I stayed here for work, and was satisfied. The hotel is currently under new management, and they are in the process of making some upgrades which are definitely needed, as the the hotel is beginning to show its age. When I was there, they were working on the pool/hot tub area. The staff is very friendly and accomodating. The rooms are nothing fancy, but they suffice. Some of the decorations are a little chintzy. The breakfast is simple..coffee, bagels, yogurt, some cereal, toast, etc. There is ample parking and the location is right on highway 52 in Preston. There is a bit of traffic noise coming from the highway. This is really the only hotel in the Preston/Harmony/Lanesboro area among all the campgrounds and Bed & Breakfasts, so I know it is very busy on summer weekends.

A couple side notes::
*There is no elevator, so if climbing stairs are an issue for you, ask for a first floor room.
*All of the rooms are non-smoking.
*There aren't any chain restaurants in Preston, and most of the restaurants close by 9 PM or so. I know some construction companies run into problems finding food after they get done working late at night, so plan ahead if that might be the case.
*The hotel is right next to the liquor store!

I stay at this hotel with my employees several times a year. The people who operate this hotel are fabulous. They treat their guests like a host should, and will accomodate special requests (like having the breakfast buffet open early if your hours require it) with a smile and a lot of understanding. My men were working a 20+ hour shift recently, and were greeted with breakfast, fresh towels, plastic bags for their dirty workboots, hot coffee and a very friendly smile at the most unGodly hours of the morning. It was a really welcome treat for very weary men. I can't say enough good things about the people here. Minnesotans would be proud of the representation shown here for the incredible warmth and friendliness. The breakfast room is great for meetings and there is no extra charge for it. Ich bin ein Prestoner.

We've stayed here several times over the years on trips down to bike and canoe the Root River. It's in a convenient location for those activities. The closeness to hiway 52 does create some vehicle noise that you can hear in the rooms. We had the luxury suite this trip. It was decorated very boudoir tacky. It was a basically comfortable enough for our family of 3. The price was reasonable. They forgot to give us shampoo and soap, but did bring some up to the room when we called. The place really could use some remodeling to update the dirty carpet and tile. The breakfast was pretty poor, stale breads, cereal not real appetizing even for free. Went across the road to the bowling alley and they actually had a very nice breakfast with lots of local color. The hotel has deteriorated a bit from our first visits. I hope they remodel because I do enjoy staying there. Not many choices in this area.

We stayed at Country Trails Inn out of necessity to be close to another city for a family event. It was just OK. We stayed in a suite and it was clean except for some dirt in the bottom of our whirlpool tub. The breakfast was very basic and the bagels and english muffins were inedible--too hard to bite into. But it was OK for the price and front desk was accommodating.