We stayed here for the last 4 nights of our Honeymoon, Let me start with the good things, The views from the hotel are outstanding either on the marina side or the harbour, it has a really well equiped gym with views on to the Marina. It's a very relaxing location of stunning beauty.
Now for the bad things the Hotel was built in 1962 and really needs to be re-furbished, it apparently was suppose to happen last year but due to finances not being available it didn't happen. The rooms are shabby and tired with dated bathrooms the rooms are not cleaned that well but that is also to do with it being all so old, I did have a hairslide and some cereal by my bed when we checked in, the room viewed our car on the carpark, road, and then harbour view as this was the last 4 days of our honeymoon we wanted this to be so special, before unpacking we complained and were given a marine view room, it was shabby but had a feeling that all the rooms were the same. After one day we realised that the room was so dark it was depressing to be in, my partner went to see the Manager, who was unhelpful, aggressive and unreasonable saying that they had tried to please us but there was no pleasing us. As my partner is a good communicator he managed to turn this around and explain that we still weren't happy and she needed to put that right, she finally agreed. We got the best room / suite in the hotel. It was huge with a lounge kitchenette, 2 bathrooms, large bedroom but again decor very tired, out dated bathroom, but it was a light room, so success. another moan $10 dollars to use the gym!!!! that means another $80 dollars on our bill if we used it daily. another moan Free breakfast, yes but you have very little choice if you dont want un-healthy waffles, pancakes etc. $2.75 for toast $2.95 glass of orange juice, just madness!! why not do a buffett style it's so disorganised.
Location - great if you want peace and quiet, but you do need a car, it costs $24 to get a taxi to gaslamp district which can make it an expensive night out. The concierge guy is really helpful, and does run a bus to the airport, if it's convenient he will drop you at the airport where you can catch a bus in, it's a lot cheaper, but not the nicest of experiences and you would still need to get a taxi return.
If you really want to be staying on shelter Island check out the Best Western, Humphries,or Blue Wave they are all just a bit further along the island, but if your a party nightlife person, it's not the right location.
Out of the 5 hotels we stayed in on our honeymoon this was the worst.
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