We have been coming to the Henlopen Hotel every summer for well over 10 years. In recent years, they seemed to start sprucing up the hotel (new lobby floor, renovated oceanfront rooms, etc.). It's always been a great stay in an ideal location. However, this time when we showed up, our room was less than ideal. The sheets on the bed were dirty (there was a booger on the sheets near the head of the bed), there was black mold or mildew on the floor next to the bed, the toilet seat was broken/disconnected, and the rest of the room was just generally not as clean as it usually has been in the past. They did give us clean sheets when we asked for them. During our stay, it seemed as though the cleaning staff were overwhelmed as they didn't even get to our room on one of the days. Everyone who worked there was very friendly and welcoming and we'd like to go back again, but the general cleanliness of the rooms needs to improve and they probably need to fix some of the maintenance issues as well.
Improvements I would make if I ran the hotel:
1. Make sure rooms have clean sheets.
2. Install showerheads with detachable shower wands.
3. Replace broken toilet seats.
4. Inspect rooms for cleanliness (clean up mildew/mold whenever present--that much mildew doesn't grow overnight).
5. Continue to renovate rooms as they had renovated the oceanfront rooms a few years ago.