Brasada Ranch

Pros and Cons to Brasada Ranch. I would not recommend for a one night stay, especially if you're not arriving early. We arrived around 6:30 and had a dinner reservation and the Ranch House at 7:30. We didn't realize after dinner there would be literally nothing to do except an indoor family pool. Our room was small compared to most hotels I've stayed in, even at places nowhere near as "fancy". Our room was in a cabin which shared a wall with another room and you could hear everything in the next room. The lighting in the bathroom was terrible even for my husband trying to do his hair. The carpet had several stains on it. And being nitpicky the craftsmanship of the room was kind of surprisingly lacking being what a nice place it appeared to be. Since there was nothing to do after dinner we were going to watch netflix which required downloading an app and even then no picture would cast to the tv. How does a place supposedly this nice not have smart tv's you can stream the most popular apps on? The outside lighting around the property is very dim and makes it difficult to walk from your cabin the the main house without a flashlight. I had hoped to get in at Wild Rye only to find out they were not even open the night we were there. We ate at the Ranch House which was super delicious and the staff was very friendly and helpful. The adult pool was closed which was disappointing. Nowhere is open for coffee until 7:30. The only open early is golf. Midweek a lot of things are closed it turns out. A lot of these things wouldn't bother me if I paid to stay in a budget motel, but when you are expecting an upscale stay and experience it should be better.

The views are outstanding from Three Sisters Lodge room where we stayed and from the Wild Rye restaurant. The rooms are stylish and comfortable. Rates in the fall were very reasonable. Heartily recommend this place for the views from the room.

Wonderful Eastern Oregon experience! Beautiful Views, plenty of activities. Food was top notch. Close proximity to Bends attractions and hiking at Smith Rocks.

The guest services were 5*. We enjoyed the fitness facilities (also 5*) including the morning strength class which provides a solid moderate workout. The restaurants were adequate (3*). The Ranch House food and drink are decent but nothing special. Wild Rye's ambiance is more clubhouse than fine dining restaurant but is priced as the latter. Pretty much everything on the menu seems to have one (or more) too many ingredients. It's not competitive with many fine restaurants in Bend. The room was a big disappointment (2*). When we arrived, the room was deadbolted such that the electronic key wouldn't work, we had to wait for a staff member to unlock it. One expects that website photos will make the rooms look larger than they are, but the difference was the most substantial we've experienced. The bedroom felt cramped for a resort. Lighting was poor, notably there was a reading lamp only on one side of the bed. The window faced east and had only light-porous blinds which meant early light woke us. That would've been even worse in the height of summer. The thermostat didn't work properly. A maintenance guy explained why but didn't have a solution to the wide temperature swings no matter how we set the system. The refrigerator made a loud noise every 20-30 minutes, we had to unplug it so we could sleep, and lost some leftovers we'd hoped to eat the next day. A soap bracket in the shower was broken so there was a sharp edge that we had to avoid. One thing we liked is that they say they clean the rooms only after 3 nights and they mean it. So many places put up signs that they reduce cleaning for environmental reasons but then change linens every day even the ones that you hang up to not replace.

We have been here twice in the last few months because we enjoyed it so much. Tons of things to do on property(great food, Spa, Golf, etc), and we enjoyed many of them. we love the quietness and service at the adult pool as well. I hike and trout fish, so there are several really good places within 30 min to go. Bend is close by for a day of shopping or a night on the town. airport is only 15 minutes away! weather is phenomenal-we left the heat of MS to feel like fall!!