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Reviews of Estes Lake Lodge

2.5 out of 5
Estes Lake Lodge
1850 North St. Vrain Ave., Estes Park, CO

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 45 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Maybe I was uninformed while booking, but I expected someone to be in office upon checkin. Simple misunderstanding. Either way, keys were prepared and displayed, and they have a wealth of entertainment to provide from the main office during your stay. Great for the value. Would recommend depending on goals for vacation.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Mark on 7 Mar 2024
Hi Nicholas, We have not had anyone in the office since Covid. Most people seem to like the self-check in. Very simple and the office is open 24 hours a day. We do have a manager who lives on site and is available all the time. Glad you enjoyed your stay! Blessings!Mark

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We enjoyed our stay
The good: great customer service, very clean, great price for the area, amazing views, quiet, comfortable bed and pillows, towels soft and not reaking of bleach, wood burining fireplace, hot shower Needs improvement: couch not comfortable, chairs for dining table need to be tightened, kitchen and bathroom could use an update but were very clean and usable as is, bedspread very thin and additional blanket too small for bed Overall we were very satisfied and will visit again.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Mark on 3 Jan 2024
Thanks for the great review and helpful comments!Blessings!Mark

6/10 Okay

Tennille

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Could not sleep on the pillows they were flat like cardboard, used the cushions from the couch behind them. The shower was wonderful, until anyone flushed the toilet even in another unit, and you stood in the shower with no water for what felt like eternity (3 minutes until the toilet filled back up). The property is located off lake Estes and the animals and views were beautiful.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Mark on 16 Nov 2023
Hi Tennille, Sorry you did not like the pillows. Like mattresses, they are hard to find the perfect ones for everyone. Some people think they are too soft, some too hard, some too fluffy, some too flat...you know. But thank you for your review!Blessings!Mark

8/10 Good

Linda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean, a place to sleep but nothing spectacular. It was ok, but needs some updates.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Mark on 23 Oct 2023
Hi Linda! Thanks for your review! Hope to see you again soon!Blessings!Mark

10/10 Excellent

Zach

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Mark on 16 Nov 2023
Thanks for your great review! Glad you had a good visit!Blessings!Mark

10/10 Excellent

Josie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved everything. It was a very welcoming. The rooms were very clean I loved sitting outside on the wooden swing looking at the mountains. We will be back to stay again,
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Mark on 21 Oct 2023
Thank you, Josie! Glad you had a great time!Blessings!Mark

8/10 Good

walter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
it seemed no one was around
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Mark on 12 Oct 2023
Hi Walter! Glad you had a nice stay. As far as it seeming like no one was around, we do that on purpose so our guests have privacy. But I promise people were around. Our manager lives on the property and we have 3 maintenance and cleaning people working there all the time. But we do not keep anyone in the office. Blessings!Mark

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome views and prime location
We loved our stay and we’re grateful we picked Estes Lake Lodge. We came down, unknowingly, during “Elkfest”, which had tons of people coming in to enjoy. Estes Lake Lodge had the best location so we weren’t at all swamped like the rest of Estes Park. We got the greatest treat as a family of over 12 elk camped down right in front of us! Excellent bird watching too. We were lucky to have a fireplace and the office is open 24 hours for supplies you need, like firewood, And the check in and out process is user friendly. Its all “on your own”, which we appreciated. We will stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Mark on 3 Oct 2023
Hi Elizabeth! So glad that you had a great time! This is my favorite time of year in Estes Park. The weather is great, the trees are changing color, and the elk are in rut!Hope to see you again soon!Blessings!Mark

8/10 Good

Janiel

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Mark on 3 Oct 2023
Thanks for your good review, Janiel.Hope to see you again!Blessings!Mark

8/10 Good

Donald

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The elk were in the yard! Amazing! Very quaint. Needs a hot tub.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Mark on 2 Oct 2023
Glad you had a good time, Donald. We are considering a hot tub...or a sauna!Blessings!Mark

8/10 Good

Gary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cute place at a reasonable price
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Mark on 30 Sept 2023
Thanks for your review, Gary!Blessings!Mark

10/10 Excellent

Jean

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
property is beautiful, our room needed more electrical outlets, when you have phones, hearing aides, CPAP machine, and hairdryers and other things there were not enough, soap dispensers in bathrooms' need marked what's in them. Thanks for the beautiful area to vacation in. Check in and the office was great.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Mark on 19 Sept 2023
Thank you for the great review and helpful comments, Jean! Hope to see you again!Blessings!Mark

10/10 Excellent

Mary Kay

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Lodge provided us a very relaxing weekend stay. Email communication before our arrival was prompt and thorough. The staff was friendly and helpful on-site. It's located in close proximity to roads, shops, and the fairgrounds. I'd stay here again, first choice.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Mark on 11 Sept 2023
Thank you for your great review, Mary Kay! Glad you enjoyed your stay!Blessings!Mark

