Quality Hotel Beach Resort

Stayed here on Memorial Day weekend with my mom. Hated it! If I had been there during the week instead I may have felt otherwise.
The best thing about this hotel are the staff. Everyone we interacted with were really nice people.
Memorial Day was one big frat party. Not young but SOO LOUD. We booked this hotel so we can walk right down to the beach, however, the noise level was ridiculous. You have the bar on the beach with plays their music, from the afternoon to the evening you had live music (which wasn’t bad just ridiculously loud) and then folks by the pool would put out their own speakers and blast their own music. So three different sets of music blasting at the same time. WTF?! We had to find a state park/​beach nearby to go to during the day for some piece and quiet. Which is stupid when paying for a beachfront hotel, waste of money.
The hotel itself is very old and dated.
The location is great, right on the water.
Parking — no self parking, must pay for valet. the guys working as valet are really nice and they are quick with the cars. So it’s just an extra cost but not an inconvenience.
If you go during the week, it’s nice, but stay away on weekends and holidays.

This place has won every award the chain gives its properties and I see why. The service and attention to detail are fantastic. We always stay at Quality/​Comfort Inns, and these people are the best I’ve ever seen. I’d give them 6 stars if I could. That said, everything is a little smaller than you’d expect — the rooms, the lobby, the pool. But compared to other hotels nearby, it’s a steal. It’s right on the beach, there’s a live band by the pool bar in the evenings (and they shut down early, which is a mercy), they have laundry facilities and free coffee all day long. Yes, you have to deal with annoyances of a resort town: valet parking, loud neighbors, long breakfast waits, etc. There’s nothing the folks at Quality Inn Beach Resort can do about it, but they do a lot to help you mind it all less.

Hotel is extremely outdated.
Construction all around.
Super small IHOP downstairs — morning wait was 2 hours.
No self parking — must valet + pay and tip.
2 beach chairs and umbrella are available for $ 20 a day, which in my opinion is to much. Should be more like $ 10 considering the fact that we were only @ the beach an average of 4 – 6 hours per day for almost a week; it adds up.
The ONLY thing I liked was that the beach was private and that there was a bar.
Katie was an AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEE bartender she served us the whole time we were there and we never had an issue with her! She was super fast and always checked on us.
Daniel, a worker at the bar, was probably one of the rudest/​stupidest bartenders I’ve ever encountered, which was on my last day there.
I went to order a pizza — Daniel was at the register… I asked if I can have a pizza with half chicken and half cheese… he said uhhh I have to ask if they can do that…
He comes back saying that’s fine but we have to charge $ 3 for the chicken…
Seriously? $ 3 for half side of chicken… that’s probably like 5 bite size chicken pieces…
He’s like yeah chicken is expensive…
LOL I don’t know where you’re from but I buy like 2lbs of chicken for like $ 6…
What a joke.
Then I asked if their plantains are fried or grilled… he had to go ask that as well.
I looked at him and he’s like yeah I NEVER eat here so I don’t know the answer to any of these questions; which automatically made me question the food… there must be a reason as to why he never eats there. Hmmmm…
When I finally finished placing my order… the total was $ 20.90…
I gave him $ 21 and he grabbed it and walked to the other side of bar to help someone else…
I stood there for like 15 minutes waiting for a receipt as well as 10 cents back.
Katie came by and asked if I needed help and I said No thanks I was just waiting for my change and receipt so she informed Daniel that I was waiting and his response was «Uh she gave me $ 21 for a $ 20.90 tab what does she want?» and rolled his eyes; then looked at me and said your change was only ten cents in the rudest way possible throwing his hands out and shaking his head. OK AND??? My bill was $ 20.90 NOT $ 21. Then he said we don’t have change here. So why are you charging me $ 20.90? why not 21?
EXTREMELY RUDE!!!
That was on my last day there.
DEFINITELY WONT BE GOING BACK.
Train your employees… or should I say Daniel BETTER or better yet FIRE HIM.

I checked in on ⁴⁄₈ and only stayed one night. I give the staff an A+ for friendliness and the valet guy was great as well.
Parking: As of right now, you can only valet for $ 15/​day as there is construction going on. I mean what can you do, if it’s the ONLY option, it’s the only option. The valet guy was nice and we promptly got the car the next day when we checked out.
Room-​We purposely opted for a «city view» which pretty much meant you get no views of the water which didn’t matter to me. Yes, our view was the parking lot but I never ever spend that much time in my room when on vacation to pay to look at water when I will actually be visiting it. The room was very clean and the beds were nice and comfortable. We did have to request an extra garbage can because the only one was in the toilet/​tub room which is separate from the sink.
The hotel is about 7 minutes from the beach so that is a plus.
On the day of check out though, we were ½ hour late to check out and twice we were gently reminded that it’s past check out time. I get it, they need to get in to clean the room but all in all, this was a great hotel for the price.

