Beware of this condo before booking. The pictures make it look like you are getting a good deal. Then you get there, and you will rethink your decision from the moment to pull up. The building (The Palms) is old and run down. You use the code to open the door to get into the lobby. When I say lobby, I mean this small area where you wait for the elevators. The elevators were also run down and dirty. Once you get to your floor, this is like a motel, where you enter the room from the outside. This area made me want to turn around and run. The carpet was dirty, the doors to all the condos looked run down, and there was an area for trash. NOT A TRASH CAN, but an area where you just laid your full trash bags. This was right outside of the condo door.
Then you enter the condo. Which looks exactly like the pictures, so I knew what we were expecting as far as looks. The floors were grimy, the bathroom is very small, and sand (and what looked like men’s whiskers) kept appearing in the bathroom sink (no man was with us, I think the sink was just backing up). Then you go out on the balcony. We knew that there was that black rooftop right below us, however, it really is an eye sore. Then you look down at the patios below you and they are filthy (which is out of anyone’s control), but still don’t look appealing.
Once you book, you get a list of can and can’t do items that almost make you nervous to stay there. Such as, if you stain the bedding, you will have to pay for it. I was worried when we sat or slept in the bed for fear of this. Another is to be careful about bringing sand into the room. Ok, so I am at the beach all day, I try my best to use the shower outside, but might bring some sand in. Yikes. We didn’t use the kitchen, so I can’t speak to these amenities. The indoor pool looked gross. The outdoor pool wasn’t too bad, just small, and very limited seating.
We seriously considered leaving and finding a hotel to stay in, that’s how bad it was. We didn’t care if we lost money, but we stuck it out and dealt with it since it was just a few days. I will never stay here again, and you should reconsider if you are thinking about booking here.