Just DON'T DO IT!!!!
Lots of SERVICE PROBLEMS!!!
Biting ANTS / BLACK BUGS all over and around the desk area.
Common area / halls are UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
This building is the equivalent of a fractured condo project. Some of the condo units have been sold to individual owners. The remainder of the units are owned and / or under management of another company. These types of projects are a nightmare b/c a tenant staying in the unit has to deal with two different management entities. When problems arise, each entity blames the other for problems in the unit, thereby leaving the tenant frustrated with very little recourse.
Imagine booking a unit advertised as ~$120 / night. Then you arrive and pay another resort fee; for a total price of ~$205 / night. Then there's a problem and you contact the front desk of the hotel. The hotel says to you: "Its not my problem. No one else is complaining! You are not our guest. Contact your host!" Then you contact the host and the host says to you: "There's nothing I can do. It’s under the control of the hotel." That’s exactly what I dealt with several times during my 10-night stay. Very frustrating!!!
There's about 2 ft high of sheet rock / baseboard missing, from mid-wall to the floor, for the entire length of the hallways. There is taped up plastic covering the areas. In many areas the plastic is hanging off. I could see inside of the walls. There is no insulation. I could clearly hear people talking and gathering in the halls. I could hear the neighbors’ coughs and sneezes, televisions (at a reasonable volume level), and detailed conversations all times of the day and night. Truly nerve racking!!!
The day I arrived there was no water pressure in the bathroom shower, there was a problem with the bulbs in the decorative sconces by the bed, and the curtains would not close. These items were fixed the same day; however, these are basic maintenance items that should have been caught in advance.
Then I started to work by the desk area and an ant / bug crawled on me. I thought it was just one. Then by day three there were ants / bugs crawling all over my feet, computers and my purse. I got a few bites on my feet and ankles that itched for a few days. It was annoying trying to work, dealing with this. The bugs were thankfully NOT on the bed. However, the bed is a bit of a platform and there was a lot of built-up dirt / food crumbs all around the edge of the platform areas. It didn't feel as if it was properly cleaned in the age of COVID.
The open-air courtyard smelled heavily of marijuana on some days. Remember some of the units are owned so tenants can do whatever they want within their quarters. "Medical" marijuana was recently legalized in FL.
WIFI is horrible. And the hotel management is not responsive. I had to leave to go to Starbucks 6-8 hours / day, several times throughout my stay to have a stable connection. My earning potential was impacted.
The balcony is small. The chairs are cheap and uncomfortable. This unit is on the 6th floor. At around 5pm the balconies, trees and rooftop edges turn into Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds” movie. Large black birds / crows sit and fly all around the edges of the buildings, on the trees and balconies everywhere; often swooping down on people sitting on the balcony. It gets very noisy and frankly they don't seem too afraid of getting up close to people.
Some of the white towels had stains on them. I had to go downstairs and get extra towels from the front desk. I was told housekeeping on the floor doesn't provide towels. The resort often did not have beach towels. They gave out white towels for use at the beach and pool. This was happening in the late morning when clean laundry from the prior day should’ve been available for patrons.
On a positive note: The bed sheets were soft. The bed was comfortable. And the location is perfect. Most of the time I was able to find street parking within a 2-5 block radius. It was easy to get a paid parking permit for the area. Communication was "decent", however it often felt as if I was speaking with at least 2 different people over the course of my stay. One person was very polite and responsive. The other was not so much. I pretty much gave up after a few days of problems.
The pictures look nice, but DON’T BE FOOLED!!! You'd be better off paying more to stay elsewhere without the headaches. I am staying in the area for an extended period of time. Thankfully I did not book this place for my entire stay. I've previously learned my lesson.