So I had made reservations to stay at the Karakahl Country Inn last weekend. First of all, I had found a number of both positive and negative reviews about this place but ultimately decided to go with the Karakahl because I didn't want to spend a lot for lodging overnight the price was only $59 for a room with 2 queen beds. From what I could find there weren't any other hotels in Mt. Horeb besides the karakahl and the Village Inn. Lastly, it was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright so i'm thinking well that's kind cool huh? Okay, so upon driving up my initial impression was WOW what a dump!!! The place needs some serious exterior maintenance! *hint hint* a few gallons of paint can go a long way and the pool building looks like they may have started to do some maintenance but then abandoned it. Sorry no pool here folks. So at this point I came pretty close to turning the car around and running but didn't...
The gentleman that checked us in was very nice and polite (ok some points there) and we were sent around to upper back portion to locate our room. It's very private in the back and we were pleasantly surprised to walk into a very tidy clean room. Clean sheets, bed was comfy, room had a refridgerator and the rooms opened to an inner hall that had lovely skylights it was quite nice (if only it was a wee updated) Outside all the rooms were these retro starlike light fixtures that are actually pretty interesting to look at after dark. Just a couple other things to note are that the walls are paper thin and there were a group of girls staying next door so we could hear them as if they were in our room. The shower kinda sucked my travel companion took a cold shower with great water pressure, while mine was hot with barely any water pressure. BUT all in all it served it's purpose it was an inexpensive place to stay and I'm only giving it 3 stars because of the minor negatives. Maybe the place is hurting but seriously even just a little exterior paint would do a world of difference. I can see it having been a great place at one time and has serious potential especially in that charming little town!