The Jr Suite was very nice and clean. The online photos did the room justice and all was as expected. The view was very nice offering us vistas of the pool, the ocean and the inter-coastal. One bonus that I did not mentioned in the listing is that there's an ice-maker in the mini-fridge which proved super helpful as we did not have to call room service every time we needed some ice. The room was spacious as was the bathroom.
I am disappointed in the hotel itself, but this holds ***no bearing on the property owner nor this booking***
We were unable to check-in to our room until 5:35pm! This is just unacceptable to me and I've never had to wait this long to check-in to any room ever and I'm an avid traveler. The hotel did offer to buy us a cocktail for the inconvenience but I just wanted to get into my room.
Also, I was charged $25 for a cocktail at the pool as it was "last call" and I never got my drink. I looked all over for the waitress but she was gone. The next day I located her and told her about it. She said she was working a different area and would get our cocktail waitress to talk to me about it. She never came and I never got that $25 drink.
Last but certainly not least, there were lots of thefts at the hotel during my stay. Saddest part of this tale, is that my father passed away after his fight with lung cancer and my husband was wearing his Adidas sandals as a small token of remembrance and they were stolen on our first day at the hotel :( This was heartbreaking.
But again, none of this has anything to do with the property owner. He was great and I would HIGHLY recommend staying at his properties. He's honest and a good communicator. Just keep an close eye on your things if hanging around the Fontainebleau pool!