outside of these small things, this was an amazing first experience and I know we'll be back for another stay!