We stayed in a mini-suite on the 2nd floor of the 900's building for 2 nights while vacationing in Bend. The room and the hotel did not live up to my expectations. We paid extra for a river-view room, and it was definitely not worth it! The building was about 20 feet from the river, and we could not see the river. Overgrown trees and bushes completely covered any view of the river from our room. I certainly would not recommend paying extra for this river-view. I thought that maybe the view was better from the other buildings, so my son and I walked up a few buildings until the mosquitoes attacked. The view hadn't gotten any better. We did not use our balcony at all because of the mosquitoes and the lack of a view.
The room was dated and dark. Several items in the room needed to be repaired: one of the locks to the balcony didn't work and the toilet rocked. The furnishings seemed dated and tired. I was expecting a much prettier, secluded setting for the hotel and a nicer room for the money. Next time, I would look for a hotel which was newer and was located in more of an out-of-town area.
On the positive side, breakfast was included and was very good with many choices: eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, cereal, yogurt, pastries, etc.
The desk was understaffed when I checked out. There was only one person behind the desk who spent several minutes trying to help a woman find a dog park on a map. Meanwhile, four people were waiting to check-out. She did not ask how my stay was.
While in Bend, we had dinner at two wonderful restaurants: the Pine Tavern and Ciao Mambo.
