It is a nice beach, but little too crowded during COVID so we decided to stay away from the busy areas and restaurants while visiting. Most of the indoor dine in restaurants had an hour wait list. read more

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$20 to drive, park, and set up beside your car on the beach all day. Fun to drive on the beach and convenient having your car with you. read more

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We stayed 4 days at daytona beach and had a blast. The beach is nice but lot of trash left on it. Parking is a nightmare in the area. The beach section across from our hotel was nice but if you walk further toward the pier it get shady, dark and did not feel safe. The pier was a letdown. read more

If I could rate this 0 I would, will never return to Daytona. Every food place closes at 10pm on Thursday which makes absolutely no common sense. Hard rock in Daytona is a cat fish. The so called city view is a view of the parking valet lot... WASTE OF $$. Only night entertainment seems to be strip clubs. Tampa was ghetto but I'd take it over Daytona any day. read more

I gave this place a one star because it is so decrepit and old. The manager is just as nasty as he can be. When he found out I had booked on Hotwire's "Hot rate", he told me that he would not extend me to a second night unless I pay the normal rates. The Hotwire HOT Rate was 37+ tax and he wanted for the second night $50 plus tax. He made the comment that he would rather see the room stay empty (even though the hotel was empty) then to give me the Hotwire HOT Rate for the second night. Why in the world is this hotel in the Hot Rate program??? The furnishings are loud and smelly. It's like a nightmare and there's paint peeling from the ceiling in the shower. read more

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Sitting around watching the hoopla over the Daytona 500 reminds me of the time I got to see Daytona Beach. It was the week of Thanksgiving and very windy and cold. The water was very choppy and dirty and three people were surfing. Only one person on the beach other than us, what I thought was an elderly lady, but am not sure of her true age as she had the look of tanned leather. Pristine white sand is far from what you get at Daytona. It is dark gray and hard packed, so much so that they charge for the privilege of parking your car on the beach. It is easy to see how NASCAR was able to hold races on the sand, it is firmer and a better driving surface than most of the roads in NE Mississippi. I still have some of the sand and water in a Mason jar. The water is rather dirty with quite a bit of debris, but the sand is an interesting mixture of colors in shades of gray with black specks thrown in. I can't imagine being on the beach in the middle of summer, packed with people and rowdy children and having to deal with the added stress of worrying if you will be ran over by a vehicle. I plan to revisit Daytona Beach but I want to try and split the difference, I don't want gusting and freezing winds but I want to also avoid an overcrowded scene. read more

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One of the flatter beaches I've visited, you have to put your stuff pretty far back and takes a while to get deep when you're walking out. Also at night it's so dark to protect the turtles. Had a good time experiencing it nonetheless the water was great! read more

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It's the Beach -- what can go wrong with that (unless it's storming!) This place is so tranquil. The water roars continually and is a deep blue. I love the sand. It's almost a cocoa brown. It's so well packed that you can ride a bike; and walk on and on and on ... it! Just an easy relaxing place to be. read more

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I've been to Daytona many times and it's an average beach line but the catch is you can drive your car into the beach. The beach is pretty calm and the waves are not the craziest but overall great experience. They have a couple restaraunt don the beach that are ok. I would come again read more

***************************** 1395 *************************** I came with my family to Daytona Beach, twice in two summers now. My nieces love it here this warm water, soft sand, flat beach, easy access, friendly local folks, and reasonable hotels. I love how we can drive to the beach, rent a bed or chairs and chill. Quite nice for local people to do a day trip.The boardwalk is nice, live music on the weekend,lots of restaurants, and children friendly beach. read more

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I LOOOOOOOVE DAYTONA BEACH!!!!#!!!! Cigars, auto racing, immaculate summer evenings, the beach, minimal traffic, decent eateries, confederate flags on trucks, hell i even miss the humidity. I cant wait to go back and visit more spots. I still want to find a spot between the land masses to relax, reflect and smoke. Unfortunately my time spent was limited. Anytime i can spend time with my brother is good but being stuck together for this long should remain with our childhood, i joke i joke. This was one of my best vaca. Most of you know my nasty work schedule so i try to make the best of my time. Hog heaven was delish, gonna write bout later. Spent time eating with strangers who became friends. Well, except for one really annoying and ugly one. The ugly one lucky... Ugly was a few more mouthfuls of getting a classic clees annoyed meltdown. Ugly lucky too my heart issues has diminished my patented cussing/four syllabled soliloquoy abilities to 95% prior to my almost morgue visit. I digress, apologies for the rant. Miami, daytona/south beeeeeech ill see ya soon. read more

