My wife and I needed a few days away so we decided to make the 5 hour drive from Dallas to Galveston. We'd found the Casa Del Mar online and decided since it was oceanfront, (not exactly...see picture of Golden Corral from patio) we'd give it a go.
Upon arrival, checkin was very easy, but I found it odd that they didn't need the license plate number off my vehicle. They just gave you a flimsy piece of paper to hang from your rear view mirror stating the dates of our stay. The hanger was so flimsy that it actually blew out of the door 3 times during our stay. One evening I forgot to stick it back on the dash and received a "nastygram" on my windshield the next morning. Had the front desk required license plate numbers, this would not have been necessary.
Here's our experience with room #280. The condo ranks as strickly just "okay". We thought we'd use the kitchen, but decided eating out was easier. The kitchen in this unit, as I'm sure with every unit in the complex, is very SMALL, but has a frig, stove, older microwave, etc... The floors are a dark wood laminate and very attractive. The walls, bland, off-white with no decoration whatsoever. (NO beach feel here)...the bedroom is odd, barely functional with a queen bed that hardly fits in the room. The bed is up against the wall on...My wife and I needed a few days away so we decided to make the 5 hour drive from Dallas to Galveston. We'd found the Casa Del Mar online and decided since it was oceanfront, (not exactly...see picture of Golden Corral from patio) we'd give it a go.
Upon arrival, checkin was very easy, but I found it odd that they didn't need the license plate number off my vehicle. They just gave you a flimsy piece of paper to hang from your rear view mirror stating the dates of our stay. The hanger was so flimsy that it actually blew out of the door 3 times during our stay. One evening I forgot to stick it back on the dash and received a "nastygram" on my windshield the next morning. Had the front desk required license plate numbers, this would not have been necessary.
Here's our experience with room #280. The condo ranks as strickly just "okay". We thought we'd use the kitchen, but decided eating out was easier. The kitchen in this unit, as I'm sure with every unit in the complex, is very SMALL, but has a frig, stove, older microwave, etc... The floors are a dark wood laminate and very attractive. The walls, bland, off-white with no decoration whatsoever. (NO beach feel here)...the bedroom is odd, barely functional with a queen bed that hardly fits in the room. The bed is up against the wall on one side, so getting in and out is difficult, especially if you're stuck on the inside. Oh and some better pillows would really help too!!
Now for the bathroom. Time for an update!!! Just take a look at the pictures, nuff said.
The complex has two pools, but we only visited the one nearest our condo. Not bad, really not bad at all. Very decent size with multiple chaise lounges, tables and 4 umbrella covered picnic type tables. Nice foliage as well, palm trees, flowering plants, etc... but FYI: It seems like ANYBODY can use the pool area. There was no one checking to see if the people at the pool were staying at the complex.
All in all, probably would not return to the Casa Del Mar and would not recommend it to friends. It was simply just "okay".... And in need of some updating and maintenance.More
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