Well, well, well; where to start. I travel weekly for work weekly and stay at Choice brand hotels for the SW points and the fact that they are in most every city; however, I have to say this is way down on the list. For the $ 160 a night, there are much better. I would be skeptical of any five star reviews or those people have obviously never stayed at a five star hotel. So my summary of dissatisfaction starts here: the cancellation policy is two days in advance which is ridiculous for business travelers which hamstrung me to take on another job across the state; the construction next door has completely restricted pedestrian and vehicular access; there is only valet parking for a fee, so make sure and read the fine print; there is no breakfast (really? for $ 160); upon check in the computer system was down so they had to photocopy my license and credit cars (gee I wonder how many copies of that will be circulating around); I could not have been assigned a worse room location in the hotel (main level next to the elevator, housekeeping and pool/​beach access); mold around the shower walls; the window rattles so bad that I had to shove complementary sugar packets in the gaps; after the laundry workers woke me up at 5am, loud people at 6, elevator/​luggage on ceramic tile at 6:15, the kicker was loud music playing in the hallway outside the room at 7:30 so sleeping in was impossible; the furniture is extremely outdated; and when I arrived there was no internet which is an absolute killer for a business traveler (did come on about 2 hours I arrived, but too late to accomplish anything).
I know I sound like a whiny bitch, but I travel every week and to pay this amount of money for what I received is just not acceptable. So i would shop around is all I can say.

Great hotel! Amazing staff! Nice pool and entertainment! Live music and tiki bar is great! Chris at the front desk is the best! very accommodating after half our party’s flights got canceled! Wouldn’t stay anywhere else!

Great job!!! Service was stellar! The pool and beach area were lovely. The lounge with umbrella while listening to the band on the pool patio… priceless. Many thanks to Kevin Murphy for his assistance in finding our concert venue… The attached IHOP was great and convenient… open 24 hrs on the weekend. Location to other amenities was great, we could walk easily to great shops dinner and nightlife. We will return

Had trouble finding the hotel initially because the entrance/​sign is blocked by new construction right next to the hotel. We finally found it, went inside to check-​in, but there was no one at the front desk. Looking around as we waited to be assisted, I noticed the ceiling tiles were very low and some moldy looking. Really small hotel lobby and it felt very claustrophobic. To be honest, I started getting nervous about staying there because it felt very dumpy. After waiting for a few minutes, the clerk came out and checked us in pretty quickly. I asked for a room in a quiet area and also asked if it was possible to get a room with a view, but it would be an additional $ 40, so I declined. She said we were given the standard room which was a city view (in reality it overlooked the parking lot of the hotel next door) for the rate we paid. I booked through Hotwire’s mystery hotel deals and paid $ 89 per night and since the hotel was on the beach I thought it was a good deal. I read through the reviews before booking and while some raved about the hotel, others were not as happy. I took a chance, but I have to say the photos are a bit deceptive, and while the room was clean, it is outdated. The bathroom was too small, the vanity was also small and much too high for me. I’m 5’1 and had to stand on my tippy toes to wash my face. There was no place to put your toothbrush or leave anything on the counter. There was a shelf below that had some towels, so I used that to keep my toothbrush and face wash. The room does not have enough wall outlets and they used power strips to hook up the TV, fridge, etc. There were three of us trying to get ready to go out and no place to plug additional blow dryers or flat irons. The room felt very muggy so I turned down the AC which made it louder than it already was and made it impossible for me to get a good night’s sleep. In order to have a comfortable temperature in the room, I turned it down to 64 degrees. The beds are too hard and the pillows too soft. Forget about using your cell to get online. Had to stand by the door leading to the balcony in order to use my internet. Another thing that turned me off was having to pay for parking and turning the car over to the valet. There was always a wait and while the guys were very nice, I would rather park my own car and come and go as I please. We paid $ 15 per day and on top of that, had to tip every time we dropped off and picked up our car. Not cool. We avoided the IHOP for breakfast after reading the horrible reviews and went out for breakfast. Due to the weather, we did not get to enjoy the beach at all. I did like the hotel’s location and there were plenty of places to eat that were within walking distance. The staff was nice and I give them 4 stars for their service. This hotel is not worth what we paid and certainly not worth the regular rates they offer. If the hotel was located anywhere else, it would be worth maybe $ 50 a night. Overall, we were extremely disappointed and will not be back.

