We had 5 rooms booked at this hotel so we could attend my father-in-law's funeral. If we had only one room booked, our own, I would have moved out as soon as I saw bugs crawling all over the nightstand between the 2 double beds in the room. As it was, we were exhausted from our flight to Florida, so my husband just wanted to go to bed & not deal with the problem. I just went to sleep hoping I didn't wake up with bugs in my bed or my hair.

As it turned out, we stayed there for 3 nights because no one else mentioned having a bug problem in their room & after that first night the bugs seemed to have gone into hiding. Still, I would not recommend this hotel to anyone. I gave it 2 stars instead of one because of a couple of factors. Magdala at the front desk was extremely nice, but another front desk clerk (short blond hair, glasses) was extremely rude. I had asked very nicely if we could check my daughter & her husband into their room early because we had a funeral to get to, but she rudely told me that just wouldn't be possible & that the 5 of us family members would have to get ready in our room (that was a real fun experience - 5 adults in mourning scrambling to get ready for a funeral service in a tiny motel room). But Carlos at the complimentary breakfast (which was very limited as far as selection) was a delight - very jovial & friendly. Those two employees had me give the place 2 stars instead of one.

Our room contained 2 double beds, a round table & 2 chairs, a newly redone bathroom with a nice tub & shower, a sink & vanity outside the bathroom, ironing board & iron, coffeemaker, TV with remote. We had a room on the parking lot side - too noisy. My sister-in-law had a room on the inside near the pool area - she said it smelled of "Lysol & poop".

The public areas were nice - the lobby was new, as was the breakfast area. There is a little Tiki bar out by the pool. The pool area was very nice - there were tables with chairs & umbrellas around them that were very comfortable. And chaise lounges, too. The walls were thin & every time a door slammed we heard it, plus we heard our next door neighbor's TV set. Not a very relaxing set of circumstances. If I knew what I was getting into, I probably would have booked the Best Western across the street - it's marquee boasted newly renovated rooms.

I enjoyed my stay at the Ramada. The experience was mind dazling and thrilling. The only thing that i did not care for was the front desk service. Pity... its a shame i woulpd have given you a 5 star review but the front desk lacked taking responibilty to learn the englsh language.

Also, on the plus side the crackers out of the vending machine were fresh. The waiter at the continental breakfast was a jolly old fellow.
You should increase is salary to twice that of Bill Gates. He was a good friend

thank you
Harold

P.S. increase Sr. waffle's salary by three times a much as bill gate when his english is better

NEGATIVES: There are many. This motel is done in the 1960s style in that the rooms are in a rectangular "horseshoe" shape and those rooms face the swimming pool.

Each hotel room is very old with little evidence of refurbishing in the past 10+ years.

The air conditioners are very old and noisy.

The rooms that face the pool have long windows with adequate drapes on them but a woman might feel odd when someone can walk by her full length windows albeit with curtains drawn.

The continental breakfast is stingy, inadequate and symbolic of the hotel's reputation.

The hotel is right next to the take off path of Stuart's increasingly busy airport though flights do seem to stop taking off at night.

Lastly, on one side of the pool is a bar. Though the bar closes at 10PM, the music and noise of the bar guests -- while not super loud --- is pretty offensive. The hotel obviously regards the bar as a good profit center but many who had to go to bed reasonably early resented this.


POSITIVES: The hotel has a relatively new manager who is a very seasoned and competent hotel manager. They are lucky to have her though they desperately need her.

Overall, the front desk staff is friendly and helpful.

The $65/night, high season price that I paid is reasonable for south Florida at that time of year.

I booked 3 rooms for my family to stay during a funeral. We found the hotel to be very affordable, all of us had king size beds, working tvs and bathrooms and A/C's. It's not a 5 star hotel, but for coming back and sleeping and hanging out in it was just fine. All of us are in our 30's and 1 couple had an infant. Very satisfied!!