Inn At Price Tower, Bartlesville

We stayed at the Inn at the Price Tower in September the year it was opened to guests, 2004?. It was perfect! Now, in June 2008. Some real disappointments! The copper pipes on the room furniture had corrosion. The carpet had stains that could be viewed from the bed, but not from the entrance to the room. The signs inside the elevators, indicating the Copper Restaurant floor had letters that needed repair. It appeared that the maintenance of a high class hotel was generally subpar. It would be nice to have a real ironing board in the room instead of a board with stubby metal legs and no pads to protect the desktop. The Copper Restaurant food was very disappointing compared to the first time in 2004! The salad was literally “old”, very tired as if plated hours ago and sat on a counter. It looked like they had just bought “Spring” salad mix and poured it out on a plate. The steak had too much fat. The vegetables were well over cooked and unappealing. The Chicken Pasta, though tasty, grew to be very “heavy” and too much. Maybe they need to play music to help with ambience. If they did play music, I can’t remember now, just the deafening quiet and not comfortable to talk in a room that echo's. The bread and dessert were fine. In 2004, everything was perfect! Even gourmet in quality. This year we had friends who went three weeks after we did and found the food to be EXACTLY the same!!!! No improvement, they were equally disappointed. The Poor Waitress! Will we stay at the Inn again? Possibly, we just hope for a few corrections. This place has the potential to always be a First Class experience! Oh, I wrote the General Manager and emailed him regarding this experience. Guess I won’t be hearing from him, as it is now weeks later.

From the moment we entered the lobby to check in to the moment we climbed into our car and drove away, this was a wonderful experience! I had been intriqued with the Price for some time. As we began to look at destinations for celebrating our 40th anniversary, the Price seemed to come to the top of the list. Our room was truly a pleasure for the senses. We were surprised when a delivery was made to our room to acknowledge our special day! We ate at the Copper and our meal was wonderful! The tour of the building was informative. Without exception, the staff was friendly, helpful, courteous, and anxious to help make our stay a memorable one! Thank you, Team Price, for helping us celebrate our anniversary in such a memorable way!

You can go to a museum, tour the tower, spend the night, and have a great dinner all in the same building. Granted, this place is not for everybody. If you are looking for Club Med with a pool, don't stay here and then complain about what it is missing. Price Tower does have large, comfortable rooms with a cool design. We stayed in winter and the heat in the room was just fine. The bathroom floors are heated - neat! We got the Romance package which included champaigne, chocolates, and two dinner entres. I recommend the tower tour - quite interesting. The rooms were probably the quietest I've ever stayed in. No traffic noise or doors banging closed. This is a great place for fans of architecture and Frank Lloyd Wright.