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Feb 2, 2008 by Robert from Wildwood, FL
Overall Rating: 9
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[8] • Location:[9]

• It was very close too the beach.
• None.

“Excellent choice for the location.”

Oct 25, 2007 by Will from Bradenton, FL
Overall Rating: 6
Cleanliness:[1] • Staff:[5] • Location:[10]

• Only location and view.
• Too small room and cheep.

“The place looks nothing like the pictures on the net. The bathroom made a dog wining noise each time you flushed. The head board came off "wall". Thought that was part of a bed. There were signs all over with cheaper prices on other side off the street not beach side but, I had a courtside view anyway. So I over paid. "Courtside view" well the space between my house and the next door has more room. If you just want a place to sleep fine, but just not for the price. When you go to Daytona it's not for the rooms it's for outside. Well that's fine when you don't have a small kid with you. It's just not what you see on the net. A Courtyard is an enclosed space in the middle of something. This place had no middle. Its turned side was with one or two rooms ocean view down stairs and the same on 2nd floor. Oh did I fail to say it's clearly told to you that you will be charged if you smoke in the room, well I don't smoke but when I returned to my room there was a butt on the floor and a long hair in the sink that wasn't there. I'm bald headed and there is no house keeping. And never mind that there is no ceiling, it's just cross beams.”

Aug 21, 2007 by Gina from Avenel
Overall Rating: 1
Cleanliness:[1] • Staff:[1] • Location:[10]

• Location is nice.
• Disgusting unsanitary dump.

“Id love to know what year their pictures on their site are from? We booked the Dream Inn from 8-8-07 to 8-17-07.The room was disgusting. The shower had not been cleaned in sometime. I have a video of the slime buildup on the shower walls, with my finger slicing through the grime. The carpets where filthy! No one bothers to look under the bed? They never gave us soap after the first bar! We had to go buy some! There was a spot on the sheets of one of the beds that was there everyday! This was proof that the sheets were never changed the whole time we were there! (5 days!) There were cigarette butts and garbage everywhere by the pool, and in all the plants. You could not even enjoy the pool without getting cigarette butts stuck to your feet! I'm an ex-smoker and it grossed me out! The pool also got dirtier as the days went on so buy the 5fth day it was turning to sand water. You couldn't see the bottom. It was also never cleaned. There was what looked like a condom by the pool on the cement. That was never picked up. No one cleaned at all. Just making the beds is not cleaning in my book! The balcony of our oceanfront suite was filled with filth and rust, and could not be enjoyed. There was what looked like bird feces on the drawer handle in the kitchen. This also stayed there our entire stay. There are no lights at night. All the surrounding hotels pools are lit up at night with people having fun, and our grounds were black! In my opinion it was totally unsanitary and inhabitable! The manager is rarely ever there to complain to. Being on vacation we had things planned, so we refused to wait around for the times he felt like being there, as it would have destroyed our reservations in places we planned to go, further ruining our vacation. I finally got to leave a phone complaint on an answering machine after also having to make several attempts at that, being told their mailbox was full! We ended up calling the airline, and changing our flight. We came home 5 days early because of this nightmare.”

Jul 24, 2007 by Sharon from Chattanooga, TN
Overall Rating: 7
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[10] • Location:[7]

• It was right on the beach.
• The room was extremely small.

“This hotel was ok for a short stay, but I would not recommend for a long stay. The room was very small. The hotel staff was very nice and it had some nice seating areas around the outside of the building.”

Jul 22, 2007 by Mark from Orange City, FL
Overall Rating: 4
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[3] • Location:[10]

• Walking distance to beach, restaurants and limited retail.
• Courtyard view was a parking lot and an alley.

“The only sink available was in the bathroom. Two hotel-type soaps were provided for 2 people, both were in pieces and in dirty wrappers and were not replaced for the second nights stay and the shampoo sample was used by a previous occupant. The beds were comfortable, but were surprised to see dozens of cigarette burns in the carpet of our non-smoking room. Limited after dark lighting on the premises. Was also refused a receipt for charges for phone calls.”

Jul 19, 2007 by Donald from Montgomery, AL
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[10] • Location:[7]

• The staff was friendly and helpful. and the beach was beautiful.
• The rooms are small.

