This was an awesome view and was just what I was looking for to have some alone time and space to myself; highly recommend this place. Everything you’re looking for. Close to everything but not a big busy place to stay, enjoyed my down time. Everyone was nice and friendly, I’d live here if they’d let me.
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Hotel is in a great location for the Harbour boardwalk and have renovated the reception and pool area. Parking is free and good internet. However the standard of room isn’t good. We had a beautiful view through the patio doors but the room itself I would class as a 2* at most which I wouldn’t stay in normally. All the decor needed a good paint or replacing and had to whack a few cockroaches one night. There is also a huge gap at the bottom of the connecting room doors and front door so neighbours sound like they are in your room. (In relation to cockroaches they did offer us to change rooms but into the connecting door one so we stayed put as I found them by that connecting door)
BED BUGS!!!!
Long post, but worth the read
To start off, disgusting PERIOD. The hotel and the staff.
On our third night at 10:30 PM, as we were getting into bed we see a bug on the sheets, once we took a closer look, it looked like a bed bug. As I go to kill it, it was filled with blood. We proceeded to search the bed and we found shedded skin and another live one. As soon as we got to the hotel the first day we checked to make sure they had protective covers over the mattress as we do at all hotels we stay at, they did which made us feel good. When we found the bugs we started to think where they might have come from, we then noticed that the bed skirt was cloth with no protection and also the carts that you transfer your luggage on, the bottom was a layer of cloth.
We went down to the front desk and the lady said that she could move us to a new room but there was no one we could talk to that night and to come back down in the morning and the manager would be there. We went down to the front desk the next morning and the two workers said that the manager wouldn’t be in until the next morning, but the manager told her employees previously to let us know that we would be refunded for that one night for the inconvenience, but I think we deserved more of a refund rather than just one out of the three nights we stayed there since we stayed in that room two nights prior to finding them, which was two extra days that the bugs could get on our clothes and luggage. Which means we had to take a lot of precautions once we got home and hope that we did not transfer them into our home. We did not feel comfortable staying in the hotel so we had to end our trip early and we drove home the morning after we found the bugs.
Since the manager was not in for us to talk to her face to face I decided to reach out to her via email on our drive home and she responded later that night. I responded back the next day hoping to hear back from her. Four days go by and still no response so I decided to call her. Long story short on the phone the manager said that we would not be receiving more of a refund because their inspection crew did not find anything so they had no proof, well below are pictures of my proof, which I showed to the employee the night we found them along with a died one that we squished on a piece of paper. Do with this information as you please, just know if you decide to stay at The Inn on Destin Harbor and happen to run into any problems, you will not get the accommodation you deserve.
This has to be one of the most filthy nasty run down hotels we have ever stayed at. We arrived late went to dinner then came back and went to bed. Upon awaking my wife and I observed the horror that was The Inn at Destin Harbor. The floor looked like someone had been field dressing deer carcasses - deep gouges all thru with stains all over except the places that were missing. The corners of the room were layered in filth and black nasty what ever it was. The bathroom ? - Black mold. The main door had been what looked like hacked with a machete and we weren't sure it actually locked as it was missing pieces. The best ( photo here ) was the bed LITERALLY had blood stains on it and I'm not a CSI detective but from the placement of the stains the bedding had not been changed from the last "patron" upon seeing this the light of morning we canceled the remaining days on our reservations and was told well due to you booking thru a third party we can't do anything - really ? If you do decide to stay at this cesspool You want to make sure that all your vaccinations are current so you don't catch something. With all the thousands of places to stay in Destin make sure you steer clear of the Inn of filth.
We love this little Harborfront Inn! We travel a lot US and International, but love driving over here 50 miles from out bayfront home to enjoy the sights sounds and nighttime sparkle of the lights on the water from our private balcony. Destin has so many great restaurants of all different levels shrimp basket in a bathing suit at AJ’s with live band on the deck to my favorite fine dining at Marina Cafe and Boshamps! Both you just walk over- they are right next door!
The hotel is easy quick private parking. Pool and cabana. Great view from lobby lounge area. 24 hr Staff always very friendly. Drive your boat over and park right in front! Inn is not fancy, but all recently renovated so fresh and clean. Off season rates are amazingly affordable for a waterfront property in Destin
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