Hotwire rated this as a 3 Star. Not even close. Disgusting white stains on couch and chair in original room I was in. Moved me to another room that had a lingering cigarette smell. Pictures on Web site must be from some other place.

Pros: Bed was comfortable and the central heat/air worked great . CONS: Most everything else! Horrible location if you want any idea of peace and quiet. My colleagues were in a room 15 feet from a concrete plant. They get started about 5:30 in the morning. My first room on the first floor had windows that wouldn't and couldn't be secured. Opened right into the parking lot. My second room was 20 feet from the road and across the street from my colleagues. I could hear the radios from the cars stopped at the red light. Not to mention every motorcycle and deisel engine within blocks! The half eaten chicken that was left in the refrigerator was a bonus and the TV remote for the 15 year old TV didn't work. The batteries were corroded inside. Smelled like cigarette smoke too. The made to order breakfast was a continental breakfast. Don't get fooled. Do yourself a favor and look for a reputable hotel.

We decided to stay at Cayo Grande while visiting family in Fort Walton Beach. It was close to family's home and their website looked pretty decent.

We drove up to the Cayo Grande and it is on an extremely busy and noisy intersection. The complex is split in half by one of these busy streets. At night the area is filled with sketchy characters. While checking in the desk clerk even made a comment that they rent "by the hour." In addition, many of their units are being rented out as apartments.

We entered our 1 bedroom suite and it was basically an apartment. It was roomy enough. However it smelled musty and like stale cigarette smoke. The furniture was old and scratched cracked and broken. I almost left then and there, however by renting through a website we would get no refund. Our room was across the street from the main buildings and pools.

The bed fortunately was comfortable. The breakfast was decent in the cafe.

By no means is this a hotel to go and relax at as their website would lead you to believe. I spent as little time as possible there.

For the price of these rooms I wish I would have stayed a few miles out and actually been closer to the water for less money. Next time I know and I won't be staying at the Cayo Grande.

My niece and I traveled to Ft Watlon Beach to be near my sister who was and still is in the hospital there. I had no clue as to what to expect from Cayo Grande as the reviews were not very good. When we first got there we were given a room that smelled of cig smoke so bad I immediatley felt sick. I failed to request a non smoking as I was frantic to get to Florida. We did not get in until midnight and we were very tired. I called the front desk and they told me that they would change us to another room. The only room available at the time was a non smoking 2 bedroom, 2 bath due to the Memorial Day weekend. They gave us that room at the same rate as the first one. No questions asked. We were in a new room within 10 minutes. I did not know how many days I would be there and they changed my check out date twice, no questions asked. They were very helpful in making copies of important documents for me at no charge. Making sure I had internet access each time. I will stay here again and will recommend it as well.