La Casa Del Mar

This hotel is as advertised, affordable two star hotel close to the beach. Our room was clean and there were small soaps and many towels provided. There is parking if needed but we walked everywhere and the self check in was very easy. Walking to the beach was easy but we didn’t have beach towels. We very much loved the courtyard it was quaint and quiet. We only stayed two nights so the below issues were not a huge problem but I think if you planned to stay longer this would not be good. I took a star because we did not have a working refrigerator which was only an issue when we needed ice for drinks. We did not cook food in the room nor would I as the kitchen was extremely small. The updates were half done, flooring uneven, tv hanging by a wire on the wall was odd and the A/C barely kept up and it was January so I would never stay here during a warm month. We never saw anyone on site to mention the fridge issue so we just walked to Starbucks and asked for ice. Overall I would describe this hotel as rickety with so much potential, especially the courtyard could be spruced up and made so much nicer!

Most of the positive reviews are from years ago.....but..... When we stayed at LaCasaDelMar in March of 2022 it was no longer as described! Room was shabby with frayed or broken items, dresser that I needed to line with towels to avoid splintered wood and dirt in back corners, and lacking basic items. There was no toilet paper roll holder, nowhere in the bathroom to hang or place personal items, and a stand on only one side of the bed. The air conditioner was in poor condition and turned on and off VERY loudly, constantly. Spring breakers interrupted our sleep most nights even though the hotel says they "don't allow partying." Worst issue was the kitchen. It had almost nothing in it to cook, serve or eat a meal with....and a refrigerator that was completely NOT functional. After we complained about the refrigerator being dirty and the freezer being completely frozen shut we were told they might be able to help the next day. Since we had groceries to put in it, we cleaned the refrigerator and chipped the ice out of the freezer in order to put away the food we brought (because the room had a kitchen!). By the next night, the freezer had again frozen over and we couldn't even get the door open! Let them know....and Another day later a worker came and removed the fridge, replaced it with a small apt. sized one without freezer. Needless to say, all the food we purchased was ruined! Either frozen into the freezer that we were not able to get into, or dripped on or frozen in the fridge. We were told that day "the owner will make it right." That was 7 weeks ago and NOTHING has been made right!!! We asked for reimbursement for the lost food and instead got billed recently for MORE than we owed them! Stay away.