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2.5 out of 5
The Gator Den Motel
12189 South Williams Street, Dunnellon, FL

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 232 out of 324 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 65 out of 324 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 324 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 324 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 324 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful river access. Room was excellent. Staff went the extra mile.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The quiet
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff, the adjoining restaurant was very good and your right on the river. Close to kayak launches and easy to get in and out of parking lot. Very clean and quiet even though it is right off the hwy. I would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patrice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Pamela, Lombard

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Virginia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice pillows. Freshly renovated room.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff are excellent. The food in the restaurant was excellent. Don’t be put off by the exterior, the room was comfortable and clean.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jodi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Really nice motel - very clean, updated and comfortable rooms. We were worried about traffic noise with the location right along the road but it wasn’t bad at all. Staff were super friendly and accommodating- restaurant beside motel had great food and atmosphere. Would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Connie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly, very clean. Great view and food, drink atmosphere at restaurant/bar was fun. Will definitely be back.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
What a unique experience. They had actual motel keys! The rooms were very clean and suprisingly modern. Staff was very friendly and helpful. We would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Connie

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thank you Owen for being a great host!!!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointed.
It took forever to find the place! There is no sign that's visible from the road. I drove by the motel 3 times and had to ask several people to find the place! Also, the website said it was just north of the Rainbow River. That wrong! It's just north of some other river--but not the Rainbow River. The room had no chairs in it. We had to specifically ask to get a chair because there was no place to sit--except for the bed. Also, no carpeting anywhere on the floors, so mud was carried in with no place to wipe dirty shoes..;..
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner
Not elegant but very clean Need a better sign with name of motel on the building Fun restaurant
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

John, Whitehorse

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Gayle

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Internet was down entire time We could not conduct business we needed After 5 days ...we asked to check out early because we needed to conduct necessary business The owner declined our request to do this Will NEVER go back! An employee there did their best to assist us The owner "on vacation" declined to allow us to check out ...so we left...had to pay the room fee there AND ANOTHER HOTEL!

10/10 Excellent

michele

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hidden Gem
Family owned very friendly and professional. Restaurant was an adorable tiki bar with friendly staff and wonderful food.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great get away!!!
From the check in to check out everything was amazing. The staff are just incredible. The restaurant is very nice and scenic.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was great! And the restaurant was awesome! You won’t be disappointed!!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Jerry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Great hole in the wall
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Shirley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
The owner is very accommodating to changing our reservation due to severe weather from our home state.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Leigh

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very nice, only complaint would be the pillows were uncomfortable. It was nice to have the restaurant right next door. We chose Dunnellon because its close to crystal river without the more expensive room prices there.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
B+
Good location, extra clean rooms but unfortunately beat up easy chairs and sofa were a disappointment. Great staff and overall a good stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joni

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautifuly updated room but part of the reason we booked was for the easy walk to the restaurant which was not open.

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Russell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Will stay there next trip
Great place to stay! The hospitality was the best. Nice having a restaurant and bar right there.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Bruce W.

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
It was on the river. Ada room was right next to highway and noisy. No trash can in bathroom or Kleenex. No ice machine or ice bucket. Hard pillows.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Etta j

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A walk across the parking lot to awesome food and drinks. Wonderful to watch the river while eating a delicious meal. Rooms were very comfortable and clean. Especially helpful manager explaining the best location to kayak... only a few minutes away. And it is less than 30 minutes from Rainbow Springs State Park.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Frances, Palmetto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel owner is very friendly and provides information about events happening in the area!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check in was great, everything we needed!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Elaine

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Harold

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The aged style of the exterior is in contrast to the remodeled interior. The exterior is clean and fresh with an interior that is very comfortable. And just a few steps to a riverfront dining experience. We enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Charles

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Dwight

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Misleading not worth it - beware
Complete dump and creeper attendant
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kristen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Property was very clean and remodeled nicely. The restaurant next door had amazing food at good prices. The owner was a very nice guy. Will stay again
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Judith

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amber

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, the restaurant service was great and food was good!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place
Very friendly staff, clean rooms, reasonable rates.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Terri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Definitely will be back.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay!!
Nice motel!! Great food at the restaurant, loved the wings on Monday night!! Wait staff was friendly. Took the Gator Bob's airboat ride and it was FUN!! Stan, at the front desk was helpful and informative. Will definitely stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A gem of a motel!
Don’t let the outside of this motel fool you-The Gator Den is truly a gem! Perfect in every way!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sandra, Kissimmee

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location for the river adventures
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to the river with a clean room and nice restaurant
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023