Best Western Plus Seaway Inn

We were expecting the worst, but were pleasantly surprised.
We’ve been on the road a week, this is the cheapest and best hotel we’ve stayed in. Room was clean and modern. Smelled fine. Large pool, kiddie pool, and oversized hot tub (although most of the jets didn’t work.)
Breakfast had eggs, sausage, waffles, cereal, bread, muffins, juice, coffee, tea.
Convenient to restaurants and highway.
My only complaint other complaints, is people do get loud at pool and there are some people hanging out. And it does seem to attract some trashy guests at this price point (pregnant lady smoking, kids running around, etc).

Check in was a breeze. Front desk was so on point about all service offered at this hotel. Everything was clean was well taken care of. Rooms clean and comfortable. What more could I ask for. Shopping less than a mile. Great food less than a mile. the beach you got it right there less than a mile. Perfect place

The reservation we received states check in is 3pm when we got there our room wasn’t ready so we had to get a different room. The is no towel racks in the bathroom instead the towels are in the cubby holes outside the bathroom. The microwave is unusually high for short people. The luggage rack is broken. The breakfast was good. This location is in the gulfport and very convenient to all places. This is in room 509, I don’t know if it applies to all rooms.

Let’s see… the best thing about this hotel was its location. It’s very close to many restaurants, the outlet mall, and also not far from Beach Blvd. (for those interested in the casinos). We stayed here from Friday-​Sunday (June 12 – 14, 2015). We normally stay in one of the casino hotels when we come here (either Island View or The Hard Rock), but they were completely booked. The lobby was very clean when we arrived, but the two ladies who checked us in had no hospitality whatsoever. We were barely even greeted and neither bothered to crack a smile. As soon as we walked in all we received was a dry, «How can I help you?»
Fast forward to the actual room. We were assigned to room 616, which is upstairs and faces the pool. As soon as we walked in we noticed roaches. I immediately walked back out, much to the humor of my mother. She said maybe it’s just an isolated thing since she only saw two. When she said this, I reluctantly entered the room, deciding to take my chances since it was already late (around 10pm when we arrived), and she still wanted to go over to one of the casinos. We returned around maybe 1am, and I decided to take my shower before her. This is when I noticed that the toilet was not cleaned properly and neither was the shower. There were small hairs all over the walls of the shower and the toilet was just dirty, with the exception of the seat. I put one of their towels in the bottom of the tub AND wore my shower shoes. Fast forward again. As I’m showering, a freakin’ roach fell on me! I yelled from the bathroom, and once again, my mom thought that my reaction was hilarious!
The beds weren’t so bad as far as comfort, but they only have sheets on them. There’s no blanket at all. Aside from the lack of proper cleaning, the several roaches, and the fact that there are no blankets, the room was comfortable. However, the noise was annoying. Like I said, we were near the pool. People were out there all night, it seemed. Also, many people pulled chairs outside of their rooms so that they could smoke; again, very noisy! We told the lady at the front desk about the issues, especially with the roaches. She pretended to be so shocked. Whatever! No way was I falling for that façade, especially after later reading reviews from others on Unilocal and Trip Advisor who have mentioned the exact same issues! I can’t comment on the breakfast because after spotting the roaches there was no way I was about to eat anything in this place! I feel that this hotel does have potential, but only if management takes customer complaints into consideration and makes necessary changes.

I’ve stayed at this hotel several times — it’s close by and is a nice change of scenery with lots of closeby restaurants, casinos, beaches (well, sand and water), etc. and, they gladly Allow pets!
The room was cool — had a jacuzzi tub in the middle of it and was well– appointed — a bargain really! The free breakfast is really good and Miss Katherine (sp) was an absolute pleasure — she keeps the food fresh and a smile on your face! I’d stay there again just to see her…
There was some bad things:
Better attention to detail regarding rooms: no tissue, no regular coffee, only half roll of toilet paper and some dirtiness (all minor minor things) but there was a huge blood ?? Stain on the sheets that we didn’t see until the day we checked out that really creeped us out — major issue! One other thing: worst pillows I’ve slept with (felt like laundry in a pillowcase)
Overall, great value! Staff is all friendly and accommodating!

The bed was comfortable but no blanket just sheet and pillows were lumpy!
Nice area with microwave and mini frig in our room. Bathroom floor was dirty so I kept my shoes on the entire time.
Breakfast area chairs and tables sticky. I watched the employee cleaning off only the area on the tables where people sat to eat and never touching the chairs.
Breakfast was eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy. I would have appreciated hot oatmeal instead. They only have instant packages of oatmeal, so if you are looking for healthy food this isn’t the breakfast for you.
There is a nightclub at the front of this hotel that made me feel unsafe.
Location of this hotel is easy on off to I-​10.
Hotwire calls this a three star hotel but I disagree more like two.