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I went here for the first time while visiting family. It is a tourist area so there is a lot of people. Don't let that ruin your experience. The waves are fantastic and you just can't beat the Florida weather. There's no trash on the beach so it's very clean. I know this review is short but there is only so much you can write about. I can't wait to come back :) read more

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Sad.....very sad. I was looking forward to spending time here. I must say I felt on high alert the entire time. I was looking over my shoulder the entire time. I heard so much about this place and my heart is saddened by how run down it is. Many homeless people and that in its self was disheartening. I am a carefree person and the unsafe feeling was to much for me. I gave a second star because I noticed that someone picked up trash that was on road. With all the construction going on I can only hope the people that are homeless and hungry will be noticed more by the city and help build them Up along with their community. read more

I have lived here for over 20 years. The beach is great with a sand that is made of crushed Coquina rock so it is a yellow orange. The Boardwalk is a great to walk on and watch the sights. There are plenty of restaurants and stores in the area. The movie theater has great seats. The band shell has plenty of performances and events almost every day. read more

Took a drive to Daytona Beach while visiting my sister in Altamonte Springs. It was a cooler day, 57, overcast and a bit windy! The tide was coming in, seagulls and other varieties at the shore. $20 to drive down the tightly packed sand. A few brave souls were walking the beach. A couple were running. Hotels and restaurants lined the shore. Had a great time! read more

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This is my favorite beach in Florida! I love that you can drive on the beach and park, it's a super lively & fun atmosphere. There are a ton of rentals for umbrellas & chairs. I even saw a food truck for ice cream rolling down the beach all day! The pier is also cool, I love all the shops that surround this area also. This beach was always beautiful and clean every time I've been here. It surely lives up to its reputation! read more

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Daytona Beach, once known as the World's Most Famous Beach has a very rich history if you pull back the current blanket of today's Daytona Beach. Some notable highlights of Daytona Beach's past include being the winter home to JD Rockefeller, the birthplace of NASCAR at this historic Streamline Hotel, home of Bike Week, and once (during the 80's) home of MTV's Spring Break; not to mention a lot of filming of Girls Gone Wild here as well. I remember coming to Daytona Beach as a child and having the time of my life when the Boardwalk and Pier were in full swing; it was like the greatest place on earth to vacation. Fast forward to present day Daytona Beach and you have a dying community that resembles nothing of it's past. Perhaps hard hit by the economical collapse of 2008; you'll see a lot of abandoned buildings and property in Daytona Beach area. The area has become quite blithe with prostitutes walking the streets, run down strip clubs, and lots of homelessness in the streets to name some of the current conditions of Daytona Beach. The beach itself is quite lovely with the soft sand and roaring ocean, but I worry about stepping on a used needle or something. But there is hope as there are developers coming in to restore older buildings such as the Streamline Hotel where NASCAR was founded, as well as other buildings and establishments. Hopefully one day in the near future Daytona will be the World's Most Famous Beach again. read more

Daytona Beach is beautiful. Of course, it's most famous because you can drive on the beach and it's a must-try. The sand is hard-packed, so don't be nervous; just stick to the firm sand and you'll be fine. We came on Thanksgiving, so the beach was entirely empty and it was free to enter! I hear its normally packed, and it's more like a traffic jam. I think that would less enjoyable, so come on a holiday to have some serenity and enjoy almost the entire beach to yourself. Of course, this is a completely different vibe, but it was very peaceful. You'll see plenty of cool classic cars on the beach that make for great photo ops, so don't forget your camera. Roll down the windows and take in the cool fresh air and soak up the lifestyle. During Thanksgiving weekend, there's an absolutely massive classic car show at Daytona Speedway, so you'll see loads of cool cars around town. It's a great time to be in Daytona, but unfortunately, it'll be too cold to do any ocean swimming. read more

We were her 5 days and pretty relax. Water is pristine and clean. Sand is soft in the outer area and it gets firmer towards the water. Which allows vehicles and strollers an easy access on the beach. Lifeguards and security is pretty consistent around here. I felt very safe. read more

