Aeries Suites

I stayed in the main lodge. While the room was basic, the views were outstanding. ||Check-in at the bottom of the hill, where a very helpful desk clerk will assist you and even give you the managers mobile phone number. So if you need anything, just call him. ||The drive to the room is up a very steep hill, so be sure your vehicle is up to it.

We got a double bed with a Jacuzzi tub. Kids loved it. Room was nice. It has a lot of items that came with it, however most the complementary items were not there like the card said. Even though the winery/hotel is kid friendly there is no really kid friendly items to eat. Gets pretty loud at night when all the people are coming back. When they walk on the porch you can hear it all the way up the top. I didn't like you had to check in at the bottom the the main road before you got to the place.

The restaurant and other attractions at the Aerie were nice. We did not ride the mountain coaster but it appears others enjoyed it. The views on the chair lift were awesome. We had a great dinner at the restaurant with good food, wine and great service. We were disappointed that they had just closed their winery where you could do tastings. We stayed in one of the cottages because that is what was left as available. We wouldn’t go back on stay in one again. The town below is fun with other wineries and pubs. The good out weighed the bad. I am sure the other accommodations are nice at the Aerie but can’t recommend the cottages.

We stayed at the landing, it was clean, but unimpressed. The next door room smoked out side our door and we could smell it, and had to walk through the smokers to get in and out of the room to the car. Alot of the area restaurants were not open late and we were turned away from two local places and almost a third at 8 pm because they were closing. The area is super cute for the daytime but if you are night person or looking for something a little more action oriented this is probably not the correct area, this is a slow down town.

The room was decent, but could have been cleaner. There were handprints all over the patio door and the screen was off track, making it difficult to open and close. It would have been nice if there was a broom available to knock down the spider webs on the patio. The bed and couch were very comfortable. It was very nice to have a few amenities in the fridge. All in all, a good stay. The breakfast buffet was excellent and the staff was very helpful and definitely made the atmosphere enjoyable.