BLUE LAKE INN AT TAHOE

The heater did not work, they had to bring me a portable heater the second night... The room smelled bad, the desk told me might be the cleaner they use which has a very strong smell. The WiFi was awful, kept disconnecting and they had to reset it. This was almost the worse hotel I've been to in South Lake Tahoe!

Nicely positioned affordable motel right off the central main street in South Lake Tahoe. Trenton the manager gave us a great couple of recommendations for dinner which were only a short walk away. Plenty of parking. Great bagels and plenty of coffee in the morning for breakfast, but fruit hadn't been delivered that day. We were invited to leave our car parked after checkout while we explored the town

Ok, the staff are all fantastic! Best part of our stay and they had great recommendations for places to visit and eat!

The FYI: all the rooms are complete carpet except for the bathroom, but NO BED BUGS AS OF 3/16. And we CHECKED EVERY PLACE WE COULD THINK OF TO BE SURE! The heater WORKS, if you are a light sleeper (as am I) you want to get the room a litter warmer than your preference and then TURN IT OFF. IT'S LOUD in a way that's hard to ignore unless you have ear plugs. The refrigerator is also a little noisy BUT I was able to sleepy through that just fine. I love that the room has both a microwave and fridge!

The curtains that give you privacy can leave a little gap that interrupts the flow of COMPLETE privacy will let light in, which is ANTI-NAP if you ask me. BUT if you draw both closed and use a Bobby pin, or clip, complete privacy is achieved and you aren't doing anything permanent or damaging to the curtains.

Shower Temps were consistent! ???? Community bath products were fine,not terrible but not over the top fantastic. I will say though, the scent of the body wash and conditioner were GREAT!

If staying during colds months, the extra blankets are in the 2nd and 3rd drawers of the dresser. And they help!

The coffee needs A LOT of Creamer if you don't like it strong or you can add more sweetener. If you drink it black....you...are probably the type to also wrestle bears but I try not to judge ;)

Tip housekeeping if you plan to have cleaning done. Because while tipping culture IS getting out of hand, housekeeping is definitely something you should tip for.
And they are trained to only take $ if it is left on the nightstand or bed. I left our Tip on the dresser and it was there when we got back and the nice lady at the front desk said that's because they're honest and those 2 spots (bed/nightstand) are usually where people leave tips.

It is walking distance from Heavenly.

PARKING IS LIMITED, even more so when it has been snowing! If you can, leave your car parked and just walk or uber.

Breakfast- while it is certainly NOT breakfast one would get at 4 or 5 star, it does the job. Orange juice, coffee, milk. A great variety of tea and instant oatmeal. On our last day they did bring out a lot of fresh fruit, which was nice. Bagels and toast are in a separate room, just walk straight back. You DON'T NEED YOUR KEY CARD to enter, just turn and push the door handle like it owes you money. Ok, maybe not THAT hard. From 8 to 10, it's open.

At check in you get the cutest Lindor truffle pack!

Again, the staff was great! This trip was just hubby and I but next time, we plan to bring the kid's.

Happy travels!

Great Place to Stay for visiting Salt Lake Tahoe

Outstanding staff and great central location