I was traveling to Hermiston with my mom, who is disabled, to see my grandmother for her 81st birthday. I called Oak Tree Inn and reserved a handicapped accessible room on the first floor. I spoke with Juanita and she assured me they would reserve a first floor accessible room for us.
Upon arrival, I was told we had a room on the second floor. I told them that I had reserved a first floor, handicapped accessible room, and the woman at the desk apologized and told me they don't really have any like that, but they do have an elevator.
My concern is this: if there had been a fire while my mom and I stayed there, how could I get her down the stairs in her wheelchair? One can't use the elevator during a fire. It seems highly negligent to me to put someone in a wheelchair on the second floor. It could also be considered false advertising to tell someone over the phone that they have reserved a first floor, handicapped accessible room, only to put them in a regular, second floor room upon arrival.
As a plus, the free wi-fi worked after calling down to the front desk to get them to reset it, and my mom enjoyed the 78 cable channels. It's located just behind a Safeway and close to a convenience store.
