This place was pretty awful. A lot of people direct their wedding guests to stay here, however they are not fully prepared for such clientele. Upon arrival I was greeted not with a warm smile, but with scowl and a rather a brusk "How can I help you". I told her I was checking in, and she gave me my room key. I asked if they had irons, as I had to iron my pants and shirt for the wedding. She told me that they were all out. I stood there a bit puzzled, waiting for follow up directions (e.g. check back in an hour or one is due back shortly) instead she just stared at me blankly and offered no apology. I mean a lot of wedding guests stay here, I cannot imagine that this is the first time they ran out of irons, so maybe they should have purchased more irons by now. So, luckily there was someone in there (he was trying to fix something the screwed up with shuttles to the ceremony) that had an iron that he would be finished with shortly. He asked my for my room number so he could call me when he was done. You'd think the front desk would make a similar offer, but not so much. So, whatever, I grabbed my key and headed over to my room. First impression was the smell. It wasn't knock me out awful, but it was pretty gross. The TV and TV cabinet were pretty dusty. The carpet had stains, the bed skirt had stains and the bathroom floor was dirty.
Now it is a motel so I wasn't expecting beautiful decor (although they do promise that all rooms are "beautifully furnished".) The room I had goes for $87.00 to $209.00 per night (depending on the season), so I was expecting decent. The comforter was an awful floral print that I am guessing is the original comforter they bought for the room. The linens where stained and scratchy. They did however smell clean(ish). The bathroom was covered in awful pink tile and the shower (no bathtub) has only a white shower liner hanging, no actual shower curtain. The shower head didn't so much spray water so much as it drooled on me. The angle was terrible, if I was any taller (I'm pretty short), it would have been hard for me to get completely wet.
My phone rang about forty-five minutes after I checked in, and the guy I talked to in the lobby had an iron for me now. I scanned my room for a board, and did not see one. I walked over to the other room and picked up the iron. I asked him if he had a board, he did not. On my way back over to my room I popped into the lobby. I asked the woman behind the desk for an ironing board and she looked at me as though I asked her if they gave out free puppies. She suggested I use the bed. Now, that might work for pants. I'm sure she is used to ironing skirts, dresses and slacks. Ironing a men's shirts requires a board. There is no possible way to iron a button up shirt on a BED. I ended up putting down a down and using a round table. The shirt didn't look anywhere near perfect, but it was passable as long as I didn't take off my blazer (which I didn't).
So, they where not the friendliest, most attentive motel/hotel experience I have ever encountered. The accommodations where not the cleanest or most modern in which I have ever stayed (FAR from it). However, I have seen slightly worse (although for a lot less money). You know, there was going to be a but, I was going to give them two stars, after writing this all out though, I see no reason for that extra star. I could not imagine paying $209.00 for that room in peak season. read more