My husband & I have been coming to Welaka Lodge for 7 years. We always enjoyed the old Florida atmosphere and the cozy cabins.
I’m very sad to say that this time (Nov 17, 2023) was VERY different.
We were greeted by roaches in the kitchen & bathroom. The toilet was loose on the floor due to rusted bolts (they did come out and fix this) the shower head leaked, the hot water constantly ran out, the finial on the railing at the front porch was not secure making an extreme safety issue, the ice maker didn’t work, we couldn’t get the stove to work and when we called and left a message at the office, no one ever returned our call... turns out the front burner wasn’t working.
The floors were so filthy that the bottoms of our feet were black. I literally took pictures and showed them to the lady in the office and I heard every excuse in the book.
What happened to this place? It’s gone downhill with the new management. They advertise the boat bar and yet when we went there, the girls behind the bar never even acknowledged us, we left and took our business to Shrimps R Us... and shared our experience with several other people there.
Sadly, we won’t be returning. We didn’t plan for and spend our hard earned money to go and live in filth.
Happy to be back home in Port Orange!