2 Queen Beds Non Smoking (No Pets Allowed)

Reviews of Bluelake Inn at Tahoe

2 out of 5
Bluelake Inn at Tahoe
944 Friday Avenue, South Lake Tahoe, CA

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 507 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 355 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 91 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 33 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 15 out of 1001 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was fantastic
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Musaveer

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s a nice hotel. Well maintained. Only problem is the breakfast has limited option. Apart from that the stay was pleasant.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Mary, Sacramento

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The room was very dated, but it was also Clean. It was a good size room. The refrigerator was VERY LOUD, it was a "cannot sleep through" loud. Instructions on the AC instructed occupier to leave fan on to cover the loud refrigerator noise. My suggestion is for the owner to get a quieter refrigerator, or the occupant unplug the refrigerator at night, but to run one loud item to drown out another loud item seems silly. The outside of the property is clean and cute and fits into the setting. The breakfast room leaves a lot to be desired and management needs to try and make it a little more inviting, or maybe they really do not want people coming in for breakfast? I am not sure. The staff was very kind and welcoming when I checked in and I felt that if I had any big issues that they would probably handled them in a positive way. The motel is very close to everything and it was easily walkable to shops, stores, and sights. It is several blocks to walk to the lake but I felt it was a beautiful walk. We stayed during the off season, so it was not congested and the area was quiet.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Devin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Allan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice new-looking room, but furniture a bit beat up. New towels etc. every day (not really needed). Very good staff. Would definitely stay there again -- good price right in the middle of the Village. Only issues: weird high step up into room easy to trip over, and covered pool full of junk and stagnant water.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

hemantkumar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient and affordable.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 21 May 2024
Thanks Stephen for the great rating.

10/10 Excellent

Bill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean room. Bed very comfortable. Breakfast is basic, but good. Only issue for us was the 8am start time for breakfast. 7am or earlier would be better.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 21 May 2024
Thanks Bill for staying with us and unfortunately all we are able to do is a continental breakfast though we do add some fruit and oatmeal. Like today the breakfast is usually open by 730am.

8/10 Good

Daniel Arthur

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Nice and simple
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 21 May 2024
Thanks Daniel for telling it like it is. We are a simple and clean limited service motor lodge.

8/10 Good

Stephen

Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 21 May 2024
Thank you Stephen for the nice rating.

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent room and friendly helpful staff
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 21 May 2024
Thanks Steven for the perfect rating and review.

8/10 Good

Vi

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 21 May 2024
Thanks Vi for the nice rating.

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A hidden gem if you need to stay for a night, clean and within walking distance from all the shops in South Lake Tahoe. It was perfect for a last minute overnight when it was too windy/cold to go camping.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 7 May 2024
Thanks Daniel for sharing your experiences with us. We pride ourselves on being one of the cleanest properties in town.

10/10 Excellent

Yolanda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff and location excellent 👍
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 7 May 2024
Thanks Yolanda for the perfect rating and review.

6/10 Okay

Inge

Travelled with partner
No fresh air in the breakfast room, lot of smoke because of toaster. No napkins available. Plastic plates and plastic knives, poor quality, lot of waste.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 3 May 2024
I am sorry you were in the breakfast room at the same time a guest decided to put butter in a toaster causing all the smoke. We opened the windows and door but sometimes it takes a bit for this to clear up. The napkins are located on the wall so not sure how that was missed and our plates are made of recycled paper and sugar cane by product.

10/10 Excellent

Agustin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Near main events
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 1 May 2024
Thanks Agustin for the great rating and review.

10/10 Excellent

Zhijun

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Good location and reasonable price
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 27 Apr 2024
Thanks Zhijun for the perfect rating!

8/10 Good

Kenneth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
This is an older motel that has been well taken care of. The front desk folks are very courteous. The rooms are very clean, and it appears the carpet is relatively new. Great location to lake and entertainment.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 23 Apr 2024
Thanks Kenneth for saying it like it is. We are continuously working on the property and replace about 10-12 carpets per year.

8/10 Good

Ana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Walking distance to shopping areas, restaurants and casinos
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 23 Apr 2024
Thank you Ana for the nice rating and review.

