Palms Lounge - Toms River

I was attending a wedding in Lakewood, NJ. There are surprisingly very few hotels nearby there that aren't on the shore. I had in the past stayed at a Ramada in Toms River, but I learned that it had been sold and turned into an office building. For some reason, Lakewood has very few hotels. I had stayed at one of the only other nearby hotels, a Hilton, but it is overpriced. I saw the Days Hotel, and it got good reviews. The bride's grandmother told me a friend had stayed there and had given a good report, so I booked a reservation. The Days Hotel Toms River was a pleasant surprise. It was the cleanest hotel I've ever stayed in! No dirt, no signs of bugs. no stains in the bathtub! No cracked tiles or mismatched wallpaper. And I asked for maid service after the first night, and they gave it to me, complete with all fresh towels, bedding, and amenities, made the bed, vacuumed, and cleaned the coffee area, even not waiting until late in the afternoon, as some hotels do. And it looked like the hotel had just been redecorated. Not 1950s dreary with holes in the carpet and broken tiles in the bathroom. Very tasteful with light, simple colors: just the way I like it. The hotel was very quiet, no rowdy guests, and it was set back from the highway, so no road noise, as well. And a big parking lot in front (free with no driving around and around for a space, even after I returned from the wedding late at night. And it is conveniently located to the main streets leading to Lakewood, which was important to me. Staff was nice, and there were two computers in the lobby with Internet a printer for guests to use. It's a four story hotel, and I had a room on the top floor, which I had requested. I had noticed before I left that the room rate (AAA two double beds since I made the reservation had gone down. I pointed that out when I checked in, and the agent behind the desk matched that rate. And there was always someone behind the desk, regardless of time of day. And they answered the phone!! There was a restaurant in the hotel that I didn't use, but they were very nice and gave me plastic silverware and disposable dishes so I could eat in my room the special diet food I had brought. The room also had a large mini fridge (that functioned well! So overall I would say it was much better even than staying at the old Ramada. And better than the Hilton. at a much lower price. And 1, 000 times better than an old Best Western I stayed in once, which apparently is also kaput. Only complaint was that one of only two elevators was out of order, and it wasn't fixed the whole time I was there (3 days, 2 nights . But there usually wasn’t a wait for the other elevator.

Booked this hotel for a softball tournament several months ago. Arrived and rooms that should have been blocked together were scattered all over the hotel. Only 1 elevator in the entire building rotted, washer did not work, hotel pool was gross and public areas were closed very early and restricted to specific guests. Staff was not friendly or accommodating.

The staff that I had encountered during my stay was nice, friendly and helpful from the front checkin, housekeeping, maintenance and restaurant staff. Check in and out is quick. If I needed anything such as an extra towel I was able to get. The hotel is clean and there is housekeeping everyday for the rooms. They had water, coffee and tea out all the time I had stayed. Near to beaches, boardwalks and choices of restaurants as well as stores and a mall. There is a restaurant in the hotel that serves breakfast and dinner. We were there for one of my child’s sport competitions that was held at a nearby night school and arena.

Great place to stay. Bed comfortable, room super clean and all staff we spoke with were friendly. Would recommend for people to stay and we will come back again. Wish we would have more time to enjoy it all.

Decent lounge/ restaurant in the days inn . Had a couple drinks , next morning break fast. Reasonable prices and food was good.