The Anniversary Inn - Logan

My husband and I are both in our 70s. Ten years ago, he surprised me with a stay at the Anniversary Inn in Logan, Utah. On November 21st, he hoped to recreate that surprise by reserving the same room. However, the surprise was an understatement! When my husband retrieved the key and opened the door, we were immediately disgusted by the filthy carpet, stained with oil, dirt, and grime. Since it was a cold November evening in Logan, my husband went to start the fireplace, but the switch didn’t work, so we could not ignite a fire. Realizing that we could not stay in such a dirty, non-functioning room, my husband tried to call the front desk clerk, but the phone didn’t work and there was no dial tone. Unable to reach the clerk by phone, we went to the front desk to express our concerns directly. The clerk showed us two other rooms; however, to access either of these rooms, we had to walk up stairs that were covered in filthy carpet. Additionally, the paint on the walls and doors was cracked and peeling, and a rancid smell permeated the area. When the clerk opened the door to the first of two rooms, the first thing we noticed was that all the lamps and the phone were unplugged. Before we had a chance to determine whether the room was acceptable, she closed the door and said, “Let me show you something else.” The second room also had the same noticeable issues; the lamps and the phone were also unplugged. Additionally, the bathroom tiles were badly cracked, the stand-alone mirror had drippings on it, the towels felt rough, the window shades were inoperable in most windows, and three lightbulbs were burned out. The cost of the room was $200 per night, which was supposed to include breakfast delivered to our room by 9:30 AM. However, this never happened. By 10 AM, we decided to leave, realizing that staying at the Anniversary Inn was not just a bad experience, but truly a terrible idea. After driving several hundred miles to our next destination, I realized I had forgotten my nightgown in the room at the Anniversary Inn. I naively hoped that someone from the Inn would reach out as a courtesy to inform me about the lost item. To my disappointment, I found out that the employees at the Anniversary Inn do not offer that service, leading me to believe they would rather keep or discard items left behind. In summary, we have never been so thoroughly disappointed, and frankly disgusted, with a place of business as we are with the Anniversary Inn.

I was worried that this Inn was going to be kitschy as each room is decorated to the max following a particular theme. The room we stayed in was the African Safari and was well done. The bed was very comfortable as were the chairs to watch movies. One oddity is that no rooms have windows so it can feel claustrophobic. The other surprise was that the breakfast menu was limiting. I would call it a continental breakfast at best. You could only chose one entree, but biscuits & butter/jam was one choice, a croissant another. These are not entrees in my mind. You could choose eggs & toast. If you wanted bacon or sausage, you paid extra. Then for a beverage you got one choice - either tea, coffee, juice, or milk but not more than one. The breakfast is delivered to your room but comes with plastic cutlery & styrofoam cups. First, the environmental waste because there are a lot of rooms here, but this is a fairly expensive place, and i expected better. The Inn is walking distance to downtown and restaurants in the area.

I gave the following review directly to Anniversary Inn regarding our stay on 9/11-9/12. Have never had a reply from them. We stayed in the Southern Comfort room. So sad to see you drop from a 5 star down to a 2 star. Interesting that you asked for a review, as I left a note with the front desk at check-out of all the issues of this stay. We have been coming to the Anniversary Inn for 30 years, different owners, new rooms, updates to rooms and have seen lots of changes to the way things are done, what amenities are included and changes to the breakfast menu. I understand that times are hard and that changes sometimes need to be made. However, when you market yourself the way you are doing AND charging a premium for a stay AND your online presence shows a specific breakfast menu (the same one we enjoyed on our last stay in December) and yet you serve a breakfast that costs less than $2 for both of us? You've made changes and sacrifices in the wrong direction. We came to celebrate my husband's 60th birthday, as we've always had great treatment at your locale and to be so terribly disappointed was hard. Room appeared clean however there were issues: #1. Started filling the tub when the water shut off, my husband figured out that the top of the spout had popped up and stopped the water flow. As long as he held it down, the water came out, if he removed his hand the water stopped. He then tried turning it a little while pushing down and that seemed to lock it in place. Unfortunately, while the water was filling, we noticed a used bar of soap on the other side of the tub, so it was doubtful if the tub had been cleaned- so no tub. #2. In the shower, the wand was gone, the tubing was there except the wand had been removed. (this makes your room appear even more dilapidated since a $25 part hadn't been replaced.) #3. There appears to be black mold in the grout and sealant around the tub and in part of the shower. It needs a good cleaning, and if actually mold, replacement. #4 The towel rod by the sink came off when lifting the towel off. My hubby hung it back on. (maintenance again, all you need to do is tighten the little screw at the base; your other towel rod looks close to falling off as well). #5 Your sign in the room states that there are disinfectant wipes provided - there were none! They were provided on our last stay. (Put 2 or 3 disinfectant wipes in a zippy bag for each stay if you're concerned someone will take an entire container). (These didn’t affect my rating) #6. 4 DVD's were left in the room. #7. Toilet paper - ok, not a deal breaker but a little info. Using cheaper toilet paper doesn't save you as much as you think. When guests have to use more just to take care of business you've literally flushed your 'savings' down the toilet. Use one of the big bulk stores brand toilet papers, you'll get the savings and lean more toward the luxury side of your rooms. #8- Burnt out bulbs - also not a deal breaker, just a maintenance issue. Either y

SO DISSAPPOINTING!!! We have stayed at the Anniversary Inn in SLC, UT, but this was our 1st time in Logan. We stayed in "Aphrodites Court" and WILL NOT BE RETURNING. Website stated it was a "King Bed" room...it was a Queen. There was a 10 INCH STEP down into the bathroom, creating a very dangerous "middle of the night" trip to the bathroom...the BREAKFAST WAS THE WORST!!! I have had better Continental Breakfasts!!! And it certainly did not meet the $300 (after taxes/fees) ROOM RATE!!! DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY!!!!!

