The Cove on Ormond Beach

Lazy staff, lazy ownership. No care about their appearance or guests. No service to clean up room or bring coffee refill– u get one. Dirty and getto. Steer clear.

Where do I start? 1. Had to park across a busy street 2. Beds are tiny. 3 soda bed sucked 4. Pool is geared towards small kids only 5 hot tub closed at 7. 6 street and parking lot view very limited beach view. 8 beach was non existent after two, it turns into all ocean and the sand burs will kill you. 9 Very little to do unless u drive into daytona which is pretty shot out anyway. 10 WiFi sucked. I have never in my 49 years left a beach vacation early but how about two days early? I will say the service people at the resort were nice

Too much noise from the highway to leave the sliding doors open or enjoy the balcony view or the ocean. Staff friendly and efficient. Two bedroom apartment quite nice with all amenities needed. View of ocean from room nice Beaches lovely for wonderful long strolls, body surfing, dolphin sightings.

We booked a studio with the kitchen on May 2015 there. What can I say? Studio is very small but clean. We were not provided with any body wash or hair conditioner, just a TINY shampoo, which was enough only for a one wash. Fine… Next day I went to the reception to ask for a shampoo and a conditioner, the lady on the reception gave me a look and said that there was a pharmacy 2 blocks away!!! I was shocked. The hotel was not cheap at all, so we expected a nice service. Moreover, pool is small, only good for kids. Would give them 2 stars out of 5.

I would like a ZERO star option. Be careful. I have stayed here before. Something has changed. New management or ownership? Harassing phone calls. We booked and paid in advance a month ago for two families to meet and stay here together. For the last month both families have received what I would describe as very annoying solicitation calls sometime 2 – 3 per night, and 4 – 5 nights a week. Time share related. I listened once for nearly an hour and that was just to set the appointment to listen to their sales pitch. Now today 15 minutes before my daughter is scheduled to arrive she gets a call from the resort stating they do not have a room available so they are moving her to another hotel in another town for her stay. Their response to the fact that two families were meeting here was that we could drive and visit one another. Was nice now trash like so many others.

Update 3÷9÷2015: OMFG they’re still calling me and trying to sell me a timeshare. I stayed here for one night seven months ago. Demoted to one star.

We used some timeshare points. Overall the place is nice and clean. Service was good. We had a two bedroom unit facing the ocean. Unit included washer and dryer, full kitchen, utencils etc, comfy beds, amd not one, but two balconies. The unit itself was great and very modern with the furniture, tvs, and appliances.
The downside is the parking situation is horrible. One car only per unit so I had to park across the street in a random parking lot. Im not too crazy about that at all. I exercise daily and was glad they had a gym. The gym however is small and very basic. I wont deduct points as its vacation and I doubt many people even use it.
The grounds were well kept. I can see this being a decent family hotel so I would suggest its use for that. Hotel could really use a bar though.

Racism and discrimination still exists? …My partner, our children and I planned a get away during the New Year’s weekend. We had checked into The Cove New Year’s eve and two days later we were checking out. Initially we booked our room for three nights. The first night we stayed there everything was great. I will say the amenities were beautiful and the location on the beach was immaculate. Our children enjoyed the pool area the first evening we had stayed so we decided to take them down to the pool area again the second day. When we arrived at the pool it was the same as the day before. Our three kids were getting along well with the other children that had been staying in the resort over the weekend. Unaware of the fact that anyone entering the pool area had to wear wrist bands, Seeing as though 80% of the resort residence were not wearing one, we sat pool side for the second time while the children played in the water. About a half an hr in we got up to for a second time to glance at the children to make sure they were alright. Upon standing up we noticed four security guards surrounding out three children ready to walk them into the resort. We thought they may have gotten in trouble so quickly we walked over and gathered them. Following behind us, back to the table, was the security manager who asked if they were our children and if we were staying in the hotel. We showed our hotel room key and said yes. we exchanged a few words and he walked off. Behind him a woman came and stood in front of us and stated that our children were singled out. At first we were very confused but she explained in detail what had happened. She said our three children were playing perfectly fine with the others and all of a sudden three security guards approached our children and asked if they were staying in this hotel. They responded yes, and the guards proceeded to ask which room. With three security guards surrounding them our children were scared and was stumbling over their words (ages 4, 9, and 11). They had given them the wrong room number so the guards asked them, and I quote from my daughters recollection «are you sure you aren’t staying in that other hotel right over there?» pointing to a less appealing hotel. The woman who approached my partner and I said that it wasn’t right for them to single our children out and she knew it was due to the fact that they were the only black children staying in the resort. The woman said she watched the entire thing and no other children around were wearing a wrist band but they immediately approached our three children and singled them out. My partner and I noticed that upon arriving into the pool area that a woman had quickly walked up to a security guard and whispered in his ear. we thought nothing of it until we put two and two together. regardless of what had occurred the resort handled the situation entirely wrong. They should not have walked up to our children first but should have made an announcement asking if their parents were present. As a same sex couple with three children we already are stared at on a constant basis and to have this happen to our children is disheartening. Sure the resort refunded us one nights pay and waived a small thirty dollar fee but did that make a difference with us having to sit down with our children and explain to them why we were leaving the resort and refuse to stay there another night? The fact that a caucasian woman and her mother made it their business to come up to us and tell us our children were singled out? Quite frankly I am simply tired of the racism and we deserve to enjoy our vacation as people just like every other person. Our children are young and we now had to have that talk with them that any parents would dread to have with their minority children. I am very disappointed and my story needed to be heard.

