Schooner Hotel - Hotel in Madeira Beach - 14500 Gulf Blvd, USA

Room was ready hours prior. Awesome service at the desk. Location is amazing. Right on the beach.. beautiful sunset.. we were able to park early. now for the negatives: room smelled to the point I got a severe migraine that lasted two days and i only stayed 1 night. We left as soon as I woke up. I am very sensitive to mold mildew and perfume smells. No heat and didn't realize that til after the office closed, which is 4pm. I was scared to sleep under the blanket which i didnt. This is a no on my maderia beach stays. Kind of expensive for what it was.. really outdated and needs a big face-lift inside.. this room 111 should be checked as to why it smells so bad 👎 😫

The views and location are excellent. The property itself could use some polishing though. Small things like missing light fixture globes, or the strings on the blinds missing and/or broken could be fixed. As the hotel is in a damp location being next to the gulf, wiping the accumulated grime off the window frames would also help boost the appeal. Overall I wouldn't stay again, but I also wouldn't recommend someone not stay. The staff is friendly and helpful, it's just not for me.

If you’re okay with sleeping with roaches, it’s a great location at a cheap rate. I, however, will not be coming back. I gave this hotel 2 stars because the staff was really friendly and the location is amazing. But I would not recommend this hotel to my friends or family because of the roaches. I recommend spending a little extra on a nicer hotel if you’re planning on coming to the area.

I arrived at the Schooner hotel on Monday and had booked my room through Friday. The front desk guy was really nice and informative. The check in process was super fast. The walk to my room (109) from the reception office was quick and really pretty. There’s a court yard with lots of tropical trees and plants and the ocean being RIGHT THERE was breathtaking. I got to my room and was happy to see that it was clean, brightly lit, and had some modern upgrades to it cosmetically. I had read the reviews on this hotel prior to booking and I felt like I had a grasp on what I had booked: a small mom and pop hotel that’s been around for a while, very cheap, a little run down on the outside, but close to the beach. And that’s all true. My first two days were amazing - being on the beach is a game changer. There’s no doubt about it: the location is SWEET! It was nice to be able to be steps away from my room when at the beach - super convenient. Good service note to highlight: my friend had sat down on the edge of our king size bed and one of the bed frame feet broke underneath him. We went up to the front desk and I told the guy about it before we left to go out shopping. He was appreciative that we said something, and by the time we were back from shopping, the bed was fixed! Unfortunately, we only stayed 2/4 booked nights. The weather in the area took a turn and we experienced heavy tropical rain. Because of that rain, the roaches came out. I’m not sure where they came from - the drains? Tiny holes? We spotted multiple, killed a couple. Then we both looked at each other and we KNEW we couldn’t sleep in that room with the cockroaches (everyone calls them palmettos, but rest assured, they are cockroaches). We quickly booked a room at a different hotel on Wednesday night for the rest of our stay. I called the front desk the next morning and told the guy that I left and I wasn’t coming back because of the roaches. He said “okay, I’ll refund you for last night and tonight” it was SUPER simple - honestly, it seemed like he was used to it. If you’re okay with sleeping with roaches, it’s a great location at a cheap rate. I, however, will not be coming back. I gave this hotel 2 stars because the staff was really friendly and the location is amazing. But I would not recommend this hotel to my friends or family because of the roaches. I recommend spending a little extra on a nicer hotel if you’re planning on coming to the area.

It's one of my favorite places to stay.... affordable, great view, and no resort fee....parking fees or any other silly charges. Clean room, nice location, and great staff.

This place is a litter older.. BUT with that said. The room are cool... AC works.. everything works.. might not be new. But it's clean and everything works.. beautiful location.. couldn't ask for a better spot to relax.. have fun.. pool is beautiful.. just over all.. a great place.

I have no idea how this place gets any good reviews. Totally disgusting. We booked two nights during the week and spent over $430 which itself is typical for beach front property but not this place. Way over priced for what you endure. Only a couple good things about this place, the friendly staff and location. That’s it. The exterior is in terrible need of reconditioning. The pool had tons of debris and the hot tub had in inch of sand in the bottom. The do have a lot of chairs, rockers and nice lounges. Our room had a window AC unit through the wall that was very rusted and likely moldy. It cooled ok but room was constantly damp feeling. Bedroom had a standing AC unit that was vented out the window. This of course did not allow the shade to shut which was annoying since we were on the first floor. The bathroom was decent other the a questionable liquid beside the toilet and dead bugs in the shower. No ventilation at all which is fun in Florida. Shower hot/cold knob was backwards. About died of a heat stroke if you took a shower with any warm water. Beds were decently comfortable. Found some stains on extra sheets for the fold out couch. No blankets at all for this bed. Just a sheet. Holes in the walls along the floor. Lamps that were shorted out. Drawers that wouldn’t close/open without falling apart. Lots of broken blinds that looked like a smart pet tried to escape this place as we wanted to. Oh and the dog poo on the walkway outside added to the fun. We literally left the day before we were supposed too.

Been here several times...I love this hotel, clean rooms and steps from the beach. Will go back again and again.