Hampton Inn Oceanfront Jacksonville Beach

I was very shocked this trip as we have stayed here many times. Security seems to have been pushed aside. Every exterior door, public access, was unlocked. Anyone could enter the hotel at any time. We even witnessed beach goers parking next to the hotel in clearly marked hotel parking and walk to the beach! Have we gotten to the point where nothing is ever said to anyone for fear of making them angry and getting a bad review? I would think that the safety of your guests would be a top priority . We really love this hotel and most of what you have to offer, but we may start to look elsewhere if this is the attitude the hotel now has.

The location was perfect for a quick beach getaway. Loved the easy beach access, relaxing pool, and fun tiki bar. The staff was friendly and helpful—especially the person working during our late check-in. The hotel made it easy to unwind and enjoy some time off. Everything felt clean and well-maintained, and the atmosphere was just right for a short coastal escape.

The Tiki Deck server, Roe, was absolutely awesome. She was pleasant, very friendly and was accurate with our orders. She should train some of the other servers that seemed a bit snippy. This was our third visit and hope to be visiting again.

I stayed in the King Suite and it was clean, spacious, comfortable and the temperature control was good. There is a laundry (washer & dryer) on the 7th floor, so there was no ice maker on that floor. I just had to go down 1 flight for ice. I asked ahead for feather pillow and it was no problem. The breakfast was terrific for this type of hotel, the bins were always kept full and your usual scrambled eggs, sausage, waffles, bread selections and also yogurt, cereals, fruits etc. There was coffee in the lobby free for the taking day and night. The weather was not great (1st week of March, 2024) while I was there, but I can tell you this hotel has the only heated pool on Jax Beach (that I know of), maybe one or 2 others, but ask before you make reservations about that. There s also a heated jacuzzi. The outside tiki bar didn't open until 4pm, it could have opened earlier for people on vacation and playing at the pool, but it was closed on the cooler rainy days. Meanwhile, there is a bar with Happy Hour on the inside of the hotel.

The view was amazing to wake up to each morning. The pool is so fun and hot tub inviting. We loved the breakfast and like that the options were switched up a little each morning. We are night time decaf coffee drinkers so the fact that there is always fresh coffee in the lobby both regular and decaf and hot water for teas and cocoa was a big plus!