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Update 12/2022 Danfords sent me an email asking for an updated review since they are up for an award that they give themselves since they own marinas.com. Granted I didnt keep my boat there this year but still in touch with friends. Horrible year, nobody showed up at the dock parties all the family atmosphere is gone empty slips everywhere. Some activity with pilings and electric but still a mess. James the dockmaster was electocuted on the dock and had to be hospitolized for days. Loose wires hanging everwhere stay away. They also did not fix the gate yet that doesnt lock, boards coming up with nails everwhere.
They keep advertising specials for the rooms since no one goes there. 2 people called for info on slips and no one ever gets back to them. Probably figuered to much money to fix up maybe they will sell it and new ownwers can put things back to normal.
Update, As a response to Michael. I'll just ramble........I have had my boat at Danfords from 2009 till 2021. He knows who I am.
Dockmasters have been John, Tom, James and Jack (for a week in 2019). No dockmaster after that, only Marina Manager a 19-year-old. There is not a dockhand there with any training and have filled Diesel boats with gasoline twice last year.
The docks are not secure! You can step around the fence at multiple points and the main gate did not latch closed the last 2 years. There was also no security in 2020 or 2021 in the hotel or on the docks.
What's the point in selling me a parking pass with nowhere to park? Buying the pass does not guarantee a spot. They do have a 15 minute parking but don't enforce it and let select people stay in those spots.
There was always supposed to be dockside food delivery, maybe they ran out of plates from the dockhands kicking them in the water instead of returning them to the kitchen.
Your restaurant downfall was when you hired Chef John and he changed the menu. At least he tried to keep the place clean, unlike the last 2 Applebee's managers you hired.
So glad they are fixing the electric after multiple seasons of pedestal fires and transformer burnouts on boats. Let's also not forget about 10 days of no electric last year with hardly an apology and no compensation.
1st Review, Not sure where these reviews come from? Wish there was a zero. There are zero amenities at Danfords!! Spa is never open or can't get an appointment due to no employees, hotel is run down in every aspect, outdoor food service area has bird feces everywhere, no dockmaster, dockhands that can't tie a spring line, WIFI does not work, cable does not work, old unsafe docks with nails popping everywhere, breaker wall is non existent with no sea protection, no food service at dock, no pool, no picnic area, no barbeque area, no vehicle parking, no ship store, no mechanical services, no shuttle to local beaches, no trash pickup, electrical spotty and blows breakers, no security at hotel or docks, dock gate does not lock in the evening leaving people to roam the docks while your sleeping. Most of the items I listed are said to be included on Danfords website or Dockwa. Others listed can be found at any real marina. Best part is.........OVERPRICED. This is at best a one day stop over. Danfords nor the town of Port Jefferson is a vacation destination.