Kasey K.
Yelp
The yelp rating of 2.5-3 stars is exactly what I would rate this hotel. The distance to the beach and the price could not be beat. We stayed 8 nights in August 2022. The AC was working, the shower had hot water, and the bed was comfortable to us. If you are a light sleeper, do NOT stay here.
The photos on multiple websites had us convinced we'd get a semi-decent room. Unfortunately, I'm sure only a few rooms have been upgraded to those shown on hotel booking websites. We had a room on the 7th floor. The room was tiny, the bed is closer to the floor, and the AC is a window unit also close to the ground. The bathroom was straight out of the 70s/80s. We had a desk, but no chair provided. We booked this room via Agoda and it did mention there would be additional $92 resort fee to pay when we arrived at the hotel, however this ended up being closer to $140. Please take this into consideration when comparing pricing.
Some positives of staying here were that it was close to the beach, close to bus stops that took us everywhere, had a filter water station in the lobby, had a Keurig for coffee, had a few tea options, and had a few inflatables and towels to borrow to use at the beach. The bathroom had wall dispensers for hand washing and shampoo/body wash. As a few have mentioned, it did take multiple pushes to get soap/shampoo to come out. We didn't have any issues with the AC. Since the bed and the AC unit were close to the floor it worked out fine. We also didn't see any bugs like others have stated in the reviews. The room had a mini fridge & microwave that was clean and a smart TV that worked well for us.
A big negative was that you could hear everything going on outside. The café/restaurant next to the hotel had live music until 10:30-11PM. From the room you could hear all the car and bus traffic. In the early morning you could hear all the delivery trucks arriving. In the room there wasn't a dresser, so we kept most of our clothes in the suitcase. There also weren't very many hangers for 2 people to hang things.
The hotel lacks parking. If you are renting a car, be ready to spend some time looking for a spot to park your car. We had a car for one night and spent almost 1.5 hours looking for a parking spot. The hotel was out of spots and gave us a list of locations. None of them had a spot for us. We ended up parking in one of the harbors.
Overall, this was a good enough stay for us since my husband and I are pretty minimalist people when it comes to hotels. The WiFi worked well, the TV worked, the AC cooled, there was a clean enough bathroom & how water for showers, we had a comfortable bed & cold free water in the lobby.