Let's start with what we LOVED about this place. We stayed in the Panorama Room for one night 10/03/14 for my husband's birthday.
1. Great LOCATION...it's on the river! Beautiful and relaxing. It's like your own oasis, not crowded, play at your own risk! (You sign a safety waiver).
2. Close to Sequoia National Park (which is why we stayed here and based upon fellow Yelpers). Also, our sight seeing tour guide actually picked us up from here.
3. Friendly STAFF...from the girl who checked us in (sorry we forgot her name) to Cherry, who helped us with our t.v. issue, and the guy who checked us out. We never met Mars but she seemed nice on the phone and emails. Always quick to respond to my questions...Thank you!
4. The CATS...I loved them so much!!! Wish I was able to play with them more. The orange tabby Maine coon one reminded me of my own. They are friendly and they liked to be petted.
5. Great FULL kitchen...our intentions was to cook dinner, but it was getting late and we were tired from all that hiking and sight seeing tour stuff.
So, now let's name the things we DIDN'T LIKE:
1. The SMELL...the room has a weird odor. I don't know if it's because the structure is old or the paint, but it smelled like aged wood and dust (it's hard to describe).
2. OVERPRICED...I guess I expected more from the room for what I paid for. (Maybe an air freshener, even a birthday greeting or something accommodating).
3. HARD bed...there's 2 queen beds in the Panorama room. The one on the right, when you walk in softer than the left.
4. MIRRORS...I need them! There's one in the bathroom but I need a full body one.
5. Poor LIGHTING...it's dark and there's small lamps everywhere.
6. NO SMORES!...we didn't see anyone lighting the fire-pits, and we didn't get the famous s'mores that everyone said they got.
Overall, we enjoyed our stay and my hubby had a great time on the river. It was a great bday getaway.