This might be too much for Rick but...

Remember how we were looking up reviews of the Sandcastle last weekend? Well, it seems that Schiv was struck with the same brilliant idea...


From Schiv (in China)



I present the Top 5 Sandcastle Inn reviews on Trip Advisor (D, I hope you don't take these too personally):


1.This hotel is the nastiest place on earth! There was blood and boogers on the headboards. The management were uneducated and rude. I would never let any human being near this place. It is a [--] hole. Stains on the maitresses and there were stray cats running throughout their hotel laundry room. Please do not ever stay here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


2. We paid for one room for 2 nights and checked in to the room finding the plumbing messed up, light bulbs not in lamps, fridge nor microwave would work, and hair in our beds. We had to change rooms becuse the toliet would not flush. Got to another room they gave us to find sand in our beds, the sink clogged, the light in the bathroom blown, and one pillow. The next day we went and complained to the front desk clerks and they told us to Shuu! They did not want to hear it!! later own after we left we called back to speak with the owner/manger because it was privatly owned and come to find out it was him who told us to Shuuu! please tell me what happened to customer service!!!


3. We checked in to the Sandcastle Inn on Tuesday night. We stayed in room 104. We went to bed and started itching and switched to the other bed and the same thing happened. We checked the mattress and box springs and they were dirty and covered only by a thin mattress pad with no cover. We called the front dest and switched to room 108. The beds were better but something brown like fungus was growing in the sink. We stayed the night but did not shower and had bottled water to brush out teeth. We were lucky we only paid 60$ This Inn was beyond bad and we checked into the Ocean Plaza Beach Resort with a beautiful room and Ocean view...We paid only $119.


4.I'd made reservations online for 2 rooms and was quoted one rate, which was higher than I ordinarily pay, but agreed. When I checked in, I was offered a different rate,`100 dollars less for being a walk in! I was elated! Much to my ire, the cashier changed her mind when she saw that I'd made reservations and refused to honor the lesser rate! The rooms she offered smelled so dank, and unclean, they were unacceptable. She moved us to different rooms which were tolerable, but still dirty. Our only other recourse was to leave and forfiet the $300. fee since they demand a 72 hour cancellation. We were trapped and couldn't wait to get out of there. If you want a lovely beach, go to Hilton Head or Florida. Not Tybee.


5. We checked into the hotel with another couple. We were given a room and come to find out we were in a room that the air conditioner wasn't working properly, the frig didn't work, the plumbing was backed up in the sink and half the lights didn't have light bulbs. The hotel operators told us that this wasn't their problem and to hush. It made the trip Horrible!




For a good contrast, I'm planning a little weekend getaway to an island off the coast of Malaysia. Everything is so cheap there that for the price it would cost to stay at the Sandcastle for the weekend I can get a roundtrip ticket and a two night stay with meals included at the place pictured below. Seriously, if anyone is interested in moving out here, opening a bar and living like a king, let me know.