Daytona Beach Extended Stay Hotel

I stayed here for 50 days. I will address the positives, and a few negatives. Overall, it is 5 stars from me. The biggest reason is that the staff is outstanding. I will add that I have stayed over 1,000 nights in hotels the past 5-6 years. Over 500 of those were spent in around 11-2 different Extended Stays. The area: It is across from a great outdoor shopping, food, entertainment area, and the Daytona Speedway is a 2-3 minute walk. The downside of the area is that you will see occasional shady dealings in the back of the parking lot there (typically not people staying at the hotel) and at the mostly vacant mall behind it. The hotel is aware, and they regularly walk around the hotel at night. And police do patrol the area regularly. It is not unsafe, though, I'd park towards the front and avoid the back. Back to the good thing about the area - anything you need is nearby. Though the beach will take you 10-15 minutes to get to but its straight down one street and over the bridge. The rooms: They are large, and mildly upgraded. You'll find some newer or some more fully renovated extended stays, but the furnishings in this are above par for extended stays. The cleanliness is decent. The rooms are spacious. It is the best value for what you get that you'll find in the Daytona area. Some of the guests are....interesting. Though, keep in mind, those staying longterm are paying $1,800-2,500 a month to stay there, so there might be a few who look a bit rough, but they're all going to be working people. I go back to the staff. They are great. One other Extended Stay I stayed at had some really friendly hard working staff, but this is the only one in which every person is friendly and works hard. Ricky is the one I will single out the most as the friendliest and hardest working, usually working nights. If there is any problem, they'll deal with it. Any maintenance issue, the guy is usually up within minutes. The staff is great, and if you're staying long term, that will matter.