Desoto Beach Hotel-Ocean Front

You can’t beat the hotel location, and the staff is great. We were lucky enough to book the last room available with a beach view. We needed a fold away bed but they told us there is no room in the hotel. When we got to our room we were taken back by how big it was. So we went down to request the bed again and were denied as it is hotel policy not to bring one up. This definitely makes them lose stars. Other than that It was a fine hotel for staying at off season.

Terrible. The floors were damp, the shower gross and people up all night on both sides of. Since the front didn’t care about the noise we called the police. They knocked on the wrong door and the checkout staff was way more concerned about that and acted like it was our fault. My mom works very hard she wanted to do something special for us thanksgiving. $ 250 a night for a dump, redneck central and unhelpful staff.

We got locked out of our room for about 20 minutes (problem with key reader) and they never came to clean our room. When we reported these issues to the front desk — they didn’t do anything to compensate for their mistakes. Friendly staff, but bad service.

I reserved a «Premier Ocean View– King Bed, microwave, fridge, hairdryer, coffeemaker. Private balcony with ocean view 120 feet from the ocean»…Our room overlooked the parking lot and had a building on both sides of us. Not what I call a «private balcony». We could see the ocean off in the distance… once you looked past the parking lot and pool. It was a joke of a description.

Simple,
If you like the hippie «natural» style vibe then this hotel is for you.
Needs a major, but I mean, from the ground up, overhaul.
Super over-​priced for what is offered, average air conditioner, beds, old carpet.
The door to the beach was held in place with a screwdriver, A SCREWDRIVER.
The facilities include a billiard table and a arcade vintage unit, I think it was Pac Man or Galaga for a change…
Its depressing, feels over populated, all kinds of random people stay at this place, look ahead.
The cigarette smell is terrible, mixed non-​smoking with smoking rooms standing a few feet away. Your room can be non-​smoking, and sit outside enjoying the beach, and right beside you on the balcony near you, someone is smoking!
The hotel is right at the front of the beach, they take advantage of the location and try to squeeze every plenty out of you without no thought to remodeling the facilities. I lost my wedding ring and called a few times to verify, and all I would get was a five second «can you please hold» and then say no, we have not seen your wedding ring and then hang up. It is expected to at LEAST take my name and number and ask a few questions on how does it look, when did I lost it, where and when did I saw it for the last time, etc. Super rude attitude for a hotel that wants to display the chill laid back style.
No, I would not stay at this hotel again, costs about 150 per day, and feels like a Motel 6.

Better than I expected. Room was updated w fridge & microwave & clean. Definitely overpriced for an ocean view. Not worth the $ for only 1 night. The game room was very small & limited. My pool at home is larger than the hotels. The breakfast was a joke & we went out to eat. Access to the beach was awesome.

We stayed at the second floor terrace, which could use more TLC. It is advertised as sleeping 8, and if you’re 8 college students who can sleep anywhere, or a family with young children, this is probably true,
We were 8 older adults, however, and the fold-​out sofa and trundle bed in the day room were uncomfortable and offered little or no privacy. The fold-​out sofa is in the living room. The «day room» with trundle beds is separated from the living room by a curtain. There is only one closet in the entire place. It’s in one of the bedrooms. It had no hangers and only about 18 inches of rod to hang your clothes on. Despite the fact that we were four couples, they only provided 2 keys.
They offered a maximum of 8 towels for the whole place, which isn’t really enough. They provide two parking spaces, and everyone else has to park on the street. All street parking on Tybee Island is strictly metered until 8 PM, so this can be inconvenient and expensive. They sell you a 2-​day parking permit for an additional $ 20.
The lady at the front desk wasn’t very nice. When we checked in she told us there was no parking for us at the hotel as our group had already occupied the 2 allowed spaces. I asked if we could just park long enough to unload our luggage and after a long hesitation and pruney face she grudgingly said yes.
It was hard to find things in the apartment, there weren’t enough towel racks or clothes hooks, the rear bathroom door doesn’t lock from the inside (two bedrooms open into it), and you have to climb onto the beds to reach the fan pulls in the bedrooms.
The place is clean and nicely painted, and the furniture is OK. It has a partial ocean view. With a little more care and attention to detail, it would be better. They should add additional clothes racks, clothes hooks and put an armoire or something in the other bedroom, put some hangers in the closet, provide 2 towels per person, fix the locks on the bathroom door, put a «watch your step» sign on the rear bathroom doors (it drops down and it’s easy to trip), lengthen the chains on the bedroom fans, provide additional keys, and put an instruction sheet explaining where to find extra sheets, coffee pot, etc. These types of small details should be a no-​brainer for anyone operating a hotel. The fact that they don’t makes it seem they don’t care about their guests.

