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The Campfire Hotel in Bend, Oregon, gives Oregon Camp Culture an urban adventure spin. With 100 freshly-renovated and vintage camp-inspired guest rooms, an onsite pool and plenty of space to store your outdoor gear, you’ll have plenty of space to unpack, unwind, and hang out by the fire.
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The number one most important thing to mention in this review is that the rooms are SUPER clean. I am someone who often brings my own bedding to hotels and when I got there I realized that was completely unnecessary. The bedding was nicer than nearly every hotel I’ve been at, the room itself was very clean, and the amenities at the hotel are to die for.
Maybe you made the long drive to Bend, Oregon or took a long hike or spent the day on the slopes leaving you stiff and sore. No better way to unwind than a cold beer and a hot tub. The Campfire Hotel has them both as well as a gas bonfire to warm your soles and your soul. Love this place!
What a horrible experience. Adults soaking in 100 degree pool had to be bombarded by children and thier irresponsible parents who ignored said children splashing all over everyone. Eventually one of the male parents and male adult soakers became argumentative and then the female parents also became aggressive- yelling at people to “go back to Portland” and “go back to the westside”. Female parents had deplorable behavior and created an unsafe environment for their children by brining them to a pool know for adult soaking and cocktails. The staff at hotel came out and yelled at everyone in the pool without even knowing what happened. One lady was kicked in the head with a Topo Chico (which landed in the pool) and another lady was scratched by the female parent. Another lady flashed her breast at the parents showing how the pool was not meant for a kid pool party. This place reminds of Carnival Cruise- Just a drunk circus with irresponsible clientele. Also - it’s littered with the homeless population surrounding it with limited parking, forcing you to park on the street thus making you brave the break in situation. This place is not kid friendly unless you want drunk uncle buck to get frisky with children present! Also, all night long I could hear the person in the room next door snoring. It’s a great concept - but more management is needed to manage drunks and the children policy needs to be enforced after a certain hour.
So the beds and pillows were really comfortable and the rooms were clean and nice. The problem is that the walls are paper thin which made our experience even worse. After midnight our neighbor started screaming and slamming doors. He was extremely intoxicated. Our walls shook and the light flickered. We called the front desks and told them to call the police, which they did because the drunks behavior was alarming. So alarming that our dog was shaking. It took 2 hours but the police removed him from the hotel. Up side is that the front desk did respond quickly. Downside is that the walls are too thin and there is a bar onsite which probably contributes to more drunk obnoxious people choosing the hotel. We won’t be staying here again.
We were both impressed and disappointed with the Campfire Hotel. Check-in and check-out were smooth and quick, and much better than some 5-star properties. One thing we did not like is that they charge your card $100 in advance for incidentals. Most hotels will do a temporary hold, but Campfire charged $100 and will refund it after 2-3 days, when housekeeping confirms there are no mini bar charges or damages. If they are going to do this, they should refund the same day, or next day at the latest. This aside, the main room is very nice. Beds and pillows were extremely comfortable. The photo is from the hotel but our room looked exactly as shown, even down to the wallpaper, layout, and furniture. We booked a double queen bed room. The room has central heating and we did not see a way to adjust it, but the heat came on enough where it wasn't ever too cold, and it was 20 degrees outside. They also provide pour over coffee packs, makeup remover wipes, a hair dryer, pool towels on top of regular towels, a microwave and fridge, earplugs, and Beekman 1802 products, which were an unexpected treat. Here's what we really did not like about the experience - the room had zero soundproofing and I mean zero. We heard entire conversations from people sitting by the fire, people next door, and people upstairs. This really became a problem when a certain neanderthal decided to rev his engine at 3am for around 30 minutes. We were about to call the front desk but we could actually heard the upstairs lady call and minutes later, she stormed outside to yell at him. The folks next to us were up pretty late and kept chattering until we yelled through the wall that we could hear everything they were saying, even with earplugs. The hotel also plays music until 10pm, which we didn't mind enjoying at the fire, but it was very audible when we were in our room. We did unfortunately get a room near a speaker and right adjacent to the fire, but they should really disclose this when booking. If I just had a long flight, I would not want to check into this hotel... Another minor note is the bathroom needs some serious work. It was grungy, to say the least, and felt dated - stains on the wall, broken tiles, dirty grout, etc. The knob markings were wrong (H was cold and C was hot). There was little in between in water temperature - it was either deathly cold water or boiling hot water. The bathroom was also so tiny that it couldn't close with the towel mat on the ground. Overall, if you are under 30 and don't mind loud noises, this a great budget spot. If you need to rest after a long trip and don't want to socialize, avoid this hotel!
