We have stayed here before and liked it, which is why we came back. My kids love the pool here and we have tried a ton of hotel pools. It is a decent/cheap place for a stay-cation for the kids to swim and is within an hour of home. I did have a strange experience this time. The lady at the front desk told me I must pay my deposit in cash. It was NO WHERE in the check in instructions, I double checked. I had been here just a few months before and that was not the case. I generally do not check into hotels with hundreds of dollars on me. I drove to an atm and got the deposit out. (no actual receipt was printed/emailed for this part of the transaction). When it was time to check out, I asked the gentleman behind the desk about my deposit and he was very confused about why she took my deposit in cash and had to go find out what was going on. My family have stayed in many hotels and I’ve never had this experience before. It was just strange. Some of the other guests I asked at the pool said they paid their deposit with their cards so I’m not sure why/who gets chosen for this “rule”, and do find it inconvenient and frustrating. When I asked when that rule was implemented, she told me, “a lot of people have their cards declined.” We will likely find another place to go because of this situation.