Wendy W.
Yelp
We just came back from a fabulous 5 days at The Ray. The property is beautiful and in a fabulous location ( pineapple grove) right off the main drag of Atlantic Ave. The area is filled with great restaurants but the two in the hotel, Akira Back and Ember Grille are superb. The staff is very friendly and the rooms are not huge but beautiful. We had no issues with noise and we were on the fourth floor, a room with a balcony. The pool on the roof is beautiful and we enjoyed breakfast by the pool most mornings. The gym on the first floor is fantastic, the only thing missing were water bottles. They had headphones and chilled towels. If you want to go to the beach, they will give you a beach bag with towels and shuttle you to and from in a golf cart. There are lounge chairs at the beach for hotel guests.
The not so good...the water pressure from the sink was low, our shower was fine. A few days housekeeping didn't come until late in the day, when we were ready to shower to go out at night. They did come right up, once we called. There are only 30 seats around the pool, so if you want one, you need to get to the pool by 9:00am. Many people run up and leave things on chairs to hold them. There is a sign saying you cannot save seats or leave them for more than 15 min. but this rule is not enforced. There is an alternate area for sunning but there is no pool there. One morning my husband was adjusting his lounge chair at the pool and the wooden back slammed down on his fingers. They were badly bruised, not broken. It happened to another person the day before. I believe they added rubber stoppers the day we were leaving, but his fingers are still black and blue and sore.
Overall, we had a fantastic experience and would definitely come back. We are Hilton diamond members. Is it the BEST Curio hotel I've been to? No. However, it did have the best service I've enjoyed in a long time.