While I was in Daytona recently for work, so was Milton. Hurricane Milton that is. Just about every hotel in a 30 mile radius was booked. It was either here or $800 a night at the Hilton. My work wasn't as excited about the Hilton idea as I was. So Hawaiian it was to ride out the "sprinkle" that was heading our way. The place in my opinion could be updated.
The when I walked into my room, my opinion quickly changed. The room was updated, very nice and clean. Not to mention the view, even during a hurricane was awesome. I wasn't sure if I was going to depart the next day or not so I only booked for 1 night. Because of Milton, I needed to stick around for 1 more day and everywhere else was sold out. Including the Hawaiian. When I was checking out, I was chatting with the staff present and I shared my problem. Right away the woman offered a room so I didn't have to sleep in my jeep. And instead of marking it up and taking advantage of the situation, she gave it to me for normal price. Staff is friendly, place is clean, plenty of things to do within walking distance. I would stay here again