Snead Island, Palmetto hotel rooms at the Benchmark

"From the moment we arrived on the property we were greeted by staff that went out of their way to make sure we had everything we needed. Answered all our questions and just made us feel welcome. The resort is absolutely beautiful. The beach the pools. Everything was fantastic but most of all we feel the staff is what sets them apart."

"We stayed in the north building. We had an angled view of the ocean, cute little balcony with chairs. Ocean was beautiful and visible. The room could definitely use some updating, but understandable for beach communities to be the way they are. Their quaint restaurant/market is very convenient. The pool was great and the beach was a quick stroll down the path. Staff was friendly."

"Overall, a good experience, but we had one issue. Make sure not to book the Jimmy B suite if you have issues sleeping with background noise. We were closest to the beach bar, so we could hear the music most nights until 12 - 2 am, plus drunk people coming by the room. The hotel was short-staffed in room cleaners when we booked, so our room wasn't cleaned during our stay, which is normal."

"This place is really cute and a lowkey vibe with good drinks with a quick snack."

"Perfect view of the Gulf of America!"

"Breakfast was good, not great. Food off menu was really good and drinks from the bar were okay. Bed comfort could have been a bit better. Staff were extremely helpful, friendly and efficient, location of hotel was fantastic. Pool couldn't have been better! Morning coffee was tolerable, but back veranda was perfect to relax and start the day. Definitely would stay again and recommend to others."

"Very noisy! The fact that you have to pay $40 a night to stay or park on the street somewhere.. that won't tow you. But Noisy and guests were not held to keeping quite.. going on till 4;30AM. Very disapointing to say the least."

"We had an amazing time at Zota Beach Resort. Food at the restaurants is 10/10. It is not necessary to leave the resort to find places to it. Amenities were in great conditions. Heated pool. Beautiful beach"

"Ok there is a lot this resort does right but can improve on some things. The activities for the kids are endless! Our group from 3-12 loved the waterslide on the beach & pool with the DJ/kids games was a lot of fun. The beach is beautiful and it perfect for young kids!! One of the biggest downsides is the elevators. They take forever to come and are often packed when you get one. I think this comes from the resort being older and not having any service elevators so the employees have to use the elevators as well which can often take them up. This resort is in need of some TLC as the rooms are dated and worn. The rug in our living room was fraying and some of the clips for the drapes were broken. Also during the stay my daughter had dropped a bag of chips in our room and while I did my best to clean it up there were still some small crumbs that needed vacuuming up. When housekeeping had not come by 3:30 I had called to check if they would be coming and was told that while they try to make it to every room each day they have been very busy so some days they have not been able to accommodate everyone. While they did come clean our room I do think this is worth noting if daily housekeeping is important to you. We did also find some dead bugs on the floor near the front window when we first got to our room so I don't think they do a really thorough job. Overall fun place but if you are expecting a higher end resort it is not for you. "