If you're looking for the BEST VIEW Daytona Beach has to offer and juuuust far enough away to not be in the thick of the things, then you need to get with Samantha and rent her Atlantic Overlook room. 2nd floor, and the end so you only have one wall adjoining and that's only 1/2 a wall anyway. This is a condominium complex, and the residents there are fantastic (schmoozing at the pool with the locals). I think I spent at least 4 hours a day on the balcony being mesmerized by the ocean, it was THAT BEAUTIFUL. Samantha thought of everything you could ever imagine to make your stay a memorable one. We brought our folding camping chairs, she already had beach chairs. We brought games, she already had them there. A fully stocked kitchen so if you want to stay and cook (which would be ridiculous since you're on vacation) she has everything you could ever need; full set of dishes for 4, flatware, pots, pans, glasses, coffee mugs, etc. We brought coffee, she already had it. I forgot beach towels. Didn't matter. She had them. Ironing board & iron (not like I needed them, but they were there), thick & thirsty bath towels (actually bath sheets!). What most impressed me was the bed, which my daughter & I shared. I'm not sure what kind of mattress that was, but I am babied at home with a Sleep Number. The bed in this room rivaled mine at home. My son slept on the pull out sofa bed, and he slept like a rock! While we didn't take advantage of the gym, laundry facilities or restaurant, it was nice to know that they were available, should we have wanted them. There are 2 VERY LARGE pools. One heated & one not, plus a toddler splash pool. The beach was 10 steps down and you're in the ocean. Daytona's main pier is a short walk north, there were plenty of great restaurants within a 5 minute drive (IF that). We really enjoyed the Beach Bucket & Jimmy Buffet's LandSharks restaurants, which both had outside beachfront dining and good food. Also took advantage of a dine & cruise on the Lady Dolphin Of Daytona dinner cruise. The dock was a 10 minute drive. (Good prime rib dinner)
All in all, this was a wonderful getaway and WE WILL BE RETURNING!!!
The Griffin Family of North Port, Florida