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Reviews of Magic Beach Motel - Vilano Beach, Saint Augustine 3 stars

50 Vilano Road, St. Augustine, FL 32084, United States

#29 of 65 hotels in St. Augustine

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 1132 hotel reviews

8.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.3

  • Comfort

    8.5

  • Location

    9.6

  • Facilities

    8.0

  • Staff

    9.0

  • Value for money

    8.6

  • Free WiFi

    8.7

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  • Reviewed: 3 September 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • With a pet
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Queen Room - ADA
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Friendly front desk staff, easy checkin with no reservation, pet friendly, only a block from the beach, comfy bed. Great value for an impromptu layover.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 August 2025

    9.0
    It was a great weekend getaway!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard King Room - ADA
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location

    Location

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 August 2025

    7.0
    Great as always just need updated air in upstairs units
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I had to change rooms bc of no AC this always happens when I stay upstairs. But when moved it was perfect.

    It’s so close to the beach and great price.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 August 2025

    8.0
    I stayed there before and will stay there again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The floor was very sandy when we arrived. Could have been vacuumed better.

    Price and beach side. Quiet and beach side. Comfortable bed.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    convienece and price

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 August 2025

    9.0
    Second time here and there will be more
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Everything. The older construction makes it quiet, block instead of wood. Maybe 300’, or less, from door to ocean. Staff very helpful and accommodating. Quiet secure area of hotels. VERY short walking distance to supermarket.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 August 2025

    7.0
    It was perfect for a quick little getaway.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Old carpet in the room. Also you can hear everything from the rooms around you.

    It’s a great location

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 22 July 2025

    9.0
    Excellent value and perfect location!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Suite with 2 Queen Beds and Kitchen
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location was great!

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 July 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Couple
    • King with Limited Ocean View, Spa Tub and Balcony
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Maybe if you have noisy neighbors, the soundproofing won't be enough.

    Thank you for a wonderful holiday, we stayed 4 nights in a comfortable room with a large corner balcony overlooking the sea and the resort's clean quiet street, a large window, a jacuzzi, a wonderful room interior, I always pay attention to this when staying in hotels, silent air conditioning, access to the sea from the hotel, a nicely equipped clean beach, the water temperature in the ocean is refreshing, places for dinner within walking distance, and a Publix store, also nearby, walking tours to the pier, everything was charming, the room was cleaned perfectly. I want to come back again.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 July 2025

    7.0
    Very nice but will go more modern next time
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King with Limited Ocean View, Spa Tub and Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room was nice but had a mildew smell when first entering. Small motel surrounded by big modern hotels that blocked views.

    It is very dated but clean. Room was nice sized and close to Vilano bch center of town. Beach was walking distance.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 July 2025

    7.0
    Great place to stay except Simone at the front desk needs to go
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Suite with 2 Queen Beds and Kitchen
    • Stayed 8 nights

    In short, Simone the front desk woman. When I made the reservations I was told we could expect FULL room cleaning as much as we wanted during our stay. Upon check in, we were guaranteed cleanings at 10am on Sunday and Wednesday. This didn't happen on Sunday until we reminded them at 1130am. Then on Wednesday morning Simone told my wife that we were on the schedule for 10am. We returned around 2pm to find our room had NOT been touched yet. John, the housekeeper said he was told by Simone to not clean our room until after ALL other rooms were cleaned. We believe that this stemmed from the prior evening when we came back to our room after 8pm. There were no parking spaces available except for the handicapped space. Simone said we should park there or by the pool. HER vehicle was parked in a regular space. She said she wouldn't move her vehicle until she got off around 11pm. Unacceptable. If you're a paying customer at a hotel, you are guaranteed a parking place, NOT a place beside the pool fencing(that isn't even a parking spot), NOT the handicapped space which not only being reserved for that purpose but also we were told by local Law Enforcement that they'd ticket us if we parked there, and NOT a pubic parking space on the street. Simone was rude. Simone lied to us several times. Simone needs to be fired as she is bringing a very bad name to this establishment. We want to file a formal complaint with the owner and after asking for the owner contact info she said just email the reservations email address. Comes to find out she deleted our emails multiple times.

    The room and location were both what we'd come to expect from Magic Beach. Very clean and comfortable. We enjoy this location because of it's access to the beach the local area, and the shops close by.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 July 2025

    8.0
    Great get away super close to the beach 🏖️
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King with Limited Ocean View, Spa Tub and Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 July 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Suite with 2 Queen Beds and Kitchen
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It definitely needs some TLC. The floors were pretty dirty. I did bring a broom to try and sweep up our sand that was tracked in daily but it definitely needs a good mopping.

    I loved that it was so close to the beach and walking distance to everything. The beds were pretty comfy and the AC worked decent. At night it got nice and cold but during the day it didn't seem as cold. But since we brought fans and had the ceiling fans it stayed cool enough.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 June 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King with Limited Ocean View, Spa Tub and Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great location. Friendly staff. Walking distance to beach, restaurants and shopping.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 29 June 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Needs a few things fixed and cleaned.

    Nostalgia

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 June 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Suite with 2 Queen Beds and Kitchen
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    2 Min walk to the beach, dog friendly, staff was very helpful with all of our needs, grocery store right next door. 10 min drive to historic sights.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 22 June 2025

    9.0
    Just what I needed to refresh! I always love staying there!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King Room - ADA
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Construction going on around it. The noise level at 7:20 AM was crazy. Not the fault of the hotel, just “progress”. But wish the county noise ordinance was a little later than 7 AM.

    Walking distance to Publix, pier, restaurants and most important the beach!

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 22 June 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Desperate need for refreshing. A little paint, better amenities (our fridge didn't work well and there was no ceiling fan to go with the switch.) The negatives were many, but we'll absolutely stay again because of the positives.

    LOCATION! There were several negatives, but the positives outweighed what lacked. Excellent water pressure, clean rooms, comfy beds, nice staff and visitors, and, overall, money well spent.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 June 2025

    9.0
    Great Location and value for money
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Proximity to the beach and downtown.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 8 June 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Pricing is little bit high

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 June 2025

    7.0
    Decent place to stay close to the beach.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room was small and had some condition issues. Bed made noise when we rolled over. Small TV was disappointing and captions did not fit on the screen. Bathroom fan was obnoxiously loud.

    Excellent ocean access, interesting retro facility.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 June 2025

    8.0
    4 days
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Parking

    Bed

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 June 2025

    8.0
    Great value
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King with Limited Ocean View, Spa Tub and Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Just a little bit outdated, but was fine really like the full kitchen in room 201 very convenient

    Location it was an older place, but it’s in a very good location kind of old school

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 May 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King Room - ADA
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location

    Stayed in May 2025

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