10/10 Excellent

Bangarraju

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice location with stores, food, beach all I walkable distance.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 23 Apr 2024
Thanks Bangarraju for the perfect rating and nice review.

8/10 Good

Bill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 20 Apr 2024
Thanks Bill for the nice rating!

8/10 Good

Sonam

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything is going well..
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 18 Apr 2024
Thank you Sonam for the review.

10/10 Excellent

Yumeng

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 7 May 2024
Thanks Yumeng for the great rating!

10/10 Excellent

Marcelo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The location is great since it's within walking distance of the Heavenly Village. Ample parking and 15 minute drive from either the CA or NV side of Heavenly Ski Resort.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 17 Apr 2024
Thanks Marcelo for the great score and review. Guests love our location as so much is within walking distance.

6/10 Okay

Andrew, Temple City

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 30 Apr 2024
Thanks Andrew for rating us.

10/10 Excellent

Liza

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not the fanciest place, but it was really great to be so close to the Heavenly gondola. The room and the bathroom were clean. The front desk person was nice and the check in process was easy. I left something in the room and they actually called me to let me know. That never happens. I would highly recommend staying there if you want to visit Heavenly.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 8 Apr 2024
Hi Liza and thanks for taking a moment and leaving us a stellar rating and review. You hit the nail on the head, we are an old motor lodge with a great location, awesome staff and clean rooms and everything is walking distance.

10/10 Excellent

Carey

Travelled with pets, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay. Right next to all the restaurants, tourist action and casinos. Dog friendly.
Response from Hotel Manager on 8 Apr 2024
Hi Carey and thanks for staying in one of our four pet friendly rooms. Guests do love our location.

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Travelled with group
Clean, comfortable hotel. Easy check in. Best deal in town.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 2 Apr 2024
Thanks Justin for the great rating and review.

8/10 Good

Mahesh

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 2 Apr 2024
Thanks Mahesh for the nice rating.

10/10 Excellent

Katie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the place my husband stays everytime he skis at Heavenly. The hotel is within the walking distanct to the gondola which is perfect!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 27 Mar 2024
Thanks Katie for the wonderful rating and review. Guests love our location.

8/10 Good

Sandeep, Stockton

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 26 Mar 2024
Thank you Sandeep!

6/10 Okay

Leyla

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This location would have received 5 stars but two incidents in my opinion were mishandled by staff. 1) on the first night we arrived, we kept getting calls to phone in the room & no one was responding. It was extremely creepy, we could hear the other person breathing over the phone & watching tv, so we knew someone was intentionally calling. If we tried to ignore the calls, the phone wouldn’t stop ringing. I went over to the front desk to ask if they have call records or see if there was something they could do. They said there was nothing they could do & that they recommend we just unplug the phone. Which I ended up doing. It was like someone was calling to check if we were in the room, it was frightening. 2) the next night my partners key had never worked, only mine but now mine was not working at all. So we went to the front office to let them know our keys weren’t working & they just asked what room we were staying in. No ID checks, not even asking to verify our names, it was insane. This seems like hotel 101, which made the first situation that scarier because it means anyone could ask for a key to our room. Overall, the room was decently clean, it’s in a prime location, & the continental breakfast is a nice touch, but I was displeased with how they handled giving us a new room key & the calling situation. I will have to think twice about staying again.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 23 Mar 2024
I am sorry you feel this way and I too would be upset that a random guest probably ignoring their child while they play with the hotel phone and keeps calling your room. We get them all the time in the lobby at it is frustrating that adults allow this. I, though, would not have been upset with the hotel over this as there is no way to know where the call originates. This is the same as last week as a guest blamed us for the drunk knocking on the wrong door and waking them up. I know people like to vent online, but blaming businesses for the idiots of the world is in no way valid. Now the key is a problem, but with only three staff that work the desk and all of them being here no less than 6.5 years they might have actually recognized you, but yes they should still verify.

10/10 Excellent

Lawrence

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a very nice property within easy walking distance of Heavenly Village and Gondola
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 20 Mar 2024
Thanks Lawrence. Guests love our location as everything is walking distance.

