My husband and I just came back from a week long stay in Solvang. We stayed in a King room (Room…read more202) at the King Frederik Inn. We absolutely loved our stay here. Except for the loud people by the pool blaring Mexican music and laughing and talking at the top of their lungs on our first day here (husband needed a nap after a three hour drive from LA), our stay was perfect.
The room was comfortable, had good air conditioning and heating, windows that opened to let in fresh air, a bathroom with a tub and shower (though the tub was kind of small, my hips were a bit squashed) and toilet with a window (important for ventilating after bath and stinky toilet goes), and it had a separate area with a sink and mirror to wash our face and put on makeup.
We also had a coffee maker, microwave, and refrigerator, which we made good use of. The hair dryer was not working, but that was okay because I let my hair dry naturally after trying the dryer and finding it defective. We didn't use the iron, but our room had one of those too.
It had a mirrored closet with hooks (no bathrobes) where we hung our nice shirts, dresses, and jackets. Our bed was large and comfortable. There was a tv, desk where my husband could use his computer and write (we also ate dinner on the desk), two comfortable chairs (one for each of us), board games in the office (we played Scrabble one night), and night stands for each of us with an area for our shoes and a pull out drawer.
There was also a big and clean three roomed drawer for us to put our clothes in. The maids came in and made the bed and changed the towels every morning. The carpet was clean too, but we wore indoor shoes just in case.
We loved the heated pool and jacuzzi. We had it to ourselves when a mother and her son left. There were also plenty of clean towels by the pool with tables and chairs, lounge chairs. It was a bit windy the day we used the pool, but I liked that it was warm. My husband felt that it was too cold and that we waited too long in the day to use the pool (it was late in the afternoon).
The office had pastries from Olsen's Bakery, coffee (plus decaf), hot water with tea and hot chocolate, apple and orange juice, milk in cartons (milk alternatives too), apple sauce, granola bars, and oatmeal in packages with hot water. Oh, and there was ice water too with cups for hot and cold liquid.
The Inn is in a central location, withing walking distance of everything and although Solvang is a small town, this Inn was right smack in the center of everything. Loved the location. Parking was ample and great. We drove away and came back to our same spot twice.
Karen was the one who booked our stay on the phone and was wonderful. We love Karen. We loved our stay and will come back again to the King Frederik Inn.
