Overall, staying at this hotel was a good experience and I *almost* want to give them 5 stars. They do a lot of things to try to make your stay a good one, but I think they need to try just a little bit harder to really make this place shine.
The Good:
*Easy to book a room online
*The rooms are decently nice and include a small fridge & microwave. Our single king room also had a pull out sofa and a nice desk to work at.
*They make an effort to provide healthy shampoos and soaps
*The dining area is small and loud, but it's awesome that they provide breakfast & evening snacks with a free drink. The food available for purchase was good, if a bit pricey.
*Pretty cool that they have an indoor, heated pool. We didn't get to use it, but it looked nice and clean through the windows
*The decor throughout the hotel common areas is all western/horse/cattle themed. I really enjoyed the artwork and overall decorating theme
*The free wifi worked, had adequate signal, and was fast enough
The Average:
*The staff are all nice. Yet they all (the ones we interacted with anyway) lack that sparkle and shine that would earn them 5 stars, in my book. I'm not sure exactly how to describe it, but it's that customer service quality that makes you feel like they really care about you. They are good, but not great. With the exception of the evening cook on Saturday. She was awesome and went the extra mile for us even when she didn't need to. 6 stars for her!
*The bathtub in the room was an 'ok' size. Nothing special, but adequate.
The Bad/Annoying/Disappointing:
*The hotel is a bit pricey for what it is and the "discounts" online are basically a joke. You pretty much get the same rate no matter what, online.
*There were ants marching in our room throughout our stay. It didn't bother me enough to complain, but I overheard the housekeeping staff call for the room to be "sprayed" after we checked out, and that this was an ongoing problem for them.
*All of the soaps & shampoos are in pump bottles and, with the exception of the handsoap, none of the pumpers worked at all. The shampoo, conditioner, and body soap are all firmly attached to the wall in the shower and inaccessible except by pumping (which doesn't work).
*The heavy curtains did not close all the way and the lightweight curtains are see-through. Even when I got the heavy ones to overlap and stay in place, the AC would blow them open again. So unwanted light and lack of privacy were an annoyance.
*There was not adequate parking in the lots. There was plenty of street parking available....but the neighborhood is somewhat questionable. When we pulled into a street parking spot, there was a drunk and/or homeless man sleeping on the mail box right next to us...
*The pool area closes at 10pm. I suppose this is later than some hotels and earlier than others. And I suppose it's reasonable for noise control, or whatever, yet it was still a disappointment for us. A nice, quiet soak in the jacuzzi after a long day would have been nice.
*I thought the blanket on the bed was inadequate, and if you make use of the handy pull out sofa, there is no blanket to use whatsoever.
*I mentioned the dining area as something awesome above. My only small complaint is that they close a little too early and they start putting the food away before the actual cut off time.
*They allow for late check out, either 12pm or 1pm...but they won't give it to you until the morning of your check out day and they have a limited number of late checkouts that they'll allow. My experience at other hotels is that you can generally request a late check out the night before and they will allow it, no problem. This hotel sort of hemmed and hawed, like it was a big deal and a precious commodity. Even when I did call the morning of, they just couldn't let me check out at 1pm, it had to be 12pm. After I left the room, I had to stay in the small lobby outside my room for quite a while. Housekeeping didn't even get to my room until after 1:30pm and were still cleaning that wing well after 2pm. So I relly don't see what the big deal was. Maybe I'm missing something??
*I know I could have resolved some of these issues by calling the front desk. But, I don't know, I just wanted to stay in peace without calling about the ants. And the soaps. And the curtains. And the blankets. And the check out.
Conclusion:
It's a decent place to stay, if slightly over priced, and they make some good efforts to make your experience a good one. The annoyances and disappointments were relatively small, but cumulative, and ultimately caused me to dock 1 star. I think that with just a little bit more effort on the hotel's part, this could be a 5 star experience. read more