I’ve been staying in this hotel for 25 years, so nostalgia wants me to give it four stars instead of the three objective logic dictates I will give it. With the exception of the rooms, which could use more outlets for mobile devices, but are fine for a small hotel on the beach, the great things about this hotel are really great & the bad things are really bad.
The Great:
1. Service
The staff is unbelievably friendly & accommodating. Rick & Chris were absolutely wonderful! We asked for the highest floored beachfront room available, but only a 2^nd floor room was available, right above the pool & its assortment of loud children. However, when a 5^th (top) floor room opened up the next day, Rick booked us into it, stowed our luggage that morning & Chris had the luggage already in the room that afternoon. There was also a young lady at the desk with short red hair who was also lovely, but whose name I didn’t catch.
Housekeeping is also on top of things. Even on mornings when we didn’t leave the room until 10 or 11, our room was made up in tip top shape upon our return. I’ve stayed in ridiculously priced hotels/​suites where housekeeping ignored you if you had the «Do Not Disturb» sign up past 9 a.m. The QH doesn’t penalize you for sleeping in on your vacation.
The guys working the valet (more on that in a minute) were also always super friendly and I was more than a little horrified to see how many people got in their cars without tipping.
2. Size
I don’t know if it’s my longing to be closer to the beach, such that I don’t want to spend 10 minutes in an elevator & lobby to get outside, but my preference is for smaller hotels on the beach & this hotel is the perfect size: Big enough for an elevator, small enough to feel «beachy,» in contrast with some of the behemoths across the inlet on Sand Key or north on Clearwater Beach.
3. Location
Right on the beach on an inlet that sees a nice amount of boat traffic, which is great on the balconies, especially when the Pirate Ship cruises by. It’s also nice to have convenient access to stores & restaurants & the area is a little less sleepy than some of the beach towns to the south.
The Bad:
1. Noise
The price you pay for a livelier area is that it sometimes sounds like Spring Break out the window. I discovered that «entertainment» is a broad term that apparently encompasses bad 80s cover bands, amusingly out of time & tune though they may be. I could more than do without that daily from 3 — 7. No, they won’t turn it down. Yes, I’m the bitch who asked. No, I’m not an old lady. The soothing sounds of the surf and seagulls are plenty entertaining, thanks.
Also, the QH is a few doors down from a horror called Shephard’s Beach Resort, which includes an outdoor live music venue. On a Sunday night at 11, a charming techno act with colorful lyrics was blasting down the beach. While audible at Tropix, the QH beach bar, it was not audible inside our room, 519, and only barely on our balcony. The lyrics didn’t affront me & this obviously isn’t the QH’s fault, but I couldn’t help imagining vacationers with children & grandparents listening to «FUCK THE BASS UP!».
2. Parking
I want to be completely fair & clarify that the current parking situation is temporary & beyond their control due to the fact that a parking deck is under construction where the lot used to be. Although I’ll miss the open air aesthetic of the lot with its view straight to the beach, my 2 star deduction does not take this into consideration. That said, mandatory valet parking was annoying, particularly between 9 a.m. & 11 a.m., when everyone is checking out. If you don’t call down for your car at least 10 minutes before you’re ready to leave, you will sit in the lobby waiting. Heading out at night was a breeze, however &, again, the valet guys were great. Tip them! It’s not their fault the hotel is under construction.
Also, the circular driveway in front that was reconstructed from what was once a few parking places and a patio on the attached IHOP was too small to accommodate heavier check/​in, check/​out traffic, so that was often a mess, primarily owing to civilian drivers for whom the consideration of pulling all the way up & to one side or the other is mystifying. Hopefully, that’s a temporary entrance and not part of the final design once the parking deck is finished.
Someone on the hotel staff told us the parking deck would be finished in a year (from ⁷⁄₂₀₁₅), so you might want check on it, if you’re reading this around ⁷⁄₂₀₁₆. Fingers crossed that the deck will be self-​park.
Given that the parking situation is temporary, I’ll definitely stay here again, as I have for years. Now, if QH would just add more electrical outlets to the rooms & nix the live music, the place would get my 5 stars.

This is the worst hotel I have ever stayed at. I booked the hotel online, believing that the website site was an acurate portrayal of the hotel.
Upon arriving, we were surprised that there was no available parking and they required valet parking at $ 15/​day. The pool is small and beach looks man made. It is not actually on Sand Key. The sound of construction was disruptive. There was no view of the water. The hotel was in disrepair and outdated. My family and I checked out immediately and are having a lot of trouble receiving a refund.

Not a relaxing hotel. A band plays every day from 3 – 7. I didn’t realize we were trying to recreate spring break.

My husband and I stayed at the Quality Hotel for our anniversary and were extremely satisfied with our time and service.
They customer service was stellar!!! They went above and beyond for us! It was also really cool to have all the water sports right next door!
The only area of improvement would be the food from the Tiki bar. It was pretty lack luster. All fried food.

