First off, you have to understand the nature of this place. It is a timeshare/condo type of place. The rooms are completly left up to the owner for upkeep and furnishings so if you have a disappointing room it's not the resorts fault. You can ask the front desk to move you to another room and it may be much better than the one you had. I had room 516 and was very happy, the couple traveling with us had 521 and their room was nice but not as nice as mine. I was told 516 was the best in the place so try to get that room if possible.

The good:
The rate is reasonable.
The resort is in a good location, just south of the pier and close to dining and entertainment and right on the beach.
The staff was pretty good for one of these type places.
The pool and the putt putt golf were OK.

The bad:
The outside is in need of some attention. Nothing major but it is starting to look old.
The Tiki bar and restaurant are closed and it didn't look like they were planning to reopen.
Oceanview means that you have to go out on the balcony to see the ocean.

The ugly:
Across the street is a market and around the corner from the market is a package store and a bar. This in itself is OK but what it does is attracts homeless people or to be more blunt, drunken bums.
Most days there were a couple of them on the property by the beach and the resort did nothing to get rid of them. They did not bother anyone at the resort but off the property they would panhandle. The resort really needs to be agressive in dealing with these people if they want to attract more families.

Overall I was not disappointed with this place and would stay again. But I will look for other choices first.

We have rented from private owners in the building for several years, 2-4 weeks each summer. The management company has changed, the building is going through upgrades and LOCATION is everything. Many of the units are nice, clean and geographical location is perfect. Sheila owns several units and rents for other owners as well. Her units are clean and she does her best to accommodate her guests. The building still needs some improvements and I would like to see the restaurant back open but this is a great place to stay.

Just returned from a 12 day stay at Fountain Beach Resort and I have to say I did not agree with one of the reviews for suite 501. I pretty much based my choice from what the person said about it and the many pictures they posted made the room seem almost perfect. The view was pretty amazing though. We are not picky people and can tolerate some flaws. But some of these flaws took away from the lovely view. The lights in the master bath over the sink didn't work at all and they finally came to fix them the day before we left. Had to go in the living room area to put on makeup and dry hair. The half bath was so tiny you could barely move and the shower didn't work very well. Got up one morning to find the water shut off. Took half the day to come back on. The air conditioner in the living room area was broken for the first 3 days. The kitchen is so tiny you can barely move and very dirty. The laundry facility had 2 washers & 2 dryers and one of the dryers was out of service off and on. The futons in the living room are filthy on both sides was afraid to sit on them thank goodness they provided two small covers so we put those on the seat to sit on. The lock on the door entering the unit is very poorly installed. And sometimes we couldn't get it to lock at all and that is the only lock on the door. Thank goodness my husband brought some tools along so he was able to tighten it up a bit. But it really needs to be replaced entirely. The whole unit needs a really good cleaning. The walk to the pier was wonderful and it really is a good location. The restaurant is still closed. Would not stay there again unless they completely renovated the unit.

We stayed at the Fountain Beach for a quick weekend getaway. This hotel is exactly what we needed. We had a King size bed and pull ot sofa for the kids. There was a small kitchenette with a frig, micro and toaster oven. The room was clean, the halls could use a little work.

Staff was very friendly and helpful.

We loved the pool and the beach. Location is everything.

We booked again for the end of July.