My family spent many spring breaks there back to the 70s and80s have always loved it. The owners have always been nice to us. My
Grandparents used to go clamming and abalone fishing there. Just bring you're sleeping bag for the bed . We tried another high end hotel down the beach and it had bedbugs! The DC is our favorite and the best views yes mngmnt can be picky but their parking lot is well protected from potential beach goers not staying there. Also a lot of Harley riders are there a lot, doctors lawyers ext and personally I feel safe. They redid the rooms in 2011 and it's much better now

My family and I considered staying here but it looked rundown and was practically vacant. Before we could leave we were accosted by the owner who came out screaming and waving his cane at my man and our one year old son! Apparenly he thought we wanted to park in their empty lot and got belligerent on us.
If that wasnt bad enough some other lady came out and threatened to call the cops on us. All apparently for checking out their hotel and deciding not to stay there.

When I was first married we had no money and we stayed here. I felt we were living like Kings. RIGHT on the beach, fantastic sunsets, the best of times. Now, many years later, we have money and we only stay in 4 or 5 star hotels. But I miss the days when Dolphin Cove was paradise. To me it still is. It depends what you are looking for and I guess it depends on your standards. You cannot beat the price or the location. The rest is up to what is important to you. My memories of staying here are among the very best of my life.

Do yourself a favor STAY AWAY these people will (managers) rip you off. Dirty rooms with mold in the shower couch in the room looks and smells like someone had nookie on the couch. The bedspread hasn't been washed in years I bet with white stains on the bed spread. Watch out for the old man he will start a argument and have his yellow stained tooth wife finish the argument and call the cops. Which have told us they get called her often because of poor people skills they have.