great location all rooms faced the beach on the gulf,room was clean. balcony had table and chairs. kitchenette amenities were basic pot and frying pan, silverware, coffee maker, toaster. pool area was clean pool was not heated. noisy, every morning between 7:30 am and 8:30 am a tractor came out and cleaned the beach and set up lounge chairs and umbrella at a cost of $22 a day. this is not posted anywhere we thought it was a hotel service provided for guest we were disapointed. no coolers were aloud on the beach you had to buy your drinks from the bar or order them from the beach waitress. kids playground was nice. tiki bars played live music from 1-5pm everyday then 5-9pm in the upstairs bar and live music downstairs outdoor bar 9-2pm. drinks were not cheap. food in restaurant on 6th floor overlooking the beach and gulf view was very good. they had an all you can eat buffet every night for $8.95. different menu each night. staff was very friendly. about a 10 min walk from hotel to the pier for shopping and food and tourist venues. the only thing that I didnt like was that I had to sit in the lobby with my lap top for the wifi. you could not get it in your room. the front desk area was very busy on a daily basis. so spending time there was a little inconvient. I will go back again for sure.