8/10 Good

Keerthana Reddy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Mark on 7 Sept 2023
Thank you for the good review, Keerthana!Blessings!Mark

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Mark on 9 Sept 2023
Thanks for your great review, Neil!Blessings!Mark

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed mid-August for the Rockys
There was a small inconvenience when we started our stay, but Stephanie and Mark resolved it within the hour. My wife and I were impressed with their professionalism and care. The Wi-Fi was beyond impressive at 300mbps DL speeds - absolutely incredible. We had a fridge, comfy-cozy bed, and place to hang our coats. I would highly recommend Estes Lake Lodge. I would come back here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Mark on 17 Aug 2023
Thank you for your kind review, Daniel! I am glad you noticed the fast Internet. We just installed the fastest internet service available!Hope to see you again soon!Blessings!Mark

8/10 Good

Kerry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
The property was adequate but dated. The bed was too hard (personal preference) and squeaky. We had a 1st floor room and the ceiling above squeaked with any movement from the tenants above us. The noise from the highway was a bit annoying at times but diminished after about 10pm. Overall our stay was good.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Mark on 7 Aug 2023
Thanks for your review, Kerry. Hope to see you again soon!Blessings!Mark

8/10 Good

ALDA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is old and rustic , but the place is quiet and accessible
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Mark on 6 Aug 2023
Thanks for your review! Hope to see you again!Blessings!Mark

8/10 Good

Maurice

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
we loved the hummingbird feeders. Cabin was comfortable and had what we needed.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Mark on 1 Aug 2023
Thanks for the good review, Maurice! Hope to see you again!Mark

10/10 Excellent

Roy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Mark on 19 Jul 2023
Hi Roy! Thank you for the great review! I am glad you enjoyed the cabin!Blessings!Mark

4/10 Poor

Keith

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Bed was uncomfortable required 2 night Stay is not good
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Mark on 11 Jul 2023
Hi Keith,Sorry you did not like the bed. It is always tricky...some like a firmer bed, some a softer. As to the required 2 night minimum, that is the standard (or more) in Estes during the summer. We have actually opened some of our rooms to one night during weekdays.Blessings!Mark

8/10 Good

Christy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The cabin was clean and nice inside. The kitchen, bathroom, living room, and dining room area were clean and well equipped. We stayed 6 nights. The only detractions in the cabin was the couch (worn out) and no dresser/closet space.The office was next to our cabin, which made it easy to grab supplies for the cabin. They had a swing (needed a slat fixed) and benches above the lodge and cabins. It was a great way to zen and watch the sunset over Estes Park.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Mark on 3 Jul 2023
Hi Christy! Thanks for your review! I'm glad you had a nice stay!Blessings!Mark

10/10 Excellent

Savannah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

mike

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Mark on 21 Mar 2023
Thanks for the great review!Mark

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Response from Mark on 19 Dec 2022
Thanks for the great review! Glad you had a wonderful time!Blessings!Mark

2/10 Terrible

Chad

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nobody in the office, all keys in envelopes free to take and when we got to the room it looked as tho someone tried to kick the door in. NOT AS ADVERTISED! Had to scramble to find a hotel to stay in, what a JOKE!!!!!!!!! Nobody in the office, all keys in envelopes free to take and when we got to the room it looked as tho someone tried to kick the door in. NOT AS ADVERTISED! Had to scramble to find a hotel to stay in, what a JOKE!!!!!!!!!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Mark on 18 Oct 2022
Sorry you feel that way, Chad. Not sure what to say. Hope your life gets better.

8/10 Good

Diann

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
The room was very clean, patio looked unkept. The bed was extremely uncomfortable and sheets were scratchy. The couch could have been more comfortable as sutting and watching a football game was uncomfortable!It was nice to have a table to eat at. We never seen an employee at checkin or any other time.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Mark on 17 Oct 2022
Hi Diann,Thanks for your review. We have employees on the property all the time, in fact the manager lives on the property. However, we do not keep an employee in the office. Most folks seem to like that since Covid, and also that way people can just do their own check in 24/7. Blessings!Mark

8/10 Good

Lori-Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Ron

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Property was good - great location - our bathtub was very dirty
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Mark on 29 Sept 2022
Sorry to hear about the bathtub! That is not acceptable! Hopefully it was just rust stains or something. Glad you had a great time otherwise!Mark

10/10 Excellent

Linda, Centennial

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the location near Lake Estes, lots of wildlife near and on the property.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Mark on 21 Sept 2022
Thank you for your kind review, Linda! Hope to see you again soon!Mark

2/10 Terrible

Rhonda

Travelled with partner
The view was nice. The room was out so good. Mouse droppings on kitchen counter. Smelled of mice. Overall felt dirty. No mattress cover on bed, bedspread looked really dingy
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Mark on 14 Sept 2022
Sorry you did not enjoy your stay.

