I stayed at a rustic place in Marblehead, OH over the weekend...the Lighthouse Lodge. It was the…read moresite of a 20 year reunion of friends with a common medical link. Even though the place lived up to its advertising as being clean, cozy and comfortable, the male proprietor and a woman who apparently did his gardening or housecleaning were unpleasantly rude. In addition, upon arrival they tried to change the terms of our written rental agreement to their financial benefit. Very sleazy. A cool venue, but if you are foolish enough to do business with this guy forget about customer service and count your fingers after shaking his hand. Check out his picture on the www.lighthouselodge.net website. What you see is exactly what you will get.

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So happy that we chose to stay here! Cheaper than a hotel and a dock hang out that is unbelievable!…read moreThe owner is amazing and so friendly. He helped us find some things to do locally during our stay and recommended some great restaurants. The room was so clean and decorated with a nautical theme, too cute for words. I can't say enough about the dock area. There is a tiki bar, tons of seating, fishing equipment and Florida-esque decor that will make you just want to stay on the property and not leave. Can't recommend this place

Fully stocked apartment minutes from Cedar Point amusement park and downtown area. Unit has…read moreeverything you need from bath towels to board games and movies. Friendly, helpful owner/manager.

We were there on May 21, 2015 for a one night stay at the Cottage Rose. We absolutely loved it!…read morePrior to booking the bed and breakfast, the two owners (Virgil and Suzee) were great at communicating prices (very low) and accommodations, as well as on point with reminders. They went out of their way to make our stay pleasant, they even changed their own plans as well! As for the house itself, it is something out of a story book! Suzee is an exceptional designer, and the entire house feels lively and comfortable. You truly feel at home. You get the entire upstairs which includes a massive bedroom, a TV room, and a private bathroom. No one bothers you or even checks up on you. You are given the house key, so you are free to come and go as you please. With being only 1 mile from the lake (great for sunsets!), and just minutes from the great local shops and restaurants in Sandusky, OH, the Cottage Rose is the place to stay! (Especially at only $85 a night!).

I've always wanted to stay here. It was amazing. The beds were sooo comfortable. The pillows were…read morefluffy. The views were amazing from every angle and direction you looked. 2 pools and hot tubs. Indoor pool and outdoor pool. Game room. 4 different places to eat. A few bars. Beach access and activities. I would love to go back for a day and not even go to the park but just enjoy the hotel and its amenities. I do want to point out one thing that was kinda frustrating for us. The guy who checked us in told us that the pools closed at 9 but the hot tubs closed at 11. That didn't make sense to us. So we left the park early so our kids could play in the pool just to find out they're both open until 11. Both pools and both the pools and hot tubs. That caused us to take time away from the park when we didn't actually need to. The park closed at 10. It didn't make sense for the pool to close at 9. It also didn't make sense that the hot tubs which are in the same area would be open until 11 but not the pools. While we only stayed 1 day here, we spent Saturday evening-Monday afternoon at the park. Had we only been there for one day, and been given wrong information about the pool times and left the park early for the pool when we didn't need to, I would have been more frustrated. Everything else is and was amazing

Hotel Breakers - Waxing nostalgia turning to disappointing modernity…read more My wife and I have been visiting Hotel Breakers annually now for about ten years, vacationing with her parents, sister, and all of our kids. My wife and her family have been visiting since she was a child. For them the return visits continue to be largely motivated by memories and tradition. I have the benefit of a more objective look at the resort, but even they agree on the following points. Reservations / Check-In : My mother-in-law calls to reserve rooms the first available day they can be many months in advance. Every year she requests three adjoining rooms in the same location of the resort, even supplying specific room numbers as an example. Ever year the results vary. Sometimes we end up on different floors or the wrong area. One year one of the rooms wasn't reserved at all. This year we were in the requested area, two rooms adjoining and then one down the hall. I've never had anything close to this situation occur at any other resort and it continues to boggle my mind how this ask is never accomplished without incident. We were once told the reservation team was not part of the resort but either a fully siloed team off-property or maybe even a separate entity entirely. I am not sure if that is still the case but the process of reservations has been around a long time and is not as complicated as it seems to be made here. The front desk / check-in team has always seemed unprepared and without much empathy. The Pools / Splash Pad : The pools this most recent trip were the dirtiest we have ever experienced. An incredible amount of bugs and debris were in the water and the filters did not seem to be turned on our whole trip. When we asked a life guard / attendant at one of the pools she let us know it was "her first day" and was unsure of what to do. There are elements at the splash pad that I don't think have ever worked in the near-decade I have been visiting the resort. The liner of the pools is an extremely coarse material that I don't think has ever changed and I have never experienced anywhere else. The quality of maintenance and upkeep in the pool areas was summarized this trip by a food tray leaning against a trash can for the entirety of our weekend. The Rooms : Less egregious than the first two points, I don't believe I have noticed much of an upgrades to the rooms here in our years visiting. Furniture and walls displays wears and tears and everything feels clean...enough. Our patio set was pretty filthy this past visit and it was disappointing to have to clean it ourselves compared to the room rate. Speaking of room rate, the prices at this resort feel tough to justify based on the experience on the property. What you are paying for is proximity to Cedar Point and Shores, as well as the beach. The proximity is a great amenity (especially with kids) and we would find it hard to do the trip without it. Much like Cedar Point and Cedar Point Shores, everything appears to have taken a budget cut since the merger with Six Flags. I would love to see the Hotel Breakers put some emphasis on returning staff service levels to their former high levels, put money and effort into maintenance and upkeep, and justify the high room rates by offering more than just proximity to attractions. The Breakers is a historic and beautiful resort that deserves to meet the expectations of those who visit it.

This place is so awesome! The whole house is super clean and the housekeeper is so friendly and…read moreinviting! The view from our room is stunning and the whole house itself is super unique. A lot of care is put into this place. Our bed and pillows were super comfortable too. I just can't get enough of this place! I'm going to miss it when we leave tomorrow. (Also, the parfaits are delicious and defitiely add the toppings if offered)

Stayed here in late August this past summer and just booked again. The house was great, and the…read moreview you just can't beat.