Marina Inn at Grande Dunes

We chose this hotel because of the reviews and amenities felt like the right fit for our family. Unfortunately the hotel did not live up to the reviews here. We started by being told our carpets were just cleaned prior to our arrival, well we found a precious guests earring under the bed so not sure how thorough any of their cleaning bfs could be. Our first night we were awoken at 5:30AM to the alarm clock going off. Maybe that is our bad for not checking the alarm clock when we arrived to see if it was on but I have personally never done that in a hotel room before. This also woke up our six month old so definitely a bummer. After going to breakfast we decided to head to the pool around 10AM. There was debris and dead insects all over both ends of the pool. Maybe if we had gone early morning this could be acceptable but paying a resort fee and then not having your amenities(or rooms) clean for guests is unsatisfactory. Our second night was spent listening to a baby cry or very bad karaoke(that’s what my husband said it sounded like) from 9:00-10:00 praying it didn’t wake our kid up, but did keep us up after that 5:30 wake up call. I will say the beach access was very enjoyable in the afternoon and the resort staff we did interact with were very nice, just was not worth the extra expense to stay here, since the inconveniences kept adding up.

When going to the beach, I always thought that our stay had to be oceanfront. Marina Inn has proven that to be wrong. This place is so awesome. Elegant, Clean and Affordable. The location is in a very nice area. Nice atmosphere. Smells great and the staff is awesome. The comfortable beds and the blackout curtains will have you sleeping longer than expected which is a great thing. Housekeeping comes in everyday! Everything you need is there but you’re also just minutes away from everything. I will continue to go back year after year. The penthouse was fantastic!

This was an ideal location and a beautiful property! Our room was very spacious with a view of the ICW. While the property is large, it felt very cozy and intimate. Service was superb. We enjoyed breakast on the patio and a poolside lunch. The food was excellent. This hotel is highly recommended!

Room/suite was perfect for our 4 day 3 night getaway. Over looking the Intracoastal waterway and marina with a balcony. Trish in reservations was fantastic and such a pleasure to work with. The amenities (and weather) made for it easy to just stay there and not venture out.

Words can’t describe how wonderful and hospitable this experience was at this resort.. seriously, no complaints but the most memorable experience was the hospitality, kindness and above exceptional customer service at the waterscapes restaurant there specifically from the servers: Marc, Michael and Laura! They made my proposal to my now fiancé easy and smooth, their help, service and my Lord took a lot of my nervousness away in that moment. This definitely was NOT our last time here.