I booked this hotel using Hotwire.com and as soon as I found out the name and looked up the reviews online, I was very apprehensive. I called the hotel directly to ask if there were indeed as many problems as the reviews implied and the staff was very honest. They admitted that they had palmetto bugs (think roaches on steroids), but that it was common in Florida. I wrote to Hotwire and explained my concerns and skepticism over this being a 2 star hotel, but went anyway because I couldn't afford to pay for another room on top of this one. Indeed, there was black mold in the shower, trash between the bed and wall, and a TERRIBLE smell coming from the heater. The bedspreads were stained and there was hair in the bed when I turned down the covers. The carpets are disgusting, and although the hotel claims that it's an installation mistake, I'm pretty sure that the carpet company isn't obligated to clean the rooms. At the very least, this hotel needs to shampoo the carpets and hire an effective housekeeping staff. It has great potential given it's location, but I don't think that the accomodations will attract the kind of clientele that will let it thrive. On a sidenote, Hotwire.com made it right with me.













