Clearlake Highlands Vacations from $275

Big, bright and spacious room, looked lovely on the surface. Desk was badly water damaged on top, large swath of the carpet was wet from the (very loud) portable AC unit in the middle of the room. The Jacuzzi tub, which was the main reason I booked this place over another historic option, had clearly been painted over numerous times, layers that now chipped off, exposing cracks reaching from one jet to another. It did not even seem like the tub would hold water, even if I had tried. (Not to mention the fact that the hot water was warm, at best.) I did not mind the contact-less check-in; I received a text with which box my key would be in and the code worked fine. Would have been nice for the room to have a list of amenities in the lobby even if it is just water and coffee and ice has some other reviewers have mentioned. The art felt random, the bathroom mirror was hung crooked, the portable AC was pretty much all or nothing, the faucet on the sink was barely usable, the bathroom accessories completely out of place. It took me a couple of hours to finish what should have been about 15 minutes worth of work because the wifi was so wretchedly slow that I ended up having to hotspot from my phone in order to save files to the server. There's a big difference between historic and old and unfortunately, well this place May have been lovely and historic at some point, it now just feels old and unkept.

I was really disappointed. This used to be a really great place. Staff now is not very professional. Breakfast was a complete letdown, I don't remember anything quite this meagre in a long time of traveling. No cereals, no dairy, no protein whatever, all arbs, French toast, waffles. Something that might have been trying to be scrambled eggs but not. No one to ask. The views are magnificent, right on a cliff above the sea, very spectacular.

Fantastic staff, excellent amenities, and beautiful room! Thanks to the team at the Kimpton for making my 35th Birthday very special!!