do not stay here
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 09/28/07
Please do not disregard the bad reviews this place has received- they are well earned! We were on a 2 week tour of New England, staying in grand old 'non chain' hotels, Eastland Park has had a glorious past, its present was a HUGE disappointment.
We arrived at the front door, asked bell-boys where to park the car. told there was a multistorey next door ( for $11), no offer to help with bags or to sort out valet parking,they disappeared as we opened car doors!. Fine. Husband parked car whilst daughter and myself moved 5 heavy bags unaided up 2 flights of very worn stairs to reception desk. Wedding reception in drunken rowdy progress and convention delegates milling about lent air of chaos. Inattentive Receptionist took 4 long phone calls whilst checking us in.. great! Got to room walking down dingy hallways with paper peeling off. Room was small, dirty,dark, again paper beginning to fall off the walls. Pillow cases on 3 pillows looked slept in and creased..yuck! carpet stained with big blob of red chewing gum and generally tired. Wash facilities of toilet and shower/bath in ensuite, sink was in the entrance hallway! how does that work? No air-conditioning either (that we could find!). Went to the bar upstairs for a drink, great views over the town, dead and dying plants about spoilt ambiance! unfortunately drinks were revolting , and mine had a dead spider in it! I quietly mentioned to the bar maid who immediately replaced it, after adding it to the bill! Had a evening fabulous meal, in nearby '555' restaurant.. We left first thing in the morning after a noisy night, without risking breakfast.
The adverts trumpet a multi-million dollar refurbishment.. we think they have been robbed, there was no sign of a cent of it. If you want to stay in a dingy, tired hotel, populated by un-caring, in attentive staff, -this is it. I can think of better places to spend my money and won't be back.