If you're planning to stay at the Inn at Honey Run, there are some things you should know. We booked two nights there, in their Honey Comb rooms. We are a couple in their mid 60's in good health, hubby has back problems and has had several neck and back surgeries.
Nowhere do they tell you that if your room is in the second floor, that there is no elevator. They also do not tell you that you can't park near your room to off-load your luggage. You must park a short distance away, on a very hilly slanted spot, carry your own stuff to the building, then climb steps, to get to your door. None of this is mentioned on the web site, nor when you make reservations. You then need to move your car further away up a hill, and walk back to the rooms.
Wine is a big thing as well, when you check in, they give you two plastic glasses of red wine and a plastic container with 6 stale crackers, some chunk cheese, and some sort of tough meat for your room snack. When we said we didn't drink, there was the "you don't drink wine??" eye roll from the desk clerk, and two cans of soda were given. There is also a bottle of wine in the room, again, not mentioned. Why are guests not given a choice? Some bubbly non-alcoholic drink should be offered. Not everyone drinks alcohol. And that "snack" was embarrassing for this type of place.
We ordered room service for dinner, a 14 ounce rib eye to share and a couple of salads. These are delivered in a large paper bag, in plastic containers, with plastic utensils. A plastic knife and fork, to eat a steak. It didn't matter that it was impossible to cut the steak with the plastic knife, because the steak was inedible. Tough, barely cooked, after being ordered medium. It was cold, and just awful. We called the desk and they took it off the bill. The salads were good, though on the small side. There was some sort of flat bread that was almost raw, so we didn't eat it.
There is a smal individual coffee maker in the room, with very good coffee pods. We didn't get the biscotti in the room the first day, so we asked for some. We didn't care for it, it was very heavy with almonds with no sweetness, just almonds and bland. We had ordered breakfast for the next day, which was delivered right on time. The omelette was fine, nice and fluffy, and the waffles with fruit are very good. But again, without being mentioned, we got 2 Bloody Mary's. For breakfast. There was no mention of that, no offer of another juice. Just more alcohol.
The room is nice, rather small, but ok. Nice size tv mounted on a telescoping wall mount so you can see it from the bed or couch. The couch was comfortable. There is a gas fireplace that's nice also, if you're successful in getting it to turn on. The king size bed is HIGH, which could be an issue for some. The fitted sheet on the bed had zero elastic, so it didn't stay on the mattress. Waking up in the middle of the night with no sheet under you is not fun.
The view is nice from the small patio, there's bird feeders so you can watch the birds. The curtains on the sliding door and nice and heavy and block the morning sun well. The patio has a couple of chairs and a table, so weather permitting a nice place to relax. The shower and bathroom are well done, clean and very new looking.
We had high hopes for our stay here, after many years of hearing how nice it was, with great food etc. Unfortunately our experience didn't match expectations. Why was there so much plastic? For the prices, customers deserve real silverware and plates, and sheets that fit and...
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