Alex B

Review of Lake Rabun Hotel

I had an extremely unpleasant experience at Lake R...

I had an extremely unpleasant experience at Lake Rabun Hotel. The rooms are incredibly small and sparse. Our room was a bed, one suit case stand, a foot stool and a very narrow shelf. Even with these sparse amenities, there was hardly room for two suit cases. The extremely thin walls, the unsealed door (a two in gap of open air between the top of the door and the frame) and the window that was about two feet from the porch that everyone is encouraged to use as a social space meant that there was no privacy. Our bed cover had a dark stain about the size of small plate on it.

When checking in, and when we asked about how exposed the room was, the woman on duty was unfriendly and made no effort to help.

Some of the furniture in the public areas is quite old and needs to be refurbished or replaced. There is, however, a nice set of leather chairs in the main public room. This is at the restaurant entrance, and seems as if more attention is paid here.

It should be noted that you can't actually see the lake from Lake Rabun Hotel. Their website suggests otherwise, and I was a little disappointed to see that. The views in the area are very nice.

I can attest to the quality of the food, because breakfast was not served due to a power outage. The power outage was not their fault, but they offered no alternative, not even something as simple as fresh fruit, so we had no breakfast during our stay at their bed and breakfast. There was also no running water to shower, due to the way their plumbing is setup. I mention these things because of their utter lack of customer service when handling the situation.

I can not recommend Lake Rabun Hotel, and do not plan to return.