Wonderful family getaway but the food is AWFUL
We booked this hotel as a last minute beach getaway for our family with kids under 7 and it was fantastic from start to finish. All rooms have an oceanfront view, beach is gorgeous, you can rent umbrellas and chairs, it's not too crowded, lovely pools, friendly staff - really a very lovely getaway. My one complaint is I cannot believe how bad the food is. Even the hamburgers suck. My 7 year old, who eats everything, even said how bad the hamburgers were, and it's pretty hard to mess up a hamburger! We ordered room service and the seafood platter (nearly $30) was just awful, plus they forgot silverware, salt & pepper, and unbeknownst to me served my children soda in their cups when I had ordered water. My kids aren't supposed to drink soda & this was right before bedtime so this really ticked me off, I'm going to be up all night.
Basically this is a really wonderful hotel but I am appalled at food they serve especially for the $279/night rate we paid - why in such a nice hotel would they let their standards slide like this? The seafood platter was like rubber, and everything else on the plate was deep-fat fried like hush puppies, the sauce on the crab cake was just plain awful, the coleslaw was like vomit. For lunch they served a wilty salad with a rubbery red tortilla - just plain awful. I'm not kidding - if you stay here, do NOT eat here! BTW the kitchen staff tried to be very accommodating and were all very nice, although they did say "Well - everyone in the dining room likes the seafood platter" - as if that should make me like it too! Not!
Anyway - wow, this is a great place to stay for families, it's just a pity you have to go someplace else to get a nice meal especially when you're a family with young kids out all day and you don't have the time/energy to schlepp out to a restaurant.