Amelia Island Plantation
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5 reviews for Amelia Island Plantation
Attended a wedding here but did not actually stay at the resort so can't comment on the rooms, lodging. As a wedding location, it seemed quite nice. The chapel where the wedding was held was beautiful - clean lines, very modern space. The highlight of the wedding though was the reception afterwards at "Walker's Landing." This was on the edge of the resort and was a wood framed large room that overlooked a bay. It also had a nice sized portico and a screened in porch people could have drinks on. As the sun set lots of people stood outside watching. Very romantic. It was hot as hell though so most people stayed inside. As the party continued, they dimmed the lights and the whole room had a romantic glow. Food was pretty good but whose been to a wedding where you've walked away and said the food was fantastic. YOU cook for 250. :)
I didn't hear great things about the rooms here, etc. from the people staying at the resort but if you're thinking about having a wedding here, the facilities for the ceremony at party, etc. were top notch.
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I had an amazing experience at AIP. We came here last minute after a trip to Jacksonville Beach turned south when a golfing tournament was occurring and hotels were booked. We got a special rate of 159/nt, I think bc it was the off season (May), and compared to what I have heard others pay- we lucked out! The room was amazing, we had beach views. The pools were amazing. The staff was friendly. The beach is right in front of you. not to mention there are tons of shops and great food at all the restaurants that we ate at. The island itself is so cute, I never wanted to leave. You don't have to worry about driving anywhere and its just a slower pace of life. The ocean links course has holes on the beach and its just amazing. I want to go back! So definitely stay here during the off-season (its less crowded and rates are cheaper).
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We scheduled a special vacation for the family, decided on Amelia Island (not my choice, what can you do, family) and started looking for options, found the Amelia Island Plantation. At over $400/night . . . we expected quite a bit. Huge mistake.
We made reservations at the Inn, spa, golf, etc. When we arrived we found out that they had no rooms at the inn, that we would be staying down the road (15 minute walk) from the inn in condos. These condo buildings are old, dirty conversions. Our closet came with mop, dust pan and broom. We requested towels which were not in the room when we arrived. The cleaning lady was wearing jean shorts, tee shirt and sun glasses on her head. Not to be a snob but at a nice place, one does not need to worry who they are opening up the door for. Safe was a lock and key so we were walking around with an actual key. There were numerous stains on the walls and doors. Our reservation was for a king size bed (you know, married and all) but they gave us 2 full size beds. Wife who checked us in asked for a king size bed but was told not available. I called from the room, turns out that a king size bed IS available. So we move from disgusting room to another disgusting room. BTW, my older parents, b/c they drove in, had to drag up their own luggage. We go down to the pool. There are no towels, no service folks, no nobody, just a bunch of guests. We asked some of those guests where they got the towels, they explain one must walk down to the inn where we thought we were staying which is roughly 15 minutes away. So . . . we don't get towels on our luxury hotel.
We head to the spa. Hysterical. What they have is a men's room. 2 dirty showers across from the toilets. I put on an old short robe with some old dirty flip flops that are not cleaned. The shower had an old rag around the handle. Nasty.
Walk out into the waiting room, i.e., the hallway. No private waiting room, just me, in my short robe, in a hallway with a bunch of people walking by. They offered me a cookie which was in a Tupperware bin. Odd. Got a message and that part was fine.
Golf was good, interesting courses.
Staff, although sort of dim and dull, were quite friendly and attentive/positive about everything. Really nice people.
There are walking trails around which are quite lovely as well.
The gym is roughly 15 minutes from everything, small, dirty but did have new equipment.
We eventually complained enough that there were magically able to find 3 rooms together at the inn. Again the inn nice but it is no luxury hotel. Just a nice place.
All the food was good but insanely overpriced. Silly overpriced. Complete joke.
My wife and I were quoted $88.00 to get a ride in the hotel shuttle from the airport. We tried to get on but it was booked so we called a cab. The cab was $47.00 flat fee. Mind blowing. I asked the front desk people why I would spend twice as much for extra stops to share a ride on a bus. She explained that she knows but they want to make extra money this way.
If you keep your expectations as low as possible . . . and you have money to burn . . . and you just don't care and the sun is enough, this is the place for you. If you do care about any of the above . . . please . . . there are 1,000 nicer places for 1/2 the price not trying to ding you at every turn. It is astonishing that I am not reading 100's of negative reviews of this place.
Very friendly and attentive staff. Every greets you with a smile. Overall the rooms are just a bit above average, but they have some nice touches. My room had a flat screen TV and an iHome alarm clock that I could use to dock my iPod. The ocean views are really nice (only about 100 yards from the beach.)
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Overpriced bizarre little fake town.
The wedding I attended here was beautiful and I loved the overall location of the wedding: first on the beach, then the reception took place around the luxurious pool. Beautifully designed and planned.
The rest of the this place definitely leaves something to be desired.
Really overpriced for what you get, and the food is bland at best. I ate at 2 of the restaurants, and I have to say I was almost disappointed with the quality.
The pool areas at several of the villas are really quite nice, however the villa I stayed in is only pretty b/c of the ocean view.
The staff was hit or miss. One security guard and one "tram" driver were incredibly nice and helpful. One "tram" driver almost accused us of being there illegally--meaning we were not guests.
It's hard to complain too much about a place that will let you drink at their bar until 2am and them drive you to your villa with a smile on their face, though!
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