If this is the worst thing that happens in all my wedding planning, I know I am super lucky. Yes we have had some COVID related hiccups, but nothing we couldn't rework or turn into an opportunity. I'm sure it will be fine once I figure out a Plan B...I'm just not to that point yet. We are getting married 10/31. We opted to hold off on a honeymoon until a bit later, but we wanted to still get away for a day or so to unwind post wedding. We chose a resort in Northern Indiana we have stayed at before (a weekend stay was my Valentine's gift a few years ago). We really like it there, and it was perfect because once we arrived, we didn't have to leave. Everything we would want would be on site. Knowing that they scale back some of their offerings including their restaurant hours after the peak fall foliage season, I called before we booked (about a month ago) and confirmed that all their amenities would be open. I was even able to book reservations at their restaurant for our stay. I also booked our suite and selected an add on package that gave us some fun treats for the room and a $50 gift card for the restaurant.
Fast forward to Tuesday. I get a call from the resort saying they need to move my reservations because as of the day we check in, they are no longer open on Sundays for dinner and all day Monday. I explain I'm confused because I called an confirmed they weren't changing their hours until later in November, and that we can't just move the reservations because we live 2.5 hours away. I also asked about the package we booked and how that would be impacted (as the fun treats would come from the restaurant and we would no longer have a use for the gift card). The poor gentleman on the phone explained they chose to close earlier because business had been slow due to COVID, but he didn't have an answer for my second question, and said he would need to speak to his Manager. He would call me back later that night or the next day. It's now Friday...with no return call.
So the decision I have is do I just call the hotel and cancel the additional package and stay there, or do we look back into some of our other options. While I'm inclined just to stay there and find other food options, FH was *really* looking forward to parking the car and having no where else we needed to be for 36 hours.
I'm reaching out to the resort tonight to see if we can get a final answer on what is happening here. It isn't the end of the world, but disappointing (and frustrating that I may be back on the hunt for a place to stay when I have other tasks to try and knock out).
