So, kinda confusing...but Barefoot Bay (aka. Big Al's Barefoot Bay) and now Castaway's Bar & Grill…read moreis out on Lake Bob Sandlin. Wife and I stopped in (as we have never been here before and they had Line Dance lessons from 6-9. Service was good and a great view of the lake. Food was bar food and good for around here. Line dancing was a bit of a let down as they didn't have a great sound system. But, lots of people showed up and made it fun. All in all, the restaurant is young and they are experiencing some growing pains. Broken tea maker and got a an appetizer wrong...but they made it right. Had pepperoni pizza and Philly Cheesesteak...but forgot to take pictures. We will come again and grow with them!

FLACCID AL'S BAREFOOT BAY…read more JUST THE DETAILS -Our lawnmower stored at Barefoot bay was taken and used by the new marina owners. They claim that our contact and payment info was never transferred from the old owners and it was abandoned property to seize because of that. -Trying to get things sorted out we had unpleasant interactions and intimidation tactics used against us and potentially witnessed some child labor violations. -Payed them the past due balance. The returned mower had approximately $500 worth of vandalism damage done to it. They eventually paid for the repair which seems to be an admittance of guilt. They have not admitted or apologized for any of the damages or unethical use. THE FULL EXPERIENCE Upon returning spring of this year (2025) we were met with all new signage and a fresh wood facade inside and out. New cameras everywhere, an updated bar and dance hall. It was impressive at first glance. Sadly the facelift that had been preformed was nothing better than lipstick on a pig. Under the shimmering red gloss this place is still just swine wallowing in its own filth. On our first visit this year to pick up our mower, a drowsy looking man that appeared to have gum disease approached us. He told us he was wondering who the trailer belonged to. We explained that we were the owners of the equipment. He stated that our automatic payment we had previously set up would need to be updated. When we returned 3 weeks later we found an empty trailer, our mower was missing. Someone had to cut our lock and cable off. We went inside and asked for a manger only to be greeted by a child behind the counter. I asked for a manger and she went to go find them. A middle aged man with a large cold sore approach me and asked what I needed. I was sharply dismissed and directed to a lady in a side office. She started filling out a theft report when a young lady with an upper lip piercing came in and asked what happened. She asked if it was a red mower and then said she would be right back. While I waited for her to return the little girl behind the counter was processing transactions at the register unsupervised. Selling snack, drinks, and even cigarettes at one point. When the woman with the lip piercing returned the girl asked her if it was legal for her to sell cigarettes. She was told no, but not to worry about it. I was eventually handed their land line phone and talked with their new property manager Jessica. While on the phone the cold sore man returned and demanded I take that call elsewhere. He insisted that was a business line and I needed to take the elsewhere. After I told him I was on the business line with the business (the property manager) he stood there staring at me and eventually walked off. A week later when we picked up the lawn mower it was back on the trailer. That's where their fulfillment ended. The control handles were bent so badly the enamel paint was chipped off and the lawnmower was not controllable. The key cylinder had been destroyed, the throttle control was bent, one of the transmission releases was bent, and a chunk of the handle foam was torn off. They vandalized the lawnmower extensively before returning it. Eventually the property manager reimbursed us for the vandalism caused on her team's watch. That seems to be the only ethical part of this entire exchange. What seems to be the most concerning for the future of the marina is the complete lack of ethics within the staff, and potential of willingly violating child labor laws, a minor working the register alone selling age restricted items. The behavior by the cold sore man, a supposed manager trying to pressure and intimidate us, damaging property that they were paid to store and keep secure. "Big Al's" has fallen flat. This place needs to seriously consider replacing the local management. From what I have seen and personally experienced recently at Barefoot bay, it is my opinion that people lacking so much integrity and intelligence operating a business are untrainable and just need to be replaced.

Slept really good not noisy at all and very clean. The staff is very friendly and welcoming also…read more If you're in the area and looking for a place to stay I recommend this place. The only thing is no hot breakfast

Great spacious and well-maintained place for my family. They have a free washing and drying…read moremachine, but the detergent is $1.25. They don't serve complimentary breakfast, but they're located near a few breakfast places and there's a Walmart within walking distance. Overall, the service was exceptional! Huge shout out to Brianna and Kim for taking good care of us and being patient with us.

The price was right on. The man who answered the phone was very friendly and helpful. We arrived…read morelate and trail weary on a very cold night so it would have been nice if someone could've turned on the heat in the room before we got there. It's hard to sleep in a freezer! To add a little more insult to injury, at the crack of dawn I realized... no toilet paper! Argh! Come on, folks!

Very friendly staff - I was involved in a 15-minute conversation about anything and everything just…read moreby checking in. Bluegrass listening sessions by the fire pit (nice smoky smell coming from that way). As good or better rate than anywhere else in town. Generous sized and well appointed room, very clean. I haven't seen every hotel in this town, but I can't think of a place I'd rather stay in this part of Texas.

