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The Lodge At Blue Lakes
Category: Event Planning & Services Hotels Hotels & Travel Hotels Hotels [Edit]
5135 W Hwy 20Upper Lake, CA 95485
(707) 275-2181
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7 reviews for The Lodge At Blue Lakes
7 reviews in English
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Review from Karen S.
Los Gatos, CA
10/11/2009
Dogs or not, this place rocks!
We used to camp at this lake as kids, so when we were looking for a place to hold our father's 70th birthday party, we of course started with the Lake County area.
We found Blue Lakes Lodge and spoke with the owners about our desire to make a weekend out of the event.
The staff was phenomenal, the rooms beautiful, the grounds pristine, and the event room fabulous! The staff took care of everything, from the cooking serving to the clean up after the event. Everyone was super nice and we have all decided this is where mom's 70th should be held next year. :)
Even the owner's husband hooked us up with a tour of the lake for a small group of us in honor of dad's day.
We love this place and we'll be back! -
Review from Alexis S.
San Jose, CA
1/2/2012
My husband and I got married here July 17, 2010. The location is gorgeous and the venue is large and nice, but we had the worst customer service that really affected how my husband and I enjoyed our wedding. In fact I think they helped to create a chaotic and crazy environment- although many in my family and friends really enjoyed themselves.
The owner is uppity and bitchy and not warm at all. She was not accommodating and made me go way out of my way to approve every single thing I was going to do for decor. She offered no help at all and made me guess many things. Specifically I wanted to hang paper lanterns on her ceiling that were not lit. We were not allowed to use ladders, or tape, or nails, we ended up buying special magnets that adhere to the ceiling. She made me drive all the way from San Jose to the lodge ( a 3-4 hour trip ) two weeks before the wedding to demonstrate how it would work. When we got there she didn't have time for us and made us talk to a lady we had never met. It was crazy.
What's more is that this new person, had none of the emails, documentation, maps of seating I had sent over the previous 4 months. All the work and pre-planning I had done was lost! The owner did not respond to emails, lost emails and fired our wedding planner who WE ADORED 2 weeks before our wedding. We paid $5,000, just to use the venue for few hours and get married on the lake, the one luxury was it was to include a wedding coordinator for the day of the event this is exactly what was part of what we paid for!
The day of our wedding I had so many people from the lodge come and talk to me my head was spinning. I had no idea who was in charge or who I was supposed to talk to. There was alot that they did wrong lighting, seating, uh. Many of my guest thought It was an incredibly unorganized affair, so I was really pissed off. To date my husband and I never received an apology or any money back.
If your gonna get married here, it's a gorgeous location but make sure you can afford a wedding planner so you can avoid dealing with these people. -
Review from Sacstyle H.
Sacramento, CA
1/17/2012
Frankly, I don't know why all the rave reviews. This is an average motel, definitely overpriced. You pay for the views. Granted we stayed in January and were able to negotiate a reduced rate, but that was only fair considering there were limited amenities (no ice or boats) .To be charged any more would have been flat out wrong. No way I would pay the normal rate at any time of the year.
The positive: Nice small lake.The lakeview rooms had picturesque views..Continental breakfast( bagels, cream cheese, fruit) left outside your door in the morning. Large bathrooms. Direct TV, nice channel selection and HD flat screens. Very clean.
The negative: Isolated, nothing available within eight miles. This could also be a positive depending on your needs. There was a small mini mart at the RV place next door. Weak shower pressure. A canopy was over the bed with no coverings, so it served no purpose but to block the TV view. The room is too small, definitely not big enough for a canopy. Slow WiFi. The manager Peter did not want to honor the price I was given, I had to threaten to go get the copy of the email before he agreed and he still complained.Not a great customer service tactic, especially in the middle of winter with very few guests there.
There are other choices in the area cheaper and better. I would not stay there again unless the price was right. Like I said, average, -
Review from Liz M.
Modesto, CA
8/9/2011
This place is a joke! My family and I wanted to rent a boat for the day from here, but that never happened. Their website says $144 for 4 hours, but when I called to reserve the boat they wanted to charge me $10 per person for a "day fee"! So an extra $60 for 6 people for what? Well no one knew exactly what the day fee was for. Someone said "I don't know that's just what the owners charge." One owner said it was for insurance...?
Funny thing is that their site says NOTHING about a day fee! Why would you pay a day fee to rent a boat? And this place charges $15 per person for day use!! The place around the corner (Pine Acres) only charges $5 per person for day use! And Pine Acres is a lot nicer and the owners there are friendly.
If you are going to charge people a "day use fee" it needs to be on the website! It shouldn't be an extra "oh by the way"...
I went to Pine Acres instead and noticed that no one had rented a boat from that day. Serves them right. The Narrows down the way rents boats too and they don't charge an additional fee. There are nicer and cheaper places then the Lodge near by. Don't waste your time or money! Just go around the block from them on Irvine street and you will be at Pine Acres! Same lake and cheaper!! -
Review from mayhem x.
Oakland, CA
8/25/2009
Our friends have been to Blue Lakes many times and stayed at Pine Acres. Since we have a dog and couldnt get a sitter on short notice we booked our stay at Lodge at Blue Lakes. We are glad we did.
We stayed in room 7 with a kitchenette which was handy since there are no restaurants within walking distance. The lodge did have coffee, juice and cereal but after swimming and kayaking you kind of want more food. The small kitchen had a 4 burner electric stove and oven, compact frig, microwave. The room was comfortable and clean. Bed was slightly harder than I'm used to but I slept well. There is slight road noise but it didnt bother me a bit though I'm a light sleeper.
Our room looked over the lake and the lounge chairs on the lawn were comfy. The other guests were all very quiet and the lodge is more of an adult setting than the other resorts across the way Pine Acres was crawling with kids. Nice if you have kids.
Sylvia the manager checked to see we had our continental breakfast before putting it up. She offered biscuits and gravy on Monday but we had to pack up early.
Blue lakes is beautiful and clean. Excellent swimming. The docks at the lodge made it easy to check out a kayak. I saw a guest catch a nice sized trout and use the fish cleaning facility right there at the lodge. -
Review from Grace G.
Plano, TX
3/3/2008 2 photos
I found the Lodge at Blue Lakes online and was really surprised by how beautiful the rooms looked on their website. I called and confirmed that the room in the picture was the one that we would actually get and they verified that indeed it was. It was only $120 for a Saturday night for their Deluxe King room, so we decided to take a gamble and drive the 2hrs and 45 minutes from the peninsula to Upper Lake. It's a really nice drive through the Golden Gate and Marin. You take 101 the whole way and then take 20 and you're there, so it's really simple to get there, just a bit of a long drive. There were parts of the drive that reminded me of Yosemite. Our room, it was absolutely beautiful... King size poster bed, travertine tile throughout, 2 person jacuzzi tub (outside of the bathroom), 2 person shower, TV w/ DVD player and satellite. It was gorgeous. I was so surprised! Then, you walk out the back door and the lake is there in all it's beauty. They have cute little chair sets outside so you can sit on your "back porch" and take in the beauty of the lake. I heard that they rent out kayaks for free to go explore the lake during the warmer months. It was a bit chilly, but the lake was beautiful. They even deliver breakfast to your room at 9am. It was a great stay and I will DEFINITELY be going back.
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Review from Clover Dan ..
San Francisco, CA
2/16/2009
sweet people. recently renovated, nice little lake. get the jacuzzi room.
