Five Star Stay in a...

Liked: The most attentive, wonderful staff helped make our stay a five star stay. Although the rooms are a bit narrow, they are luxurious and beautifully appointed along with many windows offering beautiful views of the park. The bathroom was just as luxurious as any five star hotel I've visited. The hotel itself as well as the grounds are beautiful with plenty of hiking and dining options. The hotel has two art galleries which we thoroughly enjoyed.We can't wait to return to this beautiful, unique hotel. Many thanks to the outstanding, friendly staff.

Exceptional

Great retreat if you want...

Liked: We loved the expansive grounds and the thoughtful design of the hotel. Easy hike down to the lake and very quiet and peaceful.
Disliked: Shuttles to the local wineries are not available on weekdays. I didn’t know we had to call and set up reservations for the shuttle in advance. The room was a little small but it was okay since we only stayed for one night.

Extremely poor value for money....

Liked: Location & history
Disliked: No public gathering area to interact with other family members Trash in the games room for a few hoursNo pool and a very basic gym yet $38 resort fee. This is not a resort.

Very poor value for money....

Liked: It was historic.
Disliked: A lot! Terrible lack of public gathering space. Tiny bar area on main level. Terrible loud singer in the restaurant area at 3:45pm and the sound overflows into the bar. We could hear ourselves talk. Small children allowed in the bar on the main level were crying at the next table while we were trying to have a quiet cocktail. The downstairs bar was closed for a private function. The only other relaxation space was a ‘library/games area’. Very very small space. Area littered with disposable plates, paper napkins, dirty glasses, at 5:45pm picked over charcuterie board left out and still there at 6:45pm Complimentary drinks were only bottles of water in a small fridge. Returned at 9:00pm. Table was cleared but the garbage cans were still overflowing with trash. Not an inviting space at all. We were four siblings flying in from LA, Toronto and Detroit to treat our Seattle sibling to a stay and meals at the hotel. There was nowhere in the hotel for us to sit quietly to chat together other than our own rooms. We had 3 rooms, two were adequate, one was an icebox. No heat and then a space heater substitute, which blew the system. At 11pm the space heater was re established!The restaurant is extremely ordinary. Not up to its reputation. No potatoes at all other than French fries!Some excellent offerings but not varied enough. We had an unremarkable celebratory dinner for a very special birthday. Despite phoning ahead, no preparation had been madeOur Dungeness crab Benedict was not even warm, let alone hot. The coffee cups were cumbersome and not readily refilled at breakfast

Extremely disappointing, poor value for...

Liked: The location was good
Disliked: It was not very warm nor inviting. No gathering spaces for quiet chats were available. The public bar was closed for a private party. This limited the opportunities to meet for our small group

Poor

Created great memories especially since...

Liked: Everything. Historical, beautiful grounds, rustic, friendly staff.
Disliked: Nothing.

Great for a casual night...

Liked: They kindly let us have early check in. Their usual check in is 4pm which to me is two hours too late! They accommodated our request and we had access at 2pm. Also, I had called the lodge after booking on booking.com and discussed the room types with the manager. She then kindly reserved us a lovely corner room we had talked about. How nice is that! The adirondack chairs outside are randomly placed and lovely to relax in the beauty. There is not really lounging area inside except in the rooms. All the waiters in both the cafe and in the restaurant we very professional as well as friendly.
Disliked: They don't have a real sauna as they don't like the temperature over 136 degrees. So if you go, manage your expectations. They kept asking through booking.com and on check in if we had a pet but I had already told them we were bringing a dog and they were delighted. So why on check in do we get water glasses but the room no water bowl for the dog. Then we asked for a bowl and it took quite some time to receive it. It is a lovely lodge and good restaurant but it is more a park hotel than 4 or 5 star service.