“We booked a one-night experience for ourselves, our two sons and their respective wives at this highly rated facility as part of our vacation. We arrived early for our check-in, so one of three rooms was available which was fine. The rooms were large but had a musty smell when we entered. The bed was comfortable, but most of the amenities are dated. That said, this was meant to be a “lodge”, so our expectations may have been too high. The hotel facilities, which included a small pool, hot……
“Front desk staff, Donald, greeted us with wine or champagne, unloaded our luggage and valet parked our vehicle and was very personable. Our room was truly spacious with a very comfortable canopy bed, gas fireplace, and jet tub. There was even an old fashioned turn table near the bed, although the vinyl record provided was a bit unusual. We had indicated that we were celebrating an anniversary, and they left us a lovely bottle of wine in our room.
Breakfast was included and delivered in a picnic……
“The Stavrand is a beautiful property nestled in the redwoods just a few minutes walk from downtown Guerneville. The front desk and dining room staff were friendly and helpful. We brought kayaks, for which we were shown a safe place for storage. My disappointments were: (1) the swimming pool was quite cold, and the jacuzzi was not very hot and had no operative jets, (2) housekeeping did not come clean our room during our 2-night stay, and (3) the room, though lovely, had no real separation of bed……
“What a great location, beautiful clean, great breakfast great coffee and coffee options. Staff was super helpful. Would definitely come back here if I was in Healdsburg.”