Seaside Amelia Inn - Amelia Island

I came here with my GF for an anniversary trip away, and when we were settling down for the night, we found the sheets has sand in them. I went to call the front desk, and the room phone was dead. We had to call the outside number to get the hotel agent. The agent was apologetic and brought us up clean sheets, but then we noticed a thick layer of dust on the overhead fan blades. Also there was mold and soap scum in the corners of the shower - clearly they are failing in their housekeeping. The next day I spoke to the manager, Thomas, who gave us some excuse when we asked for a partial refund for the room, saying that because we booked through *******, a third-party, they couldn't give us any money back (really?). The most they would do was give us some gift cards for a local restaurant. It's a very disappointing result for what was supposed to be a special weekend. The only thing this hotel has going for it is the proximity to the beach, otherwise there are better places to stay that are cleaner and give good customer service.

Our room was very tiny, old and run down. The bathroom door lock was broken and most of the time the door didn't even stay closed. This is more like a motel. It is advertised as being on the beach but there is construction going on and beach is closed. You have to walk quite a distance which is very inconvenient with chairs, umbrella, cooler. The main reason we picked this hotel was because it was on the beach but if we knew the beach was closed due to construction we would have went with a completely different hotel. You are better off driving to a different part of the island for closer beach access.

Great find! Delightful in every way. Room was small bu laid out well and right a the beach. All immaculate, staff helpful, full hot breakfast was excellent. Pool was clean an sheltered seating.