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First time ever being down there. If you are going just to go to the beach ok, but for things for the kids or families to do other than the beach then don't go. Stay near the ocean if not every where else is higher crime (looked on realtor.com for crime statistics) and rundown and dirty. The board walk was a joke. So the beach to was nice, but not enough restaurants and if it wasn't for a yearly family gathering down there I would never go back. read more

this beach was definitely not what i had in mind LOL although parking is free for 30 minutes, the wind was CRAZY and the weather wasn't as nice as i thought it would be haha the boardwalk also consisted of rides and food areas but it all seemed pretty bland compared to the beaches that are in jersey... I wonder why this is the world's most famous beach...hmmm read more

Great food stores and beach but the area has just gone downhill bums everywhere arcade is just depressing I recommend getting a beach hotel with a nice view and enjoy the beach other than that I would not live here unless you like trashy cars blasting music bums on the side of the road and some sketchy areas around the town. read more

Try the sampler plate. They have done BBQ well for years, traveled the US, won awards. Worth stopping in for melt of the bone RIBS. read more

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One of my favourite beaches. Visited in March, still a bit cool but beach wasn't that busy. Cars can drive and park right on the beach. Sand is hard packed and lots of people biking on it. Despite the traffic, the beach felt clean and squeaked under your feet. Great spot for skim boarding, body surfing, jet skiing, sun tanning and people watching! read more

OMG! I live in NJ and the beach is filthy! It is full of sticks. But here in Florida the sand and the ocean is clean. The sand is soft and the ocean is cleaner. This is also one of the famous beaches in the world. I have to say , I agree. read more

First visit, last visit. The beach it's self is clean and spacious. The restaurants are far and few in between, most do not appear very clean. The boardwalk is run down and nothing to brag about. The coast line a scatter with a mix of mid and low end priced accommodations. Just not impressed. read more

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Okay, so I love this beach. If this were a review for the town, that might be a different story. But as far as beaches go, this sandy piece O land is the bee's knees. It's huge, great sand, beautiful skies. What more do you want? It gets pretty crowded on the weekend, go figure, so get your spot early! It's so big you can park on the beach or one of the lots with bathrooms nearby. Those are small and fill up quick. I didn't have a car when I was here but I'd probably try and walk over if I could. I don't know if you can have alcohol here but you sure as heck can't have glass. I recommended getting a bright pink water bottle and filling it up with mimosas and summer brew like I did. No one will be the wiser! It's wavy enough to have fun but not soooo wavy that you can't just chill in the water. Also, I came here in the dead of July and the water was pretty cold still so be warned. It's refreshing when it's 100 out but you have to stay active to keep warm. I was here with a bunch of Miami-rats and they all claimed it was better than any beach there. Woot! read more

Daytona Beach is a nice and clean beach. There are many shops and restaurants in the area. I enjoyed all of the festivities on the boardwalk. There is an amusement park on site as well. Parking cost us 10 dollars. I did notice that the water was still kind of chilly even in July. I think Daytona Beach is a really fun beach and in a nice area. One thing I noticed is that their are really no seashells here. I only found just a few and they were very small. I love exploring beaches so I know I'll be back. read more

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Daytona Beach is that famous, drive on beach. As playing in the water goes, it's about average. The water is green, not clear blue. But the beach seemed relatively clean. read more

Spent New Years Eve 2017/2018 here and had a really nice time. The weather was perfect. read more

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This is NOT a dog friendly beach!!! We drove about 16 hours to get here to find out that we couldn't bring our puppy. The part that was really frustrating is how ridiculously rude the life guard was to us. He talked down to us and treated us as if we brought some violent killer into the beach... he's a 20lb 6 month old puppy who's sweet as can be and loves everyone.... ITS JUST A PUPPY. What really made us mad is when he drove past a woman who had her dog who was clearly not a service animal and said nothing to her. If you're going to be so strict about dogs make sure you're fair to everyone and you don't make exceptions, it was absolutely ridiculous the way we were treated and how he just drove past this other woman and let her keep her dog on the beach. Daytona will definitely not be our future vacation spot. read more

