Rodeway Inn Manitou Springs, Manitou Springs

DO NOT STAY OR EAT HERE! Don’t let the ambiance fool you. If you go in you’ll notice very few customers if any. This should’ve been my first clue. The locals obviously don’t eat here for good reason. The food is absolutely disgusting and overpriced. The service is subpar. And the owner is a total slime ball, with a bad attitude, which has very shoddy/deceptive business practices. I held my wedding reception here and my father, who paid for it is absolutely furious and embarrassed by the food that was served to our guests. We wouldn’t even serve this stuff to our dogs. It took two hours for them to serve us. We asked the waitress for our drinks, she would nod and say okay but never wrote it down and then didn’t bring the drinks back and we had to ask again. The soda was served in red-plastic cups instead of glasses. I wanted one glass of wine and was told that I had to order an entire bottle or they wouldn’t serve it to me. I couldn’t even have a glass of wine at my own wedding reception. My grandmother asked for hot herbal tea and they told her they couldn’t do that. They severed rolls that were hard as a rock and obviously not baked on site. They didn’t even provide plates for the rolls. The dinnerware they did us on was old, chipped, faded and of poor quality. The salad was swimming in dressing. I sent mine back. We chose Mahi-Mahi with Mango Salsa and Pork “Medallions” as our entrees. The “mango-salsa” was not freshly prepared. It was obvious that it came straight out of a jar. I love mangoes and this did not taste like mango at all. The pork was not served with gravy or any other sauce. Both the fish and the pork chops were overcooked and dried out and chewy. The broccoli was cooked to death, it was mushy and inedible. The twice baked potatoes tasted like they’d been baked three or four times. They had no cheese, no chives, no sour cream, and no butter – not even salt. I don’t think they even mashed the filling with milk. It was almost like they baked the potatoes, scooped out the flesh and then just stuffed it back in. All the food in general had no flavor what-so-ever. I took one bite of each thing and pushed my plate away as did many of my guests. And only one person asked for a take home container. The majority of our guests left early in order to go get an edible meal somewhere else. And we ended up going to eat at a late night diner afterwards. Not only did we have the reception here my father also paid for several hotel rooms for wedding guests at the adjoined Rhodeway Inn owned by the same man. He refused to give any kind of discount and is now also refusing to return the deposit. In addition to this my Maid of Honor who stayed at the Inn overheard him talking about his hotel guests while he was picking up a few stray rocks from the landscaping; he said something to the effect of “people’s stupid (expletive) kids and their terrible (expletive) parents”. If he hates his customers so much he should probably get out of the hospitality industry. This man ruined the most important night of my life. Please do not let him do it to you.

We had a awesome experience from start to finish. The hotel has been recently remodeled and is super clean. Front desk were very helpful and professional. I left my cap and a peice of jewelry behind and managment sent it back to me. Thanks! Highly recommended~!

My family and I recently stayed here and had a great time. Well located to all the "tourist" activities. A pirate greeted us at the restaurant door besides an enchanting waterfall. The restaurant was a lot of fun with different rooms from "Pirates" style to old world charm. The rooms were charmly decorated as if you were staying in someone's home. I liked the double shower head in the shower. I would recommend it to anyone wanting a unique experience in Manitou Springs.

The room was very nice, it was clean and well decorated,large jacuzzi and loved the fireplace between the living area and jacuzzi area. the maids were very friendly and curtious. That is all I can say good about it. The first evening we went to the restraunt, ordered ribeye steak for $18.95 each, we ordered medium both were rare & tough. My husband wanted Shrimp on the side, they charged him $13.95 extra for 3 shrimp! We order margaritas and they were foamy and we could not taste the alcohol at all. When we tried to talk to the manager he was very rude and could care less. The next morning we went down for our breakfast and all that was there was honey buns cut in half, about 5 small danishes, a bowl with pkgs of oatmeal and no milk or orange juice, just coffee and water. When I tried to ask if there was milk I was ignored by the desk clerk as she was making a personal phone call.

Our original place turned out to be a bust and we ended up going down to Manitou Springs and got a reccomendation to go stay at CastAways. It turned out thanks to a friendly local we had the best stay in Colorado ever! I suggest staying at CastAways if you want the best place possible and the rates are amazing!

Sure, we'd all like to stay at the Cliff House, but if you are on a budget, this place is by far the best value! Nice restaurant, clean pool, and the rooms! Very quaint, romantic with a double-sided fireplace and jacuzzi tub. Very nice rooms and the management is very friendly. I would definitely recommend!