For our 25th anniversary, we stayed at the Starfish Manor Hotel in the Pacific Suite for 3 nights. We hadn't taken a vacation for years and finally splurges on ourselves. We were really excited. It had a hot tub on the balcony, 2 bedrooms and was Oceanfront. For better sleep, we usually sleep in different bedrooms. It wasn't the same as the one pictured online, but it was similar. Unfortunately, when we opened the suite, the overpowering smell of musty water filled the air. The queen bedroom must have sustained major water damage before we checked in. There was white cardboard and masking tape sagging from the soggy ceiling. The carpet was still damp. There was no way either of us could have slept in there, due to the terrible smell and fear the sagging cardboard would fail and let dirty water fall on one of us. No one warned us about the damage, not even at the front desk when we checked in. At least that room had a screen on the window, so we could leave it open and air the room out. We had to keep that room closed off the whole stay. We used the outside entrance, to avoid going through the wet room.
The rest of the condo had zero screens on the windows or slider. And since the hotel did not have air conditioning, we sweltered at night. I tried to sleep with a window open, but too many bugs flew in. The bed was also a huge disappointment because it was worn and had a ridge around the edge that bruised me. I spent way too much money on such a disappointing weekend.