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Reviews of Early Blue Motel

2 out of 5
Early Blue Motel
1793 Holbert Cove Rd, Saluda, NC

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 79 out of 141 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 34 out of 141 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 141 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 141 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 141 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Harry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Deanna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great motel, so convenient to I26. When they have sauna and bar open, it'll be a really sweet spot to
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Karen

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to relax and enjoy the view
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kathy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room is clean and comfortable. View of the mountains is gorgeous. Everything is great.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Lilyanne on 6 Nov 2023
Thank you, Kathy for your wonderful review! We are so glad you enjoyed your time here. Come back soon!

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Lilyanne on 16 Oct 2023
Thanks for the great review, Michelle! We're so glad you enjoyed your stay!

10/10 Excellent

Yulia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We stayed for only 1 night but everything went very well, nice quate location, beautiful view from hotel porch, room was clean, A/C a bit noisy and not cooling well, but for us it was OK. Overall it's a good place place to stay for a couple nights.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Lilyanne on 6 Nov 2023
Thank you Yulia!

6/10 Okay

Rachel

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Not worth the money
Wasn’t worth the money. There is so pool, spa, or even a store to buy night snacks. Next time I will stay in a cabin.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Lilyanne on 8 Sept 2023
Hi Rachel. There is no where listed that we offer a pool or a spa at this time. We do have a store, as the paper in your room listed the items and you received a text message with the information sharing such.

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Recommend this motel and view
We were very pleased with this motel. We didn't contact the owners until late in the day. They responded back promptly with arrangements for the room and key. The room was clean and ready for us with towels and a message to contact them if we needed anything. Very hospitable. Location was good, right off the road. This is an 'old-style' motel that the owners have modernized. They were currently upgrading some other units which was a positive thing to see. bonus was that we had an absolutely gorgeous view of the mountains in the evening out our back door. Recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Karin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Down Home Inspections

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This property is well kept. The beds are comfortable. The room was clean and smelled good. Hidden gem with a fantastic view of the mountains.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
The property is undergoing renovations, on a room-by-room basis, but hadn’t reached the room we were assigned. I wondered why all the other cars were parked on the other side of the facility. Supposedly we were paying for one of the upscale rooms with two queen beds. It was clean but a bit cramped. One of the mattresses made squeaking noises and the HVAC was loud and finding a comfortable setting was a bit of a challenge. Beautiful view of the mountains from the rear of the property.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Lilyanne on 31 May 2023
Hi Robert,You had reserved a deluxe double (which is two full size beds in a room with a door to the back), which is on the side of the building you were on...where cars were parked was mainly for what types of rooms people had booked! We currently have one renovated room, with two more debuting in the next couple of weeks, which happen to be deluxe's and will reflect the term!Good to know about the squeaky bed, I will look into that, thanks for letting us know. Any hvacs needing attention, will be replaced in our renovation process. I hadn't heard from anyone that there were issues with the one in your room, so again, thanks for bringing it to our attention! :)

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Lilyanne on 31 May 2023
Thanks for the positive review, Lisa! Come back again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Jennie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great family run motel.
Love the family owned motel. They are renovating so be prepared. The Mountain View is worth the extra bucks. Place has potential and it looks like the family is maki habit happen.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Lilyanne on 28 May 2023
Thank you for your great review, Jennie! We are glad you enjoyed your stay and we look forward to having you back again someday!

10/10 Excellent

Iryna

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful mountain view, but didn't get what is the difference between with view or not as all the rooms standing in the raw and you can see actually beautiful view only went out of the room.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Susan

Travelled with partner
There needed to be a backing on the curtains. It was like sleeping under a light pole all night
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Lilyanne on 21 Feb 2023
Thank you for the great review!

10/10 Excellent

Timmy

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023
Response from Lilyanne on 21 Feb 2023
Thank you for the great review!

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I found the stay to be quite peaceful. Standing on the top of the mountain early in the morning, taking in the air & view was unparalleled to any place I’ve stayed before. Going down the mountains to the river and seeing how crystal clear it was & listening to the flowing water. The small town restaurants down the road had great food. Will definitely recommend and return to this stay
Response from Lilyanne on 5 Dec 2022
Hi Christian! I am just seeing your review here on Expedia. Thank you so much for your kind words. We look forward to having you in the future!

8/10 Good

Aimee

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

2/10 Terrible

Marcia

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is just a very old motel that is also very secluded. Did not feel safe there at all. Extremely disappointing. The room rate of $200 was ridiculous for this place. We left without staying.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

SCOTT, Myrtle Beach

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is a hidden gem for a quiet get away with a superb view.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Service was amazing. Staff was extremely helpful and nice. Very accommodating!! 10/10 would recommend!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Jackie and Ana on 23 Jul 2022
Thank you for the feedback! We appreciate you and happy you enjoyed your stay with us.

