Sea Beach Plaza Hotel 3081 Harbor Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

"I really wanted this stay to be great. We stayed 2/5 - 2/10/2024. After reading most of the reviews, I thought it was going to be. Let me list the pros and cons for you. (Update on any refunds or partial refunds that were provided to me. None. I was denied apparently.) Pros: CHECK IN - Quick. Jacob was friendly and told us all we needed to know. STAFF - Very friendly. LOCATION - Very good. A couple minute walk to the beach. It's off A1A so it's a little quieter. Publix nearby (driving), and the strip with shops, bars, and restaurants are about a half mile down. Water taxi near by you can walk to as well. PARKING - Free. Seemed like was enough spaces too. Happy to see there are still places that offer free parking. BEACH ACCESSORIES - Chairs and towels for you to use ROOM - Spacious. Microwave, fridge (decent size), coffee maker, plates and utensils provided. Has a small ironing board with iron. Bathroom was ok. Small. However the shower was nice. Took a couple minutes for hot water to hear up, but good shower. TV on Wall. WiFi was decent. Didn't hear any neighbors, but it wasn't full when we stayed. More on the room in the con section.. Cons: THE GROUNDS - No upkeep when we stayed. The bushes where you park had trash in them. Someone could easily take an hour out of the day and pick it out / up. The pool deck has older furniture. The cushions for the chairs were flat, barely any cushion left in them. Didn't see anyone doing any upkeep on the ground when we stayed. POOL - Small. Very cold, but that was expected in our February stay. I had to skim it the 1st day we went down, and the skimmer had a hole on the one side of the mesh.. There were leafs, and trash in it. Thankfully I did it (at no charge mind you lol), when I did, since a family with 2 little girls came down after I skimmed it and it seemed like they enjoyed it. ROACHES IN THE ROOM - 2nd day we were there, I spotted a palmetto bug (ROACH) by the bathroom door. I got it out of the room and thought, where there's one, there's definitely more. Out of our 5 day stay, didn't see anymore, until the morning we left. My wife took the garbage out from under the sink, and a BIG ONE scared her. See pictures. This absolutely was disappointing, and gross. Other reviews, about 7 or 8 years ago mentioned the same issue. BATHROOM - Small. The shower curtain was rusting, due to the metal rings, that looked years old. Time to change them. UNDERSTAFFED - Only saw one maid / room worker, cleaning rooms. No one else. And it shows with no upkeep on the grounds. NOISE - When we stayed, the hotel around the corner, was doing construction. A constant truck backing up beeping noise was irritating. All day long. On top of that, there were workers throwing aluminum into a truck, all day long. Clang clang and more clanging, again, all day long. Every day we were there. Now I'm not one to light up a business, but this had to be shared. So beware if you decide to stay here. It's an older motel that needs work. Lots of it. And the roaches killed it for us. I did not check out the cafe, so I cannot tell you has that was. Good luck!"

"For some reason Google says this place is a two-star hotel. Our experience with Eileen at the front desk alone was better than some five-star hotels I've been to. This place completely exceeded our expectations. We will be here again next time we are in Florida."

"We loved staying here! Our room was ready early, which was greatly appreciated after an early morning flight. Beds were comfy and room was spotless. Everything you needed was included! Appreciated the extra touches made possible by the hotel employees including beach towels, chairs, umbrellas, and recommendations for local restaurants. Rooms even came with eating utensils and toaster. Cute area and close to the beach and other great spots such as the Water Taxi spot and many restaurants. The staff was so great!"

"Short walk to the beach and the room was very nice. Hotel has an older beach vibe and is in very good condition. I would stay again. Price was excellent for a Friday night."

"We stayed for 2 nights the room was spotless, beautifully decorated and well equipped for basic self catering. We had a fridge and freezer too. The beds were very comfortable. The shower was amazing with various heads. The staff were so helpful and friendly nothing was too much trouble. Would definitely stay here again."