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Reviews of Rod And Gun Club

2 out of 5
Rod And Gun Club
200 Riverside Drive, Everglades City, FL

Reviews

7.6

Good

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Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 193 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 15 out of 193 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Corey

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

micah

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Doug

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness
We were banned from the property! They only answer their phones sporadically. You may or may not have a reservation unless you talk to the front desk. Good luck. It is not staffed. The public bathroom in the lobby has cobwebs draped from the ceiling like it may bed Halloween. Our room was not made up. Dirty towels, beds unmade, wastebasket full, cigar butts in the ashtray. We attempted to find staff to make up our room, but at 8pm the entire place was locked up. No lights. No one there. The food was excellent for our only meal there. Two fish dinners and 4 beers. Total bill $140.00 Yes, one hundred forty dollars. The single boat launch is okay, and you can tie up in front. Bring you own lines. There is a freshwater connection on the seawall. The male manager called us because we returned to the place and got our room charge back due to the dirty room. $160 in cash. They take NO credit cards. Cash only. You cannot put a hold on a credit card payment. We were lucky that the very nice young lady at the desk gave us a refund. The owner/manager said to us, "Don't ever f------ come back here! We lost $150 on the room. You're f------banned for life! Oh well, we would not return to such poor service and high prices and incompetent management. And no credit cards? Only cash? Hmmmmm.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Infoexpert

They cancelled the booking before i got there
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Renae

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The emails sent to us after we made our reservation advertised lunch and dinner served. We arrived at 7:30 pm. What we didn't understand was that when dinner ended at 8pm, the hotel staff locked up the main lodge and went home. The internet is only available in the main lodge (not in the cottages) and our phones only had 1-2 bars. They told us when we checked in, that the lodge would not be open for lunch (despite our recent email). When it was time to check out at 11am, we were hoping to see the historic lodge (why we stayed there) as we didn't get to see it the night before and also wanted to see it in daylight - it was still all closed up so we didn't get to see the building or grounds. This was disappointing as we had chosen to stay here to see this historic sight. With the upfront mention of our challenges and disappointments, the staff are friendly, the rooms are rustic with bare essentials covered, and what little we got to see of the lodge was beautiful. I would recommend, when making your reservation to find out the lodge hours they are serving food and arrive early in those hours to soak in the history. And be aware, if you or your family needs internet access - it is limited.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Eve

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Daniel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
hope they survived Ian!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

jim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A step back in Old Florida History
We were excited to visit Everglades City and staying at the historic Rod and Gun Club was icing on the cake. The hotel is rich with Old Florida history and is well maintained. Our room, while not in the main building, was clean and comfortable. The friendly staff treated us wonderfully! We will be returning as soon as possible 😎
Front of hotel
Wonderful pool area
Our room
Rich Florida history
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rustic quiet The shower didn’t have enough water pressure though
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very quaint setting, clean and quiet. Couldn’t access wi-fi though
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Svetlana

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

katherine

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We're so glad we stayed here instead of getting discouraged by earlier reviews! We had a peaceful, fun time at Rod & Gun Club in the middle of July and we don't even fish. Josh at the front desk was helpful when we called ahead and then kind and accommodating when we arrived. The main structure/dining hall is very cool and our cabin was clean, air-conditioned when we arrived, comfy enough beds and views of the water. If you're looking for round-the-clock service from the staff, this is not the place for you. But if all you need is a quiet, air-conditioned views in an interesting setting (with the option to dine in a charming historic structure) then I think you'll have a great time! Dog friendly, low-key, cash only - we will be back on our next trip to the Everglades!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was really great the main building was facinating, strait out of the 30,s. Only down side was no tea or coffee making facilitys in the room. Great location on the river.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay if you want someplace off the beaten path. Homey and charming, has a lovely pool and view of the canal, good food that feels authentic, not just standard hotel fare.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

4/10 Poor

Helen

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property was a grand hotel and restaurant with old Florida charm. It is very sad to see it in such poor condition. No staff, worn out and old linens, over priced and now will receive poor ratings. They should just close and re-group like so many resorts have had to do since Covid. I hope someone steps up and restores this "piece of history".
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

4/10 Poor

Sandra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Legendary spot. But at first they said they had only one room when we had reserved two. When we were ready to leave they found another room.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Judith, Cape Coral

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No coffee in rooms. Unable to get ice after restaurant closed
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Steven

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The property was very unique because of the history of the buildings. The main building wasn't open long enough for us to wander around inside the main building - we would have liked time to do this.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

6/10 Okay

Robert, Manchester

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cash only operation. Restaurant staff unfriendly. Dilapidated building.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

SUSAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

4/10 Poor

Suzanne

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Property in need of serious upgrade.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

rajiva

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

2/10 Terrible

George

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tired Old Queen should be put out to pasture.
It used to be a fun place to stay, but no more. The help is bored and not putting forth much effort. My complaint that our room had not been cleaned was dismissed with hardly a whimper. I circled back to the desk and asked for my check back and left. Four hundred dollars they appeared to sorely need walked away with only a snarky comment from the clerk.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Jenny

