Disappointed
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 9/25/06
We stayed at the resort over the Labour Day weekend, 2006. From the outside it looked good. Inside, it began to go a little downhill. The swimming pool, which looked huge on their ad, was in fact smaller than our own pool in our garden at home. Our room hadn't been cleaned thoroughly in a long time. There was dust on the top of themostats, heaters, etc. The mattress on the bed was (we thought) too hard. The tiny bathroom was badly in need of a total renovation and there was yellow staining around the sink, toilet bowl and bath. I asked at reception for the bathroom to have a thorough clean on our second day there. The receptionist said that the staining was probably due to the "funny water" in Ocean Shores. "It stains everything" she said. I pointed out to her that I had easily wiped it off the sink and she said "Oh, OK - I'll make a note for it to be cleaned properly". It remained yellow for the rest of our stay. The bath was actually a bit dangerous. There was neither a rubber bath mat to stand on in the bath, nor an anti-slip surface to the bath itself. I slipped a couple of times when taking a shower. The back stairs, which we used frequently, were filthy and smelt terribly musty. I know it was the end of the season, but we paid our money just the same as everyone else. The views over the dunes etc were great. We have been to Ocean Shores many times, and hope to go again, but NEVER again to The Polynesian.