OVERALL : My wife, 2 y.o. daughter and I ended our 12-day vacation at Hotel La Croix with the last night (stayed in North Shore previously). Good place to be as far as a hotel goes but we are definitely use to private homes and rooms.
PRO's : Front desk was busting their butts with excellent service. Clean, spacious room. Gives a modern farmhouse twist. Bathroom was modern and exquisit. Plenty of closet/bench storage. Beds were comfortable. LOVED that there was an open space- we assumed it was space for dog beds or kennels for when guests have them along (we did not have our dogs with us). The work desk was helpful as I was in the middle of doing online classes throughout the trip. Wifi was good. Kitchenette was high-quality and modern. We happened to be booked on the same floor as the pool which was fantastic. Speaking of pool; we were surprised to see how small the pool was- decently sized but not as big as we had hoped. There was a smaller side-pool that was free so parents and kids flocked to that and we all had a good time.
CON's : Valet was a DISASTER. We were in the center lane, waiting to pull in for a good 15 minutes before my wife jumped out to check-in while my daughter and I still waited in the middle of traffic. Unfortunately while she was waiting the rest of the time inside to get checked in (15 more mins), I was left to unload any of our overnight bags (3 med.) and a toddler. There were only 3 people manning EVERYTHING at the front desk and a lot of guests checking in/out or dealing with towels and beach items. The doors had a false peephole which I find to be a flaw; I left my wife and daughter in the room while I ran out to get towels, knocked and wife said she wasn't even sure if that was me or someone else since she couldn't even check before opening the door. Once we were about to call it a night, we had to go around the entire place and COVER certain things because they would illuminate backlights; unplugged the microwave, threw a shirt over the wifi router, face down the clock... Not really a HORRIBLE thing, just adding this for future readers.