Stevenswood

My fiancé and I stayed here one night while driving up the coast. The lodge is very cute and the landscaping is gorgeous. We arrived in the evening and went down for dinner. The food was very upscale — delicious! I had the petite filet with a mushroom sauce and my fiancé had the lamb shanks. We shared an amazing crab appetizer with clarified butter and some spice which I think was chili. Afterwards we jumped in the hot tub and then over to the infrared sauna for a bit. It is pretty small, just big enough for us two. It was a great end to the night. The bed was very comfortable with nice pillows, and the room a nice size with lots of windows. The blinds were dark which is nice if you want to sleep in, which my fiancé did. I got up and drove around the area in the early morning rain. The nearby beach town is so cute and I saw tons of surfers and boaters suiting up for the cold ocean waves. Breakfast was included and started at 830. It was also delicious. They really have an amazing chef there. The service was friendly and I especially liked meeting the resident cat named Marco. A sweet cat that the owners adopted. There were spa services available, but they were pricey. Maybe not for a resort, but I’m used to Illinois prices at the local massage envy. The waitress gave us recommendations for parks to visit. There are many in the area and worth your time. I would definitely come back.

We booked a room through Travelocity and got a different room than we reserved. The room was dirty, the fireplace was full of ashes. the sheets were dirty — :-(
About 2 minutes after we checked in a paper slid under our door that said the front desk was now closed and gave a number to call for emergencies.
The front desk host, Nelson, was very kind and could sell you a penny as a copper engraving of Lincoln! He described our plasma screen television which was about the size of a computer monitor.
In the morning, the front desk host was not at all friendly and argued with us when we said the sheets were dirty. He finally did let us speak to the manager, who agreed to move us to a different room for the 2^nd but said we may not be able to keep that room for the 3^rd night. Indeed, on the last night, they said we would have to move back to the original room. We opted to move on. We weren’t offered a refund or even a parting gift or anything.
The breakfasts were small but delicious. The coffee in the dining room was French press and very good. The setting is lovely.
In short, I’m sure the resort was lovely at one time, but it has not been able to keep up and the prices have not adjusted.
There is never an excuse for dirty sheets and never an excuse to argue when informed of such a shortcoming.
We will not be back and we have told several of our traveling friends the same thing.
We frequently visit the North Coast area and we are sorry that we cannot recommend this resort.
Tyla Healton
Sacramento