8/10 Good

Michelle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Location is unmatched. Beautiful views and watching the elk play in the lake was amazing. Inside was dated but the bathroom was not great at all.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Mark on 6 Sept 2022
Thanks for your review, Michelle. The views are some of the best in the world! Hope to see you again.Mark

10/10 Excellent

christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Mark on 26 Aug 2022
Thanks, Christopher! Glad you had a great time!Blessings!Mark

8/10 Good

Julia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Loved that it’s located 4 mins from Fairgrounds. Nicely upgraded with Western decor. Not pet friendly.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Mark on 27 Jul 2022
Glad you had a great time! Hope to see you again soon! Mark & Aaron

8/10 Good

Stafford

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a cute place in a great location for us. Overall it was a perfect getaway. The room had been updated and was really nice decor. The only thing I can think of was the bath was a little dated. No big deal to me but the wife wasn’t too sure about it. Lol Well supplied room, we didn’t used the grills but there were some nice ones out there available.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Mark on 27 Jul 2022
Glad you had a great stay! Hope to see you again soon! Mark & Aaron

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
This is an older property that I am guessing was built in the 1950s or 60's. It has been partially remodeled. I would have liked to seen better finishes (i.e. baseboards installed in the room, newer / better tile on the bathroom walls). We know what the owners are trying to do here .. and we respect that. It is more affordable than most and we appreciate that as well. A little more attention to details... and it would have been great.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Mark on 27 Jul 2022
Thanks for your review! Mark and Aaron

10/10 Excellent

HEIDI

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Aaron was great! This was an amazing place to stay in. Thank you. We’ll be back!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Mark on 5 Jul 2022
Thanks for the great review! I will let Aaron know your kind words! Blessings! Mark

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to perfect cabin stay
Everything with the Elk cabin was perfect with one exception. The sofa bed was not comfortable. My boys made it work, but asked to not have sofa beds in our future travels. Great location. Quiet location with beautiful view. Clean accomodations. Plenty of kitchen supplies. Shower was wonderful, however the water pressure was iffy at times. Appreciated the late arrival welcome.
Parking next to cabin
View from behind cabin
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Mark on 5 Jul 2022
Thanks for your good review! Hope to see you again! Mark & Aaron

2/10 Terrible

Melissa

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The good the bad and the dirty. My husband and I stayed in pine 3 on the first floor. The location is fantastic. Some people say this place is outdated but it's not it's just poorly put together construction that isn't completely done. I can deal with old but I can't deal with dirty. the description said refrigerator and stove but it should have said mini frig and fire hazard. After spending an hour cleaning the kitchen area and looking at the bathroom wondering how they thought this was suitable for the price they're charging daily is beyond me. Maybe the other rooms are better but I've stayed in camp sites that were cleaner. The walls and roof are thin so we can hear everything and I mean everything. after 1130 pm rolled around it was quite. The location makes up for half of the problems. 200 yard from the front door is a lake that has all kinds of birds including the American bald Eagle. Hummingbirds by the hundreds come and go from the property due to the numerous feeders everywhere. The sun rise and set is wonderful and the people staying here are all very nice and friendly. It is a very sort drive to the park and town. Honestly if you are a walker you can walk into town from here. Within 5 miles you have everything you need. So would I stay here again? absolutely not. I'd rather take my sleeping bag and stay in the woods.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022
Response from Mark on 6 Jul 2022
Sorry you had a bad experience.

8/10 Good

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was very cozy with a fireplace. Wood can be purchased at the office.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Mark on 3 Dec 2021
Thanks for your kind words!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location
Beautiful location and perfect view of Lake Estes! We spent over an hour watching a large herd of elk play in the lake. Plenty of space for the 6 of us that stayed there. Can’t wait to come back!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Mark on 3 Dec 2021
Thank you so much!!! Blessings! Mark

10/10 Excellent

Mary Catherine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very nice place
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from Mark on 3 Dec 2021
Thanks! Mark

4/10 Poor

Dana

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was ok, but would not recommend
The place is pretty run down, tacky decor. No TV service, only have DVDs. The office stays open 24/7 and you can go in as you wish and get DVDs, towels, etc so that was handy. We paid over $200 to stay one night, we stayed in some seriously nice hotels for way less than that. But I think every place is overpriced in Estes Park.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from Mark on 29 Sept 2021
Hi, I am sorry you did not have a perfect stay. We do have TV service, cable and network. Not sure why you couldn't access the TV? Sorry! Thanks! Mark

8/10 Good

Veronica

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Mark on 12 Jun 2023
Thanks for the review, Veronica!Mark