R3 Hotel

Well maintained pool area. Enough chairs. Nice to have bar and restaurant onsite… both were satisfying and well priced. Great location — walkable to everything. Rooms were just okay.
The missing stars are because of the music. Music is so important to the gay resort experience. We talked with other guests who also noted this issue.
It is the weekend of Pride and the entire day Saturday the DJ played 70s music… it was awful. It continued Saturday night… the best music was played during the drag show… at least the drag queens know what good fun music is.

I live in the River area so I have never stayed here. This is NOT he place to come for solitude or peace and quiet. It is a fun, load, poolside, barside fun time. The rooms (yes, I have seen them) are a bit above ordinary. Nice and comfortable. Dog friendly. Rodger J. is the life of the r3 for sure!

My fiancé and I have been regulars since we bought a home here and have always found it a fun, comfortable, and relaxing environment, until last weekend. We came on a Saturday night and were sitting at the piano bar when a woman sitting at the bar called my fiancé a meth head. He told her that was a horrible thing to say, so she insulted both of us and started trying to instigate a fight. We were going to leave and go back to the pool bar and the bartender, Kristina McGraw, threw us out. We were not arguing with her and were leaving, but Kristina continued to shove my fiancé out the door. Maybe she did not realize what had just happened and saw a different story, but the woman spewing hate and instigating fights was allowed to sit there and continue drinking, whereas we were shoved out the door. I am sure that this was not the last time this hateful woman continued to stir up shit that night. I was shocked and disappointed at the actions of everyone and felt completely attacked for simply trying to have fun and mind my own business. I did not want to put the place on blast by writing this review, so I sent a message to the manager, Rodger Jensen, instead and explained what happened. A week later, no apology, not even an acknowledgment, except the read receipt. We have always enjoyed coming here and I hate to feel like I am not welcome anymore when neither of us did anything wrong. Wrong way to create a hate free environment.

I enjoy this place for what it is. A central place to stay at a reasonable price. Always seems to be some group of drunk people outside my room at 1am yelling obnoxiously. So when I do stay here I don’t plan on sleeping.

I’ve never stayed at a hotel quite like R3, it’s a unique place. The room we stayed in (queen bed) looked like most typical hotel rooms, on the small side but comfortable and clean. Our night there was pretty horrible, but that was due to the neighbors being very rude, drunk and loud until 3am, but that’s not the hotel’s fault. It’s a very communal set up with a beautiful little courtyard around the bar and pool, right outside your door. My suggestion is, if you want to party and don’t care about sleeping, this is a great and fun place to stay. If you need a good night’s rest, definitely stay someplace else.

We stayed here for the first time last night, a Saturday they were running a price special so thought what the heck. When we got there we thought it looked cute. The room, other then the TV has not been upgraded since the 70’s, but it was comfortable and clean. We were on the second floor and it was very quiet. I wouldn’t say the bed was comfortable, but we were tired from walking around the town all day so we slept well.
The restaurant was very good. The pâté appetizer was wonderful and my husband had a small pizza that was good. I had a steak dish recommended by the waiter, I didn’t love it, but it was ok. Afterward we went into the piano bar and it was very nice and low key. We went into the other bar and it was crowded and loud, but seemed like everyone was having a good time. The grounds were really cute and a plus for us was they allowed dogs. We brought our Pomeranian and she had a great time walking the town with us. All the people we encountered were out of their way friendly. I had to ask several times if we were still in CA.
I’m not sure we would stay again, for the price it was a small room and supposedly one of the bigger ones. No ATT signal at all or wifi. The room didn’t even have a phone in it. To me that wasn’t a bad thing. It was nice to have conversations rather then having people stare at their phones.
All in all it was enjoyable, clean, friendly and close to all we wanted to do. I rather liked the «oddness» of it and felt very comfortable there. I think if you are in your 20’s you would be better some place else. As a 50 yr old it was a nice get-​a-​way for the husband and I.

A weird overpriced hotel — and just kind of gross. I mean it’s entertaining, iconic and kitschy for sure, but the opposite of peaceful. An experience that I would not repeat. Ever. Especially for $ 200+. PS — Lots of spiders. My friend woke up with one on his face. Yeah.

Loved staying here! The pool party scene was vibrant and the staff went above and beyond to accomadate the guests! we will be back!

I went in after a long crappy Sunday at work, with kind of a crappy attitude, looking to have a few drinks and think about the next crappy day. I knew it was a Karaōke night, but what I didn’t expect was to make new friends and have a GREAT time laughing, talking, and hearing some actual good singers. The Bartenders are awesome and hilarious, and I left there in the best mood I had been in for a long time. This is my new favorite place to turn that frown upside down.

Stayed there again to give it another try last weekend. Had a bit more fun this time, but the dog situation is even worse there now. I just don’t get it. The place puts up signs stating NO DOGS ON THE POOL PATIO, but we counted 7 dogs at one point (and a few crackheads who were sneaking around). Saw several uncollected craps on the floor around the pool and folks were walking their dogs to pee and crap on the grassy area right outside of where the rooms are. Tacky. Won’t be back. There are much cleaner places to stay in the area for sure. BUT for a party atmosphere and some great karaōke parties, the R3 is a great place to dip in (just be sure to dip out and stay elsewhere).

