Upon check-in, my husband was greeted by grumpy staff. They placed us NEXT to the elevator, when we had specifically requested to be away from the elevators. We stayed here with my two 2 1/2 year olds, and a 10-year old. The room was rough - carpet was visibly dingy and gross. Granite counter tops had been placed over warped, and visible 2X4's holding them up. The refrigerator in the kitchen area had huge spaces between appliances, and cheap, well-worn linoleum flooring. My husband and I were afraid to let the kids touch anything. The TV was lousy and probably the most blurry I've tried to watch in years. The breakfast room (right next door) was scary - mold showing on the base of two walls - at least 1 foot in diameter. The "Free" breakfast looked like it came out of the vending machine in the parking garage. It was sparse, to say the least. We ended-up eating out on the second day. It was a joke amongst us guests in the breakfast room on the first day. Many who came in to check-out the breakfast were appalled at both the size of the offerings and the huge gobs of mold on the walls. Some were repulsed like me and quickly left.
The pool was okay, but had some debris in it. The location was right off the freeway and within 15 minutes of Sea World, our destination. There were plenty of nice restaurants and a lot of shopping within a few miles' drive.
My advice - pay the extra $50 and stay closer to the beach or Sea World, if that's your destination, but don't stay in this hotel!!! What a ripoff!
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