The Reeds at Shelter Haven

I'm very sad to leave a bad review as we have stayed at the Reeds before and had a very nice time. We even brought friends this time and would actually like to stay there again. The issue wasn't with the hotel itself, but managements handling of an issue and their persistence in IGNORING us. All they needed to do was contact us and maybe give us a fruit basket or a bottle of wine or something simple and I wouldn't be leaving this review. Our stay overall this time was very nice too, but it's completely clouded by the poor management and their lack of desire to keep their own word. When the incident happened the front desk person immediately informed us that we would be compensated in some way. They did offer to move us, but our friends were coming the next day and were appointed the room right next to us and we didn't want to repack. Not to mention the "problems" checked out that day so there was no need to move. The "problems" were a large group of unsupervised children being very loud and knocking on doors until 1;30am. I don't blame the Reeds for the noise, but they should have contacted the parents. I'm sure they had their phone numbers. I guess since we didn't want to move their offer of compensation was negated. I hope they will read this review and learn not to ignore guests.

Very nice hotel on the outside, we felt like we were staying in a Pottery Barn store, everything smelled good including the public spaces but service is extremely lacking. The front staff employees are not friendly and welcoming. None of them told us what the hotel offers. We just found everything ourselves after asking different times. The staff appear very young so are very inexperienced in customer service. They do not offer a smile when first greeted and they are quick tongued, defensive even, and are poor in actual service. There is no way that they will go out of their way or take the extra mile by anyone in this hotel to serve. They held our bags when we arrived early and when our room was ready, we were told that it will be delivered after offering the ticket to collect them, but the bags were never delivered when we got to the room so we called them to let them know that. Long story short, being in the spa building we had go outside, cross the street to collect the bags when they never had anyone deliver the bags after asking and waiting for at least 30 minutes in our room. No complimentary razor kits or toothbrush so do not bother to ask for them if you forget. Please do not expect the level of service one would have in a normal world where you pay $500+ per night. The only good service level experience that I can think of is the valet parking included in the room. We appreciate the fact that our EV vehicle is getting charged as we stayed in the hotel and to this, only to this, we thank you.

We stayed at the Reeds for a few days in May to celebrate my husband's birthday. We have stayed at this hotel in the past. This year definitely was different. First I would like to thank Kiana, Diane and James for their professional services. If you have a problem while staying at the hotel you should contact Diane or Kiana. Both Diane and Kiana were so very kind and compassionate with our issues. We were suppose to hear from the Manager however, we never did. Our hotel room was always clean. The cleaning staff is amazing and cannot do enough for you. The Salt Water Grill was under construction. The bar was closed and there were just a few tables on the patio for service. This was disappointing. Had I known before I would have made other arrangements for a birthday celebration dinner. The bad - well it started at check in. After I checked into the hotel I walked away for a few seconds and I went back to ask the same person if someone was going to take our bags to our room and she looked at me puzzled and asked if we were checking in or checking out. What? Also the hotel lacked communication. While they have complimentary shuttle service to and from the beach, they failed to contact James several times before we finally got someone to radio him. It took over an hour to get a ride back to the Spa. This was in no way any fault of James. He could not apologize enough for not getting the message. This made us late for our Spa appointment. I asked if we can come back in the morning to use the steam and salt rooms and they told me no sorry we are booked solid. Really! First thing in the morning? For what we paid for a couples massage they should have allowed us to enjoy the facility. The lateness was not our fault and we were told, don't worry about it you will have time. My massage was the worst i ever experience. The massage therapists were rushed and wanted to leave since we were the last clients. However, while rushing through my massage my therapist failed to remember that I told her to stay away from my knees. Unfortunately she did not remember and two weeks plus later i am still in extreme pain. The therapist also pulled my legs apart very quickly and I was caught off guard. I'm not sure why she even did that. We also completed surveys from the hotel and spa however, no one has yet to reach out to us. Also, make sure you are not doubled billed. Please review your final bill at check out. I'm not sure why a high end hotel such as the Reeds did not have toner in the printer upon our departure. We were advised that a new Management team was hired. Hoping that they listen to guests. There was definitely a noticeable change from our last visit. In the past The Reeds was such a nice place to visit hoping things will get better in the future.