The hotel rooms are small yet very clean. Staff was courteous and helpful. I would have given it an excellent but I had to clean dust off of the toilet and there were dust bunnies and a dead moth on the side of the vanity in the bathroom.

We stayed the third week in Aug and paid 180 a night with the beach club.

GOOD STUFF:The setting is beautiful. Nice beach. Staff is very friendly and helpful. The rooms are clean and the matress is soft.

NOT SO GREAT: I wish I did not do the BEACH CLUB. The umbrellas are set up when you get to the beach and you tell them which umbrella to put your chairs under. The umbrellas were far from the waters edge. Many peolple had their own chairs and umberllas and placed them close to the waters edge(which I like). Also, the beach club starts collecting the chairs at 5PM. If we had our own chairs we could have placed them where we want, when we want.. We like to go to the beach late in the day. I should have went across the street to a beach supply store and got 2 chairs and an umbrella.


ADD ONS: Ten dollars a night for internet access. Five dollars a night for parking. Twenty dollars a night for taxes. Drinks and food are high priced but there are options you can walk to. A cute breakfast and lunch place across the street and a sub way.

RESTAURATS.
One night we ate at Frenchys. The food was OK and the service was good but, we ate outside and pigeons were walking around and brushing out feet., YECK! If you don't want to deal with wild life as you eat, eat inside. Another night we ate at Palm Pavillion, much better. Good food and prices, live music that was not too loud to have a conversation, No pigeons!

AREA:
Not very much around. Shops are all honky tonk beach stuff. Not many restaurants or much night life.

DRINKS:
You can only drink alcoholic beverages at the beach if you purchase them from the Hilton. You may not bring your own beers to the beach. This did not bother me since I don't drink much , but one member of our party was not happy.

BEST ACTIVITY
We went on " THE SCREAMER", which is a boat that takes you out for about 45 minutes to see dolphins and beautiful homes. IF you go, sit in the back, best spot for seeing the dolphins. The cost is 22 dollars.

My husband and I stayed here for 4 nights and had a wonderful time. I researched the hotel thoroughly before booking it. The reviews for their restaurants were'nt impressive so we ate elsewhere. We like to walk the beach, not sit on it, so we didn't care about the charge for chairs, etc.. I do agree they should be free however. Our room was lovely. I felt the bathroom was an adequate size, how much time are you going to spend in it? We had an issue with the air conditioner not working, it had frozen up.
Brian the very friendly maintenance man had it replaced in 15 minutes, and our parking fee was deducted from our bill. The desk clerks were very helpful when we had any questions. The bell men actually looked up a restaurant in the phone book and a restaurant guide, I had the name of the town wrong. They kept asking around until they determined the correct location. I can't wait to go back. Wish I could have stayed 2 weeks. I'm a very light sleeper, and was concerned to see we had a room on the street. I really didn't hear much noise, and slept quite well. The bed was very comfy. I didn't care for the pillows, they are down, and smash down to nothing. I used 2 and that worked o.k. All in all I highly recommend it.

I was in need of a solitude, get away from everyone and everything vacation. I researched hotels on the web first. Emailed the hotel to ask questions and received an immediate response back answering all my questions. I received in the U.S. mail a package of maps, brochures literature all about clearwater and the area. Checking in was painless, I asked for a room with a view did not get but no big deal. The beds were so soft and comfortable. The rooms had a small fridge. The hotel is located directly on the beach which is what I wanted. 2 big nice pools. Everything I needed was right where it was needed. The staff was nice, they did as I asked, leaving me be. I will be back to this hotel on a yearly get away stay. If you love walking the beach and collecting shells and just being left alone, this is a great place to stay. It was a true blessing for me.
Can't say enough good things about my stay.