Review of Sta N Pla 2*

We chose this place because it offers rooms right on the water and is walking distance to the beach, restaurants, etc. A great location. The motel advertises free Wifi; we would not have booked without this, however upon check-in we promptly learned that, despite their possession of two networks, neither works. If the resort were full, I would assume they just had less bandwidth than needed to accommodate everyone however the place was a ghost town. The room itself was tiny — fine for a room in this location as it's just for sleeping and washing up. It did contain a mini fridge which is excellent. However it was dirty. One flush of the toilet and it ran, loudly the rest of our stay. The shower was just that — no tub, again fine for this type of area. The problem comes in with the funk that was growing on the shower floor. As we did not expect this and bring any sort of shower shoes, we were unable to shower since we were not willing to risk foot infections, plantar's warts, etc. We were forced to clean up in the small sink. They do offer free movies, books, BBQ areas, there are 2 small pools, they offer pool toys, fishing rods, etc all free of charge to guests. A nice amenity but I would've been content to have the Wifi they advertised be functional and a shower I could stand in. Will not stay again and do not recommend — unless they make some changes. The check-in staff was super nice and efficient and knowledgeable of the area. The manager I had the misfortune of meeting was incredibly mean — there seemed to reason for this as I only walked past her and you would think she would want guests in her motel. Weird. Could've been having a bad day, we all do. If she's always like this, she should stay out of sight. The rooms that do walk out to the water are nicely located, this is a quiet area from which one can glimpse sharks, fish, pelicans and maybe if lucky — manatees. They do offer dolphin views but it's just an inlet, so I'm not sure why dolphins would be there. Also very shallow as I can see the littered ground through the murky water. Some sharks did wander in and were obviously fishing as did a couple of pelicans.