Where to Start? Booked the Romantique Suite a year in advance, asked about bringing our tiny bird Charlie (a Parrotlet) and were told he was welcome. No mention of an extra charge. Called about a month before arriving to confirm the reservation, again asked about Charlie. Again, no problem, no mention of a charge. We got a call early in the day or our arrival and were told out room was ready! Great news, so we did show up a bit early. The room was EXTREMELY hot, well over 90 degrees. The person who took us to the room apologized and turned on the air conditioner. We opened all windows and turned on both large fans trying to cool the room down. The ceiling fan over the king sized bed has been disconnected. The room did not cool down. Turns out the air conditioner, a free-standing unit, was not vented to the outside, in fact the wall-mounted vent to the outside had been duct-taped over! The A/C unit pumped out cold air from the front vent but pumped out an equal amount of hot air into the room from the back vent. The microwave door was trashed, broken, not safe for operation. The room was not clean, heavy old dust on many surfaces. The bed sheets smelled sour. The balcony has a table and two chairs. The table had not been cleaned for a long time. The baseboards are long overdue for caulking, paint and cleaning. We talked to the manager, she said they were intending to correct the A/C, and replace the broken M/W. Later, she offered to move us to a room with a good M/W and a functioning A/C. We moved into the adjacent, smaller room. The A/C was ducted to the exterior and had a towel rolled up under and in front of it. It did work and cooled the room down, however, I wound up turning it off after discovering a small lake that had formed on the floor in front of it. Took two bath towels to capture the pond. This room was also not clean. A 4" long mat of cat hair stuck to my foot as I was getting into bed, wound up on the bed, yuk. The sink was missing a drain plug, the tiny refrigerator actually froze solid everything we put in it. Same disgusting baseboards, a rough hole in the bath door where someone had torn off a robe hook. The floor lamp lampshade is hanging loose. This room also had a balcony, but the chairs have lost their spring and when you lean back, they just keep going, very uncomfortable. The bedroom window used to have window shade, it is missing but the brackets are still there. The exterior staircase to these two rooms is unsafe. The top step is out of code, is taller than all of the steps leading up to it. This caused my wife to trip. The entire staircase is in need of repair, is leaning, looking stressed. The paint is literally falling off the exterior.
When we checked out, I asked if they intended to make an adjustment to our bill due to all of the hassle with the heat, changing rooms, numerous problems with both rooms and the lower rate on the room we moved into. I was told they would look into it, but probably not because they had tried so hard to accommodate us. I pointed out some of the problems and was told we should appreciate what the Arrowhead Lake Inn offered and that there are people in Mexico that don't even have running water or toilets. HUH? I gave up and left. I called two days later to see if they had decided to make an adjustment to our bill. I was told that I had brought a pet and had not told her about it and there is a $25 charge, so no adjustment would be made. I explained my two conversations about bringing Charlie and that a charge was never mentioned (there is nothing on the web site about a charge for pets). I asked about the difference in the rate between the two rooms and was told there would be no adjustment made. Something is very wrong with this business, look elsewhere. read more