Sands Ocean Club Resort

Not for families

At first upon getting to the room my family and I were very excited. There was a lot of space and the location was very nice with the beach right outside the back doors. We have a family of six and we were not on top of each other which made the hotel seem very attractive. However, once night came we were not so pleased with the establishment. We were on the tenth floor and could still hear the music from the club in the lobby. The walls are paper thin and we could literally hear every word of the conversations in the rooms around us. I was not pleased with this as our neighbors decided to stay up till about 3:30 a.m. and they were not even listening to the t.v. or to music. It was all just conversation that was keeping everyone awake. If I did not have childrn with me it would have still been annoying but not as much because I wouldn't have been so worried about the topics of conversation in the adjoing room. I will never stay at this hotel again because of this fact that I basically only got two hours of sleep between the loud music and the paper thin walls.

Guest did not leave a comment.

A Giant Frat House

What a dump. I've stayed at Sands Ocean Club before but this was the last time. Loud, noisy, and full of drunks. The room was filthy. Cob webs all over the popcorn ceiling. Old food between the stove and the wall. Bugs in the room and the lobby smells of bug spray. The refrigerator was so iced up the freezer door wouldn't close. I sure would bring any children to this place.....

Need New Furniture and Beds

Rooms need to be updated And better coustomer service

Good for the money, nothing more

plain and simple this hotel needs to be remodeled big time. but like most, we didnt spend too much time inside the hotel. we spent most of our time at the beach. it has a great beach location. we also spent a lot of time at the lazy river (wish it was bigger. we had to move our room 2 times during our 6 night stay, one due to load construction early in the morning in the next room over, and the other time because of loud neighbors. the rooms aren't that clean, but ok for the cheap price you pay. the lobby phone lady wasnt nice and helpful, we called twice to get a bellman and she was rude and we never got someone with a cart, so we ended up lugging everything ourself.

Needs Improvement

The hotel was old and badly in need of renovations. The carpet was dirty and the room smelled. The hotel had no sprinkler system.

Needs Serious Improvement

Our stay at the Sands Ocean Club Resport was not one that we will ever repeat. Our room was filthy when we moved into it. THere was hair in the shower, filth under the beds, and an old gumball and garbage behind the night stand. I called when we went out to have it cleaned, and they still did not clean the hair in the tub. My husband did it for me because I was too grossed out. We asked for room service several times and it never came, as well as the silverware that the desk said they'd send up, which never came. The elevators and hallways are extremely warm, which is stifling when riding with an elevator full of people to the 19th floor. Upon checking out, we requseted a bellman/cart, since they won't let people just take a cart on their own, and no one ever came. We ended up taking all of our luggage and coolers out to the car on our own. Overall, for the price we paid, even though it wasn't alot, I feel that we deserved more. We won't be booking there again.

Guest did not leave a comment.

Okay for the price

The hotels amenities were great (Ocean Annies, River City Cafe, Beach Access, etc.) but the room's cleanliness and housekeeping left much to be desired. Our room was never cleaned and the beds were never made during our stay. The housekeeping simply came and left towels everyday. It was an older room and had a generally dirty feel. The price was very reasonable, but staying in a dirty room was not necessarily worth it.

Needs work

Overall hotel not clean, strong odor. Room were not cleaned half of the week. Needs a renovation or just a good cleaning.

Needs Improvements

My family & I stayed at the Sands Ocean Resort (Aug. 2009). The rooms need to be updated with decor and furniture, our initial room had an odor, stains througout the carpet. The extras (lounge, music area) were nice & the convenience of the location to the beach was the most appetizing thing.

Location NICE but Rooms Need Improvement

I really enjoyed all of the amneties of the hotel. Ocean Annies and the Sandals Lounge were great. However, we were expecting an ocean view room and we did not get it. Also we thought that the room could use a lot of sprucing up. Oh and the comforters had stains all over them...

Needs Improvement

If you can avoid, do it. This hotel badly needs major renovations. Even the door frame was rusted by years of neglect. The room was of good size, but it was sparsely furnished with mismatching and worn furniture. The highlight was the big flat screen and the ocean view, but even these could not hide the very bad cleaning service. In fact, we found trash from the previous guest and took three calls to get it cleaned. My daughter loved the lazy river, but that was about it. The hotel has lots of potential, but it is more suited for college kids that will spend most of the time wasted. I'd say pay a little more somewhere else and avoid the aggravation.

Needs updated

if you find a good "deal" then it might be worth what you pay. our room was outdated, dirty, and was in serious need of repair. the balcony was falling to pieces. we asked for a non-smoking room and the smoke from below was so strong we should have just said smoking. if your expectation is to find a resort that is affordable and you are not too worried about the cleanliness, just a bed to sleep in, then you might be alright. the pool is small and not set-up for the little kiddies.