Holiday Isle Oceanfront Resort, St Augustine Beach, St Augustine Beach

If your looking for a decent place to stay that is dog friendly, this place is definetly not it! Stayed here for one night with family and our two dogs. All "dog friendly" rooms are ground floor interior corridor, no view stinky, smelly and outdated. Booked this through Expedia and was told all rooms were Ocean view. Apparently not if you bring your pet!!! Won't stay here again. Would not recommend this place to pet lovers as a place to stay on the beach. Was not worth the time or the trip.

We all (2 adults, 3 preteen girls, & 1 small 5lb dog) stayed for 2 nights in Oct 2008 for our 1st visit to StAugustine. We loved it, so we went back for 7 nights in July 2009. Both times we were given bad rooms at first & had to change them. 2nd rooms fine. Staff is excellent & helpful! At the restaurant the lobster bisque was THE BEST WE had EVER! Kids eat free which saved us lots of money and we booked in advance so we got a good deal on the week stay. We also are priority club members so our points earned gave us another trip to see our grown son in Georgia for 4 nights FREE! This is not a five star place yet but, I believe they are working on getting it improved. Some updates will go far to improve the looks and getting rid of the smelly carpets will help, too! GET TILE! The hallways R smelly, hot & dark. This staff is excellent & much more helpful than some finer hotels I've stayed in! This a good place for the price. We will go back in 2010 and look forward to it!

We stayed one night and got out as early as possible the next morning. Tried to shower before leaving, but the water from the shower was rusty. Ate at the hotel when we checked in and had to wait at least 30 minutes after our meal to get our check. Don't stay at this one.

We stayed at the Holiday Inn for four nights and found it a decent place to stay. It's a convenient location if you want to be near the beach and also close to historical St Augustine. If you want a good ocean view make sure you are staying on the 3rd floor or above. We were on the second floor and not a great ocean view it was a view of the pool and the sand dunes which was a little dissappointing since we specifically asked for an oceanview but other than that we had a great time there. The pool was nice and they have a little tiki bar. My only complaint would have to be that the parking lot floods when it rains which is pretty much everyday in the summertime in Florida. One of us would back the car out of the flood to the middle of the parking lot to load the kids. Something else to be aware of is there is no smoking allowed even in the parking lot or on the balconies which alot of people will like unless you are a smoker of course! There is no continental breakfast either but the rooms have a small refrigerator so you can buy food at the stores at least and not deal with a cooler in the room. If you are a coffee drinker, bring your own coffee pot since the tiny one makes only one cup....we bought a cheap ten dollar coffeepot at Winn Dixie since we like our coffee and lots of it! All in all I think we would stay there again, the pros definitely outweigh the cons.

HERE'S THE GOOD POINTS..PEOPLE, FOOD, BEACH. HERE'S THE BAD: ROOMS STINK, DAMP, DIRTY, NASTY, OLD, BATHROOMS ARE RANK, HALLWAYS STINK, HOT,DARK. THEY CHARGED OVER $380 IN DEBT TO MY DEBIT CARD IN ERROR WHICH TOOK ME THE BETTER PART OF THE MORNING TO HAVE TAKEN OFF MY ACCOUNT THROUGH MY BANK. I WILL NEVER, NEVER, NEVER STAY HERE AGAIN. I WOULD RATHER SLEEP IN MY CAR. THE PICTURES THEY HAVE POSTED ON THE INTERNET ARE BOGUS WHAT A DUMP.

First of all I think that the people working here were very friendly. I only stayed in this hotel for two nights and had to change rooms 3 times. When I walked into the hallways it had a stench of mildew and all you can hear was the sound of a vibrating ice maker. it was real loud. When I walked into the first room there was no air circulating and there was a dehumidifier that was so loud that I could not even watch my TV without having it all the way up. The air condition had froze up and it was very hot in the room. I called the front desk and they had me moved to another room that wasn't as bad but the TV in it had a picture so bad that I couldn't even watch it so I had to call the front desk yet again. They finally moved me to the third room. the last room wasn't that bad but it sure as hell wasn't worth what I had paid for it. The place is old and needs a lot of work done to it before I will stay there again. If you're looking for a good place to stay in St. Augustine try the Ocean Village Club!

When I read the other reviews, I was a little worried. We were treated great. We had our dog (our furry child) with us, and they were very pet friendly. The hotel room was clean. The staff was great. We woke up early and watched the sun rise (we are from San Diego, Cal, so we are used to watching it set over the pacific)We had the breakfast buffet and it was great and a great price. I can't say enough about the staff, they were very helpful as we had never been to St Augustine before. We will return though and we will stay at the Holiday in. Being pet friendly is a big, huge plus for us.

Beachfront location is great, getting it for free (used Priority Club points) is even greater. Otherwise, an ordinary mid-range hotel. Decent beds and towels, noisy climate control system, walls that let all sounds in.

My wife and I had a great experience here. The hotel is right on the St. Augustine oceanfront and has access via the pool area to the ocean. The rooms were clean and well-sized. The bathrooms were sparkling clear. Each room had a balcony or patio, and each room has a dehumidifyer!!! In Florida, that is an essential. The hotel has a sports bar and a restaurant. Didn't eat either, but just thought I'd let everyone know that they are there. Rooms were quiet and the beds were very comfortable. Great location off of A1A and is about 5-7 mins from downtown St. Augustine. We will come back to this hotel for every stay in St.Augustine from now on. For an Average Joe, this is a great place to stay. And even for a hotel-snob, The Holiday Inn will make you wonder why you've overpaid all of these years for overpriced hotels. Greatest place, keep up the great work! The Smiths from Delaware, OH

This hotel shows its age. I'm a little curious to see what it looks like when the renovations are complete. First off, the halways are dark and don't have AC...that is a big turnoff. Make sure you ask for a non-pet room (they allow pets on the 1st and 2nd floor). Our first room stunk terribly, we went to complain and were alongside another group who was complaining about the smell too. I was impressed with how quickly our room was upgraded at no charge. The new room was very nice and we enjoyed our stay. The tiki bar was fun and the beach is great.