It's sad. On the I-4 corridor, there are cities with a lot to offer, i.e. Tampa and Orlando. On the 4's eastern end, Daytona Beach doesn't hold up its part of the bargain. Mind you, I know Daytona isn't a large city like the aforementioned, but smaller towns can be awesome places with much to do - see St. Augustine just a short drive north for a perfect example. The area looks and feels economically depressed - it has seen better days, for certain. I was there on weekdays, to be fair, but the streets in what should have been a bustling, fun area surrounding the beach were dead. The boardwalk was dead. I tried walking around a couple miles to see what was available, and I didn't even feel quite safe, as hardly any people were around but for a small handful of questionable characters roaming the streets. The bars and restaurants I found seemed trashy - I have no problem with some trashy beach-town fun, but even these divey, low-brow places were practically deserted. I guess one has to wait for a NASCAR event or a motorcycle-themed weekend for these places to come alive. Daytona needs to find "something" else beyond auto racing and the Harley-Davidson crowd. The entire city can't be living event weekend to event weekend...and besides, the average age of these two cohorts upon which the area seems to depend economically isn't getting any lower. NASCAR's fans are getting older and aren't being replenished in any numbers. The beach itself is fine, but is fairly narrow and ravaged by increasingly high tides. When I was there, no one was able to drive on the beach. The water was too high....and I suspect this happens with greater frequency. So in short, we have a beach area in danger of being washed away, and local businesses that cater to a waning clientele. Daytona...you need some serious re-inventing. I hate to see any place in my home state looking so sad and run-down, even if I live 270 miles away. read more

Stayed at the hard rock hotel. Very nice. However you do exist in a beautiful secluded bubble. On the last evening of our trip we decided to walk to Joes Crab restaurant on the pier. HOLY CRAP!! The beach, boardwalk and central town area is overrun with ever conceivable low life on earth. Daytona beach is like some Zombie Apocalypse movie. Pleasant, joyful and full of family fun by day, but a horror by night. read more

Place all right beautiful building scriptures but this place need more store it feel so empty and the boardwalk ain't that long and it $10 for parking if you early enough . But if you want to relax and feel the ocean breeze than this for you but if you going to boardwalk which a lot of store like the Atlantic City forget about it. read more

Daytona Beach, The Old Faithful, Ever Popular Sandy Beginning of the Atlantic Ocean.... An old favorite for sure, with its spring break craziness and soft sand between the toes... read more

The beach was great however there was 2 drunk people running around that couldn't even stand

Sometimes one has to be at the right place at the right time. For us, visiting Daytona Beach at the end of April is just a perfect timing. Snow Birds are gone; Bikers just had their fun one week ago, and college kids are taking their final exam. Daytona Beach reserved for the few lucky ones. The drier climate in late April at east coast of Florida suit us well. Atlantic breeze brings big waves and stretched tides that shape the beach everyday under the command of the mother nature. Everyday while we walk on the beach between tides, we are greeted by Atlantic breeze either steep or tender that swept away the Florida heat. The sand is compacted to comfortably walk, run, or even drive on. The beach is so wide that every God made creature has a piece of the beach for itself. Harmony it is. We walk on the beach everyday during our stay. The beach is not crowded. There are emergence vehicles and beach chair rental services on site all the time to accommodate visitors needs. I even see people bring their pets to the beach. The most unique characteristic Daytona Beach offers is that automobiles are allowed to drive on the part of the beach. There are several access to the beach front from Atlantic Ave. There are no cost for pedestrians and bikers, a $10 per day for each vehicle to drive and park on the beach. It was also very entertaining to watch many young ladies in their jeeps and tiny bikinis enjoying good laughs with young men from another jeep. It is cool to just watch them indulging their endless youth and flawless beauty. Life is a beach. So true. I am not sure how crowded Daytona beach can be during its busy tourist season, but I am sure I will be back again to enjoy more of the beautiful scenery at east cost of Florida. read more

Beautiful beach with hard sand traffic lanes for cars to drive up and down. Next to the hardened sand was soft, white sand being blown around The waters looked dark blue with white waves rolling in, and there was a wonderful breeze blowing. read more

The beach itself is typically pretty busy and the sand is not as white as some other places in Florida in fact it is brown sand. You will find pretty much most anything along the beach for entertainment---This is very built up and touristy and you will see shop after shop selling all your swimwear, towels, trinkets. Tons of eating and drinking establishments. If you find yourself here make sure you check out the boardwalk and treat yourself to one of those delicious frozen drink concoctions. They taste marvelous after baking in the sun all day... read more

First let me say I'm from Orlando which is busy and exciting and I love it date we moved to Georgia we were there like 4 years so boring I thought I'm somehow when we came back we will end up in Daytona Beach oh my God I would rather be in Georgia Daytona Beach is the most boring place I have ever been in plus does just homeless people and drug addicts that just run around the street is always someone getting run over and people don't even stop it's just it's a really bad place I can't wait till we get out of here the only good thing about Daytona is the actual Beach the ocean because obviously Orlando is 45 minutes from the ocean but outside of that don't come here you're not going swimming stay away read more