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    Blue Heron Inn

    3.3 (29 reviews)
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    Dirty underwear left in our closet from previous guest.

    2 stars only for the nice lady at the desk and the location. This hotel is run hard and partied hard. Needs some serious management for housekeeping and to ensure the comfort of all guests. Our room was disgusting. Smelled, dirty sheets. I wish it were up to par because the location is awesome.

    The inn is in a wonderful location however the room we stayed in was not clean, smelled of smoke and the bed was horribly uncomfortable. The bedskirt had a giant stain on it The sheets were old and I just prayed they were clean but I am not too sure about that. We stayed 2 nights and after the 1st night we put out the sign for housekeeping to come by. We returned to find that all they did was change the trash and throw (literally throw) the blanket on the bed. No new towels, no vacuuming, and definitely no cleaning. The staff was very nice at check in and the waterfront bar/restaurant was great but that does not make up for the condition of the room.

    Spa Suite
    Eric B.

    Going to review in sections to hit the points.... Day 1 - Friday July 21st..... So we were sad to hear that the floating units were all removed but one. However, its completely understandable due to the upkeep and winterizing that needs to be done to maintain those. They had been there a very long time. We were able to book the one they had left. The furniture is a little out dated but who cares! It was a great room on the lake and fishing off the back porch is amazing! Blue Gill and Crappie seemed to be everywhere with the occasional bass swimming by. We got to watch a thunderstorm roll in and being right on the water like that made it freaking amazing!! Fish were biting left and right and my wife made friends with a few of the local turtles...lol. Drinks and food at the tiki bar along with the bartenders was awesome! The first night of the weekend was excellent!! Day 2 - Saturday July 22nd.... (the bump in the road that was immediately paved over) We went across the street to Mom's Home Cafe for an amazing breakfast. Came back to find maintenance working on our unit. Turns out there was a pipe issue that needed to be repaired and unfortunately we could not remain in the unit. Bummer. The wife really loved the fishing from the porch but we understood. The Inn was close to being booked solid but they offered to move us to a Spa Suite room on the second floor with a full lake view. A young man named Matt who works the docks and maintenance helped us move all of our stuff to the new unit. That was greatly appreciated due to all the fishing gear and stuff we brought. The staff was so apologetic and did everything they could to make our stay as comfortable as possible and to accommodate the unexpected plumbing issue (the bump in the road). We had reserved a pontoon boat from 4-7 pm and due to the inconvenience of the room they discounted the boat and gave us an extra two hours so we went out from 3-8 pm! Matt helped us with the boat and sent us on our way. We had a great time fishing the lake and cruising around enjoying the scenery. Our only issue with the pontoon is that it could use a little bigger motor and an anchor. My wife really wanted to swim with me at the sand bar in the lake but with no anchor we couldn't both leave the boat. Made fishing a bit harder as well because of having to move the boat every so often to not float to close to shore. We were told that past guests just didn't take care of the equipment properly which we totally understood. It's a shame when past guests create an issue the effects everyone else. We made due and still caught a bunch of fish so it was worth it. We got back at 8 pm and went up to get changed. We came down just a tad too late to hit T-Bone's connected to the Inn so I missed out on steak. The smell of that place could make a dead man hungry. Amazing and will definitely be sure to get that steak on my next visit!!! We headed across the street to 3rd Base Bar & Grill and grabbed some food. Came back and hung out with another couple we met earlier in the day. Stayed up way too late but laughed hard and had a great time!!! Day 3 - Sunday July 23rd.... Slept in and enjoyed the spa style bathtub. So much room and such a relaxing way to send us off on our way back to IL. Check out was easy and painless. The wait staff at the tiki bar even made a point to say goodbye to us as we left. It's great to see they remember their guests and do their best to acknowledge that! We headed out and found this amazing BBQ joint 2 minutes away and had a great lunch. We couldn't be more appreciative of the courteousness and over the top kindness that everyone did to make our stay the best it could be. We are already planning to return next year and our hats are off to all the staff and management that make the Blue Heron Inn such a great place to stay!!

    The boat house & a new friend!
    Leah W.

    We stayed in one of the houseboats. It was a lot of fun for our kids. Outdated and the shower had no hot water but because of the novelty, the price ($140) and the outstanding customer service, I still have to give it 4 stars! Overall, we will keep staying here when we come back. I loved it, our kids loved it. Just a great place at a great price!

