Hilton Melbourne Beach Oceanfront

My husband and I stayed at this location for 3 nights last weekend for just a quick getaway. I travel on business, and choose Hilton properties, so we were lucky to have enough points to take care of this stay in full, but to a point, I feel cheated on some of my points.
Even though I’m ranking this property 3 stars, we would likely stay here again just for location alone, but there were some frustrations and «misses». I’ll break it down:
PROS
Great location on the beach
Friendly staff
CONS
Extremely poor outdoor food service
Exuberantly high food prices
Awkward room views
No full-​length mirrors in rooms
When we stay pretty much anywhere in Florida, I prepare to head straight to my office from wherever we’re staying Monday morning. The bummer with this location is that the rooms do not offer full length mirrors. That isn’t the worst thing in the world, but when I’m trying to get ready for work Monday morning, I DO need to see what I look like from head to toe, so that was a disappointment. If I was traveling here on business and staying all week, I’d be even more disappointed with that oversight.
Regarding the situation at the outdoor bar — Though the service is friendly outside, they either need more food runners or need to pay better attention to when food has arrived. After waiting far too long for our food to arrive outside, my husband ventured up to the bar to see that our food had been sitting. He asked the bartender about it and she said it was definitely our order sitting there. My husband brought it back to our table, and we each took a nibble to find the food cold. It was not just room temperature; it was downright cold — not «refrigerator cold», but still chilly. It HAD to have been sitting outside for 10 – 12 minutes to get that cold. He returned that item to the bar, and it was removed from our bill.
Then, we saw that our hummus platter included pita that was cut into triangles. The menu said it was to be served with naan bread. Anyone who knows the difference knows that these are two entirely different types of breads! The pita bread was cold, but had it been naan bread as the menu stated, it might have actually been ok since it was cold. The hummus and terrible pita were $ 9! This time, my husband went to the front desk to explain the entire situation with food at the bar and the lack of table service, and that item was also removed from our bill. The front desk manager was apologetic for the entire experience.
Overall though, the food is just priced too high. I live in Delray Beach where prices are very high. I’m accustomed to high beach prices, but the Melbourne Beach Hilton is just over the top.
Bring your own cooler (if you’re driving in) OR just plan to eat all of your meals out. The front desk will provide you with a list of nearby restaurants. Our favorites were Lou’s Blues (walking distance), Squid Lips, and The Mansion.
Another tip is to bring your own beach chairs and umbrella. There is no need to pay $ 25/​day for a full set up. Enjoy your stay; just don’t waste money on the food!
Regarding the rooms:
Oceanview rooms include a sitting balcony, but you will have to turn (and sometimes stretch) your neck to see the ocean.
Oceanfront rooms include a standing-​only balcony, but you can look directly out to the ocean.
You decide!

Hilton does it again! Great property! We arrived without a reservation. We got lucky because they sell out nightly. The front desk was extremely accommodating to show me rooms because some of the social media reviews weren’t kind, which is unfair. I travel frequently for business and used to be an airline deck member, so hotels are important to me. This is indeed a top notch Hilton property undergoing renovations in the last two years. We found everything to be of Hilton caliber. Please note if you stay in the north tower, the porches are narrow not allowing furniture outside, but these are best for uninhibited ocean views in my opinion. If you stay in the south tower facing north on the lower levels, you will see the roof below of the building while looking out over to the ocean. I would not hesitate to stay here again, and I am a hotel ‘snob.’ Just for planning purposes, there is a nominal fee for using the parking lot. Come. Enjoy. Relax. It happens here.

Stayed for a wedding. With the name Hilton I had high expectations but was disappointed. Stayed in a room with 3 other people with two double beds. The beds were very small — very cramped for two people definitely not queen size. With two double beds you would think the hotel would assume that there is going to be 4 people staying in the room, or at the least 2. So the fact that there was 1 nightstand, 1 outlet near the bed (once you unplug the lamp, that is), and two towels doesn’t seem logical. It’s 2016 and everyone has a phone charger to plug in, but nowhere to plug them in here evidently. Had to ask for more towels too. These things just seem logical to have to me but who knows. Staff was great, and everything was very clean. Loved the ocean view and the pool. Was very disappointed by the accommodies in the room considering the name of the hotel

The hotel is located right on the beach. Get a beach vista room if possible. The hotel looks nice and is in a great location. Plenty of stores, restaurants and churches nearby. Not really walking distance so I recommend a car. Overall a good
Personally our experience with the hotel staff was lacking. We were booked for early check in for a corporate event and when we arrived they did not have rooms available, were rude and made us wait 3 hours to get a room. Check out was rude too. Attempted to charge me for purchases made the day before when we were at Universal Studios the entire day and got back at 10 pm and went straight to bed. They dropped the charge but made it out like I was lying about not being gone. They couldn’t even tell me what I supposedly bought.

