This is not my first time at this hotel. I spent a girls weekend here prior to their recent renovation. The hotel has that throwback vibe to the 40s, where you could imaging people wandering out of their poolside rooms to lounge and socialize at the pool. That was my first visit experience. Despite the rundown condition of the hotel, prison-style toilet, and far from fresh breakfast, I considered coming back.
Our recent trip (last weekend), I booked my family and my sister's there, due to the great rate on Hotwire. It was a chance booking, but when I realized where I will be staying, I didn't mind at all. Finding out that they also have family style suites with bunk beds was a bonus. My family stayed poolside while I upgraded my sister to a family suite. Since my last trip, the hotel has a fresh coat of paint, decorator service, better bedding, carpeting, more outdoor furniture, flat screen tv, updated lobby, among other nice touches. I was excited to see all the efforts to freshen up the hotel without losing its mid-century charm. I was willing to overlook the condition of the bathroom (still prison style toilet), most power outlets not working, having to walk past a smelly gutter to get to my room, and dragging luggage up stairs.
All was fine and dandy until I went out to pick up dinner for both our families on our last night and brought it back to my sister's suite. While we were eating, I saw an enormous cockroach crawled up the wall. The kids shrieked and my brother-in-law had to get up and dispose of it. To my horror, the kids said that it was not the first cockroach that crawled around in their room. My appetite was ruined and I was pretty upset. I didn't see any in my room, but my mind started to wonder if there are worse things crawling on our beds and floors.
For all the money that they took to renovate the hotel, investing in exterminator service should be part of the investment. I really wanted to like this hotel and was willing to overlook most things, but I just couldn't overlook sanitary issues.
I don't think I could bring myself to stay here again. Really too bad.
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