4/10 Fair
19 Feb 2025
Service is not good, $60 fee to use amenities
Service at the Pines has gone way downhill and is not at all commensurate with a five star. We asked the front desk to send maintenance for a loud fan in our room HVAC system and she gave us pushback saying there are no fans running during winter it’s all baseboard heat - really there is no airflow in a large commercial building? And the loud metallic fan I’m hearing is all in my head? She then suggested we just turn off the heat in our room and I asked wouldn’t that just turn off the baseboard heat not the fan and she said I don’t know. Super helpful. Maintenance never came. The bar is not open until 5 so you can’t get an apres drink at this ski-in/ski-out hotel. Even the Holiday Inn has a mini market with canned cocktails and beer for purchase. They put coffee out but it’s gone by 9am and when you notify them they say they’re really busy. None of this is the fault of individual staff, they are clearly poorly trained and possibly poorly treated such that they don’t care about their jobs and it shows. The Pines also hits you with an almost $60 (incl. tax) per night “resort fee” for the fax machine, gym, and other amenities that no one uses. So just know that none of the amenities listed on their website are free, they cost $60 extra. We used to love the Pines but will never stay here again and recommend you do the same.
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