Nice hotel. Pool has a fun lazy river and slide that my kids enjoyed. The rooms are nice and cozy and they provide everything to maintain during our stay since there is no room service. The beach is gorgeous!!! Cars ride on the beach so watch the kids but it is lovely.

I’ve been here multiple times, all for one week stays either last week of May (for Memorial Day wknd) or first week of July (for July 4^th).
The staff is very friendly and helpful in providing information regarding grocery shopping, taxi #, activities, etc. I’ve stayed in both towers, but this time I stayed in the 2-​bedroom villa in the North Tower. It was very clean and tidy, and had everything I needed. The kitchen had plenty of extra garbage bags, dishwasher detergent, dish soap, paper towels, coffee filters. The bathroom had extra bath and hand towels in the pantry. For laundry, there is a communal washer and dryer on the same floor of the building, which was convenient.
The resort has two charcoal grills for people to use located near the pool so for parents who have kids they can cook and still be able to keep an eye on their children.
The resort also provides umbrellas, beach towels, and beach chairs for people daily. There is someone always available to set them up on the beach! How accommodating.
No complaints. Overall had a wonderful stay at The Cove. Had a lovely stay here this past week. Can’t wait to return!

As far as time shares, it is a small facility. Not truly a resort, but more like an extended stay hotel with a fancy slide and kids pool. Deepest depth of pool is 3.5 feet. Lazy river is small. Curved slide was fun. Main attraction is the beach front location and partial ocean views. Guest services was very friendly and had activities throughout week for kids (crafts, scavenger hunt, BBQs).
We had the 1 bedroom suite with fully equipped kitchen, but only had enough settings for 4. Condensation built up on tile floor from downstairs’ AC unit that led to a couple slips from our kids.
Minuses: no hooks in room to hand towels, bags, etc. No retracting clothes line in bathroom to dry off bathing suits, no in-​room washer/​dryer, umbrellas and loungers are first come first serve on beach and run out fast, no double lock on doors so toddlers can open doors easily.
Beach was nice: powder white sand, flat and firm enough for jogging, biking, and driving (another minus). Cars park on beach and near the resort and in front of other resorts. I think that ruins the atmosphere. You have to watch kids closely because of cars.

In terms of time share goes, it’s a bit small. No jacuzzi and no washer/​dryer in the rooms. The bedrooms only fit the bed. Living room, dinning table and kitchen is decent size. Had two balconies and I could see sideways view to the beach and ocean. So that was a plus.

Zero frills place that seems to be more or less unoccupied outside of spring break. Didn’t see many other guests, just time share tour groups.
As far as hotel qualities go, I doesn’t get much worse than this. Very uncomfortable accommodations. They were doing construction during my stay, including using a jackhammer on the balcony on MY UNIT when I was trying to sleep. I understand the need to do renovations, but renovating a unit that is occupied is really unforgivable especially for a hotel that has nothing other to offer than a bed. The «water features», slide, curvature and depth of the pool all contributed to make it useless to adults. Not only was there no poolside bar, there was no bar at the hotel.