My husband & I stayed for 4 days in February 2007. Upon first look, the hotel appeared old, but not bad. The room appeared clean and I was satisfied. That evening the "palmetto bugs" started to appear. I'm from the North and we call them "roaches" up here. I saw about 6 of them in 5 minutes time. Gave me the creaps! Didn't sleep well at all that night. We had booked a room for some friends for later that week and I was so embarrassed. The next moring, my husband went down to the front desk to get me coffee and mentioned to the hotel staff that I wasn't too happy about the bugs. They said they would have their exterminator spray the room that day for us. We were out all day and I really dreaded coming back. I saw 2 "palmetto bugs" that night. There is no excuse for bugs by any name being in a hotel room. I know it's Florida, but this is no excuse. The bathtub didn't look like it was cleaned the whole time we were there. The microwave and TV needed a good dose of Windex. Most of the plates were missing but after the 1st night, I didn't want to touch anything in there anyway. The balcony had a great view, but needed to be cleaned. The whole place needed a good pressure wash. Even though the hotel was a joke, the staff was very friendly.
I am looking to return to Daytona Beach next year and have learned a great lesson from this stay...You get what you pay for!!!
