Best Western Crystal River Resort

We had a pet friendly efficiency which was the perfect place for us to relax while visiting family and looking at the area as a potential place to relocate.
Bathroom is a little on the small side but the rest of the room makes up for it and the toilet ran off and on our entire stay. Had to be sure to keep the door closed to keep the noise down.
The kitchenette had all we needed for our meals. Complementary breakfast is okay but we chose to make or own most mornings.
We were really bummed that the hot top/​pool wasn’t available past 9:30. As we were here visiting family it would have been nice to relax in the hot tub until at least 11:00. Wasn’t sure why it was an issue (actually got told we couldn’t use it) since it was no lifeguard on duty — on you own anyway.
Wifi was responsive — as I work remotely, needed to be able to connect worry free and was able to do so. We also were pretty heavy on the technology with smartphones, laptops, iPads but it didn’t blip once. Tv is new and able to connect HDMI for gaming.
Wouldn’t hesitate to stay again or recommend.

Where to begin describing our horrible hotel experience. 1) no hot water, 2) toilet that did not flush properly, 3) noisy squeaking plumbing, 4) poorly finished renovation, 5) pieces of waste drywall and old plumbing parts left stored on the room’s balcony. That doesn’t even cover everything, just the worst failures. And we were charged $ 150 for what was supposed to be «deluxe» accomodation. Do yourself a favor and never ever stay at this horrible hotel.

Resort is dated as far as the rooms and buildings. Beds were not very comfortable, no fridge provided in rooms. However, Newer TV in rooms. Water pressure was great & hot!
The room had a musty smell but wasn’t too overwhelming.
Went down to the pool & hot tub. A hotel staff person came to ask our group if we had room keys to be there but didn’t ask the other 3 guys that were there that came in off the water who were NOT hotel guests because they took off wetsuits before getting in the hot tub.
Continental breakfast was decent.

My girlfriend and I stayed there this past weekend. Took our boat down to do some scalloping. Didn’t know a lot about the hotel but took a chance on it. Staff was friendly and helpful. Rooms were comfortable. Could’ve been a bit cleaner but we took into account that these are rooms used by boaters and people using the river, hard to keep them super clean. King size bed was comfortable. We were able to put our boat in the slip at the hotel, walk next door to eat at Crackers and park our boat trailer right out our back door of our room. For the price it was a really nice stay. We would recommend it to our friends.

I stayed here for a friends wedding. The cost was super cheap (only $ 60 a night) which I’m not sure is their regular rate or a discount because she blocked out rooms for the wedding. Nevertheless, I should have known something was up just by the price alone. The rooms were equipped with two full beds which is very different from the standard queens. My biggest issue, however, was the stale smell that filled the room. It really made you wonder how well they clean their rooms/​carpet etc. The sheets were clean, however, that moldy smell was enough for me to never come back again.

Stayed here Friday night before the drive up to Tallahassee for the big game. Anyways– woke up with bed bug bites. Nuff said. Front desk lady was nice.

We had a tire blow out late on a Saturday and were «stuck» in Crystal River and picked this hotel based on Unilocal reviews. While the outside at night didn’t look too flashy the front desk was very helpful and then our room was very nice. Upon waking up we realized how close we were to the water and restaurants very close. The family loved the water and wished we had more time to stay in the area.

the hotel itself was decent, but the staff cant get their act together. They placed me in a room surrounded by a children here for camp and when I asked to be moved so I could get some sleep they told me they would charge me. However, the next day I was told that I could have been moved for free. The staff had no idea how much my room rate was and Don was literally a box of rocks with no personality. I will never stay here and will make sure to tell all my clients not to stay here.

Best Westerns really are the best. It was such an easy, inexpensive and comfortable choice.
Very nice and helpful people working there. We asked for a River View room when booking, but when we saw it was on the first floor, we asked to get a second floor room and they gave us one that was apparently bigger and had a flat screen TV. In the same building as the lobby, no elevator though. Very big and clean room, quiet, bed was okay and windows didn’t open. Great shower. When you get the free breakfast, take it outside to the picnic area by the water!
This town is great and has a lot of cute eateries and antique shops. If you get in late the only places to eat that are open are McDonalds, T-​Bell and a local place that looks like a bar. At least what we found.

Okay, so it’s not the Ritz… .No, really though, I mean it. It’s actually a Best Western (and I’d defo file it under «Motel» and not a «Hotel»), but it’s was a pretty nice set up.
Our room was on the 2^nd floor, it was clean, it didn’t smell, our internet came in just fine, there are vanity mirrors and sinks outside of the bathroom so the whole fam could get a good rotation going on the shower vs. getting ready thing, and it’s maybe 45 feet from the dive shop and river where you’re gonna want to swim with manatees.
The «Lobby» is a separate building but nice enough. It has lots of manatee newspaper clippings and photos along with a really great gift shop. It was just what I needed to scratch the vacation itch of wanting to buy souvenirs. I got so much stuff here, and it wasn’t even crap– it was legit cool stuff… at least for someone whose fave animals are manatees, like me. I got manatee pajama pants, manatee earrings, a manatee necklace, a manatee travel brush, a manatee belt, a manatee springy thing that will live in my car, and a few other things that unless you’re a manatee lover like me, you just wouldn’t understand. The gift shop also has free, fresh coffee and tea with all the fixins– it was a pretty good deal.
When we come back to Crystal River to do some more manatee swimming, we’ll most def be coming back to the BW over the more expensive place we had previously stayed up the road.