Marriott's Monarch at Sea Pines

We have stayed at Monarch multiple times. There is a new initiative this year. Each unit has a “starter pack” of supplies, i.e. bathroom soap, dishwasher pods, dish liquid etc. After you have used that you must purchase your own. This is the first time we have stayed in a “high end’ resort where we weren’t supplied soap for the entire stay. One tiny bar was supplied for each bathroom. Definitely not enough for a family of 4. This is ridiculous! Of course, additional supplies are available for purchase, at high Marriott prices! We already pay high maintenance fees. This really put a damper on our stay. If you are there for a day or two, you are all set. If you, stay longer, not so. That is not fair. And no notice was given. We expected better from Marriott!

Great stay

Marriott management will not give an extra small bar of hand soap for the bathroom! Nor will they supply more dish washer soap after you use the initially supplied 3 pods! For a week at the beach! NO extra laundry soap after two loads for a week at the beach with a family of 4! This is new this year and there was NO notification to owners! We have been coming here for 37 years! We will sell or otherwise dispose of this unit! Absolutely ridiculous.

This is a resort that we have stayed at several times previously and one that we had loved, but it has gone downhill. We stayed here for spring break this year, and our stay was disappointing. Rooms were nice, however, our building was having plumbing/water issues, and both of our condos were without water on and off. The one day we were without access for nearly the entire day (including for in all of the bathrooms). We have been MVC owners for years (and we are titanium elite bonvoy members), and we have noticed a considerable decrease in the level of maintenance and customer service in the past several years (since MVC broke off from Marriott corporate and became its own business entity). MVC management - please do better.

We arrived at the Monarch 4/6/24 - 4/13/24. We celebrated the birthday of our 95-year-old Grandmother. We called & spoke to NICK one week before our arrival about some challenges that we might have. NICK said he would do all he could but couldn't make any promises. When we arrived NICK had addressed all of the concerns. Vacations & Memories are rare & can go both ways! We are grateful we chose the Monarch. It may be older but it was clean, well well-equipped, & the service was excellent! From the balcony, we could see the gardens & beautiful water ponds. The location of our room was absolutely perfect! The beach is right outside the front desk area. It felt like a private beach, very clean & clear water and beautiful grounds to enjoy the beach area. We joined everyone outside for the Eclipse. It was mesmerizing! We stayed in a two-bedroom/two-bath. There was no noise at night & the activities were well planned. The receptionists were really helpful and friendly. Great staff who knew true customer service! Any negative reviews are very misleading. The Monarch is truly a Diamond In The Ruff & we will be back to make beautiful memories..

Very clean and well-maintained, but somewhat dated compared with Marriott's Surfwatch, on the north end of HHI. Smaller than some other MVC 2BR villas we've stayed at. As at most, if not all MVCs, the leaf blowers crank up around 10-10:30 like clockwork. I don't know why it's necessary to blow every leaf away every day. I think most guests would rather have the quiet.