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The check in front desk clerk (Jill) was not very friendly. I asked her if It was possible to get a king room and she frowned and was like no, then gave my co worker a king room. She acted as if we were getting free rooms, when my company is paying well for us to stay at the hotel. The hotel is on the old style and my bathroom was not as clean as it should have been, there was hair in the tub and they only clean the rooms on the 5th day of your stay so these rooms should be spotless. The Tissue box in my bathroom was also empty. My co workers said that the Hilton Suites 2 was much better, but they were full so my company had to book us here. The morning front desk crew were all very friendly and accommodating. I have stayed at other Hampton Inns but this one was just mediocre. The breakfast wasn't that good either, the bacon was actually burnt, so you picked it up and besides being black it cracked because it was crispy burnt. Hampton Inn in Stuart needs to upgrade and do better.

Nice rooms and services. Very friendly staff

I was leary of this hotel because it was a Best Western and the price was good but I was very happy with our stay. This hotel was nicely updated and EXTREMELY clean. It was very family-oriented, pet friendly and had a great breakfast in the morning. The exterior was nicely maintained and clean and very well-lit. It was right in the heart of Stuart Florida in a safe part of town. Close to restaurants and downtown nightlife.

The room is OK, but nothing special. The ”You Can't Say We Didn't Have One Breakfast Buffet” was a big disappointment. Ice cold hard boiled eggs, dry cereal, instant oatmeal, yogurt, apples(no bananas), mini muffins, granola bars and cheap white bread for toast are the high lights. Coffee service is better in your room and the OJ was acidic, so I am glad I took my antacid. The TV channels consist of 20 Latino channels and 52 Music Choice channels. There doesn't seem to be a channel selection guide either printed or on screen and the Up channel button doesn't work, so you just have to jump through channels and hope you get lucky. The room was clean and the a/c-heat worked fine. There was an alarm clock, but plugging it in seemed to be a problem, so I didn't bother. The table lamps were dirty and could use an upgrade to the ones with usb ports and 110v outlets. There is a plug strip on the desk, but it's almost full and ugly. In short, I have done worse, but I have also paid less.

It was very loud. Other customers were right outside our door just talking real loud. Could hear the airplanes ✈ taking off. Room was decent. Bathroom really small no exhaust fan in the bathroom. The traffic was crazy in the early mornings. Weather was great!!

When reviewing this property, it appears that you are staying at a well run Marriott resort, but we were not impressed. Our room in the Sandpiper had been updated, which is what the online pictures reflected. The pillows were as fluffy as the bath towels and even though you are provided two, it makes no difference. The dishwasher in the room could not even open all the way due to the way the kitchen area was set up which didn’t allow us to load the large plates in the dishwasher. We ate at the Sandpiper bar area for lunch twice. The first time, the service and the food was terrible. They brought us two separate entrees because they weren’t sure what we ordered. Our drinks were not refilled. My cheeseburger cheese had been visibly scraped off and my son’s chicken fingers were not cooked all the way through. At the pool, another day, we attempted to order a drink and chips and salsa at 5:00 but were told since they were closing at 5:30, there was no way this could happen. The second time we ate lunch at the bar, Marriott executives were present, eating lunch at the bar, and it was a vastly different experience. All of the employees were in their uniforms and we were checked on, asked if our food came out correctly, and our drinks were refilled. Each room is only allotted two beach chairs and an umbrella, which is not included in the resort fee. We are a family of four, so this was annoying. The next day we went to the beach at 10:30, there was no one at the beach rental area. They returned at 11:30 and they allowed us to rent four chairs the next day, which was a good change! The pool is dirty along the wall of chairs with old goldfish crackers and overall needs a good cleaning. All in all, we will not be back to this resort. It was very disappointing for the amount we paid each day to stay at this maximum three star experience.