Best Western Gold Leaf

We stayed here one night on 12/​29/​2015. Got 2 rooms for 7 people. Rooms were nicely appointed, clean, good size, and had a double door window balcony. Note: this is not a balcony that you can walk out on to or sit out on. it is literally 2 french doors that open and there is a railing and bars preventing you from falling out. it is nice to let fresh air in and look out to admire the view. One of our rooms had a view leading to the beach (room 405), which is roughly one block to the water, whereas the other room had a view towards the street below (room 417) — which I imagine in the summer months is quite bustling. We could have had adjoining rooms, but wanted some distance between the two. since we knew one room was going to be noisy late into the night/​early morning. The hotel staff was very accommodating.
Bathrooms in our rooms were clean, well-​stocked, no maintenance issues, water pressure was good and temperatures were easily adjustable. Heating/​cooling system in rooms worked well and we kept it around 70 degrees. Room 405 did not have a coffee maker, once room 417 advised they did. The front desk brought one up immediately. Rooms were equipped with a television, mini-​refrigerator/​freezer, coffee maker, safe, hair dryer, and were furnished with a desk or table & chairs, 2 queen beds, closet, dresser, end table/​night stand and alternate seating.
Breakfast in the morning was complimentary, served in the breakfast room on the 4^th floor near the pool and exercise room, from 7 to 10 AM. The breakfast was delicious and had many options to choose from. Many places have those waffle makers, but what they did to stand out was to provide toppings that you could add afterwards or add to the batter to cook into your waffle– like chocolate chips, oat bran/​granola, fruit, brown sugar, cinnamon, whipped cream, etcetera. They had the typical bread options– english muffins, wheat and white bread, muffins. They had orange and apple juice, as well as mango infused water, also coffee, tea and milk. They had eggs, sausage or beef patties, yogurt, fresh oranges and apples, peanut butter, jelly, butter, maple syrup, honey. The breakfast area was clean and well maintained. One of the ladies, I forget her name, did a fantastic job decorating the hotel for the Christmas holiday and made several hand-​made decorations!
Check out is normally slotted for 11 AM, we were able to do late check-​out at 12:30 PM. I think we were able to do this because we were one of the few guests this time of year. The cleaning ladies checked in on us a few times and I advised them as a courtesy when we were out, so they could do their job and not have to worry if we had gone or not.
A very nice convenience of the hotel is that there is a parking deck on each level of the hotel, so you can park your vehicle on the same level as your room. Now mind you, the fourth floor does not have a large deck like the other floors because the pool is on the top level. The fourth floor has approximately 6 to 10 spaces. Parking is free and included in the cost of the room.
The pool was closed in December as it is an outside pool, but it is of good size and has lots of lounge chairs and looks like a fun way to spend an afternoon or a couple of hours. The exercise room was open and had quite a few machines, although I did not have a chance to use it since our schedule was pretty packed. Best Western Gold Leaf has free wi-​fi.
We used Hotwire to book the rooms. No hassel there. Staff was accommodating and was still able to do a print-​out advising that we checked out and returned the room keys. I asked for the general seasonal rates and was advised that Sunday — Thursday is always cheaper than the weekend. Winter rates are in the $ 70 range and summer peak weekend is roughly $ 325/​night. Hotwire gave us a better deal than booking through the hotel directly. so FYI on that.
Our group had adults, a young child and older teens. The hotel was suitable, met our needs, had hearing impaired accommodations and handicapped accessible rooms, staff was pleasant, courteous and helpful, and we’d be happy to return in the future!

This place has an excellent location on Dewey Beach. It’s across the street from the Rusty Rudder and the Hyatt. It has great parking as well.
The staff are very friendly and not rude.
I didn’t find any bedbugs, so, you know, I also had that going for me…
If you’re the type of person that stays at a Hampton Inn or Holiday Inn Express, this place will probably disappoint you. If you are a Days Inn, Red Roof Inn, Super 8 kind of person, there is a slight possibility you might be ok with staying here.
The room and hallways smelled like stale cigarettes and dampness. The bathroom was the kind of place you’d want to wear shower shoes for fear of contracting some sort of foot funk. I’d bring some flippy floppies that can get wet so you don’t get raging plantar warts on your feet from trying to take a shower. I’d take a barefoot shower in an Army shower tent before this place. The shower pan was tilted away from the drain ever so slightly, so the funk of everyone’s shower ends up at the wrong end of the shower pan.
As other reviewers have mentioned, the towels are past their useful life. They used to be white, but now are a shade of gray. It looks like they were used once to clean up a kitchen spill. Maybe they don’t use enough bleach.
The carpet in the hallway is pretty dingy. You know how it gets in the winter time when the snow starts to turn black from all the road dirt? Imagine hundreds of people walking through dirty, oily snow and then walking on tan carpet. Add the smell of cigarette smoke and the lingering smell of persistent dampness and you can almost perfectly describe the hallways of the hotel.
If you are looking for a cheaper alternative to the $ 360 per night Hyatt across the street, don’t care one way or another about cleanliness, and plan on being drunk and unaware of your surroundings for your stay, this is the place for you!

