Wonderful friendly staff. Pet friendly. Convienent to everything we needed.

First, let me reassure the owner that this will be an overall positive review, in fact excellent. We enjoyed our stay here very much, and will certainly return. This is a place that I highly recommend. Yes, it's a tad shabby-chic, but what a terrific location and value!

Ok, that said, I am bothered by the fact that the establishment actively solicits TA reviews with a card upon check-in. Not to say that this is a necessarily bad practice, as I am quite the fan of TA. However, it has the potential to give an establishment an inflated number of reviews, compared to an equally great place with less reviews. I do appreciate that the owner monitors TA and appears to take feedback seriously. Most of the repair items we observed were things that have been noted by others, and are largely cheap and easy repairs, so I wonder? Hence my title of this review.

Reviewers comment about deficiencies. We saw peeling paint, creepy stains on chairs, etc, but for crying out loud people, this is an extraordinary value! Our place was clean and well-stocked. Service was attentive and exceptional. The pool was one of the very best - clean and very warm. The beach access and access to walking trails was amazing. Most of the guests have dogs, as this is a well-known dog friendly hotel. In spite of all the dogs, it was quiet as a pin most of the time, and always at night. We got a great nights sleep on comfy mattresses. The maid did an awesome job of taking care of our place, and the front desk was extremely responsive to all of our questions and needs. I probably should have asked about using the "authorized persons only ramp" but instead we opted to just carry all of our stuff up and down the steps ourselves.

Regarding no-Wifi in the rooms. In today's world we expect wifi in the room. Having it in the lobby is not adequate. This was a real disappointment. Guess we should have thought to ask, but I haven't stayed anywhere without it for so long, that you sort of forget to ask.

Room tip - we started out in the more expensive Beachview building. Our room was not working for us, so we were moved to a more inexpensive Poolside building room which we liked much better and still had an adequate ocean view from the room. Another tip, do not consider the use of a roll-away here. Sometimes they are not bad to sleep on, but the junker we were provided was a disaster. Management made it right however, and was extremely responsive to our needs.

I stayed here for a couple days based on some great reviews on tripadvisor. One reviewer said that they needed an update, but I thought that they were just being picky because all the other reviews were great. However, there was a lot wrong with this hotel. Here's some examples, one of the burners on the stove was out, the sliding glass door to the balcony would not lock, one of the electrical outlets had no cover, the silverware was dirty, the balcony chairs were so dirty we had to wash them before we could sit on them. There were also stains on the ceiling and stains on the chairs and carpet. There were some good things too. The pool was small but lovely. It was quiet. It was spacious. We had a bedroom with a king bed, full kitchen and livingroom. The living room could be closed off from the bedroom so that someone could be up reading and the other person could sleep. All in all not a great experience. It was cheap enough, but doubt I would go back again.

I read many of the reviews before booking and was a bit nervous as to what awaited with this particular hotel/motel.
I had booked this due to my office having our Christmas party nearby at Marina Jacks, didn't want to drive the hour or so home after having a few drinks, and wanted to bring our dog along so we didnt have to leave her at doggie daycare. It was also the best price I could get for the area that allowed pets.
I read the negative reviews about all the dogs and barking that goes on. NOT TRUE at all!!
Very quiet and I never even saw another dog. Our room was near the office and parking area. The beach rooms would have been awesome.
I was pleasantly surprised. The beach location was exactly what I expected. GORGEOUS.
The hotel/Motel was about the age I expected upon reading the reviews. OLD FLORIDA STYLE, but not too old. The room was spacious and clean. I had been nervous about what to expect. We brought along odoban and lysol. Did't need it!! The room smelled fresh and clean. The room was freshly painted and updated. Not a five star hotel but nice.
The only negatives I found, which are small negatives, the guy at the front desk was not that great at greeting, just kinda like heres your keys sign this, enjoy your stay. The pillows were flat. You need to bring your own iron and coffee. They do have a pot and filters, and dishes with their full kitchen.