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Super location, super friendly staff, good clean room. No complaints. Will be back.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 26 Mar 2024
Thanks Peter for the excellent review and rating.

10/10 Excellent

Angelica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 19 Mar 2024
Thank you Angelica for the perfect rating!

8/10 Good

Qiang, San Ramon

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 8 Apr 2024
Hi Qiang. Thanks for staying with us and leaving us a good rating.

8/10 Good

Atsuko

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 8 Apr 2024
Thanks Atsuko for the nice rating.

10/10 Excellent

Akash

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 19 Mar 2024
Thanks Akash for the perfect score.

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 19 Mar 2024
Thank you Amy for the excellent score.

10/10 Excellent

stacey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Returned this years after 2 stays last year and won’t be our last. Great location and good value for the location and very nice staff.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 1 Mar 2024
Thank you Stacey for returning and giving us an awesome rating and review.

4/10 Poor

Annika

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I have no idea how this property has received 9.4 rating. The reason we booked it was for the ratings and also the walkable distance to the event that we were attending. Upon arrival into our room, we were immediately greeted by a very obnoxious refrigerator that would hum loudly on and off. We booked three nights. When asked to have it replaced, Randall the property manager condescendingly told us, “most people aren’t accustomed to sleeping in their kitchen.” my response was, “I have stayed in many hotels where the refrigerators in the same room, and not experienced this. He sent a maintenance man up who looked at it and said I can’t do anything about this because they are all like this. so if you like to have some quiet on your stay, I would not suggest booking this hotel. Also they do garbage service at 7 AM on Monday morning and it is a very loud and noisy area. On a positive side, it’s right across the street from the heavenly gondola, and a short walk to the casinos.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 24 Feb 2024
HI Annika and yes we are a very highly rated property but not close to a 9.4. As you can see over 90% of our reviews are for great location, nice staff and clean rooms. Like I said some sleepers have issues with sleeping with a fridge in the room as they are not used to sleeping in the kitchen. I guess that is condescending to you. Fridge compressors kick on and off all night so they can do their job. And if this was such an issue for you I am confused as you extended your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Mary, Las Vegas

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great location in South Tahoe, EASY walk to gondola, shopping and restaurants. Motel and room were very clean (daily house keeping service) and the staff was extremely friendly and helpful. It is an older property and the rooms and furniture definitely have some wear and tear. However bed and bedding were new and very comfortable. Shower was hot and had great oressure! Only complaint was the room did not have a smart TV so in-room entertainment very limited.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 24 Feb 2024
Thanks Mary for the stellar rating and review. We understand we are an older property and being very clean is our priority.

10/10 Excellent

Sydney

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay. Free parking and shovels for snow. Great location too.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 21 Feb 2024
Thank you Sydney for the great rating and review. You should have been here last Winter. We were asking guests to take some snow home with them. :-)

8/10 Good

Susy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good Spot
Great location. Free breakfast left something to be desired. Coffee was good. Beds and pillows were ok. However this place was clean and in a great location. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 21 Feb 2024
Thanks Susy for the honest review. I also wish the website you booked through said something other than free breakfast. There are five different types of breakfast and as the largest booking engine on the planet they should allow hotels to state which one as ours is simply a continental breakfast.

10/10 Excellent

oliver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Price
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 21 Feb 2024
Thanks Oliver for the perfect rating.

10/10 Excellent

Mariam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed my at the Blue Inn I would come again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 21 Feb 2024
Thanks Mariam for the nice review.

10/10 Excellent

Fnu

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 22 Mar 2024
Hi Fnu and thanks for leaving us a great rating.

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 22 Mar 2024
Thank you Adrian for visiting and giving us a great score.

10/10 Excellent

Margarita

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Location and easy check in and check out process.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 16 Feb 2024
Thanks Margarita for the great rating and review. We try and make everything easy for our guests.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great for the price you pay
You’ve got everything you need, when you go for a ski trip with your family. Location js the best: 2 small blocks from Gondola. You also get free parking. The continental breakfast was minimal, but we didnt really expect much anyway. We didnt hear any noise,
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Hotel Manager on 13 Feb 2024
Thanks Anonymous for the perfect rating and review. Guests love our location and clean rooms.