So close to San Francisco and yet so far. Connectivity is just not reliable. AT&T or wifi — neither work well enough to do the most basic things. Txt, Facebook, whatever.
Forget trying to do work or video conference. Why does this connectivity suck worse than a 3^rd world country??? It took me 30 min to post this. Do they think this connectivity is drawing more or less people here???

We stayed at the R3 for the fourth of JULY. We had a blast. The entertainment they had lined up was fantastic!!! Snatch was hilarious and the games at the pool where so much fun. We ate one night at the R3 Restaurant and it was also fantastic. I had the steak w/​asparagus and my partner has the spaghetti with meatballs. Both where hands down delicious. The pool was popping and the one person serving drinks did his best to keep up with demand. I LOVE THE R3 was a great weekend!

The R3 is just next door from my Mum in law’s place. We have been to numerous events here both as volunteers and participants. The Owners are extremely kind and community focused. They care just as much for locals as out of town visitors. Though many of the festivities are geared for the «Fabulous» crowd my husband and I have never felt like outsiders. In fact we enjoyed one of the most joyous Christmas evenings ever with old and new friends here. The staff are approachable and charming. It’s true that there are often dogs staying and playing here as well. This hospitality towards animal family members is part of the charm of the R3. However, the garden area provides a «scooper» and I have often seen staff sweeping the area for any stray unmentionables. The pool area is always clean, the garden lovingly tended. We had some unexpected winter catastrophic events and were forced to move out for some time. In the middle of a stormy night the R3 welcomed us and our pooches and have been nothing less than gracious and welcoming every moment we’ve been here. If you are looking for a place to sleep in the evenings on weekends plan to bring earplugs. Of course there is activity here on weekends. The R3 has parties and karaōke. Folks do chat and smoke on the outside deck some times, but it’s all in good humor and hard to begrudge. In the mornings the staff quietly work around the property cleaning and prepping and you can sleep in peacefully until the sun clears the trees. If you need a few days R&R, the R3 is the place to be.

This place rocks. Friendly staff and great drinks. Karaōke on Friday is packed and fun. Always good deals on rooms. Great pool. Food is good also.

My partner and I were looking forward to a great night and encountered terrible service and mediocre food. Our sense was that the service was better for people with penises; perhaps this review is more relavent for women than men.

We had dinner at the Triple R Bar and Grill in the hotel last night with my friend and his grandmother. She had warned us about the place but we didn’t listen and went anyway. Big mistake! Chicken Caesar salad, horrible iceberg lettuce, no flavor dressing. House salad, iceberg lettuce and a few vegetables, mediocre. Fried chicken livers overcooked, mediocre chicken wings. For the price you think you get much better food, but no. Never again, there’s plenty of other places in town. Maybe the prime rib is ok on the nights it is served, but how do you mess up prime rib? Denny’s is better than this

a great simple hotel catering to a gay clientele.
Don’t come here for the bedding, or the spa like towels. This isn’t that kind of place. What it is, is a fun, clean place to relax during the week and drink poolside during the weekend. The mudslides are amazing, and I don’t typically like mudslides. They’ll knock your speedo off…

Super friendly staff. Fun place to hang by the pool during the busy season. In early October though, it wasn’t busy. And when you pay $ 170+ per night — the very, very basic rooms are just not worth it. We could have a luxury room for that price in many places. It’s really simple motel style. Old tv, simple everything. Maybe worth 80 a night, certainly not 180. Oh, and a huge moldy plate of food was in our microwave — oopsie poopsie!

I just stayed at the R3 this past weekend. I was a little nervous because a couple of other reviewers commented on the state of the rooms, and had tried to stay elsewhere but everything was booked so when I opened the door and saw how spotless it was I was very pleasantly surprised. It was soooo clean. Everything seemed new also.
It was a great weekend in a very clean room with great housekeeping each morning.
The only downside from my perspective is it the hotel is busy morning, noon and night, and somewhat noisy, but thats part of the reason we go there I guess.
Just to reiterate,
The rooms were spotless,

I’m thrilled to see the Triple R reopened as the R3 and putting a lot of fun into the summer. The pool scene is increasingly fun, and the bar staff are very friendly and seem to be having fun.
Ate at the restaurant twice this week… once for dinner, and once for lunch. The food was pretty good, with the caveats below The fried chicken is actually pretty awesome. A decent wine list, featuring many local wines, including great Chardonnay and Cabernet from Raymond Burr winery in the Dry Creek area. In fact, you may see some of the Raymond Burr people there from time to time.
The biggest disappointment is the «who cares» attitude in the restaurant. So what if we’re out of several menu items on a Friday night. So what if I got your order wrong, you’ll eat that, right? So what if the menu says brunch comes with a bakery basket… I brought the butter at least. Are you saying you still want the bakery basket even though I never checked back? The kitchen is slow, so eat your salads and I will bring your appetizer whenever its ready.
It all seems so easily fixed. All the right elements are in place. It just has the feel of a place atill in its soft opening, but not really getting to the hard opening Maybe they just need a weekend with Gordon Ramsey whipping them into shape.
Have not stayed in the rooms in more than 4 years, but I hear they need a bit of a refresh, consistent with the reviews below. This is th place to stay if you want a gay party scene outside the front door… for peace and quiet, there are other options in town.