Mel's Landing

One of our family member needed a rapid PCR test in order to fly to China. He made a reservation online but found out that somehow he reserved a time that was in the past, i.e. a 10am appointment when he reserved it at 11am. He called and they said he could come anytime as there was no wait at all. So we went and there was really no wait, and we got the result back only after 25 minutes.

Note that it is a trailer parked on the very far west end of the parking lot of Chili's Grill & Bar.

I was super worried because I paid $300 for tests for my husband and myself to get rapid PCR tests and THEN read the reviews! Turns out, there was nothng to worry about. We went on a Thursday mid-morning in mid Febrruary. There was no line. We were helped right away and the whole testing process took less than 5 minutes. My husband's appointment was for later in the day, but he came with me on the off chance they could test us together and they did with no issue. We received our results about 30 hours later. I would recommend them again.

If you're going to use their service around a popular travel holiday, perhaps drive by to see if there are high wait times before booking an appointment? I know a lot of others were waiting in impossibly long lines, but we didn't expereince any.

This place is a good place to stay for a night or two. Cramped spaces, mostly a parking lot, but the staff is nice and it's right on the beach and safe. There is hot water, but it doesn't always work, so be sure to tell the staff you need hot water so they can make sure the water heater is turned on. There is wifi and it worked at all spots.

Mel is great! Location steps to the beach. Locals come in to party on the weekends. Can walk to a great restaurant. Tad pricey but worth it.