Best Western Eldreth Inn At Mt. Jefferson

This little inn isn’t a four star because of the accommodations, that would be a three star rating. The staff, however, is 5 star all the way, so I’ve split the difference.
As far as the rooms, they’re fairly average with the usual choice of queen or king bed, maid service, small fridge and microwave. The TV, however, does get a better than usual selection of stations, instead of being mostly sports, news and advertising.
The rate does include breakfast. The nice thing is this is not a continental breakfast or even the «hot breakfast» offered by other chains that includes instant eggs, toast and oatmeal. Here, you can get cereal and toast, but there are also options of French toast, pancakes or real eggs, bacon (or sausage) biscuits and gravy or grits. Now, that’s a better way to start a morning!
But, back to the important part — the people. Our our most recent trip, we were planning to stay for 5 nights. Because of variable circumstances, we had to wait til the night before to book. We were really bummed when the middle night was full! It had never been an issue before. We talked to Mark, at the desk, and he apologetically offered us other alternatives in the area. We checked them out, but found them to be way overpriced. I called him back and told him we’d take the 4 nights and hope for a cancellation. He said he’d call me in a few minutes. Sure enough, when he called about 5 min. later, he had managed to squeeze us in for the last night! He didn’t have to go out of his way for us, but he did.
Then there is the restaurant staff. The first time we stayed at Eldreth, the waitress recognized us on the second morning breakfast and already remembered our drink preferences. This time, we hadn’t been there for a couple of months. We walked in, she smiled and said she’d be right there with our decaf and juice!
We’ve done a lot of traveling over the years, and never had people go out of their way like these folks have done. We’ll be going back to the area in a couple of months, and will be looking forward to our stay.