The old adage is true - you get what you pay for. I booked a night at the Flamingo for $57.00. I was hoping it would have a quirky appeal, but the hotel is just nasty! The official hotel's website has very misleading photographs - even the rooms have different lamps / furnishings pictured than what are actually in the guest rooms! Calling this ...
Far from a resort, this place needs to be bulldozed, with the staff inside, and rebuilt from the ground up. We spent $200 a night for 2 nights for a room that was 20 feet from the entrance of our building and across the hall from the stairs, so we had the pleasure of hearing the wedding party above us run up and down the stairs all night, followed ...
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a wonderful Thanksgiving
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 11/27/07
Our rooms were newly refurbished -wonderful mattresses and linens including down quilts. The service was excellent and we would not hesitate to make this a regular Thanksgiving stop. The location made it possible to walk for sundries and for breakfast. Food at the hotel was reasonable and the service was good there too. Towels were plentiful. ...
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Site photos and name of place are decieving
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 11/08/07
The word Spa and Resort is very deciving. This hotel is nothing close to being a resort and the spa is very unspa like. The photos on the websites are very decieving. It looks nothing like the photos. We went in a group of 50 people all arriving at different time. The first thing each couple stated was that this must be the wrong place, it ...
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We won't stay at the Flamingo again
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 04/14/07
We were very disappointed with the Flamingo and will not stay there again. The word "resort" in their name is grandiose; the pool was out of order, the walls and ceilings were too thin, the mattress was cheap and lumpy, the bathroom fans were unacceptably loud and the service was slow and amateurish. We often stay at low-budget hotels ...
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Best staff
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 03/24/07
Comfortable and fun place. Friendly staff at the front desk, house keeping and good service at the restaurant. I forgot my best clothes in a drawer in the room. They were shipped to me in less than a week. Thanks to Angela at the front desk who went beyond her duty to check with house keeping and call me back. Thanks to Susie, Rosalie in housekeeping and Andy at the front desk for their help. Not to forget Dana.
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Relaxatio pure, great spa, best massage ever
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 02/10/07
This place is unique. Newer properties would not build like this, leaving such a great garden with pool as the main attraction of this resort. Had one of the best steaks ever in their restaurant. Rooms are spacious and offer feather comforters. The spa is out of the world. Eventhough the hotel ranks between a 3 and 4 Star property, the spa ...
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Dont Stay Here
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 01/11/07
I've stayed at the Flamingo several times over the past years when I'vw visited Sonoma County on business and have watched it go down in quality and service. Much of the lower staff seem very unhappy and the management is disgustingly rude and unprofessional. This negativity can definitally be felt when dining and staying overnight at the ...
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Can't judge a book by it's cover
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 02/27/06
For one of my son's games we had to travel to Santa Rosa. I wanted to leave when I first saw the Hotel's exterior. Very Reno ish. The inside does look a lot better. Rooms were updated and clean. Pool wasn't heated though. Montecito spa was ok but compared to other spa's I've been to this spa was a 5. They had 1 shower. 1 ...
I stayed here the last time I did the Vineman triathlon a couple years ago. This place is a little gem - nothing fancy, but it has some nice features, like a olympic-sized pool with lanes! That's not too common! They had a spa, which was nice for my post-race massage. They also had a very good Sunday brunch. If you're looking for a reasonably-priced hotel with some great amenities, give this place a go!