TL;DR: We enjoyed our stay at the Southern Comfort room and would come here again to try the other rooms out. 8/10 My husband and I were celebrating our anniversary and we had been to the Anniversary Inn in Salt Lake City before, so we wanted to see if there were other inns and what other rooms they might offer. My husband likes to surprise me with what's in the room, so he only told me to pick from a list of names and I chose the Southern Comfort (being that I'm from the south). Check-in was pretty simple, but this Anniversary Inn is structured differently than the SLC one. The SLC one is just one building with all the rooms inside, where as this one is multiple buildings that would differ depending on your room. For the one that we had chosen, we had to drive to a nearby, but separate parking lot that might've not been as clearly labeled as it should've been. We did take a picture of the map though at the front desk, which helped. With out room choice, it set us on the third floor with an outdoor staircase. The stairs weren't bad for us, especially since we travelled light, but if you have heavy luggage or struggle to get upstairs, we didn't see any elevator access. The room itself was amazing and actually quite bigger than the one we previously stayed at (The Meadow at SLC). It was appropriately themed (more for New Orleans south, but that's not a bad thing) and even had some entertainment activities. There was nice couples seating in quite a few places were we could eat or watch movies. We did ask if they had a bluray player in the room and they said yes, so we brought our own movie from home to watch. They do offer some movies at the check-inn building, but I recommend bringing your own. Though, just like the other place we stayed at, it has a fridge, but no microwave. That's really the only thing missing from these rooms. They do offer hot breakfast items, but it's nice being able to microwave leftovers as well. The breakfast was good though, albeit too small for my husband to be filled. The shower and tub in the room were great. The shower was walk-in and deep, even having a place to sit. The shower really needs some hand rails or non-slip mats though, because it is very slippery inside, both of us almost falling, including the sitting area. Towels can help, but if you aren't stable on your feet this could be hazardous. The tub was able to fit both of us and be quite deep. It's a little tricky to get into, but it has many features that were fun to use and relaxing. If you're short though, this tub doesn't have a great way to keep you upright without sliding further into the water. My husband is tall though and enjoyed the extra length for his legs. I won't post pictures of the room so they can be a surprise to others like how I was surprised, but this one we feel is just a little bit better than the Anniversary Inn in SLC, but only in some ways. Both are still good though and we'd recommend either of them!

** Do not stay here!!** First of all, let me begin by saying I'm not the type of person who writes negative reviews unless they are warranted. The following is the email I sent to the innkeeper about our experience: "Recently my wife and I stayed at the Anniversary Inn (Logan, Hawaiian room) to celebrate our anniversary. Our experience was a little lackluster, and I wanted to reach out to talk to you about it. We left a message with the front office staff to have you contact us, but so far, we haven't heard anything. We stayed one night from 06/07/2024 to 06/08/2024. Because it was our anniversary, we decided to splurge and pay for some of the upgrades on top of the $279 base rate (not cheap!). We paid for early check-in and arrived shortly after 3 pm. The office staff did not know if our room was ready and made us wait while they physically walked over to inspect it. We also paid $40 for the date night upgrade. The staff told us to choose our items from the adjoining room, and we scheduled a time for popcorn delivery. To their credit, the staff delivered the popcorn on time. We were disappointed with the quality of this upgrade for $40, as it appeared to be a single bag of microwave popcorn dumped into an aftermarket popcorn bucket. As for the items, we selected a bath bomb (fairly good quality... 5$ value max.) Two boxes of candy, (these were the same kind found at the dollar store), and two diet cokes (both of which we later discovered were flat and expired...by the way, check the rest of your fridge). When we arrived at the room, the decor was pleasant, but there were some other issues with the room. The light above the bed had a flickering lightbulb (the bulb on the side closest to the door) that turned on and off the entire time. Also, the chain for the ceiling fan was missing, making it inoperable. When we walked into the bathroom area, we discovered a bottle of chemical cleaner that had been left on the counter by the sink and a used bar of soap in the shower which had not been discarded. As a side note, the shower design is terrible and leaks water all over the floor. Also, the wand/showerhead attachment did not work. On the wall, there was only one robe. We tried to call the front desk three times to let them know to come pick up the cleaner and to notify them about the robe so they didn't think we took it. No one ever answered so I walked the cleaner back to the front desk myself and told them about the robe. Finally, as I'm sure you are aware when morning rolled around, we did not get any breakfast. After waiting 30 minutes past our scheduled delivery time (and attempting to fruitlessly call again), I walked to the front desk where I was told the entire kitchen staff had walked out. I was told arrangements were being made to work on the breakfast problem but it would be sometime before anything would be prepared. We had other plans and had scheduled our breakfast so that we could eat and check out shortly after. We ended up check