Americana Hotel Oceanfront

Great Rm and location for peace and relaxation.
I have PTSD from the deployments and the oceanfront helps.
Thank you
The room locations both times were excellent. Can't wait to come back for my 61st birthday, July 12..
See you then, if rooms available

We considered staying here and went in to check it out in person before getting a room which we never do but I'm glad we did. The pictures online were heavily saturated / edited so it looked nicer online than it really was. But my main thing was when we walked in to check it out, it smelled exactly like my cousin's house we had to do an intervention on... We became very familiar with that smell over the years of being around him throughout his relapses. (He's 9 yrs clean btw :)

Now, I could be wrong, it could be the pool chemicals making that smell or maybe something else but it's a very distinct smell that I know and I've been a pool owner all my life, trying all the chemicals there are. It smelled like crack cocaine when we walked into that lobby. It was so strong, I hope the nice front desk lady checked it out if she noticed. I will say she seemed very friendly and all, I had no qualms with her, it was the building and the suspicious smell that kept us from booking.

It's very possible someone was even smoking IN the pool room now that I think about it.
Like I said take this with a grain of salt, but I chose to take my young daughter elsewhere considering we could get so much more atmosphere elsewhere for a little more money.

I only walked in and walked out but the vibe alone was too cramped and outdated for our family with a young kid. An outside paint job would how to tell if it is help, a bright color to make it look bigger would help too, with some big plants inside. Also makes a building feel safer when it stands out more instead of blending into the background.

The balconies need to be more private. The passage was not blocked. A man came from the side balcony while we were in the room and tried to enter the room. When we shouted, he went back. The hotel cannot access any camera footage. You need to work to make it better quality and safer. This poor private system needs to be improved.