Colony Hotel & Cabaña Club

159 reviews

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  jnails1

  BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY · Couples · Feb 2026

  6/10

  Not what it was 10 years ago, that's for sure.

  I'd dreamed of coming back here for 10 years & we finally were able to make it happen on a very long drive down from Kentucky, so it pains me to make this review. We splurged to pay over $100 more for 1 night at the Colony (total was $247.50) than what we'd paid at a St. Augustine hotel the night prior. That other hotel included a full hot breakfast & a comfy king sized bed, but on our travel budget, upon arrival it turned out that we could only afford a queen sized room at the Colony where breakfast is not hot (cereal, yogurt, fruit & muffins). I convinced my husband that it would be worth it. I was wrong & he was mad. The best part was their lobby bar (friendly bartender) & having arrived after 9pm, we enjoyed relaxing in the warmer weather on their front porch with our libations, then went for a walk in search of dinner. Be forewarned....the entire city has gotten even more expensive & watch your restaurant checks closely because the nearby Hampton Social automatically adds an 18% surcharge to fund their staffs wages, plus benefits.... which you might not notice because their restaurant is so dark (yep, left them a scathing 1 star review for the deception). The young front desk staff at the Colony were cordial & answered my questions, but their lack of hospitality training is not their fault. However, it's a direct reflection expressed in other peoples reviews about how the hotel is definitely not what it used to be. Appearances & first impressions matter! I'm unsure, but possibly they are the grandchildren of an owner or someone connected to the hotel. Having worked in hospitality myself, the owner(s) or management should visit other upscale, historic hotels (such as the French Lick, IN hotel that we frequent) to see how their staff is required to dress & how they're trained to carry themselves, plus how to carry a conversation to interact with guests when on duty. The cold breakfast was ok & tided us over for about 2 hours. The orange cranberry muffins were good & so was the coffee which we had on their front porch since the weather was so good. Unfortunately, we couldn't wait to leave because my husband didn't sleep well & was crabby. Then for the rest of our 12 day trip he insisted on a king sized bed as he kept recounting this let-down of an experience. Like the old saying goes, "you can't go back"& I found that out the hard way. It's sad, but I wished I'd just left the Colony Hotel & Cabana Club stay a wonderful memory from our visit in 2016.

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  HHI614

  ORLANDO, FLORIDA · Business · Jan 2026

  4/10

  Owners need to make a ghost visit !

  Front Staff needs attitude adjustment or a new career ! Nobody is friendly except the pool / beach staff so we will not return .

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  masulliv

  IPSWICH, MASSACHUSETTS · Family · Jan 2026

  10/10

  Best Place in Delray

  This is an art deco hotel in middle all the action in DelRay....rooms are ok but the club is to die for and there is plenty of room to relax in the lobby!

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  USAnumberone

  UNITED STATES · Couples · Nov 2025

  4/10

  See ya

  Been coming for years, but, last July 2025, staff at hotel is lacking personality. Now it’s November…still lacking, rooms are cleaned when they get around to it, last time and this time I searched for the housekeeping cart for towels to take a shower. We tell the skilled… front desk, nothing… Our whole time Luke warm water to shower, just terrible. O, don’t think we didn’t make the management aware, again, ….nothing So see ya, looking up north for a BNB to enjoy on the beach. Plus Delrays prices are a little much. But, Amar is outstanding! We will miss them.

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  Gregory

  Oct 2025

  8/10

  Yes parking was very convenient