Wedding Venue Hotels in Scotts Valley, CA

"Hotel was clean and spacious but amenities and service felt pretty mediocre. There’s real amenities except an outdoor seating area with fire pits and indoor seating area with fireplaces. We were there on a warm weekend - yet bizarrely there were no furniture cushions on the patio couches and chairs that were obviously designed with cushions. Without cushions, you’re sitting on plastic a just a few inches off the ground with a seat sloping backwards. I went out both at night and late morning - no cushions. The fire pits were so dirty, full pieces of food and crumbs left out and drink stains all over. Staff - we were checked in by someone still in training who didn’t quite know the process or the hotel which would have been okay but her trainer left her alone only a few minutes into the process, leaving us all in the lurch. In the morning I forgot my key and wasn’t able to fill my water bottle in the gym and had to use the dispensers in the lobby. One of the staff stared at me while I filled one entire bottle and most of another before pushing into my space so I had to step aside and informed me that I needed to fill a plastic cup and pour water from the cup to my bottle because my bottle was “unsanitary.” I travel often and not having an easy way to fill a water bottle in the lobby, especially in California, is just bizarre. Parking wasn’t a lot but felt pretty silly to be charged for two days for a one night stay in the middle of nowhere. "

"I booked this hotel specifically because the website advertised it as pet friendly — that was the deciding factor. What I didn’t see anywhere in the listing was any mention of a $100 pet fee for a single night. That’s a significant charge that deserves to be upfront, not buried or absent entirely. I travel with my emotional support animal, and in my experience, most accommodations either waive the pet fee for ESAs or at least have a clear, transparent policy. When I checked in and was told about the charge, I was caught completely off guard. When I explained that my animal is a registered ESA, the front desk staff were polite but firm — no exceptions. The room itself was fine, and the property is clean. But the lack of transparency around fees and the blanket policy that ignores the distinction between pets and emotional support animals left a bad taste. If you’re going to market yourself as pet friendly, at minimum be upfront about the costs. A $100 fee for one night is steep, and finding out at check-in is a frustrating way to start a stay. Travelers with ESAs, take note — call ahead and confirm the fee policy before booking, because “pet friendly” here doesn’t mean what you might expect."

"The property is still being renovated and more work needs to be done, but this could become an amazing resort once completed."