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Old May 28, 2014 | 5:12 pm
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Originally Posted by Duke777
Overall, check-in was mediocre.

Dining: The food was mediocre.

Service was okay. I would say slightly below average. It looked like the servers didn't feel comfortable pouring water. .... Unfortunately, the food just wasn't very good.

Panama City is only 15-25 minutes away if traffic isn't bad. You could always take a taxi into the city to eat.

It seemed like people were trying but lacked direction and comfort. Usually, a 5-star would greet me by name with a smile. That didn't exist here. The service isn't 4 or 5-star and doesn't look like it's moving in that direction. Overall, I felt the hotel lacks character. With a more engaged staff, the resort could really improve.
Every single one of the points above point squarely at the quality of onsite management. A crackerjack team of management could turn all of this around within a two week timeframe. What a tremendous shame that this property is plagued with either cheap ownership or inept management (or both!).
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