Dolphin Key Resort - Cape Coral

nice set up, Hotel complex comes with a Tikki bar, couple bars in walking distance.

I debated posting this review because I never leave negative reviews, but this experience was beyond words. We arrived at the hotel and the staff was very friendly. That was about as far as the good comments go. We entered the room to find that the previous guests food was not removed from the mini fridge. Gross but the rest of the room seemed pretty clean. It wasn't until I took a shower I found out how dirty the place really was. I placed towels on the floor for stepping out and when cleaning later I noticed the bottom of the towel (the part facing the floor) was absolutely filthy. We had just arrived and placed our shoes by the door so I know that we didn't dirty it. There was also very little lighting in the room. One of the few lamps had a broken cable. The true nightmare was trying to get a good night's sleep. I understand it's a party community but the music from the bar was absolutely blaring. I took a video of the sound from the bed. The music ran later then advertised as well. So we tried to push past it and watch some TV. Well that didn't work out either because the TV has a glitch where many colors showed as a staticey purple. We eventually went to bed, however an hour later... The smoke alarm battery died. The room had a peak and the alarm was unable to be accessed without a ladder. The true problem was that the lobby closed at 5pm. So there was no one to fix it to our knowledge. When put in earbuds and pushed through. The next morning I went to the lobby to ask it be fixed. She said I should have contacted her personally to come fix it. However, the only number I was provided prior was the hotel number (which it inactive at night.) Absolutely bizarre experience, would not recommend for anyone accept a drunk last minute crash out.

Hotel pool connected to Tiki bar and restaurant

The staff was awesome and accommodating. Location was convenient and property was well kept.

Everything was good

Meghan was so helpful and kind! She let us borrow beach chairs and made it easy for us to check in after our evening flight. The room was clean and comfortable and the courtyard is beautiful.