White Sands Beach Resort

This was our first visit to White Sands Beach Resort. We loved our stay here. The beach and pool were beautiful. Loved the room we were in. Very spacious and clean. The owners, Jeff and Ken were very friendly and welcoming. The cleaning staff was friendly and very efficient. We’ve stayed at two other places on the island before, and found this one to be a favorite. It can be very hard to get in here because the same clientele come year after year!! (That should be a hint as to how great this place is). We were just fortunate that we caught a cancellation! Hopefully we will be able to return one day!!!! LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT!!!!!

This is basically a refurbished motel by the beACH. fEW AMENITIES MAKES US QUESTION "rESORT". dOE HAVE HEATED SWIMMING POOL. kIDS IN POOL WERE SCREAMING AND WHEN WE ASKED OWNERS TO DO SOMETHING THEY JUST SAID IT WAS THE PARENTS RESPONSIBILITY NOT THEIRS. dIDN'T SEEM TO MATTER IF OTHER GUESTS WERE BOTHERED. wAS QUOTED A PRICE AND AGREED TO IT IN mAY OF 2022. iN oCTOBER OF 2022 i RECEIVED NOTICE THAT PRICE INCREASED BY $150? wHEN i ASKED HOW THEY AGREE TO A PRICE AND THEN JUST RAISE IT MONTHS LATER, THE RESPONSE i RECEIVED WAS "bECAUSE WE CAN"! wAS TOLD THEY WOULD GIVE REFUND IF WE WANTED TO CANCEL. wE ALREADY HAD BOOKED OTHER EXCURSIONS SO WE BIT THE BULLET AND PAID MORE. fIRST TIME THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO US. nOT A GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICE. nOT SURE WHAT THE LURE IS FOR THIS MOTEL TYPE ACCOMODATIONS. tHE ONLY THING THEY DO IS HAVE YOU PUT USED TOWELS IN BASKET, LEAVE OUTSIDE AND BEFORE THE DAY IS THROUGH YOU RECEIVE FRESH REPLACEMNTS tHEY DO NOT CLEAN THE INSIDE OF THE ROOMS, YOUR ON YOUR OWN. wE STAYED IN uNIT 5 WHICH IS NEXT DOOR TO THEIR STORAGE CLOSET. sLIDING DOORS ON ROLLERS CAN BE HEARD EVERY TIME SOMEONE USES THEM. cAN HEAR CABINETS OPEN AND CLOSING AND a/c UNIT TURNING ON AND OFF. nO NAPPING DURING THE DAY AS THEY ARE ALWAYS INSIDE STORAGE. sLEEPING IS NOT EASY IN UNIT 5. tHEY SAY THAT GENERATIONS OF FAMILYS HAVE STAYED HERE. nOT SURE WHAT THE ATTRACTION IS. i WOULD NOT RETURN.

We've been coming to White Sands for a number of years. Our younger family members join us once or twice each year too. The wonderful friends that we have made have become family. The owners - Kenny and his lovely wife Kathy, Jeff and his lively, completely filled- with-joy wife Joy, have become family for us too. After spending 2 months here at the beginning of COVID, it's difficult to imagine how we would have survived without their exceptional caring. The apartments are exceptionally clean - Esther and her cleaning staff ensure this. We return each year twice, in spring, when we get together with our friends, and in fall/winter, when we happily escape the brutal weather in Switzerland. This is a family-oriented resort. It's "Old Florida", which we love! It isn't fancy - in some respects it's a bit "old" but that's what always draws us here. Absolutely nothing is too much trouble for the incredible staff to assist a guest with. We've been here for almost 5 weeks now, and we'll return in fall for 8 more. That should say it all as a recommendation!