Nice in a pinch, but need improvement in some key areas. Due your due diligence upon entering. I «Spray Down Everything I Think I Might Touch! -
(1) — Turned on the Heater/​A/​C unit and dust blows into my room.
(2)-Ironing some clothes –10 minute heat up lapse. Bottom of board is rusted !
(3)-Cannot connect to WiFi .& why would you?
(4)-Cold Coffee at check in & out…
That Jazz Concert is ten minutes away-​ok. Adequate room overlooking the sidewalk, but the beach is two blocks away. On to other endeavors !!
Like breakfast at the Sunrise Restaurant

You can’t blame this hotel for the fact that Dewey Beach is kind of boring (even more so the last week of Sept when we went where more than half of it was shut down). Despite that, the location is very good — we walked to the beach and whatever restaurants we ate at – and the staff was super friendly. The room was large, well equipped and the bed was comfortable, although you wouldn’t call it «soundproof». I’m not a big breakfast eater, so I found the selection more than adequate. I personally did not like Dewey Beach at all, but the hotel was absolutely fine.

Not sure why some people are so nit picky… anyways, me and my wife stayed here for one night. Price was competitive at $ 150 a night. Free underground parking (tight spots if you have a truck like me, but you will fit.) Bed was comfy, pool was nice, breakfast looked edible, staff was friendly, and overall a good experience from Best Western. They do have the adjoining rooms option, which seems good for groups.
My room also had the inlet view, which was nice to watch the sunset over. No beach view available. Overall, if you’re looking for somewhere to sleep and get the beach the next morning, I’d always recommend this place to try out.

Does the job. Kind staff. Extremely close to the beach. Used
. Front desk advised against using a third party to reserve a room but
was great.

Clean hotel. Certainly great location for quick walks to great places to dine and great access to beach. Fair continental breakfast. Rooftop pool was excellent. Wish it hot jacuzzi up there as well. All in all great value. Enjoyed a it a lot. All the staff was excellent.

Not handicap friendly.
It could have just been the room we stayed in, or the timing of a few little league families from a nearby tournament sharing our hotel, or it could just be the subpar facilities. We stayed one night here, during a holiday week in July, and I actually looked forward to leaving.
We stayed on the 4^th floor, between the elevator and the entrance to the pool. It probably goes without saying that there was a considerable amount of noise from kids running by, yelling, and the housekeeping coming in and out of the storage area down the hall, as well as the elevator traffic. To add to this, they kept the uncovered trashcans two doors down from our room which left for a beyond foul stench.
We didn’t check out the pool. With the kids and the stench, we didn’t see the point.
The room itself was very clean, and the AC was perfect. So if you are spending a lot of time in or out of the room, and not coming and going, then you’ll be fine. Speaking of coming and going, avoid this hotel if anyone in your group has even minute handicap accessibility concerns. I was actually appalled at how unfriendly this was for people with disabilities. The morning we left we saw an elderly woman sitting in her wheelchair in the hallway snacking on a breakfast muffin. The breakfast room is located up the stairs, in a very narrow hallway. Her family had to go in separately to bring her food. It was actually kind of sad.
THe breakfast was laughable. Continental breakfast is what it is, don’t get me wrong. But there were broken tupperware containers, and who knows how old breads and cheap, wrapped danishes. The woman stocking it was very nice and friendly, and even chuckled at the poor spread. I wouldn’t mind the selection if it weren’t for the cheap, broken equipment she was given.
The location is great, I will say that. Walked 30 seconds to a great dinner spot, Whiskey Beach BBQ, and the beach is just as close. If nothing else, you do get the location for the price of a one-​night stay.

