Lora

The hotel is a very nice rebab of some old buildings at the end of the Main Street. The location is excellent. Our room was very clean and comfortable except for the chairs at the end of the bed used for watching TV--those chairs became uncomfortable pretty quickly. The coffee shop was great. We didn't try the restaurant. We did use the valet hotel parking but I think you can find a city lot within three or four blocks that would be cheaper. The staff were friendly but perhaps not as polished as the staffs at other boutique hotels I have stayed at.

I accidentally left my wallet in a drawer in our room. When I called The Lora to inquire about it, I was told that they would check with housekeeping and call me if they found anything. When I didn’t get a return call, I called and left a message for the manager to check the room and to call me, whether it was found or not. That was over 24 hours ago, and I still haven’t received a call from her. Very frustrating.

I adore this hotel! I've stayed there multiple times while visiting family in the area. In the summer and in the winter it is great. Beautiful, peaceful, great location. I highly recommend it. The lack of closets is a bit weird. But this hotel is not alone in embracing that trend. I've stayed in multiple different rooms and the ones with river views are better, but they are all good.

We booked a room for my wife’s birthday. We had not been to Stillwater for over 7 years and wanted to visit the area and spend the night. Lora had not been built the last time we were in the area. We got to the hotel early (10am) and did not expect our room to be ready. We went to the front desk to check how parking worked. We decided to just wait until checking in to get the valet parking. They called us about noon and said our room was ready. We walked back over and checked in. The staff was all friendly at this point and I didn’t have any complaints. The room (on the 4th, top floor) was small but clean. The bathroom was amazing. I’ve stayed at very expensive hotels several times. You are definitely paying for the boutique vibe. The biggest disappointment is the bar in Feller. We arrived at the bar around 230 in the afternoon on a Saturday. There was one other couple at the bar. It took my wife 10 minutes to get a drink, she wasn’t even offered a water. This is completely unacceptable behavior by any bartender at even a bar full of patrons. The drinks were priced for Minneapolis and so I expected good service. Eventually the other couple left but the bartender did not check with us regularly. It was very disappointing. I came back down to the bar at 5 to get a drink before dinner. The other bartender was gone and the new one was much more attentive. Dinner was 3/5. The appetizer was the lobster stack. It was basically avocado with some tomatoes covered in lobster. The lobster portion was good for 16 bucks, however it had 0 seasoning in the avocado. Then the worse thing that can happen at a restaurant happened. The waitress put salt on our table! When the average app price is 15 dollars and entrees are 40-50, I should never need salt or pepper. We got our entrees and they were amazingly done, my elk was cooked perfectly. My wife had the halibut and it was delicious. We had the limoncello for dessert and it was still cold fresh out of the refrigerator and not cool. The flavors were average. When a hotel has a bar and high end restaurant I expect the best. It’s all part of the experience. We would NOT stay here again based on the bar experience alone.

What a unique hotel - beautiful stone walls and archways. Nice cafe and restaurant right there on property and easy walk to river or shops, restaurants and bars. Everyone was wonderful and very helpful. I only wish I could have stayed longer!