This place is exactly what’s expected on Tybee! We rented a Grand Deluxe Oceanfront room = balcony with a direct view of the beach & ocean and it was exactly what we were looking for! The room could definitely be upgraded starting with the sheets & bedspreads and the sliding glass doors and balcony needed to be cleaned, but the towels, the shower, the fridge and the a/​c were all in top shape! The office staff, grounds people and housekeeping staff were all helpful and most were friendly. The pool area was nice, the beach access is awesome, there are video games, a pool table and a sitting area. Probably the most disappointing aspect of our stay was the breakfast, too small of an area, with a poor display of food. There needs to be more space for people to serve themselves and a more real breakfast offered (fresh fruit, eggs, etc.). Parking is a bit hairy as the spaces are a tight fit, but even in the evening we always found an open space. All in all, we had a wonderful stay and can’t wait to come back!

Booked a last-​minute sideview room for Labor Day weekend. All terraced rooms taken. Check in was easy. Reception desk is located one floor up from street level and is accessible only by stairs and elevator, probably to weed out the people who really want free breakfast. We were given a unit on the third floor. Room was clean and didn’t smell like patchouli or decomposing seaweed. Beds were comfy. Broke out in a cold sweat when we saw our neighbors — a young couple with twin toddlers. Pleased to say that I only heard them once, and the dictatorial demands/​threats were appeased in a few minutes. Peace negotiations were in place long before our more grown-​uppy bedtime. So, kudos to good parenting skills and maybe some extra soundproofing.
Loved having instant beach access. Convenient one-​stop shopping for hotel-​supplied bikes, beach chairs, and umbrellas, but ridiculously inflated prices. My family hails from Gulf Shores, and we vacation there every year, so imagine my disbelief when I found out that DeSoto charges $ 30/​day for two chairs and an umbrella. Same things come standard at other hotels in far pricier tourist beaches. Would recommend bringing your own stuff or outsourcing to local rental places. Tim’s (just down the road from DeSoto) rents for a fraction of DeSoto’s price, and they sweeten the deal by providing free drop-​off and pickup. Yay for capitalism!
Other observations:
PROS — Friendly hotel staff, from receptionist to maintenance to housekeeping; clean pool with lots of sun loungers; all-​you-​can-​eat complex carbs beginning at 7 a.m.; free coffee 24 – 7; free coffee lids
MAJOR CON — Insufficient space to hang wet items. Maybe the space was (re)designed by nudists. We (2 people) had wet beach towels, bathing suits, and regular bath towels with nowhere to put them all. Here’s how this works out mathematically:
limited drying space + perpetually wet swimsuits = walking like a cowboy from room to beach. At this point, I felt like the folks with the terraced balconies were pointing and mocking.
MINOR CON — Limited overhead lighting in rooms (am thinking that the nude-​beach lovin’ designers also had preferences for soft lighting… for reasons you can imagine or not).
All in all, I felt like my hard-​earned $ 280/​night could have gone farther. But hey, free coffee.

It’s ok. Typical beach place. Don’t expect latest décor or a hot breakfast, but the beach is right out your door. Good enough to lay your head after a long day in the ocean.

This review is about the terraces. We stayed on the first floor terrace which is located next door to the hotels. It is supposed to be a studio condo it is the size of an average hotel suite. It is smaller than what the pictures portray it to be. Our stay was 5 nights. They do not provide any cleaning services for the terraces. There was something wrong with the tv the volume kept getting really high at times and we had to keep adjusting it while watching tv. I don’t think they really encourage you to cook Because they did not provide us with any knives in the kitchen and barely any cooking supply’s. They only give you 1 garbage bag 1 travel size box of detergent and a sample size fabric softener (you are to wash your own towels) 1tiny dish soap with no sponge to wash dishes which they tell you that must be washed prior to departure. Then after you run out you are required to supply your own. This unit does not have a dish washer but does have a washer and dryer. The highlight of this place is that it is right on the beach. Also very private no one bothers you not even the staff. I did check out the other units above me while they were being cleaned and they had great views of the ocean. The staff I did not feel was very warm and friendly. They did not ask how my stay was at the end while checking out. They really didn’t seem like they cared. When we called and asked if they could provide us with a chopping knife or even a sharp knife to cut with (in the middle of cooking) they simply just said sorry what’s there is there? So we had to the go to the store and buy one. The cost of this unit was $ 309 total a night. I feel that it was very over priced for what we got. I would not stay here again. If I am going to supply my own amenities and clean my own towels provide my own knives clean up then I will just get a condo down the beach for much much cheaper and much much bigger.

