Island Inn Beach Resort

This is a tough one to review. I want to say first the Island Inn Beach Resort itself deserves a high rating. Perfect location, great beach, nice pool, tiki bar, grills to use, volleyball, etc. I would stay here again. But NOT in Room 316. All rooms are individually owned. I was there with friends and their rooms were very nice. Room 316 was dirty, rundown, outdated, and in need of updates. (The view was beautiful). Everything else here besides that particular room is wonderful.

The room we had needs some updating and minor repairs. The view was good and we enjoyed the sunset. Close to restaurants and shopping all in walking distance.

Upon arrival we were very pleased with the location. We got lucky with parking close to building most days but on a few had to park across the street in their other lot. It wasn’t terrible to park over there. It just takes a minute to get across the street. There is space to drop off at the lobby though. The front desk workers were exceptionally friendly and very helpful with each thing! A big thanks to them. They say they clean or service the rooms every second day. We did not notice anyone come to our room until the fourth. It is hard to find a housekeeper to ask for assistance. The room we were in thankfully appeared cleaner than it led us to believe upon first appearance. Looking at pics of property you assume majority of rooms are remodeled, well ours was falling apart in every sort of way. The doors and cabinets looked gross. Upon arrival my husband had to fix the closet sliding doors. Then on second night had to fix one of the beds frames as it was apart and at any second about to collapse. Our sliding door lock was broken and thank God there was at least a board to lock/block the slider shut. Electric outdated. Moldy trim covered with paint and peeling. Bathroom fan barely worked. The hotel you can tell is old, outdated and tons of water issues. BUT Tiki Bar was great! Pool was great! Location is great! Other than that nothing nasty found in room. So that is great. May see dolphins from balcony. Watch Beautiful sunsets.

We stayed the last week of Dec 2021. Great location with awesome views of the Gulf and intracoastal waterway from our rental unit, and lots of parking including across the street. The rental with kitchen has new furnishings, but the building and rental are overdue for renovation. We always clean and sterilize our rentals, so we were ok with the old, rundown building especially with the awesome views. We saw some tiny ants on the table which were gone after we got rid of them and stored food items in the full sized fridge. We got to see 4 dolphins swim along the beach while enjoying our breakfast on the balcony! Publix and the Boardwalk are within walking distance from the rental. We got to see a sandcastle display and volleyball competitions on the Boardwalk beach. Very cool.

Very nice