El Caribe Resort & Conference Center

I stayed here a night for a birthday celebration. Located about 2 miles from Daytona boardwalk area this hotel sits oceanfront neighboring a string of well kept hotels. Great views from every room that I could tell, 2 pools (so plenty of chairs and space) that face the ocean, a few BBQ pits and seating areas and a basketball court and volleyball net beachside. The rooms could use a bit of an update as well as the elevators. Our room was a small efficiency, which was nice, full refrigerator and range. The staff was helpful, every time we passed a staff member they always smiled and offered help. Overall a great value, I definitely stay here again! Small standard continental breakfast in a.m. We chose to walk to boardwalk via the beach, a bit of a walk but we barely noticed.

We enjoyed our stay on the third floor, overlooking the ocean. There was a palm tree blocking half our view, but that gave us more privacy. It’s definitely an older place, painted neon green, with some peeling paint, but has an elevator, a good-​sized pool and the kitchens are full kitchens with full fridges, stove top, utensils, dishes and a breakfast nook! The actual room also has a table and nice chair. There is a balcony, which we could enjoy at dawn and dusk as we were there in June and the heat/​humidity was oppressive. The staff is helpful and you can walk forever down the beach both ways in sand that is like powdered sugar. There is a Win Dixie market and a Dollar Store right across the highway and there is free Wi Fi that actually works! All-​in-​all, it’s a good deal for a waterfront hotel.

The WORST! Don’t know when/​how these positive reviews were given. I’m here right now and the carpet is filthy, there is a chair in this room that is soooo stained. (See photo I submitted) I mean really, how hard is it to spot clean upholstery or replace the chair! It smelled so bad that I had to run out and buy incense and disinfectant. Don’t know whether because we paid through an online site, they gave us the worst room they had. DO NOT ever stay in rom 208! I am so depressed being stuck in this room for 5 days because the place I booked room through will not refund. I asked to be changed and they told me they were all booked. Lesson Learned!

Very impressed. Rooms were large and clean. Continental breakfast was fresh and good!

Great place to stay, especially if you need a full kitchen or suite. Fantastic place for a meeting, wedding, reunion, or small conference. There are two pools, keeping it from being super crowded. They also have shuffleboard and public grills in their grassy knoll area, which is a great place to hang out if you aren’t on the beach. Speaking of, there are two volleyball courts on the beach outside the hotel wall. The beach atmosphere is very laid back and quieter than other locations in the area. The Caribe is also great because there are on-​site laundry facilities, several good restaurant, a grocery store, and Congo River mini golf within short walking distance.

The room was clean, comfortable and obviously well cared for. Yes, it’s an older place but it didn’t seem dingy. Breakfast was pretty decent for being free. All the staff were nice and friendly. The grounds and amenities were great. Lovely place all around. My only complaint is that the walls were thin and our neighbors were pretty obnoxious. There were certainly a number of families and older couples who were staying long term that seemed perfectly content so I think we just got unlucky. I’d definitely stay again but I’d request to be kept away from the partiers if possible.

Haven’t even been here a full night but I already give this place 5 stars. Two pools (one heated) & a kiddie pool, bbq pits, courtyard, sundeck, ocean-​view balconies, continental breakfast, guest laundry, ice machines and vending machines. Lots of parking. Perfect location. Close to lots of shops and other restaurants. I’m currently listening to the ocean waves as we speak! Love this place, will definitely be back (:

Location of this hotel is perfect! The room was spacious, clean & comfortable. The staff is friendly & helpful. My boyfriend and I really enjoyed our stay here and would highly recommend it to our friends. Bonus… Full kitchen in the room! Made it really feel like home.

For the price it would be 5 stars… only thing wrong was a very slow elevator as mentioned by others. we stayed there this week got a great price through a 2^nd party website. the hotel is an old building but very clean and up to date. the room overlooked the beautiful daytona beach, it had a balcony. 2 beds in room, a kitchenette room, and bathroom. the pool was clean except the tiles above. the staff was friendly. free continental breakfast too. we will definately stay here again.

Although the hotel is old, the rooms are pretty nice and the staff is extremely friendly. I’ve done a lot of research until I booked this hotel. Our ocean view room had a full kitchen so we did a lot of cooking on our stay.

Can’t beat the price or the location. We had a great room for 3 nights on the 7^th floor. Balcony over the ocean, kitchette with a refrigerator to keep the beer and wine cold, continental breakfast. Bed was comfortable. Free Wi-​Fi. I liked it a lot. Elevators were slow and one wasn’t working at times. So we usually took the stairs going down. It was a little cold so we didn;t use either of the pools. Wish they would have had a hot tub by one of the pools though.

I’ll give it 2.5 but we’ll round it up to 3 stars. I’ve been staying at the El Caribe now for different times ranging from 20 years ago up until now. Not much, if anything has changed during this time. The hotel has a few things going for it, which include its location right on the beach, the very large rooms with kitchens and large refrigerators, large balconies, free WI-​FI, and the price.
As for the downside, the continental breakfast is about as continental as it gets, the rooms are rather dated, and the cleanliness, while they try, is definitely not in line with high end hotels. Overall though, it is a decent place to stay, and the price is right. Don’t go here expecting something worthy of your awesome family vacation or a honeymoon stay, but do go here if you want a decent place to be at a good price.

This was not our first time here. Sadly the place has really deteriorated. Rooms are damp and musty. There was mildew on the walls and ceiling. Housekeeping didn’t vacuum carpets and there were sugar ants in the kitchenette. Maintenace crew is helpfull but seems to be stretched to their limit. Ice machine was broken, bath tub was rusting and faucet was loose and black with mildew. Door facing ocean would not close properly. The owners really need to give this place a real going over. There are hundreds of Hotels on the strip undergoing renovations. Those owners have the right idea. You can find plenty of hotels/​motels a block away from the ocean that are cleaner and ½ the price. It’s a shame because this place used to be really nice. Staff is friendly.

Where to begin? Let’s start with the positive. The continental breakfast is good, nice extra, clean, and the staff are extra friendly! This place is really affordable, great rates! Now, for the bad. The rooms. The carpet in the rooms has been there 20 yrs plus cause I stayed here back then and remember it. The hotel is run down and old. For example, shower doesn’t work, smells funny, paint chipping. Now for the worst part, the pool area is always dirty full of band aids, hair, paper etc., it needs power washing. The pool furniture comes off on your skin with little white and blue specs and the bottom of the pool paint is peeling away. The grills are disgusting and shuffleboard is worn off. The place needs to be demolished and just start over.