I paid 82 + tip to have my golden retriever groomed and trimmed. I arrived to her shaved down which…read morewas a surprise. But it's hair, it will grow back so no biggie. Upon returning home, I was checking her over and realized her ears were disgusting and dirty. I called, asking about it. Thinking maybe I didn't add that on. They just gave me excuses saying she must have shaken her head and had all that drainage and to watch her because they definitely cleaned her ears. We had had her groomed many times in the past and her ears were always spotless upon picking her up. Very disappointed in their response. Basically "come back in and we'll look at them" to which I replied I was home watching my kids now and family was coming over. They acted defensive as if it wasn't their problem. Such a bummer. Now to find a different groomer for our 3 dogs.

Bella and Ally love it here. They have such a good time. We've had them stay overnight while we…read morewere out of town, taken them to day care and have had them groomed here. The staff are wonderful! Friendly and helpful. I highly recommend them.

I was moved into two rooms one had a refrigerator that didn't work with a towel laying in it and a…read morepuddle of water on the floor and the refrigerator. The second room they moved me into the refrigerator was dirty and the person above me had a broke shower I was told by the front desk that's why they were making so much noise from 2:30 AM all the way into checkout time.No hospitality here and I was told I was being rude to their staff when I asked their maintenance man if he spoke English? Because I was trying to figure out how much I should say to him if I could keep it simple or speak, fluent English to him or try to use a little bit of Spanish that I knew I definitely will be disputing this charge with my bank

Clean! Nice room. Modern not worn out. Great staff. We always enjoy our stay there. We especially…read moreappreciate that the hotel accepted pets.

Dirty. Trash in hallway. Fly in bathroom. Someone's old yogurt in fridge. Asked for an extra…read moretowel, and was told that I could only exchange towels, but could not have one for my hair. Gave in and said I could have one, but picked up trash off floor and touched towel before washing hands. Pretty sure floor hasn't been mopped in forever. Vending machine not working properly. This is only the first 15 minutes. Only reason I'm still here is husband is embarrassed to cause a fuss. Don't want to use pool but it's closed for maintenance anyway.

Gross and stinky. Those are the two keywords I put in my reminders for this review. Gross and…read morestinky. We checked-in for a one-night stay. First, it was $200. For one night. In Mt. Pleasant, Texas. We aren't in a metro here, we're in a small room and in the cruddiest hotel in town, apparently. Room was awful. It literally stunk. I turned the AC on, the entire front of the unit fell off into the floor. The floors, speaking of... were dirty. There was actual visible mess on the bathroom floor. The shower had hair in it. Towels were stained. Staff was UNDERWHELMING. Overall, terrible experience. I'd give it 0/5 stars. We will never return. Highly recommend you go elsewhere. Read the other reviews... they are not lying.... "Roach on wall by our door as we were coming in for the night", "Room is musty", "This LaQuinta is not well maintained"... they're not lying. RUN the other way. There is a much nicer hotel across the highway... don't risk a night here. I mean risk literally.

Not staying here again.They told us ahead of time there was a problem with water pressure in our…read moreroom.They knew this but who knew how long they didn't even bother fixing it.The water cooler in lobby has dirty water .There was no lights in the bathroom we had to go get someone to fix that.This place isn't being taking care of .We left by mistake phone charger , when we called about it the first time no one picked up, we called later in the day told someone will call back , they didn't. Don't come to this location

Mildew in shower, broken toilet seat, door hanging from hinge. Just not worth $86/night.read more

I would give this hotel ZERO stars if I could. I made a reservation for April 2024 nearly a year in…read moreadvance for 1 night and they just cancelled my reservation on me so they could price gouge by charging 4x what I made my reservation for. They also cancelled the reservation of another group I was meeting there as well so this wasn't an error. They are claiming they overbooked but when I spoke to the reservation line for Wyndham they offered to re-book (at the significantly higher rate) and how could they do that if they were overbooked?

Room was clean and tidy. Looks like it has been renovated in the last 10 years. Back parking lots…read moreare very narrow for a full size extended cab work truck. Power was out for about 4 hours but they had no control over that. Friendly staff.

We are traveling with one of our dogs, so we needed a pet friendly hotel. Otherwise we wouldn't…read morehave chosen this place, and as soon as we walked in our room, we knew this never would have even been a consideration had we been traveling without a dog. It seems like the hotel is trying to make updates which is why I give it 3 stars. The bathroom counter seems updated, and the light fixtures seem updated. The room is probably newly painted, which is the reason for uncovered electrical outlets maybe? The carpet is awful. Disgusting. I'm pretty sure there is a health code violation somewhere in there. Insects like this place too. Glad we booked this on Hotwire for an inexpensive rate, otherwise this quick overnight stay would have gone a lot differently.

Walls are paper thin, extremely poorly kept, place just looks run down, trash and broken beer…read morebottle all over the walkway to our room. And lastly staff was rude. Asked for a few spare towels and they treated me like I asked to sacrifice a goat.