Spruce Hill Resort & Spa

It’s all about expectations. The web site promises a “fabulous” experience, complete with Dining Room, Spa, Horseback Riding, hiking trails and luxury. The photos show the resort in a spectacular setting in its full glory. Unfortunately, the reality is very different. The setting is indeed spectacular, but it is clearly run down from its glory days. It started with a long bumpy gravel driveway which at the very least needs to be graded. Half of the parking area is taken up by what are clearly old wrecks, discarded mattresses and other “interesting” items. The dining room is completely closed so there was no dinner for us. (we had to drive into 100-Mile House for dinner). The riding stable had not seen a horse in at least five years and was overgrown. We found no evidence of the promised spa or gym. Any hiking trails looked to be overgrown. The indoor pool and hot tub area were open and the water looked clean, but it suffered from a lack of ventilation, and the humid stuffy air inside put us off of an anticipated soak. In addition, an Interior Health notice on the door did little to encourage us to partake in a swim. On the plus side, our room with King bed was clean and comfortable with lots of hot water for the shower. We had a balcony (shared) that offered a wonderful view of the surrounding mountains. The spectacular view was somewhat spoiled by the morning sun glistening off the discarded multi-colored pieces of plastic playground scattered in the field below. It was very quiet, and we did enjoy a good night’s sleep. A few details like a stubborn deadbolt lock on the entry door and a bathroom door that wouldn’t close stick in our memories. The promised breakfast in the morning consisted of a bunch of carbs (toast and muffins) so we passed on it and drove on to the delicacy of a Tim Horton’s breakfast in 100 Mile House. This Resort has clearly seen better days. It has good bones and could be wonderful again, but that will take a little bit of effort to achieve. The expectations set up by the web site were not matched at all by the reality. We won’t be back anytime soon.

It was a good price, it was clean and quiet.

Beautiful property and room was clean and confortable. There is some disrepair externally - the buildings would have been stunning a few years ago. Regular front desk staff were not available. Maintenance filled in and was very friendly but obvisouly not trained for this role. Pool and hotub were nice. Breakfast was basic. Very enjoyable overall in a nice forested settung with amazing access to local trails.