I really wanted to give this little hotel a good review. I really did. But like me, there are many people out there wondering about all the negative things said about this aging establishment. My wife and I were looking for a place to stay on Daytona Beach while our Daughter was competing in a national college dance competition this April, and I ran across the Inn on the Beach while searching online. Considering the cost of the nicer hotels (Including the one my daughter was staying in) was in the $125 to $175 range, I decided to give the Inn a shot. I read a lot of negative about the hotel being old and that it had been "renovated" several times, including recently under new ownership. I had hoped that the low rate advertised was a method for the new owners to draw people back in to see how much they had improved the place. Since this was the 1st time I have stayed there, I can't speak to how it was before. However, I can give you a realistic breakdown of where it stands as of April 2008.
1. Staff - Friendly, willing, no attitude problems.
2. Rooms - They are what they are. Don't expect anything beyond a relatively clean room with dated appliances, paint over rust, and mildew around the tub. The carpet is brand new. I've given away better TVs to Goodwill, and the microwave and mini-fridge have that freshman dorm "this is what you get" look to them. Tub/showers are tiny.
3. Pool - Didn't get in but looked fine.
4. Beach access - Right there.
5. Continental Breakfast - OK. Bagels, Cereal, Oatmeal, Coffee, Orange & Apple juice, mini-muffins (not a big mover) etc.
6. Issues - Got back to our room the 1st night and our keys didn't work. No iron or ironing board in the rooms. No big deal, but I had to call the front desk twice and ultimately had to go down there after waiting an hour. They brought an iron eventually, but no board, and the iron wouldn't hold water. Internet in the lobby only, and the network was down part of the time we were there. Wireless LAN extremely slow.
7. Parking - Very tight.

Overall stay was OK. Suited our purpose. Cheap, relatively clean accommodations, and no battles with any little "creatures" crawling around. Maybe someday the place will get a real overhaul. It needs it.

I booked an ocean view, but on arrival we were upgraded to an ocean front. That was a good start. The room was neat and orderly, however the toilet did not flush properly. After 4 days and 5 visits from maintance, they got it fixed. Staff was friendly and responded to our requests promptly. One of the Managers was a little short with my wife, but he was the exception. (If you are a large person, you would have difficulty getting into the bathroom for it is small and cramped.) Beds were comfortable, tv worked fine, heated pool was clear and clean. Our view was great! Sliding glass door to balcony was a bit difficult to operate, but if you push on it towards the bottom of door, it slides ok.
I saw kids playing on small putting green and shuffleboard court. There is also kiddie pool and hot tub, which seemed in good working order. They had a bar next to the pool deck, but I did not order anything (don't drink). Other folks seemed to enjoy it. Parking is free and adequate, but only one access in or out, so high traffic times might be congested.
The breakfast consisted of bagels, english muffins, cereal, juice, coffee, instant hot cereal, yogurt. Nothing fancy, but filling.
Overall my wife and I were satisfied and would stay here again.

The first thing is the air condition did not work for the entire first day. It seems the electrical plug had burned up and was causing the whole hotel to flip circuit breakers. Anyway, they fixed the air conditioner that night, I'm not sure how they fixed it because it looked like the air conditioner had previously caught fire or something. Well the air worked very well after that, even though I was afraid I would wake up in the middle of the night with a fire in our room. After that we discovered that we had a mouse in our room. When we advised the hotel staff the next day they just acted like this was a normal thing that happens. well, it was disgusting. It was dirty and old and in need of great repairs. Our hotel room door had a gap at the bottom of about an inch so I guess this would explain why there were mice in the hotel.

Anyway, I do not recommend that anyway spend any time at this hotel at all. It was very scary. I can't even believe that they charge money to stay at their hotel.

Good Luck!!!!

Me and my friends booked this hotel for 4 nights during spring break. Overall, our stay was pleasant. The staff was very helpful. We first tried to book a standard room, but when they were all full, the employee we spoke with put us in a much larger effeciency room for the same price as the standard room. Also, the location is amazing! The hotel is located right on the beach and the main street, about a mile from the center of Daytona. It is in a more quiet area, but you are still within walking distance of all of the attractions that Daytona has to offer. There is also a souvenier shop and a Seven Eleven right across the street. We enjoyed the large pool, balcony view, and the free breakfast during our stay, and there was even an outside bar. The staff did allow drinking on the pool deck (near the bar), but there were security guards on site to make sure that nothing got out of control. My only complaints were: we were only given enough towels for 2 people although our room easily accomodated 4, the bathroom was tiny, the kitchen in our room didn't have enough eating utensils (there was only 1 spoon!) , the elevators were slow, and the fitness room didn't have a treadmill and needed a thorough cleaning. However, these were all minor things and I would definately stay here again. The value of the hotel makes up for any problems that we experienced.