My honey and I came here for a quick get away, and a much needed vacation. My dad & stepmom had visited before and really had a gear experience so it was a must for us. Be forewarned, this place is pricey!!!
Let's start with the good:
The customer service was excellent! From the pool-side servers, to the guest room employees, to the check-in experience, to the gym attendee, everybody was very friendly and nice. 5 stars alone for the customer service. They had a bottle of Champagne waiting for us in our room for our 1 year anniversary.
The views are breathtaking, from the rooms to the poolside lounge chairs (which are more comfortable than any I've sat in). The scenery alone was worth the trip.
The free waters and Klondike ice cream bars were a huge plus. We could not stop loading up on both of these. I think it's a very classy move, based off what you're paying for. We found an ice cream fridge right near the Hummingbird Lounge, and hit it many times. Also, the Hummingbird Lounge was perfect to relax in and order drinks. The service in their was top-notch, and the drinks were perfect (my honey had an elderflower cosmo which she LOVED).
The free game room was really cool as well. It had a pool table, recliner seating for movies, game machine that had around 50 games on it (all free), computers, chess board, fussball table (missing the fussball), dartboard (missing the darts) and fridge.
The gym was very nice, and had cold bottled spring waters to use, along with weight equipment that actually gauged your range of motion and told you when you were going to fast and too far, or too slow and not far enough. Their was an upstairs yoga room as well. It wasn't a large gym but much bigger than your typical hotel gym with more machines than most.
On to the bad:
The room, while nice, was very cramped. I felt like I was knocking things over every time I got out of bed, and there was not much luggage space. The bed was comfy and the balcony was nice, along with the shampoo/conditioner, but to pay close to $300/night for that small of a space was not my cup of tea. I also didn't like how the bath tub side was so high up, as you basically had to sit your bottom down and slide over to get into the tub. Especially for my honey, with her hurt ankle, she could barely make it over.
The other part was the steps up to the room. Another inconvenience, as the elevator did not go all the way up to our floor. We had to get off at the hummingbird lounge, and then trek over to a flight of steps. I felt horrible for my honey having to climb all those steps on a hurt ankle.
Their onsite restaurant, Madison's, was also another downer. That'll be reviewed on it's own, but the only thing good out of that was our wine
The pool was a letdown as well, as I was expecting it to be deeper, and it was more a wading pool. Ok, great for kids, but look at the clientele ... mostly older and no kids to tote.
Last but certainly not least was the spa. We had facials done (we were 10 minutes late to our apt) and the cost for both of us was insane. I'm not even going to mention the price. I did enjoy it, but not worth the cost.
Overall, a good stay for relaxing. Based off price, though, I would spend my money elsewhere. read more