2/10 Terrible

Rebecca

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
On arrival the property was CLOSED with an emergency phone number on the office door. The calls were answered by voice mail. When the calls were returned the innkeeper was snarky and indicated that our reservation was for a later date, which it was NOT. The portion of the property which was visible showed signs of poor upkeep. (Admittedly the innkeeper stated that the property was closed for maintenance). Amenities were lacking compared with other properties at this price. TOTALLY DISAPPOINTING EXPERIENCE. ZERO STARS OR LESS.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Management Team on 14 Jul 2022
We understand you had a bad experience but you fail to mention that your reservation was due for check in on July 14th Friday. We have proof of said reservation and was not the date mentioned in your review. We blocked the dates to not inconvenience our guest due to maintenance closures. Your reservation was done through Expedia. Expedia should have made you aware that we were not accepting reservations. We also do not respond kindly to threats by your husband. If you come with that kind of aggression we have the right to refuse service. However as you can see our reviews speak for themselves. Just because you made a mistake on the date of your arrival, you do not have to take it out on us. If I was snarky, my apologies however your husband was very rude and threatening, that is why I may have come across as snarky and then he admitted to me you made the mistake so I am not understanding the harshness of your review. Anyway thank you and we hope you have a wonderful rest of your day.

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Jackie and Ana on 23 Jul 2022
Thank you for the 10 out of 10. Happy you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Yolanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dog-friendly!
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Place has an old time feel. Most important though, we were needing hp requirements and the staff accomodated us
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Carey

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This little lodge was like a “Diamond in the rough”. It was very clean and the rooms were nice but nothing fancy, a little outdated. Bed was very comfortable and the AC worked and it is a place I would stay at again when I’m back in the area. The employees were so kind and very welcoming.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Monte

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Scenic, cozy, hospitable.
Super easy check in. Desk had everything printed, in hand and ready to go. Took maybe 30 secs, max. Super friendly and easy. Fire pit going out back.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice suprise
Really nice lodge, staff was very nice and the location was fantastic. What a view outback of lodge, fire pit, chairs and a view of the valley was a great surprise. Very pet fiend with doggie bag dispenser all around lodge. Great place to stay the night for sure.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The driveway was full of potholes Room was clean and pleasant Like the quiet area
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Management Team on 4 Mar 2022
Thank you for your review. We are so happy you enjoyed your stay and sincerely apologies for the driveway not looking its best. We are under new ownership/management and hoping to begin property improvements soon. Stay tuned for upcoming changes to our site to show such improvements and hope you will stay with us again in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hidden Gen
Great hidden gem with a spectacular view of the mountains. Room was clean and all amenities needed were present. Friendly staff and a great time!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022
Response from Management on 23 Jan 2022
Thank you for the review. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Marissa

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff and location
Really great staff. Beds were super comfy! Not sure why it says detached barhrooms- they are in the room .
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Response from Management on 15 Dec 2021
Thank you for the review. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us. We will change that, I had no idea why it is saying that.

10/10 Excellent

Josephine

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location was great, views of the mountain was amazing. The staff was extremely accommodating, the room has what you need for a comfortable stay and the price is affordable. It’s close to the Gorge Ziplines which was fantastic. Would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Management on 26 Nov 2021
Thanks for the review. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to see you again soon.

4/10 Poor

Randall

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not exactly a lodge. More like a cheap motel But expensive.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Management on 26 Nov 2021
Thanks for the review. The lodge just changed owners and it going through a remodel. We hope you come back and see us when all the updates are done.

10/10 Excellent

Jamie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Basic amenities - clean room, mountain top views and very convenient to hikes (Little and Big Bradley Falls, Green River Game Lands), a quick drive into the historic town, easy interstate access. No bkfst provided but coffee is. Bonfire area in back was great for our cooler fall weather.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021
Response from Management on 9 Nov 2021
Thank you for the review. We are glad that you enjoyed your mountain get-way with us. We hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Sudy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable beds!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021
Response from Management on 9 Nov 2021
Thank you for the review. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to see you again soon.

8/10 Good

brenda s

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice vintage style motor lodge with clean rooms and good area for pets. Staff helpful and the mountains are beautiful. Thanks for a nice stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Response from Management on 2 Nov 2021
Thanks for the review. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

6/10 Okay

Valentin

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Everything was ok except no wi-fi and bath tub clogged with hair
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Response from Management on 26 Oct 2021
Im glad that you enjoyed your stay with us. We are working on getting the WIFI fixed ASAP. Thanks for letting me know that the bath tub drain is clogged, we will get right on that.

8/10 Good

Tiffany

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The view was amazing morning and night. Cute little outdoor area. The walls were thin and our neighbors came in late (and noisily), but turning on the fan helped. The rooms could use some updating, but the beds were nice (and comfortable), and it was super close to great local restaurants and the small downtown area.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from Management on 25 Oct 2021
Thank you for the review. We are in the process of updating thing around the lodge. The room are on the list come winter. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us and we look forward to seeing you again soon.

8/10 Good

Mark

Travelled with partner
Thw room was clean and comfortable. The location and setting were spectacular, and for this reason, I would go back again. My only complaint is that the WiFi was too weak to get any connectivity.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from Management on 23 Oct 2021
Thank you for the review. We are working on the Wifi. Sorry it was not to your standards. We hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was wonderful!! We were sble to go out our back door, sit at any table and watch the sun set over the mountains. Gorgeous!! The room was spacious, bed was comfortable and the ability yo make a pot of coffee was nice.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from Management on 23 Oct 2021
Thanks for the review. We are glad that you enjoyed your say with us. We hope to see you again soon.