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April 23, 2023
For context, my dad passed away last year and the stresses of dealing with things warranted a solo getaway. I live in Minnesota and Lake Superior is open in Duluth and all along the North Shore, so when I was looking for a hotel within 3 hours of home and saw the Blue Wave Inn situated right on Lake Superior I thought this would be perfect! I can sit on the balcony, listen to the waves, read and relax! I booked the night before I drove down to Ashland, just under 3 hours away. Imagine my disappointment when I arrived to find the lake completely frozen! I would have booked somewhere in Minnesota if I had known this. It would be a cool feature to have on the hotel's website-so people know if they are actually going to enjoy the lake or look at dirty ice. There was also a young man who either had a dog or a girl with him both days I was there riding his four-wheeler loudly around the lake for hours and yelling. There were also some redneck people walking out on the lake both days, making lots of noise and swearing, right in front of the Inn (none of them were staying there either)! Not the peaceful mini trip I had imagined! The room was pretty nice though. The bed was comfortable, the chairs were comfortable, the huge shower was cool and had 2 different kinds of shower heads. The balcony would be nice in the summertime. It was in the 70s both days I was there so I did get to enjoy a little bit of quiet time on the balcony in the sun. The first evening I was on a video call with my husband showing him the view of the ice and when I turn to the right I saw the man in room 3 pulling his shirt down. Awkward!! There's a small area in the room with a K-Cup machine and a really cute mini sink. There are also real glasses and mugs which was nice opposed to plastic or paper. The K-Cups however were cheap brands from Menards and Amazon. The shampoo, conditioner, and soap were all awful! Very low quality, the soap was super gritty and left a weird film on the shower shelf. There's a mini fridge in the room and a microwave in the hallway. The elevator here is the slowest ever. I used it twice and I had to continue entering the code as it would not take. The door would close and the elevator would just sit there. Enter the code again, finally the elevator moves up. You could walk up and down the stairs five times in the speed of this elevator! The hotel rooms here use real keys and if you do use the stairs you have to use your key to get through the door on the second level. If you have your hands full this is hard to do. Same goes for getting in your room there's nowhere to set your stuff down unless you want to set it on the floor. I know this sounds like a lot of negatives but the room was really cute and in the summer it would be a great view of the lake. One other thing that I found strange was you never see anybody that works there. You get an email with the code for the elevator and your key is in your door. You leave the keys in your room when you leave