We like the proximity to downtown. It’s on the busiest bar/club street. The downside of this was the noise from the street.
Hotel was clean. Staff was friendly. The food was a huge buffet. At the buffet, you would have to pay for beer and wine which is understandable, but we also had to pay for soft drinks which I think should’ve been included.
The bathrooms are very small including the shower area. Our shower drain stayed clogged entire stay and water would pour into the bath floor. We stayed in March which they consider to be winter, therefore they had no air condition allowed to be turned on. Our room stayed hot and we had to keep the balcony doors open the entire stay, which in turn made it noisy from the street level. That was our biggest complaint. My wife dislikes that she had to pay for coffee in the room. I also disliked that the parking garage in the basement was $20e a day and was extremely tight to park a very tiny SUV in. Plus each time you would leave the parking garage, you had to pull up to the gate, walk through the door and push a button and ask them to open the gate. It was very inconvenient. There is on street parking but it’s regulated for certain times only.
The pool was great, the pool area and general area was very clean. The staff was always friendly. The indoor bar was great as well. The bus stop is very close and convenient if you need to bus in.
The walk to the ocean is very close and if you like to hike, you can hike directly to LaCruz