This is a hostel-make no mistake.Grounds gorgeous, but an attempt to disguise property and justify charging >$100 for a dorm room.\r
They cut corners and call it ""charm"".No:phones,tvs,in room ironing boards/irons,hair dryers or bathrooms,even no sample shampoos/soaps as can be found in any motel.\r
$130 for a small sitting room w/a cot and another tiny room with a double bed.Furniture was pleather covered adirondacks.Floor and furniture alike were covered with dirt.\r
Noise level constantly elevated (as in most youth hostels)-aggravated by paper thin walls and loud crowds of drunken visitors to the many bars onsite.Expected to sustain loud partying of fellow guests on balcony directly outside our window.\r
We had to walk to end of hall every single time we had to use the bathroom (even more inconvenient when you consider all the beer served onsite!) \r
All of this would not be as bad if staff were not so incompetent and rude.My brother had his wedding here and staff messed up his plans from the start by double booking his wedding and forcing him to move it indoors.Everyone in my party had issues with staff from waiting 15 mins. for a carry-out salad that had to be retrieved personally from the kitchen to waiting 5 minutes for a drink only to have a staff member cut to the front demanding a drink for himself after working all day. \r
In general staff is extremely slow and laissez-faire.Found ourselves constantly waiting for everything.The real underlying problem here is the price.Have seen and come to expect most of this behavior while staying in hostels in Europe and have never been surprised or complained.The reason is that hostels cost around $30-$40 a night-so you get what you pay for. If this hostel were $30,I would have no problem. It is the fact that they had the gall to charge me $130 per night for far less service than a Red Roof Inn and far more hositility that irks me.\r
Pros: grounds arepretty.bed comfortable.
Cons: uncomfortable/dirty.rude staff/poor service.no bathrooms in room.expensive.
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