The room was comfortable but since we paid extra for a "murphy" kitchen (2 burners, dorm fridge, sink) we had planned to save some money and prepare a few meals. While there were 4 plates, we had 1 bowl, 1 tall glass, 1 short glass and minimal silverware and no cooking utensils. Several pieces of furniture were very poor (but the bed was comfortable) It is a nice little spot and the room was clean. When I asked for more dishes they said they were on order and scrouned up a few items but did not appear happy about it and did not offer any appoligies. They are just about ready to start the "season" but have a long way to go to make the rooms fully furnished. Just be prepared for minimal equipment.

My husband and I spent three nights at The Pelican recently. It was very clean and quiet- new paint, no bugs and no musty old Florida smell. The staff was polite and helpful. The tropical storm coming in kept us from using the boats available. The only drawback was the bed which my husband compared to a taco. Also, we are both under six feet but if we were taller, we would not fit in the shower which was elevated from the main floor when the plumbing was redone at some point. This could be different in other rooms. Overall, their website
was a good representation of the motel. Mrs. Mac's next door is the place to go for breakfast or a dinner special.

I can't believe the people love this motel. We stayed at the Heliconia room and it was awful; the airconditioning made a lot of noise so we couldn't sleep, the room was very old and too small, we couldn't even put our luggage in it. I was bitten by a lot of bugs. So never again here! We annulated one night, while we had booked twice.
And be aware of the old lady, you have to pay before you have even seen the room or have slept in it. In other hotels, you only have to show your creditcard and can pay afterwards. I think the lady knows very well of the problems and that's why she wanted us to pay before we could see it or sleep in it. We regretted that.
I won't recommend this motel to anyone!

We enjoyed our stay, but can not give a good review due potential problems we noted.

The efficiency we stayed in, Bird of Paradise, need some attention to. The burners on the stove did not work well, you have to wiggle and plug them in, otherwise only 1/2 work. The pots and pans were mismatched, lids don't fit, but you can still cook a few dishes. Utensils and plates were adequate, but could use a restocking. My recommendation for the management is to gather up all the pots and pans in the whole resort and match them up correctly, or buy new ones.

Small ants colonize the counter, so make sure your food is in tight container, bags, or the refrigerator.

If you are not used to geckos, expect a little one to wander into the hotel. They are cute! My son caught a little one in our room, and caught a number of larger ones outside. They are rather tame compared to geckos from other areas.

You can fish off the dock, but I think the fish food dispenser on the dock make the fish too full to bite your hook. Zillions of barracudas are around the dock, but I couldn't hook enough little lives fishes so I didn't have any luck. We stayed at the rock reef resort a short distance from this one, and I caught alot of barracudas and fish the last time down here.

The "beach" is not real sandy, but just a gravely place for boats to launch. The water is clean, but other fisherman have thrown fish parts and junk to make it look a little messy. But we enjoyed snorkeling under the dock... Be careful if you snorkel out too far, as the jetski don't obey the "no wake rule" and might hit you. I see other snorkelers towed diving flag so they don't get hit.

I would not swim at dusk or dawn, as they catch large sharks at that time.

Oh, the most important point - the owner has added too much gravel to the driveway, and the heavy rain runs off into the low area - the hotel rooms. We had water seeping upward through the floor in heavy rain, which receeded after the rain end. The porch also flooded, but receeded when the rain dry.

I would recommend that the management grade their driveway much much lower, to allow for drainage, or to install drain pipes to let rain water run down to the beach.

We had mosquito in the room, which is a problem no matter where you stay. It is just sad that some house keeping folks leave the door open when they are working... It makes the night miserable for the guests.

Big plusses - the hotel is within walking distant to a nice little cuban restaurant, an italian restaurant is at the front gate, a bait shop is next to the cuban restaurant, CVS/Walgreen is stone throw across the street. And as I recall, I think that Burger king and McD is just a shortwalk away in a plaza with a large scuba shop.

I can't comment on the other units here, but they have 2 that have ocean view and high drainage, and might not have the water problem that we had.