This hotel was a Quality Inn last year. My review of them wasn't great. I think this Best Western tried to make improvements, but not many. They fall far behind typical Best Westerns as far as cleanliness and decor. The only staff member that we saw for the week we were there was the front desk clerk. He was very polite and professional, which is typical in the usual Best Westerns we've stayed in. The room itself didn't change much from when it was a Quality Inn, except for the bathroom, which included new shower stalls. Whoever did the work did a horrible job. There were gaps between the tiles on the wall. But what bothered me was the way the shower handle was installed; it could only be aimed to the extreme right, close to the wall. There was a shower chair for disabled people in the stall that took up a lot of room, so I moved it out and used it as a table in the bathroom instead. But no matter how you turned the shower handle, it always reverted back to spraying to the right. The instructions to get hot water were also tricky: turn the handle to the center, then SLOWLY turn it back to get hot water. Turn it too quickly, and you'll go back to cold water. Anyone with any type of reading comprehension issue probably would not understand the directions posted on the wall.
We brought our cat with us. She immediately ran under the bed. When I looked under the bed, there was a dead palmetto bug, along with a thick layer of dust. On our first day, the room had a strong odor of bug spray. I wish they would have let it air out for a day before renting it immediately after spraying.
Breakfast was typical continental, but get there an hour before breakfast closes if you want a hot breakfast - eggs, for example. They apparently go fast. The front desk clerk offered to make more one day. He was a good sign of an employee who goes that extra mile (unlike the former Quality Inn front desk employee, who forced me to use a toilet plunger because the previous guest had clogged the toilet!).
Overall, the stay was decent. However, our main reason for staying at this hotel was the location and the low price. Therefore, I was surprised to see that the pet room fee was charged every day we were there for a week. The former Quality Inn only charged us the fee one time. Additionally, the prices were higher than what was advertised on Google. I understand they have no control over what Google advertises, but with the higher prices, we'll likely stay at a better quality hotel on our next visit. read more