My husband and I had a wonderful stay. The room was very clean . We had a great night sleep. Very quite ,also safe. The breakfast was fabulous. The lady that was doing breakfast that morning she kept up with everything and kept it very clean I believe her name was LaShawna. She is very outgoing and so sweet. The whole staff is awesome. Thank you yall for a wonderful stay and a great breakfast to wake up too. And coffee..Perfect..
My wife, daughter, and I stayed here for one night in March 2024 prior to boarding our cruise from Jacksonville the next day. As I review the hotel, I would say that I have mixed feelings about our stay. There were some things that worked well and others that didn't. In terms of things that worked well, first, some of the staff members were very nice. Rochelle's name, in particular, comes to mind. The two gentlemen running the courtesy shuttle were also very polite and helpful. Second, what worked well for us was its location and proximity to the airport. The hotel is also conveniently located to I-95 so the next day when we were traveling to the Jacksonville cruise port terminal, it was an easy ride getting to I-95 without getting stuck in too much traffic. Third, the courtesy shuttle. We were able to get a ride from the airport to the hotel on Sunday evening when we landed without much delay and then again on Monday afternoon when we needed to get lunch at a nearby restaurant. What did not work as well: The biggest complaint that I would have had about the place was that it doesn't have a full-scale restaurant affiliated with it even though the online description seemed to suggest that there is one such. The ”restaurant”, if one can call it that, is a small bistro that is only open for a few limited hours in the day. It is not open for lunch and even when it is open for breakfast, it only has a handful of options to choose from. Furthermore, the overall arrangement at the bistro wasn't great. The gentleman who took my breakfast order was not to be seen for several minutes after I placed my order and so when I wanted to get a croissant for my daughter, I just picked one up with every intention of pointing that out to him later on when he emerged from inside. However, when he re-emerged, he pointed out to me that I should have paid for the croissant ahead of time, whereas I (obviously) meant to pay for it once he emerged. In any event, my interaction with the person staffing the bistro on Monday morning left a sour taste in my mouth. The second less-than-positive aspect about my stay was that not all of the receptionists were as welcoming as Rochelle had been the night before. One of them (Nicole?) did help us get a later check out at 2 p.m. (we had already pre-booked an option that let us check out at 1 p.m.) and so while that accommodation for a delayed check out was appreciated, she - and the other receptionist - who were there on Monday afternoon were not as friendly as I would have liked. Again, not a biggie, but it is the kind of thing which prevents me from giving the hotel a 5/5. All in all, would I stay here again if I needed to? Yes absolutely, especially if proximity to the airport was important but I would be particularly mindful of the fact that the hotel does not have an in-house restaurant.
We stayed here for my family reunion. Antney was a breath of fresh air. When i got there i realized i had not completed my reservation for Friday, only Saturday. Antey can to my rescue. Not only did he find me a room that accommodated my needs, but he made sure my rate was corrected as well!!! Thank you Antney!! Because of you, I will be returning to the HGI Jax airport!
PParadise49901924785I'm a Gold level Marriott member so I write this with genuine disappointment, especially as outside of this event this was mr new 'go-to' hotel when I needed to come to Jacksonville for medical at Mayo. I'm in my 2nd of a 2 night stay. I had a had a medical procedure this morning which required putting me under. I returned to my room and rested for a few hours and then found the bathroom heavily flooded. I went to the front desk to ask for help and no one was there. I waited and some guy told me to hold on, he'd go find someone. Eventually, a front desk guy named Melvin came out who was unproductive and oddly discourteous in a way that was unearned and about him. I told the problem and after some confusion he was able to contact engineering to come meet us at the front desk. While waiting, I asked him if he could see if there was availability for another room. He said ”No, I can't move you until engineering says the problem can't be fixed. Plus, we're pretty full.”I said ”yes but if you could just check if availability exists as I've just had a medical procedure and am exhausted,” a d held up my bandaged srm from where the IV just was hours ago. He then said no, rolled his eyes, and argued with me which was weird because I wasn't arguing with him. The Palmene the engineer arrived and asked my room number, 723, and he immediately told Melvin and me no one is supposed to be in that room as there is a roof leak which isn't his fault because the roof guys hadn't fixed it yet. I asked Mel in if he could now check if other rooms were available? He said no, ot until the engineer goes with me to the room. I asked ”why nit just give me a key now to a new room so I could directly pack, switch rooms and then return the key to the flooded room? Palmene the Engineer agreed and started explaining and literally mid-sentence Melvin started helping someone else who randomly walked up to ask a question about parking. I asked Melvin to please resolve one problem at a time and he refused. It was really sincerely weird; rude in such a misplaced way that it was farcical. So Palmene and I went to the room, he immediately knew where the roof leak in the bathroom was, repeated that the room should never have been occupied nor I put in it. He kindly ran to get me new room keys and a luggage dolly so I could pack to move. He returned with them and helped solve the problem and apologized for Melvin acting rudely and unconstructively. After packing and switching rooms I took the dolly down to the lobby and Melvin came up to tell me i could have just it in the hallway instead of nust saying thanks for returning it. This is a flooded room on a medical procedure day exasperated a really incompetent front desk guy with a poor attitude.
MMichelleMcKendreeWe have traveled a lot in 50 years. This is, by far, the nastiest, filthiest, most sketchy and unsafe place we have ever stayed. Cracked, molded, broken tub, sink, toilet. I have never seen such disgusting carpeting. I didn't want my dog to walk across it. There were human hairs on the vanity, toilet tank and bedding. The lobby area is a constant entourage of characters, that were obviously not hotel guests. It stinks highly of mold, **** and crud. We paid $125 to NOT sleep an hour, because I was horrified of the filth and stench. I felt completely unsafe here. You are locked out of the lobby and must be buzzed in. However, noone asks for ID or key. Do yourself a favor and book anywhere BUT this place.