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Reviews of Marker 8 Hotel & Marina

3.5 out of 5
Marker 8 Hotel & Marina
1 Dolphin Drive, St. Augustine, FL

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 825 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 135 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 20 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 1000 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved view of intercoastal and bridge leading over to Old St Augustine from our balcony. Breakfast was much better than other breakfasts that most chains offer. Staff was so nice and helpful. A unique experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Jessica Front Desk on Apr 30, 2024
Thank you for taking your time and leaving a wonderful review. We hope to see you again!

8/10 Good

Wendy

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
View and location were amazing. Great complimentary breakfast.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Jessica Front Desk on Apr 30, 2024
Thank you for your wonderful review! We are happy to see you enjoyed your stay and the breakfast.

10/10 Excellent

Jamie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
View was spectacular. All staff members were extremely helpful and pleasant. Convenient to downtown. Comfortable room. Stairs to breakfast quite slippery after rain. Found that out the hard way. Overall our stay was outstanding and will definitely return.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Hotel Management on Apr 27, 2024
Thank you for your review. We do apologize for the stairs being slippery and hope you are ok., But we are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope you will come back and visit us again.

10/10 Excellent

Joannie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
As a first-time solo traveler, it was important to find a hotel that provided great hospitality and, most importantly, made me feel safe. Marker 8 and hotel provided this to me. The hotel is located walking distance to beautiful landscapes in the area.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Gary at the front desk on Apr 27, 2024
We are glad you felt safe and comfortable with us. We strive to make sure your stay is a great one. Should you come back to St Augustine we hope you choose Marker 8 Hotel and Marina for your lodging needs.

10/10 Excellent

Effie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved everything about this hotel! The staff. The view. The proximity to downtown. The restaurants within walking distance. Need I say more? Yes, yes I do! The breakfast and the social hour appetizers prepared by Chef Angie and her staff have forever ruined hotel breakfast for us! Every day we had three made to order options at breakfast and there were three different appetizers at the social hour. Everything was absolutely delicious! It's not often we stay till check out time on our last day of vacation... but we did! We were enjoying every minute of that glorious view from our balcony. We will be back!
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Hotel Management on Apr 25, 2024
Thank you for taking the time and leaving us a great review. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us. We look forward to your next visit to our beautiful City of St. Augustine.

10/10 Excellent

Thomas, Naperville

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The place was great. Clean, remodeled, friendly staff, but most of great views of the bay. It’s a short walk across the bridge to all of the shops and eating. Overall it exceeded expectations and would stay there again. The only downside is that the surrounding area was not great.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Gary on Apr 20, 2024
Thank you for choosing Marker 8 Hotel and Marina ! we strive to give the an excellent guest experience. Should you find your way back to St. Augustine please consider staying with us again. Safe journeys.

8/10 Good

Melody

Liked: Staff & service
Marker 8 has a beautiful view of the marina. Check in staff was very friendly. Free breakfast was delicious. Parking just steps from room. The big negative, dirty floors! I left my shoes on until changing for bed. A brief 30 minutes in bare feet, dirty. When I brought up to 2 different front desk staff, they were aware. Was told that person assigned to clean floors, not working that day. “We are getting done as rooms empty “.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Jessica Front Desk on Apr 13, 2024
Thank you for your wonderful review! We are taking your feedback in consideration so that we can make sure that we do our best.

10/10 Excellent

Hans Michel

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is a very convenient location just over the Lions Bridge from the Historic District. Breakfast was a treat with both free and paid options depending on your appetite. Our room was clean and quiet.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Hotel Management on Apr 9, 2024
Thank you for your review.

10/10 Excellent

Roy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Hotel Management on Apr 9, 2024
Thank you for your review.

