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Reviews of Dee Jay Beach Resort

2.5 out of 5
Dee Jay Beach Resort
4617 El Mar Dr, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 33 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Beth

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My room fllooded and than they moved me twice with no air conditioning hoorible
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Marissa G. on 17 Feb 2024
We apologize for the unfortunate situation and the inconvenience.

10/10 Excellent

Beth

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
So happy to be here....I feel safe and Sound
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Marissa G. on 9 Feb 2024
Thank you for your generous review. Enjoy your vacation!

10/10 Excellent

Romeline

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Marissa G. on 9 Feb 2024
Thank you for taking time to review.We hope you visit us again.

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place they are up dating and I can’t wait to see what they do. Very convenient to just about everything.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Marissa Greenberg on 7 Nov 2023
Hi Mary, thank you for taking the time to review us. We were glad to accommodate you. We hope you had a nice time here at Lauderdale by the Sea.

10/10 Excellent

Vikki, Lansing

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean. Spacious. Efficient check-in and check-out. Comfortable beds. Spacious apartments. Easy parking. Free beach chairs and towels. Friendly and courteous staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Marissa on 7 Nov 2023
Hello Vikki,Thank you for reviewing us , and your generous review. We hope you had a nice time visiting Lauderdale by the Sea.

10/10 Excellent

Theodore Hawrylak

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
perfect
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Marissa Greenberg on 25 Apr 2023
Hello Ted, thank you for reviewing us and for your generous review!We hope to see you again.

8/10 Good

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Marissa Greenberg on 19 Apr 2023
Thank you for staying with us, and for taking time to review us.

10/10 Excellent

Gerald

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a quiet establishment. The rooms were comfortable with a well stocked kitchen and had on site laundry. Short walk to beach with chairs and towels available. Shopping and restaurants were nearby. There was construction in one of the buildings which impacted the pool at certain times of the day.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Marissa on 1 Apr 2023
Dear Gerald,Thank you for staying with us. and taking time to review us.We hope you had a nice time during your visit to Lauderdale by the sea.

4/10 Poor

Antonio

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, close to the restaurants and shops and a short walking distance to the beach. Property is very dated though. Our room was very simple with old, worn furniture.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Marissa on 17 Feb 2023
Thank you for reviewing us.We are glad you visited our town of Lauderdale by the Sea.

10/10 Excellent

Harold

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from marissa on 9 Oct 2022
Thank you for your generous review.We are glad that we were able to accommodate you during the storm.

8/10 Good

Kelly

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This is older resort located in a quiet, yet centrally located area. On beach. The amenities and furniture need updating but it was very clean. Great price for locarion. Steps from beach. Pet friendly and a lifeline during hurricane Ian.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Marissa on 2 Oct 2022
Thank you for taking time to review us.We were glad to be able to accommodate you during the hurricane.

10/10 Excellent

Natasha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoy staying at the Dee Jay beach resort apartments. The rooms are clean, spacious and comfortable. The property management Marissa is amazing, she helps make your stay warm & welcoming. This location is walking distance from wonderful local bars & restaurants and across the street from the ocean. Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

4/10 Poor

Maureen

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Marissa was very friendly to work with but the place had zero amenities, rooms were disgusting and we had daily issues with final charges. Again Marissa was friendly to work with throughout the process, but overall terrible place to stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022
Response from Marissa Greenberg, manager on 10 Apr 2022
Thank you for reviewing us. We are sorry that you were not happy with your stay. We wish that we were informed about problems that arose so that if we were able to correct it, we would have been glad to do so.

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Marissa Greenberg, manager on 4 Apr 2022
Thank you for coming back to stay with us.