I have waited to write this review in hopes that the assistant manager would contact me, but after 3 messages and waiting for a week, he never bothered to call me back.
I made the mistake of booking our rooms over the internet instead of actually seeing the site. We drove past the hotel two times because the building was blocked by construction RIGHT NEXT DOOR. Their website says nearby — it is RIGHT NEXT DOOR.
Once we finally found the hotel, I was shocked to see that it was valet parking. I have a new jeep and didn’t want anyone to drive it — let alone take it away from the hotel a quarter of a mile to a lot. But I was assured that the truck would be locked up tight and safe. Just for my own piece of mind I noted the odometer reading.
At approximately 7:00 a.m. each morning, the construction began. Typical yelling, big machines making noises and beeping. Absolutely no sleeping in.
We wanted to stay in Clearwater another night, but we were just too exhausted to chance another early morning wake up.
They got our truck and I noted the odometer reading. There were 3 miles driven. The lot is only ¼ mile one way. I would even give them ½ mile to be generous. That is 1 mile total. So, one of the valet drivers took my truck for a joyride.
This was a miserable experience. On top of that my husband left his flip flops and, of course, the housekeepers stole them.
I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone. Go somewhere else!

My husband and I stayed two nights at this hotel and we had a lovely experience. The staff were over the top nice, and were very helpful in recommending activities, and places to eat. The bed was very comfortable and clean. The rooms were spacious. I have nothing bad to say, I would stay here again if I ever visited Clearwater Beach, FL again. Oh, and you must walk across the street and eat at «Pan Filo’s,» best gourmet taco place!

Perfect! This place is amazing! Hands down amazing! Staff very friendly! Chris at the front desk is very very wonderful! Here during thanksgiving weekend! Free coffee! Perfect view of the ocean!

Originally we were looking for a hotel in Tampa but then I figured it would be a better idea to find a hotel with its own beach and here is where we decided to stay. I thought it was pretty cool that there was a pool then bar then beach located in this hotel. Staffing was very nice but everything else was mediocre. Bathroom is very small and the bed is very hard. They had fireworks on the water at 8 and we missed it. Front desk said it was going to be at 10 when we checked in. The beer at the bar was enormous! They charge you for parking even if you are a guest. $ 10 on the weekeday and $ 20 on the weekend! Boo!

Ok so it’s the Quality Inn, not the most upscale hotel. However, I have been coming here for years with my friends. This hotel is perfect! It’s just south of the craziness that is Clearwater Beach. But is completely walkable to the bars/​restaurants/​pier, or you can grab a rickshaw or cab.
It is clean, on the beach, the staff is helpful and the pool is decent. They recently upgraded the pool chairs and this was a nice upgrade. There is also a bar just off the pool. They have a limited menu and a wide selection of drinks. They have a 32 oz Rum Runner for 8.50 that is your best bang for the buck. This hotel can get a bit rowdy sometimes but also can be very quiet. Just depends on the week/​weekend at the beach. There are plenty of hotels on the beach strip and I always come back to this one.
The rooms could be updated but I’m not there to hang out in my room. As long as it’s clean… and it is!

An extremely low quality experience, despite the name. The staff was fine, friendly and service oriented, but nothing else was pleasant about the place. The room was cramped and noisy, the wifi network was ridiculously faulty, the parking fee was insulting, and the drunks in the bar, on the beach, and on the boulevard out front were obnoxious. The whole place just seemed beat up and decrepit. I will not be staying at this hotel again, nor anywhere on Clearwater Beach.

After driving around Clearwater for awhile we decided on Quality Hotel, was greeted by a smiling face at the front desk (Alyshia) who was so helpful and friendly. We used the travel discount coupon that you pick up anywhere along the way. We had a room on the first floor next to hallway to the pool. There was music piped through to the pool and bar area. It was loud, but shut off by 11pm.
The room was average, bed was comfortable and everything worked. Fridge was large enough to fit snacks and drinks.
The view from the pool was breathtaking! Enjoyed the pool and the beach.
Do NOT go to the bar the drinks are over priced and water downed.
Paying for parking is a rip off, but it seems to be the thing in Clearwater.
I would stay again, it was worth it!

Stayed here after getting a decent deal on Hotwire, although in the end I wish I would have saved the $ 84.
Maybe the Clearwater Beach party scene just isn’t my thing, but if it is — this is probably the hotel for you. The property is waterfront, although more in an little inlet than directly on the Gulf. Very close to Shephard’s.
We arrived at the stated checkout time of 3pm after paying the unstated parking fee of $ 10 (conveniently discovered later buried in the fine print section of the hotel website). Since our room was not ready, we check out the beach and pool. Both were packed with partygoers who must have fallen out the myriad of powerboats parked just off the beach. Between the packed beach and the overcrowded pool we just didn’t even get close to those amenities.
Room itself was very nice and clean. Happily it was equipped with a refrigerator and microwave, and the a/​c was great. Our small balcony was opposite of the beachfront rooms, but our view overlooking the city wasn’t bad. And despite the boisterous partying below, our room was very quiet.
We went elsewhere for the beach and dinner, just to avoid the craziness.