Kathryne B.
Yelp
This hotel was the host hotel for a wedding, so, I found myself with a reservation for the Padre. A couple days before check-in, the hotel sent me a "pre-check in" link. Thinking this would save me the time of standing in line upon arrival, I took the time to do the pre-check in. The pre-check in link asked me what time I expected to arrive at the hotel. It was a four hour drive from Bakersfield, so, I estimated my arrival time around 3:30 p.m. This turned out to not be a terrible guess since I arrived at about twenty minutes after three.
I went to the computers in the lobby for those who elected to pre-check in. When I went up to the computers, the first thing the computer asked me was my room number. As I was just checking in...I obviously did not have a room number and had to go to the front desk to check in anyway. It was at that time I was told my room was not yet ready since I had "estimated" my arrival time to be 3:30 p.m. I must have looked surprised because the person assisting at the front desk asked if I was part of the wedding party and when I said yes, he replied with, "Yes, almost everyone else has checked in. You are the last one to arrive." Not sure how that was pertinent to the process of check-in or if he said that because he thought it would make me feel better, but, it was irritating nonetheless.
Apparently, check in here is 4pm, not 3pm. They told me I would have to wait 15-20 minutes, so, I took off looking for the restroom. When I was not able to locate the restroom, I returned to the front desk that was then inundated with a line of folks waiting to check in. There is a café in the lobby as well, but, when I walked in to ask for help locating the restroom, there was no one up front. After two laps of the lobby, I found the restrooms (they are downstairs, FYI, if you are reading this looking for the bathrooms). After I waited for 20+ minutes and was not waved over or contacted, I went back to the front desk for information about my room. He told me he was not going to wait for my room any longer and he would upgrade me to a suite.
FYI - The hotel is valet parking only. There is no on-site parking lot, so, expect to pay for parking. There is a parking garage across the street that I understand to have comparable rates.
The room itself was well appointed and attractive; very modern and clean. As far as getting ready for a wedding in the bathroom - can't say I recommend it. There are very few lights in the bathroom; it appears to all be part of a dark/modern aesthetic. I'm just sayin'...it made putting makeup on difficult. There was a makeup mirror in the bathroom, but, not kidding, once I turned it on, the light immediately went out.
I left first thing in the morning on Sunday, so, points for having someone available to check me out and someone at valet to go get my car. Be that as it may, I likely won't be back here.