A Little Inn by the Sea, Lauderdale by the Sea

Don't let the nice looking photo's from their website fool you like they did me. Little Inn by the Sea was built in 1955, and I suspect the website photo's and description were taken from the same year. Had I not prepaid, I would have never even left the lobby and ventured upstairs to see the room. Stuck doors with locks that sometimes worked. Filthy comforter, stained chair cushions and a rattling musty smelling A/C greeted me. The fridge was caked with frost and something resembing pasta sauce. I couldn't tell you if the towels were nice or the shower worked well or if the bed did or didn't have bed bugs becuse we left and were told, no refunds. Lots of NICE places nearby. Don't be fooled like we were.

If you want something else with direct beach access: YES. If you want a desk that is not only a 8 to 5 desk: NO. If you want a comfortable stay: NO. If you want a decent breakfast: NO. If you want to feel safe: NO. If you don not want to be charged much more thant advertised: NO. negative: When I arrived at night all doors were open but no one was there. Some note told me to phone an number but I did'nt know how. So I had tot wait untill 8 a.m. to finally get my key. I slept on a couch in the lobby. Location was nice but thats about all. Breakfast was something to be ashame about. It was the same every day, and I mean really the same becauso no one ate those old bagels a.s.o. from the fridge. They just put them back in bthe fridge at 10 a.m. and the next moring you can choose from the same old stuf for breakfast. The tropical fruit pictured on Little Inns' website appeared to be five apples (three red, two green). The best about this free breakfast was the coffee. At night there was a lot of noise, strange people walked in, sat and talked loud on the couch in the lobby and watched the TV at high volume. Even a hobo from the street walked in one night asking me for the bathroom and a cigarette. My room wasn't done every day, I had to ask for towels twice. Only the first day there ws a little plastic flask with some shampoo. Two roaches fell out of my airconditioner. There were not som many guests but even though it was noisy mostly at night. There were two toasters in the lobby for breakfast, but one of them was so dirty, everyone only used the other. When I checked out they tried to charge me $10 a day as a "resort fee". On the expedia websiste only a $2.50 fee for wireless internet was mentioned. So I told them and they changed the fee immediately form $10 to $2.50 Still: I don't like these try's. positive: You have direct beach access, a lot of beach chairs and from the back of the hotel a nice oceanview.

loved the service, especially Chrystal, Maria and Shawn.. I will always go back since I truly love the mediteranean atmosphere. needs one space for handicap parking.. its a simplistic bed and breakfast with old world charm.

HA HA HA...The bathroom door fell off the track and the shower did not have running water. Windows throughout the suite were missing screens and window sills had 20-plus dead flies. No central air/heat, just noisey rusty window units propped up on bricks. Had no oven/stove in kitchen efficiency. The ONE gas grill had no propane gas (patrons pooled money together to purchase a tank of propane). Ceiling fans did not work. Also, we had to stand on chairs to turn on the lights (no wall switches). Pool shower handle is broken/rusty and only the lower foot area has running water. The Deluxe Continental Breakfast consisted of poor quality apples and oranges, watery coffee and one loaf of white bread. I never found the hammock (as shown on their website photo). Staff never heard of the "Welcome Drink voucher" as stated on the website. Bikes? internet? Remodeled? HA HA HA......what a $167.00 per night joke! The four of us made lemonade out of lemons - and I still crack up laughing as I share this experience with my neighbors and friends. Still laughing in disbelief. Unbelievable, really unbelievable !

I read most of the reviews about this place, and they were right. The view from our room was like a post card, it was great. There are great restaurants within 1 block. The room was small, but very clean. We stayed there before going on a cruise . For anyones information, there are transfers free of charge from the rental car company to the ship and once the cruise is over back to the airport or rental company. Don't pay the transfer fees ahead of time. Over all a great hotel and a great price through expedia.

This hotel is nothing like the pictures. It is dirty, run down and in serious need of repairs. The manager lied about cancelling the rest of our reservation (we stayed 1 night which was prepaid) and when the credit card bill came in, they billed us eleven hundred dollars! When I phoned about it, the manager says it is up to their "corporate offices". I am very upset about this. I can't afford to lose that much money. It is incredible that they are charging $189 a night. It should be around $70.00. No one was cleaning up the garbage around the pool area. Breakfast items out of stock. Our window frame was rotten.

The first time I stayed there I liked it and wanted to return, but..... They lie about everything. I made a reservation for 1 nite and when I called to confirm they told me that I had no reservation because at that time there was a 2 nite minimum stay. No one called me to tell me they cancelled my reservation. I quickly had to find another place. I forgave them and tried again a few months ago. I made a 2 nite reservation for 2 rooms. They immediately charged my credit card. They told me that if I cancelled before 30 days of my check in date my card would be refunded. I did have to cancel 40 days before my check in date. They refunded my credit card except for $25.00. They call it a reservation fee and they refuse to give it back to me. They did not mention a reservation fee when I made the reservation. They blamed it on a new employee AND they used the new employee excuse when I booked a 1 nite stay. AND when I did call to cancel they only had 1 room booked not 2 so if I did keep my reservation I would have been 1 room short. I read reviews on other web sits and saw the same complaints. It also appears that they don't clean the rooms, give the guests clean towels and the breakfast food is not fresh. They should use my $25.00 to buy laundry soap and toilet paper. DON'T EVER BOOK A RESERVATION WITH A LITTLE INN BY THE SEA!

Dirty, overpriced by an order of magnitude, poor service, rat trap immediately next too outdoor/beach shower. I could go on and on. Cannot believe this place received any diamonds from AAA. For the same price, we could have stayed at the Pelican!

My husband and I stayed here for a romantic getaway. It was the perfect place for an older couple looking to get away from a hectic life and kids for a couple of days. It has a great location right on the beach with great restuarants near by. There is a need for repairs but we saw work being done. This is an old inn not new and fancy. It's very quiet and not a place where children would probably enjoy staying -especially older ones.

Having traveled a lot we understand that the great memories that you make are made because of people you meet and the way they make you feel. A week at the Inn was like going to camp with your best friends, even though we knew no one when we first arrived we soon met everyone who left their room. Maybe we were all just lucky that all the guest were genuinely great people.We met a diving group from Long Island and a couple from Germany and some folks from the UK,,,Great people each and everyone of them. WOW Step out of our room and we were on the beach,beach access really made it great to watch the sun come up in the morning and to collect sea shells all day. We hope that we can return next year and do it again. T&K Texas