We've stayed in the first floor beach front rooms which weren't too bad for the price. Was nice to walk out and have your own sun deck area with loungers. Our next visit however, was on the 3rd floor suites with the kitchenettes, nice view but the bathrooms were very small and disgusting!! Roaches in the bathroom!!! Saw a big one running on the floor and a baby one in the bathtub. Eeeewwwhhh!! Couldn't wait to leave to get to our next destination cause I wasn't going to spend anytime taking a shower there. Never staying there again..

Was in the Ft Myers area on business and decided to spend the rest of the weekend on the beach. Chose this property for the reasonable rate and location on the beach. Property is situated just south of the pier and in walking distance to great shops and restaurants. I'm not picky at all but just have to say that the room I had needs a brand new bathroom; all of it. I joked that it looked like a CS from some TV show. Toilet was loose, tub and sinks were severly stained as in OLD. Vents were clogged with lint. Mini refrigerator was also ancient but functional. I think the only thing that was 21st Century was the flat screen TV & cable. The rooms air conditioning was great and the bedding comfortable but the agian I didn't have the Geraldo Rivera special black light to see how clean the sheets really were. The door seemed to be a little used and abused. It locked well but seemed to have been broken into in the past. The position of the room is cleary open to anyone walking by as the back side of the property is open to anyone walking by to access the beach. This goes for day or night. In fact your breachfront motel room comes with two porch chairs and loung chairs. Well if you just happen to not get up early and use them the locals take ownership of them and you have the inconvenience of dealing with it and asking for them back. At night you get to hear all the drunks talking loud, yelling, screaming and having a good ole time while you try to rest.

The purpose of our recent trip to Fort Myers was to visit our Daughter and Grandaughter, and we wanted an inexpensive place to stay, not too far from their house. This hotel seemed to fit our needs, and it looked great on the internet. When we checked in we did have a few issues with the room... the TV didn't work and neither did the safe, the matresses were too big for the boxsprings, so when you sat on the bed it tipped up and you fell off! There was only one drawer to put clothes in, and it was jammed shut. The door wouldn't close unless you slammed it very hard. When we spoke to the lady at the front desk, she switched us to another room (for a small upcharge). The second room was much nicer, with an ocean view, full kitchen and private balcony. The safe didn't work here either, but they fixed it for us.
The hotel is a bit dated and in need of some TLC but to be fair, they are trying to improve the place (it's a work in progress) and you get what you pay for. We had no further problems for the remainder of our stay, and I have to say that the place does have a lot of positive things.... the pool was spotless and heated, and the property was very clean and well maintained. The people working there were friendly and the location is great - right on the beach and walking distance to restaurants, shops, etc. It was very convenient having a kitchen, so we didn't have to go out for breakfast every day.
If you want a clean, inexpensive room with no frills, you can't really go wrong with the Pierview.
Would we stay there again? Yes, actually, I think we probably would.

If you are used to staying at an up scale hotel this is not for you. It does have its faults but being on the beach is the best.