Let me start by saying that I stayed on one of the RCI timeshare condos, not the actual hotel. The grounds at Seacastles are gorgeous - perfect lawn and flowers, always looking clean and professional. However, once we got inside, it was a different story. It WAS clean, I will say that, but tiny. The bathroom was small but very clean and had everything we needed (shampoo, lotions, soaps, etc). The kitchen area was indeed listed as a partial kitchen, but it was so small that there wasn't room to much other than boil some water. In our condo (which "slept 4") there was a small bedroom (outdated but clean and functional) and a pull-out couch. The pull-out couch was so small, and full of stains. And when you pulled it out, the mattress was so terrible. I'm a young, fit person with no health problems, and after an hour of trying to fall asleep, the coils in the mattress were pressing so hard on my back that my left arm and leg when numb, and my back was in awful pain. I took the cusions off of the couch and put them on the floor, and slept on those. I am thankful that my 6'6" husband was not with me on this trip, because he wouldn't have had a place to sleep. Also, the windows in the bedroom were so filthy that we couldn't see through them (the outside of the window).
I will say that the staff was nice and that we had clean towels every day, and there was ample parking. I think their location saves them - only a 10 minute walk downtown, 10 minutes to the beach, and directly across from the Marginal Way. I would never pick Seacastles for another RCI timeshare trip, but if in the area, I might peek into a hotel room to check one out. read more