Good value for the money. Not too impressed with the cleaning person. Wet dirty cleaning rag was left on the bathroom counter on two different days. The drinking cups provided were not washed on one of the days. The rest of the staff was personable and attentive. All in all a decent reasonably priced hotel.

I spend one night in the Ocean Gate last week. My Queenroom was very tastefull and modern decorated. The hotel is quite new and it shows. Only thing is that you have to manage things yourself a bit. There is no reception and only about 6 hours a day (3hours during check in and 3 hours during check out) there is someone to help. I got a businesscard from employee Maggie but she didn't respond on her email or my texts. If you have questions (for example about later check out) it's better to ask it all during check in. In my case there was Yvonne (the cleaninglady who's there most of the time and in my opinion she solves most of the 'problems' an answers most of the guests questions while she is there. She was really helpfull and kind.

Location is in the middle of a classy neighbourhood hear the sea, but not much activity in near surroundings. You definately need a car.

1. Check in took 45 minutes because because we did not know that there is no office at this facility, and we were not provided with instructions regarding the check-in location even though the staff knew we were arriving in the evening.
2. If you decide to stay here, make sure the staff know you want to stay at the Ocean Gate (we inquired via the website but they stated that they did not know we had wanted to stay at the Ocean Gate- they own multiple hotels).
3. Bring a print-out of your credit card bill to prove that you paid at the time of reservation because we were asked for our credit card upon check-in and asked to sign a form agreeing to pay the room rate, even though it had been paid months ahead.
4. Be aware that the windows do not have screens (I prefer to sleep with the windows open when it's not too hot, and strongly dislike having the air conditioner running all night).
5. Be aware that smoking is permitted around the pool area, and all rooms are immediately adjacent to the pool area.
6. Breakfast is no longer being served, in case this is important to you.
Pros: easy 2 block walk to the beach, clean rooms, comfortable bed.

We chose this hotel for one night. On the surface, the Ocean Gate Hotel is quite nice. The rooms are refurbished - spotlessly clean tile floors, two luxurious queen beds, contemporary style, modern kitchenette with eat-in dining (microwave, fridge, stove, toaster, coffeemaker). There is a fabulous amount of closet space (wow!) and the floor to ceiling mirror is a dream. The pool is as pictured and my family enjoyed it immensely. And, it is very close to malls, the beach, shopping and cafes.

It is clear that the staff take pride in their work but we had several major issues, which is why I've given this hotel a 'poor' rating. For one, there was almost no water pressure in the bathroom shower and we had to squat and take a container to catch the water from the tap and pour it over us while standing. That's when we noticed that the water coming out of the pipes was yellow! We also noticed that the bathroom had been painted over - even the tiles on the wall and the bathtub itself. And the paint (not surprisingly) is peeling. That was a complete turnoff. The bathroom is also very small. As well, there are lights outside the rooms that turn on at dusk and turn off at about 5am. And, the venetian blinds let in all that ambient light and it was very difficult to sleep well. I told the manager and she said that black-out curtains are on order.

Unfortunately, we had a "visitor" that came into our room at breakfast time. We have been traveling for months and stayed at dozens of hotels; but this is the first time I have ever seen a cockroach in a hotel room. The staff were very professional; the manager came over to console us personally and she saw the insect first-hand and disposed of it. But, that was the final straw for this hotel, despite all the positive things.