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    All the food we had was delicious; we rented a pontoon for the afternoon to troll around the lake.

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    I grew up in LaPorte and have lived in Chicago and DC since 1995. After my parents both passed…read moreaway, I stayed here for the week while finalizing the house for sale and have stayed here on visits back to town. It's become a comfortable place for me when visiting back home. I've stayed at great places all over the globe, including a lot of impressive B&Bs (and a few not so impressive!). Arbor Hill Inn is a gem. The rooms are appointed comfortably. They have themes, and from my perspective, are done without being cloying or over the top . The prices are reasonable and the breakfasts are a lovely (and nicely done) way to start the day. The owners and staff are very accommodating and pleasant, and know how to run a place without being intrusive (the house and annex are laid out in a way that one has decent privacy).

    My husband and I had the pleasure of three nights at this great bed and breakfast for a wedding…read moretrip in April. From the first phone call, the staff (Chris) accomodated every request from a larger room to a later check in! She was also very helpful in determining realistically how long our travel from Midway would take! While in residence in Uncle Karl's room, we were treated to freshly baked cookies and tasty breakfasts. The wedding party took over the place and the owners didn't seem to mind at all! Great place for a wedding! Upon returning home, my husband realized he left a club on the golf course! The club was located but the course was not helpful in sending it across the country. Never mind, Laura at Arbor Hills to the rescue! With a bit of online coordination, UPS picked up the club and my husband received it in good time and stead. Talk about the extra mile! Don't know when we will be back, but for sure we will stay here again! Thanks for making our stay comfortable!

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    To add to my original review, I want to add that on the second floor between room 254 and 256…read more There is sewer water dripping from the ceiling. That's right folks you heard me sewer besides the breakfast was the worst breakfast I've ever had in my life if you want oatmeal, you don't get hot water And if you want a plate, you have to go from one end of the room to the other and if you want boiled sausage, well good luck and flat frozen fried disgusting eggs. Not again I will not stay here again.

    This place is ridiculous. Door keys worked one time and then never again so we had to keep getting…read morethem reactivated and even after they were reactivated they still didn't work. After the third time the EXTREMELY RUDE lady at the front desk came up and tried three different cards and said the battery needed to be replaced and she was going to get the maintenance man to take care of it. I asked for a new room and she said she didn't have any rooms because they were full and I didn't need a new room the battery just needed to be replaced. After a half hour of sitting in the hall waiting we went back to the front desk to tell them nobody had come to let us in our room. Only after we told them I had medication in there I needed to take did they finally send somebody up with a key. The maintenance man came up too but never came all the way to the door to check it. An hour later and nobody had come to fix the door so we went back down to the front desk to ask about it because we were stuck in the room because we couldn't leave with the door not working. They gave my boyfriend keys to a new room (meaning she had lied to me when she said they didn't have any rooms) and the maintenance man said he couldn't fix our door (meaning she lied when she told us he could). So if we had never gone down there to ask about them fixing the door they clearly had no intentions of doing anything about it at all. When she gave my boyfriend the keys she told him she never wanted to see his face here again. He came back to the room and told me we had to switch rooms so I packed everything up and we went to the new room and the keys worked but that room was already occupied! Our friends door didn't even lock from the outside so you didn't even need a key to get in, anybody could just push down on the handle and walk right into their room. Freezing cold everywhere except the rooms where you can control the heater. Walked in the room for the first time and there was garbage on the floor of the bathroom. Refrigerator froze everything. When the room door closed it didn't close all the way so you had to push it shut. You can stand in the hallway and hear everybody clearly through their closed doors and you can hear everything in the hallway from inside your room because of the one-inch gap between the bottom of the door and the floor. You can hear people in the next room using their toilets through the bathroom pipes. Their only elevator was out of order. ATM was out of money. Garbage cans in hallways were giant rubber outdoor garbage cans. Hallway by the reception desk smelled like a gas leak and staff didn't show any concern about it and we were told it was probably the kitchen... which was closed and didn't serve breakfast because they didn't have enough staff to work it. Extremely rude staff. This place is a joke. I reluctantly pushed the one star because it doesn't let you post a review with zero stars. Unbelievable that the doors to this dump are even open.

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