Stayed here on a road trip from my parent’s house in Atlanta back to our home in Los Angeles. Our first goal city was New Orleans, which I will never fully understand why people like. To me it’s like a sweaty, swampy, fairground of debauchery, bunch of fat tourists allowed to stroll the streets with open beer cans in koozos and show off their flabby boobs, but to each his own.
We left Atlanta on a Saturday so hotels were way too expensive ($ 250 and up) in New Orleans, so we stayed in Gulfport, which was about an hour away. It was dark on our drive closer and closer to Gulfport, MS and we saw a ton a signs for casinos, but we had a service dog with us and didn’t want to deal with the casino garbage, so we settled for Best Western trash instead.
To be fair, we found this hotel on
and it was actually quite nice. Of course, it wasn’t 5 star, but as far as budget hotels it was pretty nice. My main issue with hotels that are cost effective on a road trip are the carpets, the bathroom, and the comforter. A carpet will gross me out at first site and nothing is more disgusting that curling up under a crunchy motel blanket envisioning the sinful acts that likely took place on that very spot.
I’m happy to report that this BW was completely acceptable. Yes, I kept my socks on at all times, but if I was feeling adventurous I may have taken then off without having to bathe in disinfectant. The bathroom was also good and there was a mini kitchen area with a small fridge and sink.
The only thing that annoyed me about this motel is that it was particularly freezing this November evening and the beds didn’t have a blanket at all. It was just some weird double sheet business, no semen soaked blanket, no comforter, just sheets, which left us freezing and cranking up the heat. I hate to sleep by the door if it’s an outside entry motel so my husband got stuck on the side next to the space heater burning his flesh while I was left freezing.
After that night we decided to buy a ‘bed in a bag’ from Wal-​Mart so we had a set of our own sheets, pillows, pillowcases and comforter for the rest of our cross-​country road trip and you cannot imagine how much value this held to us during the remainder of our trip.
They also offered a free breakfast, which included eggs, sausage, waffles, etc. definitely above and beyond the cereal and banana or vending machines that some budget motels/​hotels offer.
One other issue was that it was a bit noisy. We got one of the last available rooms on the ground floor right in front of the outdoor pool and hot tub. It was November and nighttime, but there were still people in the pool and hot tub, which was noisy and annoying, but it didn’t go on too late into the night, plus they allowed our service dog to stay so we cannot be too choosy.
There’s also a bunch of restaurants, outlets and a ‘nightclub’ within walking distance if that’s of interest to you. All in all, it was a hell of a deal as compared to staying in New Orleans. I’d stay there again if I was in the area, but it’s not exactly a destination resort or anything.

Very clean room, staff very friendly.
Easy on/​off of I-​10
They have a large paved parking area in the back for large trucks, RVs, and trailers.
There is an airport close by, heard a few planes but it did not bother me trying to sleep.
WiFi free but on a Saturday night is was slow due to the number of guest probably online.

Decent place, fair price.
It has a cool nightclub in the front of the hotel. Walking distance to many stores and restaurants.
Good breakfast.

Put on hold for 20 minutes, enough time to drive to the hotel from the interstate. Quoted a price with aaa discount from one employee, another employee walks up as I’m being rung up and says wrong price, it’s $ 10 more. I said I was quoted x amount, which is the same as the Clarion next door. The employee said «Go next door then». So I did. Wow-​bet the owner would love to hear that response!

My stay was decent. I stopped in after a long drive moving from Texas to Florida.
It seemed slightly over decently priced but not outlandish. The beds were comfy and everything was clean. Breakfast was delicious. I’d call the stay a success.

This hotel is wonderful. We checked in here after a nasty experience with the Quality Inn two hotels up. The rooms are beautifully remodeled and the breakfast is outstanding. The service is perfect. Our rooms were always clean and safe. I would highly recommend this hotel if you are staying in Gulfport.

This place is like putting lipstick on a pig. It seems okay at first glance, but after closer examination, it’s still a pig.
The good: Rooms are kinda nice and a good size. Standard fare at the continental breakfast bar.
The bad: the hotel is under the direct flightpath for the nearby airport. The sound is deafening. Also the pool area is very loud. And there’s a train that blows it’s whistle near by. This is not a quiet place.
The computer in the lobby was broken, but I did manage to get the printer to work. This place is just not for business travelers.
Customer service is meh. No one seems very happy to be working here.
I would not stay here again.

I have to say that this motel is an older establishment on the Gulf Coast. It’s been there since I was born in 92. So, I guess it’s really not totally their fault that they aren’t all too great. It’s been through Katrina too.
Okay, our door did not shut properly and we fell victim to the pool pump noise all night which had to be muffled by placing a chair against the door to seal it completely shut. Also, there was black mold all over the ceiling of our bathroom. There was not a vent to remove the moisture. The television was not updated, which is a big thing for me.
It’s near everything! The Orange Grove community has a lot to offer, and there’s even a Walmart right across the street along with a Wendy’s directly next door.
There is an airport nearby, which might disturb some, but honestly it’s not that bad. I’ve lived on the coast for ten years and I find it exciting.
However, this motel has one of the best breakfasts I’ve ever had. They have anything you could possibly want. The breakfast room was beautiful as well.
I have to give it only three stars because of the mold in the bathroom… that’s just not acceptable.

The room was nicely decorated. The only complaint was the wifi was horrible in the room we were in. Couldn’t connect all three days we were there.

The planes destined for the local airport fly DIRECTLY overhead. The room looked clean but the scent of perfumed carpet cleaner really left me wondering. In the morning I didn’t realize until already i the shower that I had two conditioners and no shampoo (thanks housekeeping). I won’t stay here again.