Stayed here Aug 27-29. Gold member. Not sure I'd stay there again (I'd be willing to pay 2x as much elsewhere for a much improved ambiance). My opinion is colored by a 1-night stay at the end of my trip at the Margaritaville resort - totally different (much, much better) ambiance/location for $299/nt vs $125/nt.
HGI details:
- $10 credit/person for breakfast. Continental breakfast is about that price ($9.50 or $10.50?). Hot items (by order only) are another few bucks each. There is no self-serve hot buffet.
- There is NOT a free shuttle from the airport to the hotel (even though it's listed as perk under the $25 per day resort fee; apparently their clever wording of "scheduled service" gives them an out).
- Two free drinks (alcoholic or otherwise) per day is nice. Pool bar isn't open in the mornings. Hotel bar seemed to be the same, but maybe could order during breakfast hours between 7-10A?
- Hotel had a free shuttle to/from old town (Waterfront Brewery). Hourly from the hotel (from 9 am?), on the half hour from the brewery back to the hotel. IIRC, the return shuttle ends at 10:30 pm.
Overall, the hotel was just ok - you get what you pay for.
Edit: Requested a 2 pm checkout. They allowed a 1 pm checkout, which we appreciated very much!