This hotel is on the beach, small pool, rooms have no water pressure, beds sheets are scratchy and rough not like a high-​end hotel. Comparison like a red roof, I wouldn’t stay here again. A/​C works good. Free Breakfast is frozen pastry and cereal boiled eggs.

Good location right on the beach, parking was alittle tight but that’s ok. As for the room itself we got a balcony ocean view paid $ 189 plus tax per night, midweek. Clean room somewhat on the small side but still ok. My main concern is always location and clean! Wold stay here again. They do have a small heated pool.

Couldn’t have been better. The staff was the best, from the front desk to the outside staff to housekeeping. Everyone not only met our needs, they anticipated better ways and other needs. All were genuinely friendly, did things like placing out rental umbrella and chairs where we wanted and, without our asking, extended the use time when they noticed us enjoying the evening on the beach. BTW, the chair rental was cheaper than most beach hotels we’ve used. We watched them treat handicapped adults and rambunctious children with kindness. We rented the grand deluxe oceanfront. The second floor, totally private balcony was truly on the beach and the view was unobstructed. The room was spacious and very clean. I don’t know where some of the reviewers are coming from unless they didn’t read the web site/​brochures and didn’t look at the pictures. There is a difference between ocean front and ocean view rooms. It is a beach hotel with furnishing on the sparser side and sand-​friendly surfaces (the way we like it), the bed was above average with plentiful bedding. Our only complaint is we couldn’t get our three night stay extended. Will remember that the rooms, especially the ocean front, are reserved early.

The Worst Place I have ever stayed and was a Marine in Iraq and Afg and just plain Rude Staff and Refridge didn’t work and broken Toliet and Broken Microwave all in the same day and no place to park for they had no parking spots and I believe I rarther Shack up with a Unwashed Camel and go back to the Sandbox too give this Place they call a Resort a penny every again so be wise my friends and stay away

The best I can say about this hotel is that it’s ocean front and it was quiet because it’s off season. Here’s the rest…
–The exterior of other hotel seems to have had a face lift but not the inside.
— Shower door in bathroom wouldn’t close and almost fell off. Shower faucet about to fall off.
— No hook to hang hand towel at bathroom sink so it just sits wet.
— No full length mirror in room. No close-​up mirror in room. Not enough towels.
— Free breakfast is basic dry goods.
— OK for quick getaway if you want to be on beach but don’t expect much from hotel, functional at best. The staff was very pleasant.
Tybee is the closest beach to Atlanta at 4.5 hours but overall the hotels here appear to be 2 – 3 stars at best, too bad…

I booked the ocean view room (note: this is not ocean front). I read some of the reviews of this place on another website, which warned that ocean view is not the same as ocean front. This was a good warning. The ocean view room really wasn’t worth the money since the rooms sit so far back from the beach. You see a parking lot and a pool before you see the beach and the ocean. At night, you can’t see the beach or ocean at all from your room.
After reading the reviews on this place, I still decided to risk staying at this place because I was trying to find a room last minute and I didn’t have many options. I had read not to stay on the first floor ocean view rooms because of noise, so I called ahead and asked for a room on the third floor. However, when we checked in, they put us in a room on the first floor, which not only had to be accessed directly from the lobby but also shared a balcony with another room. The door to the room was right by the breakfast area, brochure stand, and check in. There were several other rooms with similar access, with the worst being a room with the door right next to the elevator.
We asked that we be switched to a room on another floor, which they did. However, once we got into this second floor room, we realized the air conditioner didn’t work, so maintenance had to come fix it.
In all, it was a bit of a rough start to our stay here, but once we got settled in, everything was OK. I won’t be staying here again, but it was OK for a night.

Don’t give this place your credit card. They are not a major chain and they think they can put any charge on your card.
I have had to dispute charges. And after looking at the negative reviews on this place I should have read those first before spending my hard earned money there.
I don’t recommend this place to anyone!

From June 2005 through June 2010 they helped make our annual family reunion a success. In 2011 our reservations were cancelled without explanation even though we paid a security deposit of $ 500, which they are still holding. And it cost the family $ 1,000 extra at the last minute to rent comparable accommodations. We do not understand their actions.

standard motel with easy access to the beach. wifi works well and plenty of parking. even with their renovations, the place still seemed a bit outdated.