Daytona Beach Recommendations

DAYTONA BEACH RESORTS

Wyndham Ocean Walk

• 2-bedroom lock off or 3-bedroom units will be ocean front
• Any rooms ending in 21 are good
• Ask for ocean front not ocean view
• Beach front location
• Book deluxe rooms not suites
• Don’t book 2-bedroom over service entrance (people go to smoke below balcony)
• Lazy river, water slide, 4 pools
• Many 2-bedroom units are interior with windows facing the hallway
• North tower has less outside traffic
• Unit 1523A has a great view of ocean in north tower
• Unit 221 is a good 2-bedroom deluxe
• Units 1532A & 1534A were good
• Units 926 & 1326 are 2-bedroom deluxe in north tower with ocean view
• Units ending in 08, 09, 10 put you in the middle of the resort
• Units ending in 12 – 15 are ocean front in the south tower
• Units ending in 21 – 27 are ocean front in the north tower
• Units ending in 28, 30, or 32 are ocean view in the north tower
• Units ending in 29, 31, or 33 have view of parking lot in north tower

Worldmark Daytona Beach – Ocean Walk (Club Pass Resort)

• Beach front location
• Lazy river, water slide, 4 pools
• Worldmark units are on floors 11 & 14

Daytona Seabreeze

• 1 Bedroom Oceanfront, 2 Bedroom 1 Bath Oceanfront, 2 Bedroom 2 Bath Oceanfront, 2 Bedroom 3 Bath Oceanfront, 4 Bedroom Presidential
• Minimum check in age 21
• Parking: On site parking at no charge. One vehicle per villa (no over-sized vehicles, trailers, or RVs).
• Trailer and RV parking located down the street for a fee.
• Day use policy: Club owners not staying at the resort must call 48 hours prior to arrival to ensure availability for day use. First priority given to resort occupants. There may be blackout dates due to high demand. 6 person limit.

Casa Del Mar

• Studio (oceanfront/street side oceanfront are larger), 1 Bedroom Standard, 1 Bedroom Deluxe, 2 Bedroom Oceanfront, Combined 2 Bedroom Oceanfront, 2 Bedroom Deluxe Ocean View
• Minimum check in age 21
• Request third floor or higher if booking ocean view

Dolphin Beach Club

• Late check-in procedures: After hours, guest keys are placed in a lock box outside the office door.
• Minimum check in age 21
• Other notes:
  • Please be aware that Dolphin Beach Club is an older resort that may not have all of the same standards and size that can characterize many of Bluegreen's newer and more extensive properties.

Fantasy Island Resort II

• 1 Bedroom, 2 bedroom, 2 bedroom penthouse
• Minimum check in age 21
• Office hours: Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., Friday - Sunday 8:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.
• Late check-in procedures: Call the resort prior to check in to inform of late arrival. Resort will arrange for key pick-up at the lock box on site.
• Parking: On site, no charge, one vehicle per villa. Off-site parking available for a fee.

Outrigger Beach Club

• Minimum check in age 21
• 1 Bedroom and Studio units
• Office Hours: Mon. – Thu. 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Fri. – Sun. 8:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.
• Late check-in procedures: Call for late check-in. You will be given the combination for the lockbox and procedure.
• Parking: On site, no charge, one vehicle per villa. Off-site parking available for a fee.

DAYTONA BEACH RESTAURANTS/FOOD

• Aunt Catfish’s (awesome food) (fantastic cinnamon rolls at breakfast) (Port Orange) (on the river)
• Beach Bucket - serves a nice beachfront breakfast. It's outdoors under umbrellas and is within walking distance on the beach
• Black Bean Cafe
• Boondock’s
• Carribean Jack’s
• Charlie Horse Restaurant
• Cheddars
• Crabby Chris Beachside BBQ and Sweets
• Crabby Joe’s Deck & Grill
• Cracked Egg Diner
• Dixie Crossroads
• DJ’s Deck
• Donnie’s Donuts
• Duff’s (buffet)
• Fysh
• Genovese’s Italian
• Hannah’s (Port Orange)
• Hog Heaven Bar-B-Q
• Hull’s Seafood
• Inlet Harbor
• JB’s Fish Camp - Great food, great atmosphere and live music most weekends.
• Johnny Rockets
• Lenny’s (best pizza) (Ormond Beach)
• Martin’s Restaurant & Lounge
• Ocean Deck
• Old Spanish Sugar Mill Grill & Griddle House (in De Leon State Park) De Leon Springs, FL) (30-minute drive)
• Our Deck Down Under Restaurant
• Panheads
• Pat’w Riverfront Café
• Peach Valley Café
• Pepper’s
• Racing’s North Turn - Racing's North Turn. It's a good place to eat....inside or out. It's in the old north turn of where the original race track used to be. Has interesting photos going way back. It's right on the beach, so you can sit on the patio and watch the ocean. Good food and usually live entertainment.
• Riptides Raw Bar and Grill
• Sloppy Joe’s
• Starlight Diner (across the street from the resort)
• Steve’s Famous Diner (great French toast)
• The Black Bean Cafe, it's near Daytona SeaBreeze, at least 2 breakfast and 2 lunches every trip for us.
• The Chart House
• The Oyster Pub
• The Pickle Bar
• Zappi’s

DAYTONA BEACH BARS

• Hidden Treasure Rum Bar & Grill Ponce Inlet

DAYTONA BEACH ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

• Alligator Zoo/Park (St. Augustine, FL)
• Angel & Phelps Chocolate Factory
• Blue Spring State Park
• Blue Coast Bike Rentals
• Day trip to St. Augustine (45-minute drive) 
• Daytona Flea and Farmers Market
• Daytona Lagoon Go Cart Track (right across the street from the resort)
• Daytona Speedway Tour
• De Leon Springs State Park
• Duck Boat Tour
• Dunlawton Sugar Mill Gardens
• Friends of the Marine Science Center
• Halifax River Dinner Cruise
• Kennedy Space Center
• Lighthouse (Ponce Inlet, FL)
• Manatee Boat Tour (Ponce Inlet, FL)
• Marine Discovery Center (Ponce Inlet, FL)
• Marineland (St. Augustine, FL)
• Oceanfront Bandshell concerts
• Richard Petty Driving Experience
• St. Johns River Cruises & Tours
• Turtle Sanctuary

DAYTONA BEACH GROCERY STORES

• Aldi’s
• Buy groceries on mainland before checking in
• Publix (4 miles north of resort)
• Walmart
• Winn Dixie

DAYTONA BEACH OTHER INFO

• Huge car show during week of Thanksgiving (hard week to get in)

DAYTONA BEACH ADDRESSES

Wyndham Ocean Walk & Worldmark Daytona Beach – Ocean Walk
300 North Atlantic Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL 32118
Phone: 386-223-4800

Outrigger Beach Club
215 South Atlantic Avenue
Ormond Beach, FL 32176
386.672.2770

Fantasy Island Resort II
3175 South Atlantic Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL 32118
386.788.2928

Dolphin Beach Club
3355 South Atlantic Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL 32118
386.761.8130

Daytona Seabreeze
3125 South Atlantic Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL 32118
386.788.1000

Casa Del Mar
621 South Atlantic Avenue
Ormond Beach, FL 32176
386.672.4550 

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.