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
A wonderful stay! Breakfast delicious, friendly people, rooms are clean. Loved the view from the balcony. Good restaurants within walking distance. Can’t wait to return!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Jessica Front Desk on Apr 7, 2024
Thank you for the awesome review! We are excited to see you again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Steven R

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Everyone was very nice and helpful!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Jessica Front Desk on Apr 7, 2024
Thank you for your great review! We all try to make sure you have a wonderful stay!

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place and great location with breakfast included.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Hotel Management on Apr 2, 2024
Thank you for giving us a great review. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us. Hope to see you again on your next trip.

10/10 Excellent

Jodi

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel was the perfect place for my husband & I on the last 3 days of our Florida vacation. The room was excellent, clean, comfortable and modern. We had a beautiful view of the Bridge of Lions from our balcony and even saw some friendly dolphins swim near the shore. The spa pool was wonderful, perfect for relaxing and soaking up the sun. Finally, it is very rare to find a hotel that includes a delicious homecooked breakfast and nightly appetizers with your room rate, but Marker 8 offers both. The staff is friendly & welcoming. We loved our stay and will definitely return in the future. Thank you for making our trip!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Hotel Management on Mar 27, 2024
Thank you for a great review. We are glad that you and your husband had an amazing experience. We look forward to seeing you again on your next trip to Florida.

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful views of St Augustine. Comfy rooms and wonderful and friendly staff
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Jessica Front Desk on Mar 25, 2024
We are glad you had such a good stay! Thank you for the awesome review! We look forward to seeing you again!

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best breakfast ever included with your stay!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Gary at the front desk. on Mar 22, 2024
We thank you for choosing Marker 8 Hotel and are glad you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to seeing you again should your journeys bring you back to St. Augustine.

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location friendly staff
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Jessica Front Desk on Mar 21, 2024
Thank you for the wonderful review! We hope to see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Lauren, Roswell

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Jessica Front Desk on Mar 21, 2024
Thank you for your wonderful review!

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quaint and well appointed motel. Comfortable bed. Great view and beautiful walk over the bridge to downtown.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Jesica Front Desk on Mar 15, 2024
Thank you for your awesome review! We hope to see you again soon.

8/10 Good

Greg, Cumming

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
A little disappointing due to elevator problems when we arrived.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Jessica Front Desk on Mar 15, 2024
Thank you for your review! We hate to hear that the elevator problems affected your stay! We hope that you give us another chance in the future!

8/10 Good

EDUARDO, Gainesville

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The rooms have a really strong humidity smell and the floor was really slippery, the breakfast was decent. Besides that all was fine.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Jessica - Front Desk on Mar 12, 2024
Thank you for your business and review! We will take your feedback in consideration.

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Jessica on Mar 15, 2024
Thank you for your great review!

8/10 Good

Ryan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice location. Easy parking. Great view. Big room. Friendly staff. Breakfast was tasty. Only issue was they only allowed two of us to get breakfast which was odd. They said that is how it was booked even though Expedia knew I had a total of 4 traveler.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Jessica Front Desk on Mar 12, 2024
Thank you for your business and review! We will take your feedback in consideration.

6/10 Okay

Jan

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The front desk help was welcoming and the breakfast servers were nice. But entering the room, there was a bad smell, prob mold. I turned down the temp on the thermostat to no avail. If the ac doesn’t work, that explains the mold smell. The bathroom turned us off due to what appeared to be dirty grout and there were brownish smears on the baseboard. Also black streaks on the bathroom door and frame.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Jessica - Front Desk on Mar 12, 2024
Thank you for your business and review! We will take your feedback in consideration.

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Hotel Management on Apr 2, 2024
Thank you for a great review

10/10 Excellent

Anthony J.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice courteous staff. The view of the marina and town was nice.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Jessica on Mar 9, 2024
Thank you for the review!

10/10 Excellent

Lois

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The view from the room deck is beautiful and peaceful. The staff great and the walk ability to St. Augustine perfect. I would have put Quiet, but it was motorcycle week and some were very loud. But I am sure when they left, things went back to quietness. Fun to watch the bridge.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Jessica on Mar 9, 2024
We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to see y'all again during a quieter time of year.

