Crystal Lake Park

Ok, they wanted a review, so here goes. Where do I begin? The hotel was closed when I arrived. CLOSED. There was a notice on the door from the fire department, apparently forcing their temporary closure for whatever reason. It's kind of hard to rate a hotel that was shut down by the local authorities. Management never bothered to reach out and contact me to make me aware of this. Plus I had made the mistake of prepaying. I don't know if they're going to use the money they took from me to help them address the fire department issues so that they can reopen, or if they're going to do the moral thing and refund it. Plus there was police activity in the lot of the weed place next door. Not their fault I guess, but it did add a certain ambience to the whole situation.

The carpets in the hotel could really use an upgrade and looked quite worn. The bathroom in the room was small, but the room was pretty spacious. We got a suite, and it was nice to have a small table, couch, and a microwave. The beds were comfortable and the complimentary breakfast in the morning was nice. We had to leave early on a Saturday, and appreciated that the breakfast started at 6:30 am.

The rooms were just OK. My sister-in-law, who was traveling with us and had her own room, found a cigarette butt in her room even though the whole hotel is supposed to be smoke free. The breakfast was VERY disappointing. There weren’t even any bagels, just bread for toast and a couple of muffins. Scrambled eggs and link sausage were the only hot choices. The worker forgot to turn on half of the lights in the dining room so it was rather dark in there until she finally remembered. I will say the beds were comfortable. We might look for a different hotel next time we’re in town visiting family again.