When we arrived on Sunday (June 15) afternoon we were told that the
cafe would be closed but room service would be available. They gave us a printed notice stating this. They also recommended a restaurant in Sedona, but when we tracked it down we found out that it was closed on Sundays. Since it was very hot in Sedona, and much cooler in Oak Creek canyon, we decided to get take-out from the hotel restaurant and enjoy it on our balcony. We stopped and bought a nice bottle of wine.
When we arrived back at 6:45, we found a message telling us
the cafe would be closed after 6:30. We called just in case but got
no answer. The front desk told us indeed they were closed and all the
staff had gone home. Of course, this meant a drive back into Sedona
for take-out--an hour we could have spent on our deck enjoying Junipine.

We did speak to the staff at the front desk about our concerns when we
checked out. The manager on duty was kind enough to discount our bill
by $25. However, she also told us that the cafe had ended up staying
open until 8:00 PM. This of course further frustrated us. This
incident considerably diminishes the experience we had at Junipine. We also wrote the manager a note, and he replied very quickly that we could come again and stay for free. The whole incident just made me feel bad, and we are not inclined to go back. Apparently the hotel and restaurant are separately owned. Also it is not made clear on Junipine's website that all of the units are individually owned--so it is the luck of the drawer if you get one that is nice or is outdated. I did not know that until we got there. I also find it interesting that there was another negative review of Junipine that I read when we got back. I couldn't help thinking that if I had read that before we had gone, we would have not stayed there. I do not see that review anylonger on Trip Advisor--it looks like it has been removed. We feel for the amount of money that they charge on a Sunday night that there are many other choices in Sedona that would be better.

Stayed at Junipine June 12th and 13th and it was really lovely. Only a couple of things could have been better, but didn't by any means ruin it for us. For instance, the floor was dirty, the two full size beds where extremely uncomfortable, and there was not enough hot water for multiple showers, also the DVD player did not work. We stayed in unit 28 and enjoyed all of our meals at the hotel restaurant, I recommend the hearty hiker for breakfast...it was delicious.

We went here for Thanksgiving vacation. Because we could not be home with family back east I wanted to make it a nice memory for our immediate family. I spent more than usual for the Junipine - we travel a lot ,usually staying in brand name places like Hilton and Marriott or B& B's with 3 stars or more so we are not super budget travelers. I found this on the upper end of the price scale and so had certain expectations. What a dissapointment. I know it's Sedona and the unit had decent square footage but.... First and foremost you need to know that the units at Junipine are INDIVIDUALLY OWNED. This means that you are at the mercy of the individual owner re: the condition of the unit. If I had known the ownership arrangement before hand it would have been a very big red flag to me because I have gotten burned on this before. (It won't happen again!). Our place looked NOTHING like the one featured in the brochure. It was old and beat and not very clean. Housekeeping had done their job but there was just so much they could do. Half the blinds in the place were broken, the bathroom drawers were disgusting, toilet paper holder hanging off the wall, the furniture looked like rejects from a bachelor pad, paint had yellowed. The kitchen had been upgraded and was fine but the rest was gross - carpet and sofas needed a good shampooing. Upon checking in I immediately went back to the desk to ask for a unit change. They were full. Then we had a problem with getting sheets for the pull out couch (which in my opinion should be in the unit when we arrived since we told them it was a party of three). We had traveled all day and were spent but still had to go back to the office twice in the dark and the cold to resolve the sheet issue when all we wanted to do was crash. The next day I complained again because a manager was there. They offered to move us but at that point we were unpacked, food in refrig. etc and did not want to hassle with losing half a day of the weekend messing with waiting for other room to be cleaned and packing up again. The people at the front desk were very nice and they gave us a discount (not enough in my opinion) but I appreciate that they were at least willing to be accomodating. They said that they do not check the units on a regular basis and also have trouble getting owners to upgrade so asked that I fill out a comment card which I did. The bottom line is- make sure you ask a lot of questions and demand a particular unit based on those questions. Unfortunately I am no longer 100% sure of the unit number we were in so will not post it for fear of being wrong and unjustly maligning the wrong unit. So sorry I didn't take photos

We really loved this hotel (two adults, 2 11 year olds). Outside the touristy fray of Sedona, beautiful views of the river and canyon. Lots of space. Loved the outdoor decks and hottub. Hikes from the hotel were terrific. Service very thoughful in terms of local advice for hikes. Kids loved free rental movies and playing in the creek and outside at the hotel. Highly recommended. Only downside, restaurant nothing to get excited about (service poor, food OK).