10/10 Excellent

Dean, Winston Salem

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location with easy walk across bridge to town. Friendly staff. Simple and small but very nice. AC unit is loud when sitting on porch but small sacrifice for all the other benefits.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Hotel Management on Mar 4, 2024
Thank you for your great review. Hope to see you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Chance

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Short walk to everything. Excellent staff
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Hotel Management on Mar 2, 2024
Thank you for giving us a great review. Hope to see you again.

6/10 Okay

Robert

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The bathroom needed some serious cleaning. Mold in the shower and around the shower door. We had stayed here several years ago and loved it but it has definitely dropped in appearance and cleanliness.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Hotel Management on Mar 2, 2024
Thank you for your review. We do appreciate you bring this to our attention

10/10 Excellent

ted

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Hotel Management on Mar 3, 2024
Thank you for the review.

6/10 Okay

michele

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Location and easy parking were great,also quiet an safe. Unfortunately the air conditioning was working properly,we woke up in the middle of the night sweating,too hot inside the room . Also the shower was in poor condition.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Jessica - Front Desk on Mar 1, 2024
Thank you for your review! We will take your feedback in to consideration.

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a wonderful hotel with a beautiful view and fantastic spot within walking distance to the main attractions. Breakfast and parking included were great benefits!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Jessica - Front Desk on Feb 26, 2024
thank you for your wonderful review!

10/10 Excellent

Luciana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect spot to walk around st Augustine
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Jessica - Front Desk on Feb 26, 2024
Thank you for the great review!

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Jessica - Front Desk on Feb 26, 2024
Thank you for the awesome review!

10/10 Excellent

Keith, Alexandria

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Jessica- Front Desk on Feb 25, 2024
Thank you for your review!

10/10 Excellent

Katia

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The view from our room of the docks and the Bridge of Lions was stellar. The breakfast was the best I've had in any hotel or B&B. The room marine-themed decor was charming. Great front desk hospitality. We couldn't have asked for more.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Jessica- Front Desk on Feb 25, 2024
Thank you for your wonderful review! We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay!

8/10 Good

Brian

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great spot! Right over bridge - hotel is located on marina. Not as crowded, and very convenient to restaurants and old town.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Hotel Management on Feb 21, 2024
Thank your for your review

4/10 Poor

Marshall

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Staff & service
I had a great stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Hotel Management on Feb 20, 2024
Thank you for your review.

8/10 Good

Lisa, Eleva

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Wonderful staff, Jennifer was awesome. Very quiet. Floors in room were dirty and could be mopped. Breakfast was good but could be a little bigger portions. We loved the patio.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Hotel Management on Feb 20, 2024
Thank you for your review.

10/10 Excellent

BLAKE, Boynton Beach

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Delicious homemade breakfast. We weren't fond of the coffee, but the food was awesome. Comfortable bed & bedding. Easy walk over the bridge to everything. Hardly drove the car in 3 days of our visit.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Hotel Management on Feb 20, 2024
Thank you for taking the time and giving us a great review. We hope to see you again and that you will chose us for your next stay.

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Hotel Management on Feb 20, 2024
Thank you for your review.

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Jessica Front Desk on Mar 21, 2024
Thank you for your great review!

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Conveniently located adjacent to the Lions Bridge, Marker 8 Hotel has everything you could want in order to visit St. Augustine. Rooms were very clean and the bedding extremely comfortable. Restaurants are within walking distance as well as a short walk across the bridge into St. Augustine. Staff was very accommodating and the breakfast was delicious.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Jessica - Front Desk on Feb 16, 2024
Thank you for your Awesome review! We hope to see you again.

