Compass Hotel By Margaritaville Anna Maria Sound

“Enjoyed Our Stay ..........”

Overall a nice place. Nice location, rooms are a little dated. Seems like the employees and the hotel try hard to make it a good stay. Ate at the restaurant part and it was just "ok". Free Breakfast was also just "ok". Nothing to write home about but if you need to eat it's there. Would look to… more

Overall a nice place. Nice location, rooms are a little dated. Seems like the employees and the hotel try hard to make it a good stay. Ate at the restaurant part and it was just "ok". Free Breakfast was also just "ok". Nothing to write home about but if you need to eat it's there. Would look to stay there again if the price was right.

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“compass hotel Anna Maria island”

Not as stellar as it once was for logistical reasons. One week stay, room 316 s not turned over by 5 pm if at all. Occured once in 5 days. No signs to indicate one has to call. Do not need more than trash to be collected but it is accumulating. Housekeeping is busy changing lamp shades today so my … more

Not as stellar as it once was for logistical reasons. One week stay, room 316 s not turned over by 5 pm if at all. Occured once in 5 days. No signs to indicate one has to call. Do not need more than trash to be collected but it is accumulating. Housekeeping is busy changing lamp shades today so my room must not be on the schedule today either. Curiously housekeeping twice were perched on the furniture outside the one working elevator, all are on their phones throughout the hotel except the front desk where staff was very aware of guests. Not critiquing just was very noticeable because it seemed everyone was on their phone. One of 2 elevators was out all Memorial Day wkend until today Thursday. You can imagine how frustrating it was as the hotel was full. Stairs not obvious. Elevator was used by staff to get housekeeping items situated, those checking in and out, etc. causing long lines and waiting periods. Breakfast is basic, the placement of items caused long delays and the covers to the hot items were very hot to the touch with kids present. Everyone piles up in lines on one side of the room where the hot food, toaster, butter and peanut butter are while the opposite side of the room is empty with some cereal and cold food such as ham, previously frozen "danish" or muffins. Eat early before 0730 to avoid a morning hassle. Cocktails cost about $16. would be better measured to the recipe vice throwing it together so there is consistency between drinks concocted by a single server or two. After two tries with what was called a "Perfect Margarita" and a "Watermelon Margarita I decided to stay with the basics, such as a rum and coke or gin and tonic after trying two cocktails. Bloody Mary was a bland mess. There is nothing exciting about the mixed drinks in taste or appearance. Sad, because that is why you are here, isn"t it? 5 o'clock somewhere.. Dining room late day food was served hot as appropriate and consistent. Room is clean, location great, bed comfortable, hot water in shower.

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“Disappointing Stay”

I really wanted to give this hotel 5 stars because it has a lot going for it, unfortunately we ran into way too many problems to do that. First the good things about the Compass. Excellent location if you're visiting Anna Maria Island and want to try out the different beaches. Just hang a right a… more

I really wanted to give this hotel 5 stars because it has a lot going for it, unfortunately we ran into way too many problems to do that. First the good things about the Compass. Excellent location if you're visiting Anna Maria Island and want to try out the different beaches. Just hang a right and cross the bridge and you're there, just a few miles from everything. Make a left and you're about 7-8 miles from downtown Bradenton. Lots of stores, gas stations, restaurants and bars within a few minutes drive. The hotel itself was very clean and comfortable, the pool area is amazing! It's super clean, very large with lots of chairs, lounge chairs, umbrellas and tables all around. There are very clean bathrooms directly inside the pool area and a place to shower off if you're coming back from the beach. Very nice pool towels are provided. There is a restaurant and bar attached to the pool and poolside food and drink service is provided which is nice. I can't really say enough about the hotel's pool area, it's just about perfect. The Compass has two elevators both of which are located just off the main lobby. Both are large and move pretty quickly and are ventilated and air conditioned which is nice. Huge issue however is that one of the elevators was placed out of service leaving only one, and the hotel was full. This was a MAJOR issue as everyone was trying to head to and from breakfast as well as move their luggage to check out all at the same time. It was a total mess. The happened during the last two days of our stay, it remained that way when we checked out. If this were a cheap budget hotel I could understand but this was anything but cheap. Margaritaville should have had a service company on call to repair, inspect and get that elevator back on line especially when it's full. Flat out unacceptable. There were 3 or 4 hand carts so you could stack up your suitcases ect on wheel everything to and from your room when checking in or out. Problem was there wasn't enough air in the tires and they were very hard to push and maneuver when they were loaded up. Combine this with an overcrowded elevator and it wasn't good. The hotel hallways were well lit, clean and wide enough, there is an ice maker located just off the elevators on each floor which was very convenient. The actual rooms were pretty nice with enough room for two people. Our room was clean although somewhat dated. Upon arrival our bathroom sink was broken but it was fixed pretty quickly by maintenance. There was plenty of hot water and good water pressure to take shower however there was no shower door, just a small panel which didn't stop water from going to the floor which was annoying. Also we had a room that was “visual and hearing impaired enabled” which meant there was a button on the outside of our door when pressed sounded an alarm and set off a strobe light on the inside of the room. DON'T let them put you in this room. Several times this device went off in the middle of the night and woke us up. It either malfunctioned or someone in the hallway pressed the button at 2am. VERY annoying. Beds and pillows were very comfortable the room was quiet and we slept well (except when the alarm and strobe light went off) however the King size bed was a bit short. If you are 6 feet tall or more your feet will probably stick out over the edge. Biggest issue was the air conditioning just would not cool the room down enough. It worked but it was still humid and stuffy. As a result we had to purchase a fan to run which made things more comfortable. The Compass did provide a free breakfast which was nice. Food was pretty good and fresh, the coffee was excellent. Dining area was large and comfortable. Issue was the staff just could not keep everything stocked. Constantly running out of food (especially the fresh fruit), plates, bowls and you were lucky if you could find a fork. There was one woman trying to refill things but it was obvious she needed some help. They did manage to at least keep the coffee refilled, so there is that. The hotel staff were all very nice and kept things clean. Our room service was excellent. Only issue was at the pool, the woman handing out the towels was pretty nasty, but other than that all of the staff were very friendly and helpful. All in all this is a nice hotel but our stay could have been a lot better.

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