I'm mainly giving this 4 stars just because the bed and bedding were so comfortable! Seriously, this bed was like lying on a cloud. After we got to the room, we didn't even want to leave, because you just sink in and it's instant bliss. The rest of the room smallish, but that was ok because we didn't really need much room for anything. We had problems getting hot water in the sink, but discovered that if you turn the faucet on and off twice, then it somehow activates the hot water. The shower was small, but no problems with the hot water there at least.
Now getting to the strange part... the lockboxes. I don't have a problem with a key being in a lockbox, that's very convenient, especially after hours - but please people, make sure your customers are given the correct code!! We'd had a 6 hour drive and were exhausted. When I finally got cell service again after a long drive through massive forests, a text popped up telling me my lock box code.
We pulled up to the hotel around 5pm, and the code didn't work. I tried it about 10 times, thinking I was doing something wrong. The office door was locked, so I rang the doorbell, and a man angrily answered saying "talk into the speaker! Talk into the speaker!" Uh, ok... so I told him that the code wasn't working to pick up our key. He answered back "call the number on the door". Ok...so I did. The call went to some lady who lives in Weed CA! She just laughed it off, saying she frequently gets these calls because the motel has the wrong phone # printed on their door. I apologized, and noticed that there was a paper taped to the door with a different phone number to call. So, I called that one and a super nice lady answered, who seemed to work for some kind of admin assist center. She tried to give me another code to try, but that one didn't work either. I double checked that I was maneuvering the lockbox correctly (aligning the code numbers on the center line), and she assured me I was. She said she would have to call someone to come down to the motel to get me a key, and that he should arrive in about 5 minutes.
Around 20 minutes later, he finally rolled up in a giant fancy SUV. He smiled, but offered no explanation for what happened, no apology or anything. He silently went behind a desk in the front office, dug out a key, and finally said "try this one". Almost an hour after arriving, we got into our room. It was all quite strange, but at least we finally got in - and by this time, we were massively thankful for the comfy bed!
Aside from this experience, the hotel room was pretty nice, and it was clean. We were happy that it came with a refrigerator. Also, the parking is super convenient because you have a reserved space right outside the room. The little town of Mt. Shasta / Lake Siskiyou is just adorable. This hotel is situated within walking distance to the main street of shops and restaurants. We couldn't see the mountain from the hotel, but as soon as you turn right at their exit, you only have to travel about 2 blocks to catch superb views of Mt. Shasta.
This was just a stop along the way for us, so we didn't get to explore as much as I wanted. For dinner we got some tasty Apricot Chicken for takeout at Highland House Restaurant, which is attached to a scenic golf course about 10 minutes from this hotel. Reservations for actual seating were already taken, so we just took it back to room and ate there. The next day after we checked out, we ate at the nearby Yaks Shack for breakfast, and drove to Lake Siskiyou, which was about 15 minutes away from the hotel. Unfortunately the temperature was only around 60 degrees, too cold for swimming - but the lake was gorgeous!
All in all, the lure of this hotel is definitely #1) the beds and #2) close proximity to town. As long as you don't need the room to have a lot of open space, it should work for you. read more