Splendor Farms

Best Farm B&B I’ve ever been to. If you are looking for horse back riding and a place to sleep this is for you! If you are looking for a relaxing change from city life, you will love it. This is a real working horse farm, complete with chickens, dogs, cats, donkey, goats and especially horses. The room was fantastic. The bed was so comfortable, I didn’t want to leave the room. But it was worth getting up for. The proprietor made us an amazing breakfast. The coffee was wonderful. I took my cup of coffee and enjoyed the farm. The swimming pool is a wonderful surprise on a farm. The horse back riding was the highlight. My daughter fell in love with horses and the staff was so generous in their time, teaching her about the horses. I loved seeing the puppies. The dogs that roamed freely were so friendly, I felt like I had a dog for the weekend. I can’t wait to go back.

On June 30, 2014, I took my family to Splendor Farms in Bush, LA. The following is a true and accurate statement of our experiences during our stay…
My children wanted to go horseback riding and after searching the internet, they found the website for Splendor Farms in Bush, LA. I went online and researched and found many negative reviews and also positive reviews about this place… I was to find out later that the positive reviews must have been left by friends and family of Splendor Farms or by the management itself.
That being said, I will now DETAIL this «All Inclusive» experience:
THE STENCH
From the moment I opened my truck door until after I left, my nostrils were filled with the aroma of fresh squeezed feces. If you enjoy the smell of animal dung, this is the place for you!
BREAKFAST
When we found this place online, it was advertised as a bed and breakfast. The «breakfast» that we got was muffins wrapped in cellophane, three yogurts, juice, and three apples located in a mini fridge next to a disgusting toilet that would not flush… LITERALLY RIGHT NEXT TO THE NASTY BROKEN TOILET.
POOL AREA
The pool was filthy. There was not only a lot of debris floating in the pool, but also swimming bugs, and worse of all, dead frogs floating in the pool. To top off this «experience» the biting flies and mosquitoes were so bad that we could not spend more than 10 minutes out there before we had to go inside.
«PETTING ZOO»
This is NOT like any petting zoo I have ever been too. The ground was «Slip-​n-​slide sloppy» and muddy, the animals were covered in mud and dirt and biting flies. The «zoo» as it is described on their website consists of a few goats, sheep, and two ponys… one of which bit my 10 year old daughter and drew blood. Once again, the owner shrugged this off with the, «you ARE on a farm» excuse.
THE PUPPY FARM
We were not allowed to go into the pen with the puppies unless we… and I quote…“are prepared to pay $ 1500 in case one gets hurt” because she said, her puppies are special and that is what she sells them for. Nice attitude. Now, although the puppy area was clean, the place where they keep the adult dogs they breed was atrocious. The SPCA should make a surprise inspection… don’t worry, I called them.
NASTY ATTITUDE OF THE OWNER
Kelly Bensabat… what can I say about this «lovely» woman? All of us… including my children, were made to feel as if we were intruding on her property. Her permanent scowl made my children want to stay in the room because they were afraid that she would yell at them. Picture the woman in the beginning of the Wizard Of OZ that took Toto away… Almira Gulch… THAT IS HOW THIS WOMAN ACTS.
Friends, I truly hope you heed my warning and steer very clear of this nasty and stinky place… THE ONLY THING THEY DO WELL IS MAKE EXCUSES.
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