Michael Mathews

Review of Hotel Derek Destination Hotels...

If you like having your vehicle broken into, you s...

If you like having your vehicle broken into, you should stay at Hotel Derek. I came for a hunting trip,and the Valet and Bell staff were very inquisitive about the types of guns I had. They insisted on parking my vehicle up front so that they could keep an eye on it over night since there had been vehicle break ins around the area. Sure enough, my truck along with 6 others were broken into right next to the Valet stand. There was a 15 minute window from when the guy next to me parked and I came down stairs, only to find all the vehicles(mostly trucks) broken into. Not a single alarm went off on the busted vehicles. The valet staff tipped off an associate without question and likely unlocked the vehicles to avoid commotion. They stole guns from my truck and the truck next to me. They would have had to know where my gun was in order to find it, as it was well hidden. Absolutely ridiculous. The hotel manager refused to offer free parking or any kind of accommodation for violated guests. I had to argue to have the parking chargers removed from my bill. And the security company who was on patrol in the small parking lot was also late to the party only to find them taking their time smashing into 7 trucks.

Again, there is a shakedown going on at that hotel, so only stay there if you want your stuff stolen while you are traveling.