Dec 11 through the 12th 2008 - We had booked the room through the 14th, but ONE night was all we could take. I booked based on ratings and I still cannot imagine why someone would give this place high ratings. The room is not worth the full price charged. Old, old, old. Bad matresses, AC was covered with aluminum foil ? and the room was loud. I thought I was sleeping on the curb of the expressway. The owners were not friendly, nor did they show interest on our stay. We booked it out of there the very next morning. Had to pay for 2 nights. Lessoned learned! I do NOT recommend this place to anyone.

I expected more after having read the reviews. I requested a renovated room when I made the reservation, and again when I checked in. All I have to say is if our room was renovated I'm afraid to see the rooms that are not!! Paper thin sheets, towels, and 1-ply tp. My husband and I didn't feel comfortable here at all. (wore flip flops in the shower) Wouldn't waste our money again!

We stayed here three nights (Sun-Tues) and enjoyed it. The hotel is basic, but clean and comfortable, with a great setting right on the lake. It is a little rough around the edges... Kind of like they got the blush on but haven't quite gotten to the lipstick. But it was fine for us. Improvements appear to be in process. We heard that they had significant damage from the hurricanes of '04 - so we know at least the roof is new. Proprietors were friendly enough, and accommodated the few requests we had. Office hours are limited to 8 a.m. - 10 p.m., so if you want coffee at 6 a.m, bring your own and prepare in your room.

We had #208, a standard room upstairs facing the lake. The hotel was nearly empty and we had the shared screened patio for our unit to ourselves the entire time (larger units have private patios). We spent a lot of time sitting there looking at the lake, and the setting makes the hotel special. It is adjacent to a busy road, but we didn't find the traffic noise bothersome.

The king bed was comfortable, the A/C unit noisy but efficient, small fridge, coffee maker, microwave. Bathroom was clean and we got extra towels from the front desk without difficulty. There is a dock, seating facing the lake including picnic tables, and the pool was very clean with ample chairs and cushioned chairs. The grounds could use some work - a lot of dead plants and such - nothing a hundred bucks worth of fresh plants and flowers wouldn't cure.

It was perfectly located for Cypress Gardens and the surrounding towns we visited. If you just want comfy and clean, and don't need luxury or a lot of extras, this place is fine. We'd stay there again... We're curious, in fact, to go there in the future to see if improvements are made in the few things that needed updating and freshening up.

My husband and I booked the Lake Roy Beach Inn after reading the wonderful reviews on Tripadvisor and wondered if we stayed in the same hotel! We clearly didn't have one of the renovated rooms and glad we were only booked to stay for one night. We stayed in Room 210 and found the place in need of some updating. Although the bed was clean, the place had an overall grotty look and we felt that was in need of a good clean and a lick of paint. One of the towels in our bathroom was dirty, the fridge leaked water and it sounded like we had people staying in our room because of the noise through the adjoining door.

Obviously other guests have raved about this hotel but it was not for us. Be sure to book a renovated room if you're staying here and be mindful that apart from an IHop on the doorstep there are no restaurants within comfortable walking distance.

The hotel was just about OK but I think we were expecting so much more after reading the reviews.