My wife and I stayed at the Quality Inn Oceanfront @ 54th St in OC from June 12 - 15, 2011. The hotel provided everything we expected for a couple days at the beach. For me, its all about location and convenience from room to beach and this hotel is as close to the beach as you can get. Its also small enough that you dont have to navigate through a maze of corridors, hallways and elevators to get from your room to the beach like you do in many of the mega hotel/resorts. That is why I prefered to stay on the bottom floor, room 116, second room from the end and adjacent to the side entrance door. Parking spots are just a few feet from the side door, which made loading in and out a breeze. The bottom floor rooms are actually elevated up 7-8 steps from the sandy area right below the balcony which does have a slight ocean view despite the sand dunes situated between the hotel and the beach. This is very convenient since we just left the sliding glass doors to the balcony unlocked and were able to come in and out of our rooms throughout the day without ever having to go inside the hotel or ride an elevator. We just locked all our valuables in the safe and closed the drapes and really did not worry about anyone coming in the room...My wife and I stayed at the Quality Inn Oceanfront @ 54th St in OC from June 12 - 15, 2011. The hotel provided everything we expected for a couple days at the beach. For me, its all about location and convenience from room to beach and this hotel is as close to the beach as you can get. Its also small enough that you dont have to navigate through a maze of corridors, hallways and elevators to get from your room to the beach like you do in many of the mega hotel/resorts. That is why I prefered to stay on the bottom floor, room 116, second room from the end and adjacent to the side entrance door. Parking spots are just a few feet from the side door, which made loading in and out a breeze. The bottom floor rooms are actually elevated up 7-8 steps from the sandy area right below the balcony which does have a slight ocean view despite the sand dunes situated between the hotel and the beach. This is very convenient since we just left the sliding glass doors to the balcony unlocked and were able to come in and out of our rooms throughout the day without ever having to go inside the hotel or ride an elevator. We just locked all our valuables in the safe and closed the drapes and really did not worry about anyone coming in the room and staeling our tub of popcorn. Nice to have a full sized fridge and kitchenette with all the basics. A/C worked well, bathroom functioned properly, although not roomy enough for two people at once. 2 double beds were adequate, I had to ask front desk to send maids to flip mattress after first night and that helped my back a little. The springs in my mattress were shot and very squeaky, it needs to be replaced. Its a shame that many hotels dont buy higher quality mattresses and have them replaced when they are worn out. It was evident that this was a very low quality mattress. My wife did not have any complaints about her mattress so it could have just been that one. The TV and remote functioned properly although it needs to be upgraded from the big box tv's of the 1980's to a flatscreen HDTV commonly found in hotels today. It would also be helpful to have a channel line-up guide printed out on one sheet and laminated for all guest rooms. The on-screen scroll guide did not always work and frankly is just way too slow in our fast-paced instantaneous electronic world. I made this suggestion to a front desk clerk and she thought it was a great idea and would pass it up the chain of command. Very small details, I agree, but its the...More
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