Our stay was pleasant at Gold Leaf. Like you, my hubby and I scoured Unilocal before booking and we were skeptical based on the other reviews. I’m generally a Hilton properties person and I would poo poo a Best Western, but I would definitely stay at Gold Leaf again. I think the key is that we stayed here in the Winter and there weren’t many people in the hotel. We’ve booked a room for the summer though too so we’ll see how that goes. :-)
Our room was SUPER clean, modern, and the staff was helpful. The continental breakfast was meh, but our expectations weren’t high, so no biggie. The location is awesome, about a 7 minute drive to the main drag in Rehoboth and there’s beach access at the end of the block.
This isn’t a 5-​star experience, but who cares. Don’t be afraid of the bad reviews, go ahead and make a reservation.

Location is great, nice close entrance to quiet beach in area with mini mansion summer homes.
Overall a better franchise selection than other typical Best Westerns. Beds were not so comfortable though, just typical. Love the Juliette balconies each room has so you can keep them opened throughout the day.

Came to Dewey with a large group over the weekend, and the Best Western was a perfect place for us to stay. The benefits:
1) They had a 3 bed hotel room, which isn’t something I have seen before, and fit us well.
2) It is right on the beach, and also located walking distance from plenty of Dewey bars/​restaurants (though it isn’t quite in the heart of town)
3) Solid continental breakfast included (eggs, waffles, bagels, pastries, cereal).
Also, I appreciated the thorough job of the cleaning staff — we left the room pretty messy Saturday AM, and when we returned, it was spotless (a sleeping bag on the floor had even been nicely made). So that was really nice.
There was a pool, so that’s good. It is super small and probably dirtier than the ocean, but at least it existed?
Altogether, a great place to stay for a large group. It’s obviously not fancy, but you get what you pay for. The good news is that the staff was really nice and accommodating — we arrived at noon and our room was ready. We asked for a later check-​out and they told us that we could stay until 11:30 (and that we could keep our car in their garage all day). Stuff like that is nice.
Note: I would NOT recommend this location for families. There were about 15 bachelor/​bachelorette parties going on simultaneously, so people that don’t like loud music late at night, people holding beers in the pool, packs of bros roaming the halls, etc should stay away (and probably look at Bethany).

It’s a Best Western. Go into it knowing that’s what you’ll get and you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
The rooms were clean. There was a weird smell in the hallway but it wasn’t very apparent in the room. I’m not a fan of the smell of cigarette coming through the vents from rooms that do allow smoking.
For a one-​night stay, this worked for me. For something longer, I might suggest other places. Also, it’s not close to any nightlife so plan on driving if you want a late dinner. There is a place across the street but the reviews of it were not very promising.
My one last thought is regarding the safety of the place which may or may not be an issue for anyone. There’s immediate access to all the floors via the parking garage which is not monitored. Anyone can come in and out as they please and right onto any floor. Additionally, the sliding doors on the second floor are easily accessibly for anyone that can climb a tree. When we left the place at 5AM, there was a room with its sliding door wide open, with the t.v. left on facing the side ride. Anyone that wanted to could sneak up and steal things from the room if they were quiet enough.

From what I understand, it’s the nicest hotel in Dewey… that said, if you go in with that expectation, you’ll be pleased.
Some of the rooms have a hot tub in the middle of the room, that way you can pump up the classy!

Now that I am three days removed from our stay, I can say it was certainly as good as it gets. We arrived several hours early so our room wasn’t ready, but the front desk staff was super friendly and got us all set up with parking for our vehicles (there’s a parking garage in the middle of the building). Thankfully they weren’t at full capacity with booked rooms so we were allowed to keep both cars in their garage. After taking our information and phone numbers they told us they’d call one the room was cleaned.
Once we got our keys and unpacked, the vacation finally began. The room itself was spacious, it comfortably fit three double beds with at least three feet of separation between the beds themselves and the walls/​balcony doors. While there wasn’t a step-​out balcony, there were french doors which could be opened to let the sea breeze in and that was quite the treat. The room seemed very well cleaned and so did the restroom. The shower was the step-​in kind which was super handy with the sand from the beach. And we were properly supplied with towels, TP, and toiletries. Can’t forget, it is QUIET. The way it is built we had very few if any problems with noise from other rooms, and just a little noise when kids screamed while passing our room and even that was rare.
Location wise it was perfect! Less than a block walk to Dewey Beach if you made a left out of the lobby, and if you made a right it was a block’s walk to the Bay where you had a bunch of eating venues. It was certainly within walking distance from over a dozen eateries and several nighttime entertainment bars/​venues. That’s my favorite kind of vacation, where you park your car and don’t have to use it again until it is time to go home. Right across the main street you can even catch the Jolley Trolley and get to the Rehoboth Boardwalk in less than 30 minutes.
This particular hotel did offer free continental breakfast, which I took advantage of every morning. It was certainly nice to start the day with a full stomach and a hot cup of coffee. And the staff was super friendly in keeping it well-​stocked during the breakfast period. The fourth floor also had a small pool with sun deck area. The pool itself was a little cold (unheated and the nights were in the 60’s) but towards the end of our stay it warmed up considerable courtesy of high 80’s temperatures. The pool area was a nice place to go relax once breakfast time was over and it got less crowded.
Overall, I see us returning to this hotel for future Dewey/​Rehoboth stays. It was an excellent price, clean facility, superb location, and helpful staff.

