The Glen Sanders Mansion

Attended a wedding on Friday night . The venue was nice . The food was good and hot . Fire works were a nice touch . Cocktail hour was also very nice . Fire pit outside was very nice .Angela our server was attentive and friendly, she was definitely a positive!!!

We had a fantastic experience at the Glen Sanders Inn! Excellent service, beautiful rooms, beautiful views of the lake from the room and from the patio. We travelled with our adult children and it was so nice to be able to sit all together around the fire pit and later gather in the living room in our suite. The breakfast was delicious, served buffet style with lots of choices, all of it top notch. The style is romantic and elegant, light and airy; not the usual dark and gloomy old hotel. The hotel is clearly newly renovated, everything is new and spotlessly clean. We definitely will be back, because this is by far the best hotel we have stayed at in this area and we would consider it for family reunions and events.

The good - The rooms were nice (I was with a group, so I was in a few rooms). The staff was ALL pleasant & helpful. From the front desk, to cleaning personnel I passed in the hallway, everyone acknowledged me (said hello, whatever). Requests were quickly handled. The setting was nice, and sitting around the fire fun and relaxing. The bad - The worst thing about the hotel was the breakfast. The only items were pastries/muffins, water, and coffee/tea/hot chocolate from a machine (at least on the first morning. The 2nd morning same food, but hot beverage machine wasn't working (nor was the ice machine). They did come to fix it, but there was a wait. Many hotels have warm food - scrambled eggs, bacon /sausage, but at the least most have a waffle maker, some fruit, instant oatmeal and some cereal. I know this hotel doesn't cater to families with children, but we were there for a wedding and had children staying over. There was not even a pitcher of milk! As mentioned, I was in town for a wedding. The wedding was at the Inn. I Mazzone Hospitality runs the Inn, the same party that ran the wedding reception. The food at the reception - from the appetizers, right through the meal, was VERY GOOD. I had several people tell me it was the best meal they've had at a wedding or large event. I don't expect a gourmet breakfast for the relatively small number of rooms at the Inn, but I think the very poor breakfast options drags down their image. As mentioned, some fruit, milk & cereal would help some. Rooms weren't available until 3:45 & later. I understand there was a problem with wedding guests not leaving on time (which, if true, wouldn't be their fault, but it was a problem because we were supposed to be somewhere). We weren't told the rooms wouldn't be cleaned during our stay. This wasn't a problem, I just think we should have been told. I requested clean towels & they were promptly delivered (again, fast, pleasant service. I can't say with a smile because of masks!) Unfortunately, day one = 2 bath towels, 1 hand/face towel, and ONE washcloth. Day 2 we still only got one washcloth. The rooms are not well insulated for sound. I could hear talking in the next room. One last thing - the coverlet/duvet on the bed has a flat sheet above & below it, however our sheets were almost even with the top of the duvet, rather than generously folded over to cover bedding others had used. Also, the Inn has decorative pillows on the bed. I assume these are NOT washed between guests, but they were placed directly on top of the pillow cases I had to sleep on. I would prefer a less decorative look, but more sanitary bedding (especially during COVID, but really at any time, I don't like this) I would definitely return again, but I wouldn't count on having breakfast at the Inn - I don't need a lot, but I think a few more choices could be offered.