8/10 Good

MMB

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable bed, crazy soft sheets, great balcony view (watch the room you pick). Includes bfast - which is nice (although I argue shd include coffee AND juice). I wish a closer attn to details was followed with room maintenance and cleanliness. Like coffee mugs and woodwork were dusty/dirty. Highlight is front desk staff. Great ice machine, elevator to 2nd floor helpful. Has luggage carts to use. Marina is very small, and only thing I’ll state is this is more of a motel. Is at the end of bridge of lions- so you’re on the other side of old St Augustine. Fun to watch the bridge openings. But neighborhood here is a bit mixed - mostly ok.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Jessica-Front Desk on Feb 11, 2024
Thank you for the review! We are appreciative of your business. We will take your feedback and make sure that it is addressed.

10/10 Excellent

catherine

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed two days to explore St. Augustine. We walked everywhere from the Marker 8. The view from our room was wonderful! The breakfasts were unexpectedly amazing. The staff takes great attention to detail.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Jessica-front Desk on Feb 11, 2024
Thank you for the wonderful review! We are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

Chester

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed 3 nights and wished all our hotel stays could be as good as this. Staff is welcoming & friendly. Room size is generous, towels too. Breakfast is included & served with 2 options varying every day and always offering scrambled or fried eggs every day. Good coffee too. Parking is free but spaces can be hard to find. Happy hour is 5to6 daily w cash bar. Restaurants are nearby within walking distance.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Jessica-Front desk on Feb 9, 2024
Thank you for your wonderful review! We are happy you enjoyed your stay with us. We look forward to you staying with us again.

10/10 Excellent

Ellen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Water and bridge view with downtown in the background...beautiful. Didn't hear neighboring guests and parking is right out the door. Couldn't ask for a better stay.
Response from Jessica - Front Desk on Feb 8, 2024
Thank you for the wonderful review! We look forward to seeing you again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous location lovely staff awesome breakfast
This is a great location! The historic district is a short walk across the Bridge of Lions. The hotel is set on 2 floors. It was incredibly worth it to stay in a room on the upper floor with a balcony giving a fabulous view of the bay, marina and the bridge. With my cellphone, I was able to record the “raising of the drawbridge” for sailboats etc to pass. The room is comfortable and the bathroom has a spacious shower enclosure with copious amounts of hot water. My spouse and I loved the nautical feel and theme of the room. Front desk check- in was swift. I’ve got a slogan that comprehensively relays my opinion of a hotel. “If the front desk staff only see me at check-in and at check- out, then I have had no issues/ complaints or found anything wanting that I may have had to request. Special mention must be made of the breakfast here. It is definitely NOT a Continental breakfast. The staff here, Belinda, B’s Auntie and their colleague run a tight ship( 😊) The menu changes every day and Belinda will recite it to each patron without missing a beat. The meal consists of starters and an entree. There wasn’t a day that we had both. If either of us had a starter, we’d share an entree. My only request on our first morning there was extra hot water for tea as the tea in my first cup cooled down too much for my liking. A fresh cup was still not hot enough as I do enjoy extra hot tea. Each morning after that they would have that extra hot water ready for me in an insulated cup.
View from room.
View from room
Bridge of Lions.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Gary at the front desk on Feb 2, 2024
Thank you or staying with us at Marker 8 hotel and Marina. We are glad that we were able serve you. Reading your slogan, I am going to strive to give all guest that level of service since they are words to live by in this hotel. Thank you again and we hope if your travels bring you this way again please come and stay as we look forward to serving you.

10/10 Excellent

Carlos, Asuncion

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very beautiful place and location. Excellent staff and room. Very good bed. Excellent breakfast. Not normal stuff. They serve you. The city is very beautiful and worth more time to see it. The Hotel is near the best places. Recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Hotel Management on Jan 30, 2024
Thank you for your great review and kind words. We are glad that you had a wonderful and relaxing stay. Hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Daimary

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms are comfortable, next to the historic center, clean , relax
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Hotel Management on Jan 30, 2024
Thank you for a great review. Hope your next visit to St. Augustine you will stay with us.