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| Hotel Entrance |
Hello~
Summer time is definitely here!!!
Just got back from our summer vacation! WOW was that a much needed trip. Visited the lovely Ormond Beach area for the first time. We had visited the nearby St. Augustine and Flagler Beach areas a few times so decided to try an equally beautiful/relaxing spot this trip. Great decision as the area was gorgeous! We booked our hotel back in March and upon looking at reviews closer to our vacation time we decided to change our hotel. We like to plan well in advance so it was a huge deal to change our hotel plans so close (within a month) to our trip. Really into checking out reviews since I do them myself...have had some great experiences and saved time and money by looking at these beforehand. Of course we checked out #TripAdvisor, see my reviews on there as well, to double check everything and the hotel we ended up staying in was the Ocean Front Inn & Suites - wonderful reviews so why not? Well, as we were getting into the Ormond Beach area near our hotel we noticed the initial hotel that we booked and it looked nothing like the photo! WHAT!!!????!!! The photo on the site made it seem a bit larger/more secluded than it actually was. Initially booked at the Best Western Castillo Del Sol but the reviews were just horrible from recent visitors. Maybe things changed, etc...but decided not to take that chance and what a wonderful decision that turned out to be!!! We were promptly greeted by Neil, I believe he was the manager, and another member of the staff. They were very courteous, asked how our travel to the area was, etc...got checked in and arrived in our room where we were pleasantly surprised at how amazing everything looked. You could tell the hotel had undergone some upgrades and WOW were they great. The floors were tile, not the nasty carpet that holds all the wetness from the ocean (great call there!!), nice size room with a great view, fridge/microwave, bathroom was super cute and everything was nice and clean/fresh. Definitely pleased with our choice of place to stay for this trip. Rooms were freshened up daily and everyone on the staff was amazing. Upon heading out on our last day we were headed down the road when our phone rang, it was Neil, we had left our pillows in the room and they wanted to try and catch us ASAP so we could get them. Now that is customer service!!! We probably would not have noticed until we arrived home. That definitely earned more points in my book! Should we visit the area again we will definitely be sure to book a room here.
Thanks for stopping by...please visit my little blog again as I will be filling you in on my reviews of the many restaurants that we visited during our stay. :P
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| Cute bathroom! |
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| Bedroom |
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| Right on the beach!!! |
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| View from driveway |
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