«Decent Property, But Not My Definition of a „Resort“»
I’ll admit I was nervous when I «won» a night at this motel on Priceline but I was pleasantly surprised. This is a very nice property for a Best Western, though I think they are stretching their poetic license a bit by calling it a «resort.» This property does not meet my definition of a true resort but it’s still a nice little property if you know what to expect beforehand.
The location is good; great outlet shopping is a short drive away and you can walk to the beach. Parking is free in a covered parking garage. Check-​in was a breeze and the front desk staff was pleasant.
The room décor was new and updated but it still felt like a budget motel room (thin towels, fake marble showers, puny toiletries, no bathtub, plastic wrapped plastic cups instead of glasses), though it did feel clean. Our room had a large, comfortable layout with gorgeous french doors that opened out onto the street. An in-​room microwave, safe and mini-​refrigerator were thoughtful, nice amenities. While the room was large, the bathroom layout felt a little cramped.
As a female, I found some of the clientele to be a little bit «sketchy» but I was traveling in the off-​season (winter) so it might be more bustling in the summer months. There aren’t a lot of hotels /​motels in the area, which makes this a good choice.
Note that the property is located right on a busy road and across from a rock and roll bar so if you are a light sleeper, try to get a room away from the road /​bar side. All in all, this is a decent place to stay when you are in the area.

AWFUL. My room smelled of urine and disinfectant. Requested a different room. This one smelled of urine, no disinfectant. Wi-​fi was not good. I had to walk around the room to find a ‘sweet’ spot. Hard to do with the smell of urine following me. No blankets, just the usual light bed cover and the sheet. The coffee maker in the room did not work. Each floor had it’s own breakfast room. No one was there and this stuff had been siting out for awhile. i got a cup of coffee and packed up and beat a hast retreat. This place is just plain weird…

We had a small room next to the elevator on the second floor. Only had a shower. The beds were fine. They kept it surprisingly clean given its proximity to the beach. The free wi-​fi was awesome.
Front desk service was fine.
Breakfast was as expected.
This is not a four-​star hotel, but it is close to many restaurants, a clean beach and served by public transportation into Rehoboth. We had a wonderful time.
We’d have no qualms about staying again.

I booked online for the internet rate and got a AAA rate. basically got robbed on the room price. Called 800 and ask I call hotel directly. hotel could not change rate b/​c of 72hr policy and then ask me to call 800 back. Really? whose pointing fingers. Manager lied saying internet rate is now avail online but it clearly is.
At the end Best Western Gold Leaf robbed me, and some customer service they have, they don’t care about giving the customer a good rate.
Be careful when booking!

We have stayed at this hotel in the past and keep returning due to its cheap rates and proximity to the beach, but this was the first year we have actually liked it. The entire front of the building has been renovated, and all of the rooms have been redone. There used to be balconies facing the street, which were loud, obnoxious, and encouraged drunk college boys to try and climb from one to the other. Having a room on the first floor was particularly dangerous. Now the rooms have been extended the length of the old balconies, greatly increasing their size. And if you still desire the balcony feel, there is a set of French doors that open up to a fake balcony at the end of each room.
Everything looked really nice, and smelled of fresh paint. Even the pool area which has been questionable in the past was clean and enjoyable.
The continental breakfast still isn’t anything to write home about: bagels, toast, muffins, and cereal, all of which are edible and helped us make it through the morning until we could get to Grottos.
There is a parking garage that extends up the center of the building. It is nice to be able to park on your own floor so you don’t have to lug your suitcase very far. But getting up and down in the garage is a little nerve wracking.