we have regularly stayed at Inns of Mendocino properties in the past at all three properties (Blue Door Inn, Packard House, and now JD House). all the properties are centrally located, but this was our most disappointing experience. we stayed at one of the out buildings at JD House and the room wasn't at all heated up when we arrived. It took at least half an hour for us to get the room up to a reasonable temperature. given that check in is a fairly narrow time window, it wouldn't hurt to have a more welcoming room. the overall room was a big "meh" with the bathroom small and an equally small bedroom in the back. the breakfasts were nothing great, some yogurt based parfait and a pastry with coffee and oj. one of the days there was no milk in the breakfast basket and it took them 30 minutes to get milk to the room. on the second evening there, when we were at the wine and cheese happy hour, the cheese and charcuterie plate was actually pulled away five minutes before the hour just as some guests were coming in to get some. really?? usually there will be a warning and/or the stuff will be left out for an extra 10 or 15 minutes. the staff at this time were two seemingly teenaged girls so i guess you get what you pay for. i have rarely found teenagers to be very good at customer service and the ones we encountered here were no exception. in any case, based upon our prior experiences at these properties, both the service and the quality of the rooms has declined while the prices have gone up (i think i paid $1100 for two nights). i'll be trying a different property the next time we head up to mendocino
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