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2.6 (34 reviews)
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Vlora P.

Stayed here two nights to attend a wedding that was happening down the street on NYE. The lobby was amazingly beautiful- loved it. However, the room was incredibly dark - just two end table lamps in the main area, only one of which worked and the bed was very uncomfortable with some noisy plastic under the sheet (we didn't want to look). The bathroom shower was nice, but most of the room seemed like it hadn't been updated in a while. Since it was winter we didn't get to enjoy the pool or pool bar but I'd bet in the summer that part is nice. It's a little on the small side and there's no hot tub but there's also not many rooms. I'd consider going back.

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One of the worst hotels I've stayed in. The pictures of the room on the website were not even close to what it actually was. The ceiling was just painted cinder blocks. The customer service was also not great. I went to the front desk to ask for a first aid kit and the worker was asleep. Once he woke up, he dug through some boxes and was able to find 2 bandaids and a disinfectant wipe that expired in 2021. You can tell that this used to be a nice hotel and I'm sure it was but it has severely gone downhill and I wish I could have stayed at a motel that's the same quality and a third of the pric

This hotel is not just a poor representation of the services it advertises, but an actual outright lie. Not only does this not qualify as a 'Resort' (other hotels would not attempt that award given the equivalent amenities, or lack thereof), nor as a Spa as it actually does not even have a Spa (wishing/hoping/planning to have one does not count). The Shore Club Resort & Spa is without a doubt the lowest grade basic motel I have ever stayed in, albeit with an attached restaurant, and the worst accomodation I have ever stayed in of my 57 years on this planet. Hotels do not have motel design where your room is accessed entirely externally, like a chalet room. Where should I start? Perhaps with the bathroom ceiling which was bowed and stained under the weight of the water that was leaking from the room/floor above and was causing the light fitting to fall out. Or perhaps with the shower with a floor/base that is so poorly designed/fitted (incl. screen) that it leaks onto the bathroom floor, flooding it. Perhaps as a result of the water leaks throughout, the electric outlet(s) in the bathroom also didn't work (no electricity), and the light bulbs over the sink were each grade of state for all 3 bulbs; one out, one almost dead and the third bright. The floors was dirty and sand covered when we arrived, with no towels available in the room with the excuse that there had been a delay with delivery on check-in; I had to go explicitly ask/demand those later which were tired/worn and had both holes and had lost any soft texture/plushness. There were holes in the walls, the appearance of someone having chiseled/forced the door, significant chipped paint and a loose window within it's frame. There was only one light serving the bed area/room despite all photos suggesting 2 bedside lights as would be standard in any motel/hotel room. There was 1 insignificant seat and no table providing minimal counter top space to use; there was a rusty fixed (screwed) attachment on one of the bedside tables that I can only assume was supposed to once hold a prior tv remote perhaps. There was no in-room safe to provide secure storage, as is standard in all motel/hotel accomodations these days. There was no WiFi in the room or facility other than the lobby space. There was no full length mirror nor adequate mirror (one tiny port-hole style attempt mounted high on wall) to use for dressing or make-up, for my wife, which was a missing necessity considering the lighting was out in the bathroom. Did I mention the failing bathroom extractor fan that was loud vibrating as it attempted to continue to function? Don't take my word for any of this; review the photos I uploaded on other sites (such as tripadvisor, since apparently not an option here) to see for yourself and compare against the glossy fictitious representation on the facility's website. Finally, to complete the setting, the occupant of the (chalet) room below was a marijuana / weed addict who clearly couldn't stop using for more than 10 minutes and so our 'room' smelt of skunk the entire time we stayed there. This facility should actually be reported to a trading standards authority. Stay here at your peril; you have been warned.

Stephanie N.

If I could give this hotel zero stars I would. We were here for a wedding this past weekend. We checked into the "newly renovated hotel" for $200 a night. When I say this is one of the most disgusting places I have ever seen, it is a low end cheap motel. The first room they gave us, which was "cleaned" had hair all over the bathroom floor and in the sink. There was dirt/dust being blown from the AC unit onto the "cleaned" bed. The toilet did not work and would not flush. I went down and told the people at the front desk, they told me they would send someone down to the room to clean the bathroom again and fix the toilet. I figured I would give them some time so I looked up that there was target 5 minutes away so I went to go get lysol and disinfectant wipes because I was so grossed out at this point. I came back an hour later and no one had been to the room to clean or fix the toilet. I had to get ready for the wedding I was supposed to be attending in 2 hours. I went back down to the front desk and told them again I needed a different room. They finally put me in a different room and again this room was just as bad. Disgustingly dirty, awfully renovated and I honestly just did not feel safe. I was crying at this point. My family works in hotels and I told the front desk that this is not ok, not up to code and how can you advertise the pictures of the renovated rooms and then put me in the past 2 rooms I was in and charge me $200 for one night. They did end up comping my room for the night and I told them it did not matter, I was not sleeping here anyway. I would drive home at 2 AM after the wedding. I was so entirely grossed out by the place. DO NOT STAY HERE.

Well if you are considering staying here think again overpriced for a moldy dirty room. No towels or toilet paper had to go to front desk to get . Did not sleep the entire night due to being itchy felt like there was sand in the sheets . Save your money . A hot weekend and hardly any air in the common areas

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The restaurant is beautiful and delicious! Atmosphere is soothing! The service and staff are wonderful!!

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This place is HORRIBLE. do not have an event or wedding here. Food was horrible, staffing inadequate, facility non-ADA COMPLIANT. VERY POOR.

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Place is beautiful!!! Was there for Easter Brunch today and it was great..Food and service were both great. Will definitely be back soon

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