“The Dream Inn is a good hotel and I do recommend.”

Jun 21, 2007 by Ken from Marietta, GA
Overall Rating: 1
Cleanliness:[1] • Staff:[2] •

• Leaving and wishing I had never seen it.
• Dirty, everything broken in bathroom.

“Dump pretty well sums it up. Although I can speak only for room 126 and exterior. Blood and feces on box spring, broken toilet, shower and sink, dirty bathroom. Owner said he would clean room top to bottom for us, ha, in my opinion that would take a week.”

Jun 12, 2007 by Debbie from Portland, TN
Overall Rating: 5
Cleanliness:[5] • Staff:[4] • Location:[6]

• Good location for someone looking for a clean cheap place to stay. The location was great for us because it was not in the center and not crowded.
• It is an older hotel and I booked 2 rooms and they were not close together and no elevator or assistance with luggage.

“I got pretty much what I expected for the price. It was clean, but this is an older hotel and in needed of a facelift. Not much on service as the office did not stay open many hours daily. There are 2nd floor rooms but they are only accessible by steps and there is no help with luggage. So if you are older you want to make sure that you ask for a lower level room. This is a great place for someone looking for a cheap room at the beach and you are not spending many nights here. It is on the south end of the beach so there is not much noise or not very crowded.”

May 31, 2007 by Laura from Altamonte Springs, FL
Overall Rating: 3
Cleanliness:[5] • Staff:[1] • Location:[10]

• It was on the beach.
• Old, outdated, lazy staff, excessive fees, no A/C in bedroom

“There was a lot of confusion on the reservation when it was booked. The pictures of the hotel were not indicative of what the hotel looks like in person. Trash was left outside our room for 2 days. The grounds are in pretty poor condition. interior and exterior are in major need of repair and/or replacement. The room smelled musty and old. I was very disappointed with the room, if we hadn't been by the beach I would have had a terrible time.”

Apr 29, 2007 by Joe from North Ridgeville, OH
Overall Rating: 9
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

• Affordable price and excellent location.
• Wasn't a 4 star hotel but wasn't expected to be for the price.

“Our stay whit this hotel was very pleasant and met our economic expatiations. Although the room was small it provided us with the accommodations that we desire, a clean comfortable place to lay our heads at night. The location of the hotel could not have been better. The hotel is located right on the beautiful Atlantic shores of Daytona and being that it is located on Florida state highway 1a1 granted us easy access to restaurants, gift shops and tourist attractions of the area. This hotel has my recommendation of an economy place to stay in DaytoNA Plus the staff was very pleasant and friendly.”

Mar 4, 2007 by Craig from Brighton, MI
Overall Rating: 1
Cleanliness:[7] • Staff:[6] • Location:[7]

• It is on the ocean.
• They charged my card twice.

“Dream inn called and said that I must send all my credit card info to them via fax. I called them and reassured whether I show or not they get paid. The owner called me and was upset that I would not do this and how dare I, and that she's not the holiday inn's and Marriott of the world. I told her I did not like the idea of sending my card info via fax. Well I did and now I have had my card charged double. I can understand them being independent and the challenges they have but you do not call one of your clients and "rant" for 10 minutes about the fact that she cannot trust me and how dare I not trust her. If I had to do it all over again I would have stayed outside of Daytona or paid more. Too bad, I am there every other month it would have been convenient.”

Feb 13, 2007 by Kitty from Redford, MI
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[9] • Location:[9]

• It was very close to the beach.
• Our room was on the 2nd floor. No elevator. I have trouble walking up stairs.

“This was a cute hotel but the office is closed after 6:00 pm. no restaurant, and no elevator to the 2nd floor. There are only two upper rooms and the person in the other room just had heart surgery. I feel they could have moved us down stairs after 6pm at no extra charge if there were empty rooms.”

Feb 4, 2007 by Tim from Grand Rapids, MI
Overall Rating: 6
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[8] • Location:[9]

• Landscaping was well done.
• Need more room attendance.

“Pleasant, quiet, small rooms with mini fridge. Couldn't get toilet room sink water to work. Had to use dressing area sink. Which was poorly lit to do hair or makeup?”

