bad experience with owner. the guy took my question of how safe the area was personally and the interaction deteriorated from there. glad i left and found a better place to stay. always get the option to cancel if its not a major chain just incase the place isnt what you want.
Disappointing Experience Despite Good Location
I recently stayed at a motel conveniently located close to the beaches. While the room was decent and matched the price paid, my experience was marred by an issue. The guest details provided to Expedia were not accurately transmitted to the motel, resulting in a shortage of room supplies. This caused inconvenience and led to an unnecessary argument with the staff. This lack of coordination and poor customer service overshadowed what could have been a pleasant stay.
Me and my girlfriend booked a last minute stay here for about 3 days to visit family. The staff are very friendly and welcoming. In all honesty, I was worried about the area before booking but I was pleasantly surprised when we showed up. The area surrounding is very safe and clean. Lots of stores to walk to and friendly locals throughout. The room was clean although our shower seemed to have overflowed a few times as it would not drain adequately. Other than that, it was a good, memorable stay.
The gentleman that checked me in was kind & personable. I knew it was a motel, but because of the rating I expected it to be decent. Maybe some of the other rooms were, but ours was horrible. It smelled old & musty, the carpet looked questionable and there was a serious mold problem in the bathroom - around the toilet, inside the shower & outside the shower. They said they had no other rooms available & it was a budget trip. That area can be quite expensive. We decided to consider it an adventure. We got some air freshener and disinfectant & went to work in the room.
Now the fun part...at around 2:00 a.m., a woman burst into our room, flipped on the light and started screaming. Apparently, she was freaked out because she had been checked into the same room. It was kind of funny! When she saw us in bed, asleep, she could have turned the light off, closed the door & gone back to the front desk. But no! She had to freak out. We were the ones that should have been screaming. LOL!
So, in summary, the place was filthy and inefficient. Not a chance in Hades we would go back. I can't imagine any scenario where the Seaside Motel could be rated WONDERFUL!
My wife and I asked for an extra blanket, the manager saud that's what heaters are for. Extremely cold room, heater made the temperature uncomfortable. Then after a night sleeping on pillows that were like bags of cement, asked for "softer" pillows, again, the manager said that "hotels" don't have soft pillows. Finally,, our room although big and spacious, was facing the noisy blvd. Overall, not a very comfortable and accomodating stay