Used the Hilton Melbourne Beach Oceanfront for a luncheon for clients and guests yesterday. Fed about 80 and everything went off without a hitch! Kudos to the entire catering staff and management. Kudos as well to the chefs and kitchen staff. With 4 luncheon selections, everything was served like it was a 5 star restaurant. We will 100% use this facility again.

What a wonderful location this is.
I spent one night at this location and it is beautiful.
Although it was the weekend of the tornado and there wasn’t a sunrise the moody view of the angry ocean from my 11^th floor room was so beautiful. But wait, the room! So clean and beautiful.
What stood out to me was the food.
Do yourself a favor and order the chowder. Chef Rod is dominating with this delicious dish. Everything else is fresh and fun. I had the lobster tail dinner, broiled — outstanding.
And don’t forget breakfast. The buffet is pretty and rustic and the selection is huge! Plus you can get your eggs done as you like without the hassle of an entire omelette station.
The front desk staff are lovely as well. The décor is so pretty. I wish I could spend a few days there.
The pricing at the venue from the rates to the food costs are very very reasonable so for me the choice seems obvious. For a few days off stay at a smaller less known town on the coast of Florida for a better value mini VK!

We have two small children and wanted adjoining rooms — one with a king and one with 2 doubles. When we made the reservation we were told they could accommodate this — called two hours before arrival to find that they did not have this. I eventually asked nicely if they had any other options such as a suite and they did find one that had an adjoining room to it. Note that the rooms with 2 beds are double beds– not queens. Also, the beds are not very comfortable and the beach is all of about 30 feet from the dunes to the water. Lastly, none of the hallways in the hotel are air conditioned. Yuck.

My wife and I have stayed at this hotel on numerous occasions and will continue to stay here for one specific reason… the service is phenomenal. The hotel is great too… don’t get me wrong, great location right on the ocean, great food and bar, spacious and clean rooms. However, I have yet to meet an employee there that hasn’t gone out of their way to assist. One specific employee I would like to recognize is Betty Rae in the restaurant. If you are lucky enough to sit at her table, you will notice right away her excellent service and outgoing friendly personality. She definitely makes you feel welcomed and even gave us 2 cold bottles of water because she knew we were going out on the beach for a walk. It is service like this that will keep us coming back.

We are Hilton Rewards Members and are big fans of Hilton’s not so much on this one.
I booked on line with them knowing we had rewards. Booked oceanfront with a king. Got a room looking over the dumpster with view of the ocean if you leaned over the balcony to see it. The building seemed to have a major air conditioning problem too. The hallways were very warm and humid like a crappy hotel mildew smell.
Made them switch our room all they had left was a non balcony ocean view with a double beds. Staff was very nice about it and moving our luggage.
The Room: Was clean. Was very tired, dated and old. All the furniture is old and scratched and worn. The beds are ridiculous not even the size of a double bed. We went for a romantic weekend and slept in different beds because of them being so narrow and uncomfortable.
We are used to Hilton’s luxurious linens and beds what happen??? One issue with the view is you overlook rusted out air conditioning compressors with a oceanfront view. The roof should of been a oceanfront deck to lounge on bad design.
Bathroom was clean but toilet kept running. The bathroom tile looks like it was from th 80’s and they put a granite top on the counter of the sink try to put as they say lipstick on a pig.
Pool bar worker blasted crappy music for three hours and the next person that took over blasted country and western until close. I guess they can pick the music they listen to by shift
and it was not good choices or relaxing at all. We had only one chair and desk chair in the room so if you want to sit and watch the ocean the reason you stay at the beach no place to sit?
Room Service: We ordered room service in room dining. Everything was hot and prepared fresh. Vegetable were done perfect not over cooked. One complaint. I ordered a stuffed mushroom appetizer for $ 12.95 and it was the size of silver dollar? I found the food to be over priced for what you get in other Hilton’s, very much a rip off.
Pool Area: Is under some construction but not clean for what is opened.
We are Hilton fans and it is all we usually stay in this was not up to the Hilton flag or any of Hilton’s brands. It needs a big rehab or to sell the place. The staff was very good in all areas of the hotel we dealt with only negative is manage the pool bar music.

