Best Things Nearby:
Close to Destin, activities
Best Things About the Resort:
Nothing. I am writing this entry so that other members may avoid the experience we had.
Resort Experience:
When I booked the reservation through RCI, I was simply told it was a one-bedroom unit that slept six. The week before our trip, I received papers in the mail directly from Marina Bay Resort, with these words highlighted in pink: "Marina Bay Resort is a motel conversion. Our largest suite, the Admiral Suite (the type of unit we had), is approximately the size of two small motel rooms."
Our suite was on the side of the building near some construction. Wood slats were placed on the floor outside our door, making it necessary for us to step over them each time we went in and out. The noise from the construction by the unit was annoying. The one "motel room" had a small fridge and stove, along with a folding table and a sleeper sofa, along with a set of bunk beds. The other room contained a king-size bed. Both bathrooms were so small that there was hardly any room to move about in them.
We finally decided to ask to be moved to another unit, on account of all the construction. The manager tried to accommodate us, but all he had to offer us was a smoking unit. Upon entering that unit, the smoke was so dense that it choked us. We had no choice but to stay in the original unit, but we insisted that the wood boards be moved away from the door. The management did take care of this for us.
It was upsetting that not only did RCI not share this information with me at the time of the initial booking, but that the RCI agents probably never knew that the property was a motel conversion. I find it appalling that RCI would continue to include a property of this caliber amongst its resorts. Furthermore, it makes me wonder what type, if any, quality standards resorts are required to meet, and how the quality of the resorts is monitored or ensured by RCI.
- Unit Type: 1 Bedroom
- Activities: Fair
- Amenities: Poor
- Unit Satisfaction: Poor
- Family Friendliness: Poor
- Service: Fair