My wife and I spent a week at The Sea Gardens in June and had a wonderful time. We traded a timeshare week at the last minute and got in. After reading some mixed reviews here, we prepared ourselves for the worst. We were very pleasantly surprised. If you are expecting a $300 a night high-end luxury resort, you WILL be let down. Our room was smallish (but not as small as the hotel’s own paperwork led us to believe). Everything was very clean and recently painted; the room’s décor was smart and modern (what I would expect to find in a Hampton Inn or Holiday Inn) and the staff was friendly and helpful. I lived in Florida for over 20 years and I know what to expect from a 'beach hotel' and Sea Gardens is truly what you would expect for the location and price range, nothing better, nothing worse.

There were some problems, a few light bulbs out, tiny ants swarmed any crumbs you left out, the bathtub was extremely small and chipped up, the TV was tiny (come-on who is really there to watch TV, there is a beach right outside!!!), we could hear our next door neighbors clear as a bell through the locked double-doors (they really liked some TV show at 9:30 am and laughed very loudly at it everyday), and most of the arcade’s games did not work (I suggest you think of it as gambling and the prize for your quarter is occasionally winning the right to play the game), but those things are soon forgotten when you walk the few steps to the beautiful nearby beach. There were a lot of families and the pools and hot tubs tended to be filled with kids most of the day, so do not expect an intimate B & B type romantic time. No, things were not perfect, but good enough for me to say Sea Gardens is 'above average' for this category of hotel.

As for nearby restaurants, do not miss Caps Place for an amazing experience and meal, Peking Duck House for way above average New York style Chinese food and Mulligans' for breakfast.

Where do I begin???!!! Sea Gardens is one of the best resorts I have been to. These rooms were actual suites (make sure you stay at the Ocean Palms which is one of the buildings on the resort and would say the best one to stay in)...VERY spacious, washer/dryer, full kitchen. The restroom was wonderful...a double vanity and plenty of room. We had a jacuzzi in our bedroom, wonderful!!!! Our balcony was wonderful with an awesome ocean view. The rest of the suite included a nice glass table dining area with living room consisting of a chair and sofabed. We also had 2 TVs (one in the living area and the other in the bedroom). Also provided in the suite was a nice stereo system which we enjoyed turning on while getting dressed for the day (hee, hee). We stayed on the 7th floor. I would highly recommend Sea Gardens (Ocean Palms) to anyone who enjoys lots of room in their suite and would enjoy being near the beach. Finally, the staff was very professional and made sure we enjoyed our time there. They have a full week of activities on the resort and for the whole family (bingo, welcome party, games, tours, etc). I would recommend you attend the orientation scheduled on Sunday at 11:30am. My point of contact at the resort was Rose, who was absolutely wonderful and highly professional. My mother, daughter and I will definitely visit Sea Gardens (Ocean Palms) again and will definitely bring our men along next time!!!!!!!

Its a wonderful place to stay...i loved it!!!
Enough said!!!:)

This was the WORST experience EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We checked in on May 28, 2004 and it started with the toilet leaking. We called and no one came to fix for 2 days. This was the least of problems. The room door had obviously been kicked in or broken in to before. The door would not hardly shut. Again we called maintenance, upon arriving the next day it took him about 4 hours to repair and we could not leave the room. Wait it gets worse! The last day we were there June 3, 2004 we woke up and there was NO WATER. They turned the water off with no notification to us, no showers and no flushing of the toilet for about 4 hours. I could write more but I do not have the time to waste. OVERALL THIS PLACE IS TERRIBLE, SUCKS, YUCK, I WOULDN'T EVEN SUGGEST THIS PLACE TO SOMEONE I DIDN'T LIKE. ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE!!!!