Flagship Oceanfront Hotel

I’ve stayed at this place about three times in the past couple of years and loved it every time. You get exactly what you pay for- Nothing more, nothing less. If you’re expecting a high-class hotel, stay away.

The place is definitely outdated and a little dingy. The halls reek of chlorine and moisture, but that’s to be expected with a carpeted, family-oriented hotel that’s so close to the ocean and has on-site pools. Despite the way it smells, it isn’t filthy. I’ve wandered the place barefoot and never got dirty feet.

The hotel rooms themselves are just alright, they’re serviceable. The beds are somewhat comfortable, the AC can easily make the room freezing, TV and internet work well for the most part. The furniture can feel pretty gross, though. It’s got that sticky, well-used feel. Microwaves and mini fridges also seem a bit unappealing, but were never completely disgusting or unusable. Never saw or experienced any pests during any of my stays, besides maybe a cockroach in the courtyard. It’s not the hotel’s fault people bring their own infestations to the place.

The best part about The Flagship Hotel is definitely all the different amenities they have. Not only is there an outdoor and indoor pool, but there’s also a mini hot tub, arcade room, courtyard, and a cute little ice cream shop at the front desk too. The $1 canned soda and snack vending machines are also great. The fact that it’s located directly at the boardwalk and beach is what really sells the place, though.

Staff are super friendly and are generally quite helpful. We ran into a problem with a leaking roof during one of our stays (due to some heavy rain) and we were able to be moved into another vacant room without any hassle. The maintenance man arrived quickly when we reported our issue to the front desk and we were moved out of the room within the hour.

Overall, The Flagship Hotel is an alright place. It’s not amazing, but it isn’t terrible either.

Decent hotel. Like maybe 10 feet from the sand. But definitely needs some fixing up. Take a scented candle or an air freshener. Our room, my sister's room, and the room next to us smelled really bad. Tried to fix coffee one morning and there was still grounds in the pot from the last people. One of our beds was decent, the other I dont think had a bottom in it. The lady that checked us in mumbled the whole time and 3 of us had no idea what she was saying. The rest of the staff we met were very friendly and helpful. Eddie deserves a raise!! Definitely take the good with the bad here. The a/c worked amazingly well.

I'll start with the positive. This hotel is right on the boardwalk. Our room had a beautiful view of the pool and the ocean. Very convenient to walk to beach. The staff was friendly and appeared to be doing the best they could with a bad situation. Now the negative. The hotel is extremely run down. Our room's drapes were stained and ripped. There was no shampoo and conditioner. The cleaning staff was asked if we could have shampoo and we were told to use the body wash. The shower did not drain properly. Some of the rooms had broken air conditioners. Wallpaper was peeling off of the walls. Handprints on the windows showing they hadn't been cleaned. Planters by the pool had weeds. Furnishings were just old. Carpeting with holes. Courtyard was poorly kept. Gym had a couple pieces of equipment left. The rest was stolen according to staff. Parking was all over the place. The staff recommended grabbing a spot on the street if you can find it. No breakfast. We never found any coffee in common areas. Definitely would not stay again.