The view is fabulous from 8th floor!! We booked this hotel for 5 nights completely sight unseen. I have stayed in other hotels in Daytona/ormond beach over the years and just wanted to try something different and had no idea what to expect. I read the reviews and they were mixed so we decided to just see for ourselves. The room was roomy and clean, the bed was comfortable and did I mention the oceanfront view? I have stayed in the newer hotels that can even be a little less money, but the location(no drive zone) was perfect. Food, shops, ocean's walk.
About the negatives. Yes the hotel is a little older, the elevator a little slow, and the doors can stick. It IS a beach hotel. People will use the ocean and walk into the hotel wet and sandy so some dirt and wetness will be par for the course.
We will definately stay here again.

I have stayed at this hotel several times in the past and was pleased. This is why I chose to stay here with my family this time. I was scheduled to stay here 6 nights but only stayed 3. The only reason I stayed 3 was because I couldn't get a room elsewhere for my 3rd night. Our room was on the 8th floor in the corner right next to the Ocean Deck. It was very loud. The balcony was disgusting. There was bird poop all over the balcony along with thousands of ants. There were ants all over the room itself. We were afraid to eat the food we bought to keep in the room for fear of eating bugs. I left this hotel for a Radisson at half the price and it worth what I paid to stay here. I will never stay here again and would never recommend anyone else to stay here.

I have seen and read the recent reviews, and unless something drastic has happened over the last year, these folks have just been unlucky recipients of crappy service at a great hotel. My son and I stayed for 5 nights the week of 4th of July, 2006. We had a spacious room facing the beach, with a smaller balcony. The rooms have 2 different balcony sizes - the smaller one is fine for 2 people, but if you have a larger party, request a room with the larger balcony!! The tiki bar outside wasn't open that I saw while we were there, but the hotel bar is right inside the door from the pool deck, if we had to walk inside for a drink - big deal! There was a decent, standard continental breakfast daily - toast, cereal, fresh fruit, bagels, etc. The breakfast is nothing to write home about, but worth having, for sure! We had no problems with the cleaning service, things were always clean and fresh during our stay. I left my wallet in the room on more than one occasion - in a drawer - and never felt it was even seen, and it was definetly not a concern about leaving things in the room. The front desk staff was corteous when asked a question about the area, and asked about our stay each time we passed the front desk. The view was great from the balcony, we could see the main street pier just north of the hotel - about a 5 minute walk - see a good distance north of it, and all the way to the larger buildings of Daytona wayyyyy south of the hotel. If you have any questions, let me know!!! I am a frugal traveler who looks for the very best deal, as far as quality and value and I would definetly stay at the Mayan Best Western again!!!!

We were just there April 4-7. The room really grossed me out, but all hotels were booked because of a cheer competition.
We were on the 8th floor with ocean view. The patio was covered and I mean covered in bird poop. These need to be cleaned at least weekly! There was pidgeon droppings all over the outside air conditioner unit where fresh air is pulled into the rooms and the filters inside were disgusting. Lord only knows what we breathed in. There were 2 light bulbs out which never were replaced. Also I found it odd that there were no blankets on the bed. Only a sheet and spread. I doubt that the spreads are washed with each stay. The window had brown cobwebs, so it hadn't been dusted in a long long time. The only thing good about the place is the proximity to the beach and activities.
The bathroom faucet was broke so we only had warm water at all times.