The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort

The King and Prince is a great property on one of the best walking/swimming beaches I have been to. My wife and I spent 5 nights here late March into early April. The resort has everything and the location is perfect. Easy walk up the road to several local restaurants. A bit further up the road or beach and you reach the town center which has more eating/shopping/drinking options. Some interesting history all within walking distance (the Coast Guard Home Front Museum and the Lighthouse were both well done). The rooms are well equipped, the housekeeping staff did a great job each day with the room, the hotel staff was top notch. A couple of suggestions that would have bumped my overall review score up. We stayed in the ocean front building and it could use a little updating. The rooms were fine overall but the bathtub/shower needs an upgrade. The elevator could certainly stand a refresh. Also I think it would be good to make the jacuzzi for adults only. There were a ton of families kids having a great time at the pool and we loved to see that. But it would have been nice to have a spot reserved for adults as typically all the pools and the hot tub were filled with kids from early morning until closing. But these were small issues and overall I would highly recommend the King and Prince.

We had a 2 bedroom villa. The hotel is very good at texting ahead of time and responding quickly until they decide not to respond anymore. Our bedroom tvs didn't work and I text them, they sent maintenance over and they fixed the tvs. The next day we realized the main shower, the knobs were coming off and the safe didn't work so I text and they came right away and fixed everything. We'll the safe beeped the entire night so I text the next morning and they came right away and took the batteries out and told us we just wouldn't have a safe, they didn't have any extras. The coffee maker didn't work and they sent a new one that didn't work either, so I text and it took them 2 days to reply. I had to go to the restaurant in the morning and pay for coffee which doesn't open til 7 and I got there at 650 and they told me I had to wait til 7. So I'm paying for coffee when I should have been able to make it in my room for free. So $60 worth of coffee for the days I was there. Echo, the restaurant has really great bartenders but at breakfast and the coffee situation, we had a waitress named Q, which was very unfriendly and rude. She never smiled or greeted anyone in a friendly way. Very disappointing for what you pay to stay here. The villas are nice and the beds are very comfortable. The pools are nice but it was cold while we were there so we didn't get to use them much. The Beach is pretty. All in all with all the problems we had, i would not stay again for the prices. And the fact they quit replying to your text messages is ridiculous. My husband left a tip for housekeeping with a note for more toilet paper and towels. Housekeeping took the money but did not leave any toilet paper or towels. I have stayed at much cheaper places with alot less problems. The have a little place, the cottage, they open at 730 am but we were at the opposite end from it to walk and get coffee. If I had a coffee maker that worked, I wouldn't be bothering people at the restaurant. Food at Echo was alright. The bread basket was amazing!! The burgers were alright, breakfast was not good.

So many pillows. Comfy bed. We had a restful stay but there was a mild smell of urine in the bathroom that would not go away. The bathroom was spotless. I could not find the source of the smell. I think it has just soaked in to hang around permanently.

Wow! We booked 2 nights here to participate in a Jesse Rice event and we were very pleased at this resort. We can't wait to come back and stay longer in warmer weather. The staff was amazing and very friendly. The room we had was very clean and comfortable. The grounds are beautiful and well maintained. We enjoyed sitting by the pool when it was sunny but too cold to swim. Our favorite was the Echo Bar! Can't say enough about the drinks here. They are not afraid to give a generous pour! And, the Smokey Old Fashions were the best. Highly recommend this as a place to enjoy St. Simon's Island.

Wonderful historic resort - very friendly and helpful - food was great- stayed in the beautiful hotel and then rented a spacious and professionally decorated condo on the beachfront property for the remainder of our weeklong stay. Would highly recommend