Surfcaster Motel — Hotel in Palm Bay

My husband and I have been visiting SurfCaster motel in Melbourne Beach for years. We specifically visit when the Sea Turtles are laying their eggs. It is so amazing to sit on this beautiful beach and watch Sea Turtles walk right by you. We loved visiting SurfCaster so much that in fact 2 years ago we decided to have our wedding there. We had made the decision to rent out the entire motel for 2 days to host our Rehearsal dinner, Wedding Ceremony and Reception. This was easy since there are only 9 rooms. The manager at the time was so helpful and even offered us a 20% discount on the rooms. We visited multiple times throughout the 2 years of planning. each time we arrived to find something amiss. I cannot say that everything went smoothly as it never does but Jeff and Jo Jo (Current management) made conscious efforts to rectify any issues that arose with the motel. The wedding took place in April 2018, which is when the weather is typically the best in Florida. Less mosquitoes and still very cool at night. Once my guests started to arrive on the day of the wedding everything began to come together. The beautiful beach back drop that SurfCaster offers is unbeatable and our guests loved every minute of being there. The outdoor pool table was a hit with the guests and there was plenty of space for everyone to maneuver around. About 70 guests were in attendance which was the perfect amount of people. We really had free range of the property since we rented all of the rooms and it was nice to be able to have so many restrooms available for my guests. We rented a tent, tables and chairs and was able to set up everything perfectly with just the right amount of space. We did have an issue with parking as the restaurant did not want us taking up all of the spaces for its patrons but we were able to find additional parking across the street. The restaurant attached to the motel catered the reception dinner and it was absolutely delicious. The wedding was so much fun and I was so happy to have been able to have our ONE special day at SurfCaster which is located on one of the best beaches (in my opinion) in south Florida. If you decide to have an event here please be cautious of using bright lights during turtle season and please clean up after yourselves. Lets keep this amazing place pristine for future generations to come so everyone can enjoy what the natural environment has to offer in this special place. We plan to return to SurfCaster for years to come. Thank you to all of the staff who helped make our wedding...

Planned a last minute romantic weekend with my fiancé…||Internet seemed awesome and in good location on ocean…But my fault for not checking reviews first…||||Owner said he had only large 2nd floor suite available at 225 per night… I’m ok with that…||We arrived to find the building, grounds and accommodations to be the worst and delapitated conditions we could have imagined…||But the ocean location is Excellent…||||We must have been crazy after viewing the room and listening to the owner explained there is no electricity in half of master BR, no tv or internet…||We also found later no entry lights or electricity in that area of the SUITE…||||No biggie really… A couple window A/C units even though the SUITE has all equipment for central AC is in place…but not functional…||||The whole place is literally decaying before your eyes…Way to much to write here…||||All water, shower, faucet, sinks and toilets smell the stinky sulfur type, reeks something terrible…you can still take showers and such but getting by the smell is another thing…||||The master bedroom had ceiling fan with lights all wired when the fan is on…I removed the bulbs and used the fan for sleeping…||||Unless you are on desperation mode you should look elsewhere for sure…||||I am lucky to have a fiancé that knew the situation and we made best of what we could call an adventure…||||It is plainly obvious that the owners have never invested what they need to to make this property truly a vacation location that it could be a paradise vacation spot…||||Ps…||Most rooms looked to be rented to locals for long terms.||||In 2 nights I ventured to check out the restaurant but saw no patrons at all…||||The ocean, shell hunting, uncrowded beaches are wonderful but the accommodations are the worst ever…and that’s being nice…||||I’m also wondering how places like this pass city inspections and have...

Motel HELL !!

Filthy and vile are words best to describe this place is and not just the rooms but some of the staff at the motel too ! The office manager ( let's call her Yo yo - as her name rhythms with that) is nasty and unprofessional and is NEVER around when you check in- that is why they leave the rooms unlocked and keys in on the table inside the room- so she doesn't have to be there when you check in or check out! And forget calling the owner whose number is on the door in case of Emergency- all you get is a voicemail that is full and you are unable to leave a message ! The only person who tried to assist us in getting the AC fixed in the room for our Labor Day weekend getaway was a girl from the Restaurant attached to the hotel :Stephania Want to share what the motel's idea of what clean rooms are ( see pics). We stayed in Room 3 and our AC was not working so the manager told us to go sleep in 5 for the night.... These pics are from ROOM 5- I'd rather sleep with no AC than a room that smells musty and wreaks of pet urine- but the manager will tell you it's Pine Sol. If you decide to stay at this place against all the * star reviews ( which I should have read prior to booking) Bring your own sheets/ towels/ pillows etc. as the ones in the rooms are not clean at all. I also attached pictures of the Laundry Room where they get the linens for the guest's rooms... GROSS ! This place has the potential to be something beautiful and nice.. great location .. but until the owner hires new management and cleans up the place so there are no more roaches and bugs- we will not be...