Christine S.
Yelp
We decided to do an impromptu stay on our way back to AZ from UT. I was skeptical because when I saw the pics online, it reminded me of a place Cousin Eddie, from National lampoon's Xmas vacation would stay, but it has a 4 star rating, so I thought, "maybe it's not that bad?"... I decided to book it. While looking online though, it stated arrangements needed to be made a week in advance. Uh oh! I called and a nice boy answered and said it would be no problem to book now and our bus would be ready when we arrived in a few hours, so we packed up like the Beverly Hill Billies and made our way in their direction. When we arrived, no one was in the locked office, but there was a note on the door with the number to call for check in. I felt like I was talking to OZ, as I never saw the guy. He was a pleasant man who gave very precise visual instructions (see the red bus?... a whale on the blue bus... go past the gates on the dirt road). I appreciated that, as I'm a very visual person, and it helped me tremendously. When we entered the nature bus, I was pleasantly surprised to see that it wasn't what I was expecting at all. Cousin Eddie had obviously never set foot in here! The beds were nicely made. The paint inside looked so fresh that I thought it may be a new coat, but no paint fumes were present, so it's obvious they just keep it very clean. We got settled, and even though it looks like it could be cramped, we fit my geo metro sized suitcase inside, along with everyone else's luggage too. After that we ordered pizza to picked up after our 5-7pm soak time and headed up to the hot springs. I can't tell you enough how good it felt to be sitting in a body of water that felt like a jacuzzi. Bring plenty of water with you, but if you don't, there's a spigot at the main pool that's actually drinking water. No signage, but I think it was OZ, himself, that came out and let us know. The views, from up top, were majestic even with some of the rundown items in the distance. (It reminded me of a scene from cars). After our soak, we rinsed off in the guest showers and picked up our pizzas. (Check out my review on Lotsa Motsa). After a few games and filling our bellies, we headed to bed. If you're staying in late September, make sure you utilize the space heaters provided and the heated mattress pads. You'll be sorry if you don't. Oh, and if you're a light sleeper, bring ease plugs as there's a jerk rooster that won't let up when the sun starts to ride. All in all, this was a successful stay and since I came for an annual nail tech convention, we'll probably stay here again. Til next time Mystic Hot Springs!