This was an excellent choice for us. My wife and I decided to go on a quick get away and we stayed in this hotel. It was great.
The room was clean (very important), bathroom was a little small but no big deal, service was great. The view was amazing, the only negative I found was how expensive the food was. Other than that, I will definitely be back

Great location, great staff, Richie D is one of the best employees, he is ready to help.
The only thing I will say is that I wish the beds were Queens instead of doubles.
The hotel is very clean and very well situated

The Hilton Melourne Beach «Rocks the only thing better than the location is The Staff staff ng from the minute you show up Richie Dee is always great to see. Amber at the front desk, Always gets me the best room. she is a Tremendous asset to the Hilton Family. Chuck the nite Time Bellman is always great. He takes the time to advise me of waht to do, when i am in town. He has nver steered me wrong. Thanks Hilton Melbourne Beach Ocean Front.

Very accommodating staff. Overall nice hotel with cool Tiki bar finally reopened earlier this year. We were going to take a dip in their outdoor pool but it was filthy as seen in this picture. Everything else rates it a good place for biz or pleasure.

This hotel is Ok at best. Its older and food is mediocre. The service is great and the people friendly. Easy parking and shuttle service. Views are not that great for the prics you pay. I would not stay here again. One positive is the cuban restaurant across the street which is delicious.

Beach bar is awesome! Hot day. Cold drinks! Reggae music today. Great place to cool off from beach. Regroup, listen to music: and go back to beach when you are cooled off after yr gin and tonic. Fun bar-​tenders always!

This is the first of 3 hotels slated for our vacation in Florida. We picked this area because the Cocoa Beach hotels didn’t look so good online and we are visiting a friend nearby.
The hotel, hotel bars, and staff were great. For under $ 200 we got a great room on the penthouse level with a perfect view of the beach and ocean. In fact, the only reason I am rating this a 3 of 5 is that when I checked the bed linens, as I always do, it was obvious by the hairs left behind that the bed was made without new linens. Inexcusable and a damned shame. They quickly arrived with clean linens but to me, the Hilton name should command a better handle on their employees work ethic.
Great beach and views though!

We stayed for one night on our way back to Orlando so that we could stay on the beach and get a change of scenery from Cocoa Beach. We tried our luck and were granted early check in. In hindsight, I should have waited for a better room. They put us on one of the lower levels. With a view of little other than the air conditioning units and one of those tiny patios that you can stand but not sit on. Bummer. Otherwise the room was a decent size. The sofa was a little uncomfortable. The bathroom could use an update and the tub drain was broken.
The good part about this hotel is that it is actually right on the beach with direct access. We swam all morning and the ocean was surprisingly warm. I probably wouldn’t travel that far down from Cocoa Beach again but would recommend this hotel for people traveling with their kids. Very family friendly. Ask for a higher level floor.

We enjoyed our stay at this hotel for the most part. This is a 3.5-star review.
Our room was lovely. It faced the ocean, but we were bummed that from our second floor balcony, we had much better view of a rooftop than the water. Nevertheless, we kept the balcony door open all night and listened to the waves.
Service was great as well. Upon learning that we were having a celebratory weekend, we were offered complimentary champagne and strawberries. It was a sweet gift. Towel service at the pool was also very nice. That woman works hard, y’all.
A couple of things that we were less-​than-​impressed with:
– The quality of food at the tiki bar poolside. That stuff was gross, and it certainly didn’t arrive as we expected upon reading the food descriptions in the menu.
– The PRICE of the food and drinks poolside. There were no prices shown for drinks, so imagine our surprise when we were asked to sign off on a $ 90 bill for four so-​so cocktails and two crappy sandwiches.
– The non-​paying pool-​goers were awful. It was obvious how many people who were taking up lounge chairs and monopolizing the hot tub were not hotel patrons. It was really annoying to deal with the group of junior high boys who were behaving crudely in front of young children and who admitted out loud they weren’t customers.
We will probably stay here again, but I won’t be keeping my mouth shut at the pool next time.

We stopped here as the Father In Law was spending the night on the beach. Our main purpose was to catch the launch on Thanksgiving.
The lobby is spacious, bright and airy. Their bar is lovely, and the scent of food is heavenly as it wafts about the air. Their pool area is spacious and the bar there seems to be offering just about everything a person could want. Except warmth. I was cold, the wind was blowing too hard.
The walk way down to the beach was neat and in good repair, something that a lot of the beach front hotels don’t seem to pay attention to.
Sadly though the launch was scrubbed at 2 seconds to lift off and we had to leave. We’ll be back though, you can count on it.

I’m a little mystified by the awful reviews previously posted. I found a clean, modern, well provisioned Hilton that clearly put customer service first. We had a ninth floor room with a gorgeous view of the full moon rise. I love being able to open the sliding door and letting the ocean breeze in.
I saw no signs of dogs or cigarette smokers. The grounds were spotless and had easy access to the beach.
Since I am a sunrise worshipper, I loved being able to grab a large coffee in the lobby and walking out to a brilliant beginning of the day.
Overall, this is a fine as any Hilton I have been in. Enjoy!