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

4/10 Poor

Anne

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Arrived 6:15 — Nobody at front desk, given wrong key by guy in kitchen, quickly corrected, broken air conditioner (fixed) no Wi-Fi and when I called at ask at 8 pm no answer on phone. Two half used shampoos but no conditioner, scary shower with broken tiles. No desk or table. No door on closet and finally— mosquitos in my ears all night long. Really appalling experience for 200 bucks.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cash only
Interesting; cash only business. Given a paper, hand written receipt. Went cottages & both were dirty. Luckily a housekeeper was on property & located 2 clean cottages. Cottages have a small fridge only. No microwave or hairdryer. Very clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cool spot but neglected & run down. There was no coffee maker in the unit & no coffee available on site. Had to drive across town to get a cup of coffee
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

4/10 Poor

Thurman

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No coffee, no microwave, ac loud, electrical wiring strung out. Had to hunt up cash to pay for room. No hair dryer. Very old tv with poor sound. Will not be returning.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Jenna

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super unique stay. The lobby looks like it's out of a Disney ride. The history of the place and its quaintness were wonderful. We had a great dinner at the restaurant on site and enjoyed the big beautiful porch. Our room was simple and the views out the windows over the water were beautiful. I would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

stuart

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Made me want to but a boat and a fishing pole so that I could assume the lifestyle forever.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

R dion

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice stay and comfortable room. Need coffee please since the restaurant is not open in the morning. Otherwise a very nice stay in a unique setting.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

2/10 Terrible

Elizabeth

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Debbie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sad but true
This historic property is under duress and will not likely survive for another few years.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Amelia

Business traveller
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Historical Lodge in the Everglades
So much history here! Rooms were very comfortable and clean. Dinner was outstanding! Highly recommend the blackened grouper (fish of the day special)
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Andrew R.

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Kathryn

Travelled with partner
Beautiful location and historic setting. Comfortable cabins.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was the first overnight stay. I have been at the Rod and Gun club for years for lunch with my parents. It was a thing that they liked to do. I was on a loop from Key West to the RV dealers in Fort Meyers and back to the Keys. It was very relaxed and pleasant. I was invited to sit with another couple since I was a single. We had a nice dinner and talk. You wouldn't get that in other places. The room was clean and appointed.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Shawn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cute, great bar and lounge. Rooms are vintage and have all the pluses minuses that go with that.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

6/10 Okay

Kenneth L

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I like the rooms, the history and the location of the Rod & Gun Club enough that we have stayed there three times. However this will be the last time as nothing that you are told regarding services like dining can be believed. We were told the last two times that evening meals would be served each day and both visits the cooks left before dinner time leaving us on our own to find food. You have to hunt down someone to check or out of the place. It is a beautiful place but we won't be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

2/10 Terrible

Idy

Travelled with group
It was closed! Had to find another motel after having made a reservation at the Rod and Gun Club. We also got a text from them confirming the reservation. Lights out...nobody home.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Birthday Getaway
Great experience! Owners recommend Speedy’s for our airboat tour and they were great! Hole In The Wall Pizza was delicious and in walking distance and the Everglades Museum, right across the street, was FREE and delivered a wealth of info on the area and the Rod & Gun Club. Another plus is they have a boat ramp that is easy access that we used to launch our kayak. Would definitely stay again!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Page, Bradenton

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love this place from old Florida. They kept the feel, but also feels updated too. My only complaint is my bed in #36 (I believe) made me roll to the middle. It was comfortable for 1 person, but 2 was a problem. However, there was also a twin bed, which I moved to and it was very comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Unique place but good for basic stays only
Made reservation through Hotels.com and they said they only took Visa and MasterCard. Once the reservation was made, I received an email that they only take Cash or Check. I was to make sure that I had Cash or a Checkbook to register. The beds were comfortable and bedding was clean. Shower needs a good scrub. Mildew on grout and dirty tile floor. Restaurant waitress was very pleasant but food was mediocre at best and,even though they said they “served alcohol”, they only had 3 types of beer, wine, and one glass of Jim Beam liquor. They don’t serve breakfast and didn’t even supply a coffee pot for the room. Rod and Gun Club has a lot of history. Unique place. Hope Post-Covid that they can turn things around.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

6/10 Okay

Margot

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
I was super excited to visit and stay at this historic property- however I didn't realize that it was their off season and everything shut down at 5pm. So no bar or restaurant service and all I wanted to do was sit at their swanky little bar with the taxidermy and hang out. That wasn't an option. When I went to see about breakfast the building was locked and no one was there so we went to another business for breakfast- went back to check out and the building was still closed and locked past 10am. It was so odd. Not the service I was anticipating. I would have loved to enjoy the "clubhouse" more. I didn't even get a photo! :(
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

KRZYSZTOF

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoy Old Florida
Historic property in a beautiful Old Florida town. Relax on the veranda to watch pelicans dive and boats come in and out. A tranquil spot with friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

2/10 Terrible

Bill

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Has a wonderful history, but is falling apart. Needs to be renovated
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2021