Old Alcohol Plant Inn — Restaurant in Indian Island

YOU NEED TO KNOW YOU WILL BE STAYING IN A HOMELESS/TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROJECT, see next paragraph. Prior to booking, please know what you are getting yourself, your friends, your children, into in staying here. This is NOT YOUR NORMAL HOTEL - IN A BAD WAY! Dirty, run down, eerie.

Then know this - Here is a quote from THEIR WEBSITE'S "Our History" (found under "About Us"): "The founders acquired the Old Alcohol Plant ... and also established non-profit organization, Bayside Housing & Services using a creative, one of a kind approach. ​While other organizations have converted hotels for use as homeless shelters or transitional housing, Bayside and the hotel elected to retain the hotel business as part of a sustainability model." See www.baysidehousing.org for what Bayside does - THEY AREN'T HOTELIERS.

WE LIVED IT. WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WE WERE GETTING INTO. YOU SHOULD GO IN WITH YOUR EYES WIDE OPEN - We were to arrive about 9p and called ahead. We were told someone would "meet us" at the hotel to "open up and get us keys." What? We walked to our room past decorated doorways to other rooms - think dorm room decor - someone was making it their long-term space. I felt like I was watched the entire time we were there, and possibly in our room. Next morning, I went to the dining room. There was no staff in the DR, but much chatter coming from the kitchen. I went to the kitchen door as a guy was walking out eating his plate of food -- bottom line is folks were cooking their own food in the DR's kitchen - IT WAS THE LONG-TERM FOLKS LIVING IN THE HOTEL. After ensuring my spouse was safe, I waited in the lobby. All administrative doors were locked, no one was at the front desk - think ghost town. One admin person came through the lobby and went to her office, unlocked the deadbolt, went in and locked the deadbolt behind her. OH, and all these people in the building but only 3-4 vehicles in the parking lot!

We did not know what we were getting into. If you are OK with the above, more power to you. From my perspective, I simply believe everyone deserves to know the above and make their...

Stayed here for our week long vacation on the peninsula with our two kids. Staff were nice- the lobby/ front desk is only manned during daytime hours. Price was fair and competitive for the area, plus we comfortably fit in a standard suite. There was a living room area with a pull out couch, desk and balcony with a water view, and a semi separate bedroom with a comfortable king bed. Bathroom had a shower, no tub, and was a little dark. Mini fridge and microwave were helpful for keeping some cold drinks and having some snacks/ breakfast options on hand. No breakfast offered at the hotel, except brunch on the weekends. We did go to the on site restaurant Spirits twice for dinner and the patio seating was really nice, surrounded by a garden where they grow flowers and vegetables incorporated into some of their dishes at the restaurant. We were disappointed not to be able to sit outside the second time, as apparently there were many reservations for the patio that Sunday, although there were still tables open when we left. I would say make a reservation if you want to sit outside on a Friday or weekend. Coffee is offered at the front desk but not until 8 o clock, and not great. As coffee people we were not satisfied with the on site options and ended up driving to Starbucks down the street at the grocery store qfc every morning. No laundry on site but we did drop off laundry at the Laundromat next to qfc and they were nice and had it done the same day. Housekeeping is by request and we did request it twice- it was fine except they didn't empty the garbage bins the second time so we were left with full trash bins in the room. I'm sure they would've taken care of it had we said something at the time. Overall it was a good place to stay in the area and the price was right. Would probably stay here again if we were...

Others in my party described rooms that were nice. I didn't have one of those. No, mine was downright strange, ugly, dark and uncomfortable. Room 301, to be exact. Right past the elevator. In the main portion of the room there were two dim lights. One near the ceiling near the bathroom and on bedside lamp. Even with both on, I still needed a flashlight to read information by the phone. Maybe the hotel figured the less I saw of the stodgy and musty decorations, the better. There were screw holes where art once hung above the bed, now there's only a visual void. Speaking of the bed, woof, it was a real dog. I've slept in some real dives in my days but the was one of the worst mattresses. The comforter was musty and felt unpleasant, I kicked it off and just used the sheets even though the room was oddly cold. Cold and clammy, as if the room had been left locked up for many years. All the furniture looked cobbled together from multiple yard sales. The TV was the one modern amenity. The carpet was a typical shag. The bathroom, on the other hand, was a visual delight! Vibrant and gay striped wallpaper, a wonderfully gaudy gold frame around the mirror and absurd "brick" walls in the shower. The shower itself was lackluster, as far as holels go. It did get hot, I'll give it that but otherwise it was like a shower you'd find in spare bedroom at your grandma's house. I don't expect a ton when I stay in a hotel but it leave me saying "Ugh" when I first see it. It didn't improve when I saw it in the morning. I checked out ASAP. Great bar on the ground floor, though! And again, my travel mates said they had nice rooms. I looked at the pictures others have uploaded to Maps and see what they mean. I somehow ended up with room from a 80's slasher...