This was our first stay at the Royal Floridian and we would defiantly return. The view of the ocean is amazing. We left the balcony door open most nights and enjoyed the sound of the ocean. The room was clean and serviceable; it's not going to overwhelm you, but it did the job just fine. The pool was great, much larger than I had expected. The entire grounds seemed like they were constantly being cleaned and maintained. It appeared as though the management had their stuff together. The pool area opens directly onto the beach, which was extremely clean...no shoes needed. There was no pressure for time shares, though there were messages left on the phone and signs in the main lobby. There were also activities planned daily, which we chose not to participate in. If being close to the ocean is your thing, don't hesitate to stay here. No serious complaints from us during our week long stay.

This was the second time we have stayed at this hotel, unfortunately it was also the second time foul weather struck throughout the whole of our stay there! It didn't spoil it for us though because the view from our balcony was spectacular - Hurricane Sandy was wreaking havoc with the ocean and there was very little of the beach exposed but we were lucky to be witnessing it from a safe and cosy place so we're not complaining. We managed to get a couple of walks along the beach despite the conditions, this hotel is in a great location.
Our room was clean and comfortable and had everything we needed for eating in and feeling at home. There are plently of great restaurants in the area, in particular Aunt Catfish's down the coast at Daytona Shores. We would stay here again and hope it will be third time lucky to get some sun and be able to enjoy the pool!.

Unfortunately we stay there for 1 week and saw a lot of dust on the furniture also my husband was walking barefoot and was cut with chips of broken glass on the floor. My husband is a diabetic this is horrible this experience.

This is our 2nd trip to the area and we were not disappointed. The staff is very efficient and very pleasant. We were there when hurricane Sandy went up the coast so the weather wasn't great but it's an hour drive to St. Augustine and there is an indoor heated pool, exercise room, shuffle board and of course there's Disney a short drive away. We had a 2 bedroom on top floor, 3 TV's, full kitchen, DVD player with patio and note that no matter what room you book ALL rooms face the ocean. Rooms are clean up dated and they have just painted all halls and common areas. Got a pet bring him/her along and there is a great pet hotel called Pampered Pets around the corner and you can visit or take them to dog park very near. They are great people. Also suggest Tokyo Steak House & The Black Sheep restaurants.