181 The Esplanade

Dated, dirty bait and switch: Booked a nice looking room: online I saw a modern unit with wood floors, leather couches, glass walk-in shower. When I arrived they gave me a room last renovated in the early 1970s: pink bathtub, stained cloth couch, a kitchen so poorly appointed it only had one wineglass and a non functioning cooktop, and a view not nearly as good as the picture (because the 'deluxe cean view unit' was pictured on the rental I booked, but the unit I received was not it). I talked to the manager who said the pictures were of a "representative" unit--when I said I wanted the unit pictured in my VRBO booking, they tried to charge $40 more per night, then insisted the unit they gave me was great. Steer clear: this property is run down, kitchen is not well stocked, lukewarm hot tub, cold pool, and we couldn't park in the garage as advertised. We bailed and booked elsewhere for the rest of our trip.

I recently stayed here with my 2 young kids & MIL. While the room was nice, the bathroom, hallway entrance & main bedroom were all extremely mouldy from the main bathroom. I’ve stayed in backpacker places that were way cleaner. When I reported this upon departure (I was a late check in) I wasn’t offered anything at all. And that’s what you get for a $375 apartment for 1 night.