4/10 Sæmilegt
8. ágúst 2025
Mold vs. Mildew Curiosity? Stay here!
We are Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk enthusiasts, and our objective is to stay as close to the Boardwalk as possible, park our car where we stay, and have a place to rest in the mid-afternoon. Did we get those things at the Fireside Inn? Yes, we did. However, we would not come back.
Things we liked:
- Proximity to the Boardwalk
- Room configuration (king bed in the “main room” and separate bedroom with two double beds)
- Parking included
- Refrigerator (and microwave, though we didn’t use it) in room
Things that were disappointing:
- The strong smell of Fabuloso cleaner that tries to mask the mildew or mold (we still don’t know which one) stank. My kid’s stuffy that he slept with in his bed came home smelling like that room. So, so gross!
- The bath products in the wall dispensers. The hand soap was empty. There is only a 2-in-1 shampoo/conditioner. The body wash and shampoo are suspiciously similar.
- The window, while operable, had no screen, and given the smell, you REALLY want to open that window. (Notable credit to the plantation shutters though.)
- The TVs (there were two) got snowy reception and a very odd set of channels. The kid room has fewer channels than the main room.
- The beds felt almost hollow and just sank when you sat. The linens were questionably clean.
- The parking is very, very tight. We managed, but many spaces are parallel on an incline.
Overall, this place reminds you - you get what you pay for. Pay a little more.
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