MCCLOUD HOTEL

Magnificence in the mountains! Luxurious yet comfortable, dogs welcome!

Stayed at the hotel for 2 days concurrent with a meeting we held at the adjacent Axe and Rose Public House. Staff was wonderful and incredibly attentive. The hotel is incredibly charming and well appointed and would be a wonderful place to stay for pleasure (rather than my work-related reason). The garden areas outside of the hotel are lovely and I actually spent some time relaxing and doing some quiet work near one of the fountains.
Food was AMAZING. Both the breakfast offered each morning, and the lunch / snacks provided to us by the Axe and Rose in the meeting. Truly great food and again...the staff were incredibly attentive. I highly recommend anyone staying here and/or even having a work event here.

Plus 1-Star for being Dog Friendly. My 11-pound Goldendoodle LuLu was able to eat her Farmer's Dog breakfast that I brought from home while I sampled the many items available each morning at the 8:00 AM breakfast buffet. Once I made a "custom scramble" using fried eggs, country potatoes, bacon, avocado, spring onions, and Tapatío sauce. Another morning I enjoyed scrambled eggs, sausage patties, waffles with blueberries and real maple syrup. Chilled fresh whole milk, O.J. hot coffee (locally roasted), several bread choices, pastries, fruit, and cereal. On Wednesday evening our party of four (and LuLu) had a wonderful dinner on the outdoor patio at the Sage Restaurant. For me the wonderful food makes up for any shortcoming mentioned in reviews regarding chipped paint, cleanliness, no TV in the rooms, no bar, Monday-Tuesday restaurant closure, etc. Thankfully daily maid service is not offered, keeps me from having to hang a "Do Not Disturb" sign or telling staff I don't want it. My room's AC kept me cool during July with 90-degree temps.
In closing, thank you Cindy for your hospitality and willingness to share your knowledge of local history and activities in and around picturesque historic McCloud.

I make a point of staying in non-corporate and usually older places when I travel. As such, I know to expect quirks, some wear-and-tear etc, in exchange for character and ambiance. The McCloud Hotel has both and I mostly enjoyed my stay. The bed was lovely and comfortable and the food I had there was good. However, this grand dame of a hotel seems to be devolving from shabby chic to mostly shabby. In terms of general upkeep (bumps, scrapes, chipped paint, shabby furniture) this hotel needs TLC. And there are definitely cleanliness issues: While eating breakfast I looked down to see a lot of dirt and what seemed to be mini chunks of something on the rug in the corner; the outside stairs down to the first floor were really dirty ~ and I knew they'd not been cleaned in a while because there was an old fluffed-out Q-tip covered in dirt on one of them; in my room the one antique chair was cushion-squished and dirty with a piece of fabric hanging loose on the side; there was dirt along the edges of most rooms, and ugly metal-bed frame pieces leaning against the wall in the hallway. Also, when I arrived there were clear cleaning-service issues: a dirty/wet bath mat, a dirty/used towel hanging from the bathroom door, and one of the coffee cups was dirty/used. I felt the same laxness at the related pub next door: the patio was filthy and I had to go find our waitperson twice for service.

So.... This could be a gorgeous, beautifully maintained, classy old hotel and I find it sad that it's not treated as such by its owners. I love places with character ... but character that's nurtured and appreciated.

Beautiful hotel on the street , staff is friendly & rates are great.