Feb 3, 2007 by Lynette from Largo, FL
Overall Rating: 10
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

• Outstanding small hotel. Beautiful, spotless, friendly staff, beautiful view, lush landscaping and mural art. I am impressed.
• All was fine.

“This privately owned hotel surpassed my expectations. It is an outstanding small hotel. Beautiful, spotless, friendly and helpful staff, beautiful view, lush landscaping and mural art. The beds are comfortable, love the mural art and very affordable too. The hotel is right on the beach plus has a lovely pool and gardens. Truly immaculate housekeeping. I will definitely return and recommend it to my friends.”

Jan 26, 2007 by Leon from Chickasaw, AL
Overall Rating: 1
Cleanliness:[3] • Staff:[1] • Location:[1]

• The only thong I can say is they had some tables in front of each room and the beach.
• They did not give us side by side rooms and give us non-smoking; they put us out because of our small pets.

“Fist of all do not let the pictures online fool you, because it is not anything like you see. There were 4 of us 2 in each room, they are not friendly, they have no ice machines, then we were told we had to leave, because of our small pets that had there on houses.”

Jan 21, 2007 by Marla from Carrollton, GA
Overall Rating: 5
Cleanliness:[5] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

• It was on the beach.
• Shower did not work properly. Door to the bathroom was damaged. Safe was broken.

“The bathroom was in need of repair from the door to the tub/shower. The safe was broken. The location on the beach was great and the staff was friendly.”

Nov 1, 2006 by Tracy from Douglasville, GA
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[5] • Location:[8]

• It was on ;the beach.
• The front desk closes at 6pm.

“Only proper swim attire, no string bikinis, which I liked.”

Oct 17, 2006 by Nikki from Pembroke, KY
Overall Rating: 10
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[7] • Location:[9]

• The Dream Inn was located right on the beach. It was always very quiet and the people were friendly.
• For some reason the lighting in our room was very dim.

“We picked this hotel because it was priced right for our needs. My mother was getting married and my sister and I needed an inexpensive place to sleep. Spending most of our time at the beach, this hotel was perfect for us. Located close to my parent's hotel and right on the beach, we could not have asked for much more. I was a little disappointed that the hotel was not in walking distance to many of the area's restaurants, but it was only a short drive down S. Atlantic Ave. Lighting was the only issue for us. Other than that, this hotel stay was satisfying. We saved a great deal of money!!! I would stay there again if I wanted to visit the beach and needed to cut some cost.”

May 31, 2006 by joe from macon ga
Overall Rating: 10
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

• The location and cleanliness.
• They only have 25 rooms and are frequently full when I call.

“The best small motel on the beach in Dayton I love it.”

May 18, 2006 by Joann from Saint Louis, MO
Overall Rating: 9
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[8] • Location:[9]

• One of the only small hotels left - great because it was quiet and not crowded.
• We didn't get fresh towels, we had to use our wet one's from the day before.

“We really liked this hotel because it was small and family friendly, clean room and well kept heated pool. Unlike the other massive hotels at Daytona, it wasn't overflowing with people, so we could actually enjoy our vacation quietly along side the other families there, and it was right on the beach front!”

Apr 24, 2006 by Joy from Ft Thomas, KY
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[5] • Staff:[10] • Location:[8]

• We enjoyed the decor and the deck. The customer service from the front desk personnel was outstanding. Very friendly and helpful!
• The air conditioning was lukewarm and the room wasn't as clean as I would have expected.

“We felt as if we were driving back in time when we pulled up as the hotel reminded us of something from the 50's / 60's, lots of charm! The deck and pool were very nice we loved the landscaping. We were a little disappointed in the room but we would stay there again. The young lady working the check in desk was very pleasant and helpful. "Gators" pizza across the street was a real treat!”

Feb 23, 2006 by Chris H. from Jacksonville, FL
Overall Rating: 4
Cleanliness:[1] • Staff:[2] • Location:[10]

• The location is great. Right on the ocean!
• The rooms are ancient and had a musty smell.

“The hotel gouged us ($320 after taxes) due to the Daytona 500. It would be a value at $75/night or less.”

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