My boyfriend and I booked a room at this hotel for the Daytona Coke Zero 400 race. The website made it look nice and it was afordable, and seemed to be what we were looking for. We discovered the reviews on trip advisor after we had already put down the deposit, and considering just about every single review was negative we realized this hotel was not going to be what the website made it out to be, but since we already paid for one night we decided to look at the room before moving to a different hotel. Also, I had called the hotel prior to leaving asking if they were aware of the reviews which were posted online. Now obviously he isn't going to tell me the hotel is discusting or anything negative what so ever, but I just wanted to know what their response would be. The gentleman responded by telling me those reviews were due to the fact that they kick out kids on spring break and thats their way of getting back at the hotel and they can asure the room will be clean. We brought an air mattress and blankets so if it came down to it we could just sleep on that. When we got to the hotel it definately looked out dated and you could see from the outside one of the rooms had a light on but if wasn't just a normal light it was a black light, classy, but we still tried to have some hope of it being even in the "okay" category; however by this point knew it wasn't going to be. From the moment we walked in the door you could tell this was going to be a disaster. The man at the front desk was very unprofessional and couldn't find our reservations and honestly he didn't really seem too determined to do so; he seemed more concerned about finishing his cigarette, but we had brought the receipt with us so he figured it out from that. We asked to see the room before paying so he called a guy down the front desk wearing a dirty shirt that said security on the back. He took us down some random hallway off to the side past the pool which had a ton of stuff floating in it to our room. We booked a courtyard room. I wasn't aware that a courtyard was a big piece of cement with one plastic table and chairs on it, but I guess you learn something knew every day. Everything already smelled aweful and when he opened the door to the room everything got even worse. I really wish I could have gotten a picture of the room it was such a joke! There were two beds jammed in there so close to each other that I don't think I could have walked between them, piles of dirt were all over the floor, everything was old and dirty, and there was a stove shoved in the corner; the point to that I have no idea considering there wasn't even a fridge or any other form of appliance. We took one look at room looked at each other and said absolutely not! There was no way we could have even slept on the air mattress. As we walked out the guy behind the desk was now playing the guitar and the "security guard" never even said two words to us. We went the the Holiday Inn next door but it was full since it was race weekend. The man however did aplogize that we had booked at the Desert Inn and said they get people from there all the time. We ended up at the Sleep Inn which was actually in Ormond Beach, but it was great. We really enjoyed our stay there. The staff couldn't have been nicer and it was very clean. The lady behind the desk asked what brought us to the Sleep Inn and we told her that we had booked at the Desert Inn and she said, "I won't say anything other than I'm sorry."

Right when I walked into Desert Inn I knew it was going to be horrible. The decor, which was airbrushed on all over the walls, was horrible. It smelled horrible and just looked all together nasty. Some of the staff were drinking alcohol while working. It only got worse when we arrived at our room. Before walking in there was vomit in a corner in the hall way and the staff was just walking by it, not even acknowleding it was there. We spoke to the cleaning lady as she was leaving our room and she told us she tried to clean it as best as she could because the boys before us didnt get their security deposit back because it looked like a dumpster in the room. After watching some guy pee off of the balcony above us we tried to check out but were told we werent able to until the next morning. After a long sleepless night because there was a huge fight in the hallway we stepped out into the hall way to find broken beer bottles and blood on the ground. We immediatly checked out and went next door to the Holiday Inn. It was one hundred times more better than the dump we had been in. If you are traveling to Daytona DO NOT stay at the Desert Inn!

Don't ever go! This is the most nasty place i've ever been to.The lobby was so outdated and nasty smelling. The indoor pool I did not see one person in there because it wase very hot and the water looked very thick and was not clear! The DJ for the pool was a jerk,at times. The pool was nasty there were so many people in there and I am sure they dont clean the pool and all it looked green and muggy! To get your luggage to your room it was very hard the carts were hard to push and sharp turns the parking deck smelled and very hot and from the parking deck to the hotel there was a black mat and was wet and got all over you! My room smelled like mold and very sticky the air was really moist!!! I had to go buy a candle to get the smell out and even that didnt work!! The beds were hard as rocks and my neck and back hurts because of it!! I wont be going back ever again!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope no one has to deal with this either!!!

THIS PLACE SHOULD BE CONDEMNED. I am writing to the board of health to find out why it has not yet been closed. We went to Walmart to purchase new bedding and cleaning supplies. The carpeting has never been professionally cleaned, the d?cor is horrible, there has been virtually no up keep to the place, guests spitting in the swimming pool, horrible smells, trash that never got picked up…..I could go on for days. It was the most disgusting experience I have ever had.

The hotel is outdated but cute in its own way. When we got to our room the tile floors we very slippery, so my wife started wiping them down. She went through 5 towels cleaning the floor and each towel was black when she was done. The carpet was nasty dirty, beer bottle tops still on the floor. When I looked out onto the balcony I could see all the trash in the walkways and rooftop below. I thought maybe somebody didn't clean up from the day before, NOT, it was still that way 3 days later. When the maid came through each day, she neglected to pick up the daily trash that we accumulated. So if you're looking for cleanliness, this is the wrong place for you. We were told that a daily continental breakfast was included; I confirmed that with the check-in person (George) when we arrived. The next morning we went to have the free continental breakfast, were refused because this week was a special event, thus you have to pay for it. Instead we went to IHOP. The nights were tough due to fights in the rooms next us, so a good nights sleep was difficult. Needless to say, we will never stay at this hotel ever again! Having to $129 per night plus tax, I would have thought this place would have been better than it was. It did have a nice pool and is right on the ocean.