did not arrive till early hours,think we where given a standby room,not very good nothing worked,complained and up graded to 2 room flat,quite big ,cooker ,air con,fridge ,tv and cooker The room had a quite,nice view,Theres a small shop around the corner,top of the road on beach road bars for breakfast even a Mcdonalds,the staff on the desk did there best ,even arranging a taxi tour around the island would go back again good value for money
Positive: moderate rate, very friendly staff, good location.
Airport pick-up and drop-off after midnight - US 20,00 each way per 1-2 pax no problem.
McDonalds with stable WiFi 200 meters away 24H, convenience store behind the corner 24H. 10 min.walk along the main road to the bar, dine, shop area.
Occasionally (mostly Thursdays) local restaurants put stalls just across the main road right on the sea-shore and sell various filling local food: 5-6 choices for US 5,00 Have fun!
Negative: room is simple and rather battered, kitchenette is awful - would not dare to cook anything.
Beach and swimming are far away.
Mixed sleep quality:
- bed is spacious and moderately hard, pillows are OK, no noise from outside (my window faced the entrance), sheets clean;
- no curtains, only simple and partly deformed hard plastic blinds and my room window faced the communal balcony (privacy!!), A/C is a bit noisy.
Mixed bathroom quality:
- spacious, many towels and sundries, very strong hot shower 24H;
- very shabby and rather gloom, mustiness (fungi??) on the ceiling.
WiFi is weak and unstable on the second floor.
If you are really room-sensitive, don't take it cause you may be disappointed. Otherwise, don't look around - just stay there and don't think much of it ))
Sightseeing hint:
If you want to visit Banzai cliff and Suicide cliff without car or taxi but for free, take North-bound free shuttle bus from DFS Galleria, get off on the last stop - Mariana Resort, then walk further along the main road for about 50 minutes.
Not much has changed in Saipan or at The Summer Holiday. Room rates were about 55 US$, ample parking, free wifi, free coffee in the lobby in the morning. Cable tv is imited to a few channels, TVs are small and old.
But I still enjoy my stay due to location, price and staff quality. Thai and Korean Restaurants and McDonalds are located right behind the Hotel on beach road, Marthas 24 hr minimart is beside the hotel also.
Ill be back again.....
Please, if you get here and they put you in room 105 turn around and find somewhere else to stay. I stayed here for 5 days, the initial shock wore off but it was still very basic. I guess the price is low enough to make some difference but on the whole I would not return. There are better rooms, an if you are lucky to get one of those you'll probably be happy with your stay. Wifi is free but very poor in room 105, and if you log on in the lobby be sure to put bug spray on...
ive stayed at the summer holiday off and on for over 10 years. as of sept 2011 it was still 55 a night. the wifi is free, although a little slow. staff is nice and the rooms are always clean. they could do some ugrades like tvs and paint but for the price its a pretty nice place. 24 hr store is next door and all the shops in garapan are walking distance.