6/10 Okay

Jonathan

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with pets
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The room was clean and adequate but the property is in terrible condition.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021
Response from Marissa Greenberg, manager on 12 May 2021
Dear Guest, Thank you for your review. We close and boarded all windows in one of our building due to fire caused by natural disaster. We hope to renovate it soon. We appreciate that you found our rooms to be clean and adequate. Thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic place! (1 bedroom apartment, unlike a plain hotel room). 2 minute walk to the beach, free parking, excellent service from the host. Definitely will return here next time I’m in Fort Lauderdale!
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2021
Response from Marissa Greenberg on 14 Apr 2021
Dear Guest, We appreciate and thank you for your generous review. Looking forward to accomodating you again.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
This motel needs a lot of work. The first room we were given was dirty, in the back of the building, a view of a boarded up building and quite dismal. The second room was in the front, in a bit better condition and overlooked a lovely road of palm trees and a nice motel. The room has clearly been worked on with the couch being recovered and the bathroom being spackled but not painted. The bathroom floor tiles all moved. The closet held a heating/cooling system that had massive amounts of dirt build up in the air filter. There was no cleaning service I assume since one day during our 5 days two clean towels were left on a chair on the balcony. The pool was not at all inviting and I never saw anyone using it. The bottom was various colors, either dirty or needed painted. The lounge chairs were toppled over and lined the pool edge lengthwise because there wasn’t room for them. The pool was in a courtyard that lead to the bath building so it was basically used as a walkway. Fresh paint, some plants, chairs that fit might help the space. The beach which was a short two minute walk diagonal from the motel. Marissa offered chairs to use which were perfect for our stay. Overall, I think Marissa was a lovely person. The motel needs a lot of work but could be fixed up with some deep cleaning, paint and elbow grease. We enjoyed our balcony and spent a lot of time in the morning and night sitting there. The location is prime, a walk to the beach and to the busy center.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2021
Response from Marissa Greenberg on 14 Apr 2021
Dear Guest, Thank you for your review. We strive to do our best to make all guests' accommodations as comfortable as possible. Thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Ron

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Location
Maria and Marissa are the best. They made our stay very enjoyable. The property does need updated but they are working on it. Despite the update, the rooms are big and comfortable. We really enjoyed our stay there and the location is perfect. Steps from the beach and a short walk to shops and restaurants.
Stayed 10 nights in Mar 2021
Response from Marissa on 6 Apr 2021
Thank you Ron, for your review. We are glad you had a nice time with us. We hope to see you again when you come back to Lauderdale by the Sea.

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Response from Marissa on 1 Apr 2021
Thank you David for your generous review! We hope to see you again!

4/10 Poor

Leslie

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Needs a lot
Hate leaving bad reviews but wish I had read this before I booked!! Hotel was not at all as pictured. One of the buildings was boarded up, pool area was filthy room was very dated and in need of repairs and renovation. However the location was perfect to beach and nightlife. If the hotel is updated and repaired we would definitely give it another try.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Response from Marissa on 14 Mar 2021
Thank you for your review. It is unfortunate that one of our buildings was hit by a natural disaster. We are in the process of rebuilding. We sincerely hope that you had a good night sleep during your one night stay with us. We hope to see you back .

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice area clean room over all great place to stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2021
Response from Marissa Greenberg on 9 Mar 2021
Thank you for your review, and thank you for staying with us.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good place for the money. Outdated but clean. Great location. Nothing fancy but rooms have full kitchens and comfortable clean beds and towels as needed. Pool is small but was kept clean No complaints .
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2021
Response from Marissa Greenberg on 8 Mar 2021
Thank you for your review and your generous comment. We hope to see you again.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Needs updating Electric work Pool cleaning needs help
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2021
Response from Marissa Greenberg on 9 Mar 2021
Thank you for your review. We continue to focus on pool maintenance. We have had positive comments from previous guests. Thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2021
Response from Marissa Greenberg on 17 Jan 2021
Dear Joseph, We thank you for your generous review. We hope to hear from you again.

10/10 Excellent

Ronald

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021
Response from Marissa Greenberg on 17 Jan 2021
Dear Ronald, Thank you for your generous review. We hope to hear from you again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
With DeeJay Resort what you see is what you get. Older property in the BEST location in El Mar drive for the money. If property were renovated it would cost twice as much to stay there. The Ocean is steps away for real. Maria and Marissa deliver an Old World charm to the expletive - like a bed and breakfast without the breakfast.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It worked for the time I needed there. Older property, big rooms with kitchens.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

NOSLEN

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Muy bien ubicado y limpio
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Marissa on 31 Aug 2021
Thank you very much for your generous review.

6/10 Okay

Marcus

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019