We stay at this Hotel evey year when we go to Daytona Beach. The rooms are very clean, and nice. The room we stayeed in had a small kitchenette to fix quick meals when we come up from the pool or beach. This is a great place to go with kids and have beach chairs and boogey board available to use. The owners are very nice and will know you by name and strike up a passing conversation when they see you! We feel very safe here with our kids (6&8), and it is right on the beach. We are 5 minutes from anything we need (resturaunts, grocery store, etc).

I have been staying at the Royal Holiday Beach Motel for the past 19 years and it is my home away from home. Let me tell you about my favorite get-away...

The family-owned Royal Holiday Beach Motel is located right on the beautiful Atlantic Ocean. The Joncas family from Cornwall, Ontario have owned and operated it since 1990 and they have become very special friends of mine. You see, I also owned a motel in Sanford for 26 years so we have a lot in common. Their property is 'spotless' and they have a wonderful clientel which has always made me feel comfortable and safe when I vacationed there.

I was there 2 weekends ago and as I was packing, I was so excited about the fact that I was taking myself on a little vacation. It is so close to me but when I drive over the Dunlawton Bridge (to get over the Halifax River) that leads from Port Orange to Daytona Beach Shores, the view of the ocean is breath-taking and I never tire of it. I feel so fortunate to have this clean and cozy motel and it's desirable location so close to me that I knew the last time I was there that I must share it with others. There is nothing like a long walk on a beach to rejuvenate one's spirit. It is amazing how a little get-away can make you feel like a million bucks.

Pete and Marilyn have a nice website so you can visit their property on your computer. Website: www.royalholidaybeachmotel.com
Their son Chris also works there and they all make their guests feel so welcome. Some times I just miss seeing them and it makes me want to go for a visit and have a mini-vacation at the same time. I know that if any of you decide to visit them and their beautiful motel, you will become a repeat customer, just like I am.

One of the highlights for me when I go for a weekend is to visit Aunt Catfish On The River Restaurant for their Sunday Brunch. It is, without a doubt, OUT OF THIS WORLD with such an array of scrumptious food, it will totally amaze you. If you haven't experienced that Sunday Brunch, you don't know what you are missing.
Website: www.auntcatfishontheriver.com

If you know of some friends or family up north that have talked about not being happy with facing another long winter, The Royal Holiday Beach Motel has great monthly rates for their "Snowbirds". They will love the regulars that will be there as they even remember me when I arrive.

I am grateful to have known them and their son Chris for all these years. Trust me....you will truly enjoy a little get-away to the World's Most Famous Beach and The Royal Holiday Beach Motel.

Elaine Zadow
Sanford, FL

We just returned from our fourth stay at Royal Holiday Beach Motel during the first week of November, 2009, and we can't find a better place for us in Daytona as this place is almost perfect for our needs. This is one of the last GREAT small beachside motels in Daytona left after all the condos have been built in the past few years.

Royal Holiday is everything we want in a small, family-owned beachside motel. The Joncas family take real pride in their small hotel and we really enjoy staying with them.
Just three doors south of the Sunglow Peir, location is excellent, especially for Port Orange access via the Dunlawton Bridge. The motel has only about 30 to 32 rooms and two floors (top floor has best views of ocean), but the rooms are huge, clean, and bright, windows worked well and sealed good, the closet had adequate space for all our clothes with large mirror on front, and the A/C worked very well in the room, which is important in a high-humidity place like the beach. The beds aren't quite as firm as I'm used to, but I sleep on a rock-hard mattress at home, so that's probably not an issue for most folks.

We had a full kitchen, with full-sized fridge/freezer and stove. Plenty of pots, pans, and cooking utensils are supplied as well. The bathroom is small and bathroom storage is limited, but there is a good-sized cabinet under the sink vanity. The bathrooms are also very clean and well maintained, even if the fixtures are older.

The Joncas family are very good about keeping the entire motel very well maintained and will have any problems you encounter fixed as soon as they can.

Housekeeping service is very good, but is not provided on Sunday or holidays, so fair warning if this bothers you. They do, however, leave you enough towels, soap, and toilet paper to get you through.

Location of food services is very close by, with some great restaurants in the area (within 1 mile even). Port Orange is just across the Dunlawton bridge and you can find everything there, including a Wal-Mart Supercenter and a Super Target. The K-Mart in Port Orange (Nova Rd) has now closed, but there's still plenty of other businesses in the area and more restaurants than you can count.

I definitely recommend this motel for a beach-side Daytona stay. You won't find a better small motel along Atlantic Ave.