Boulder Twin Lakes Inn

This was a difficult review to write. The owners of the Inn are very nice and accommodating. There is not anything they won't do to make their guest happy. Unfortunately, there are many things that they have to overcome.
The property looks old. There are no elevators. So, if you are disabled you need a room on the first floor. The rooms are dated. They could use an update. Everything works. It's just kind of drab. The owners are the reason I would come back, not the property itself.

This boutique hotel was far away from most of the Boulder crowd, but the price was worth it -- about half that of the competitors in Boulder. The room was very clean and well-stocked, a little dated but very doable. The "breakfast" left a little to be desired -- mainly carbs -- but if one wanted a "continental breakfast" it was adequate. The floors were tile, and the floor was quite cold early in the morning (in March), so bring your slippers if you have a tendency to be bothered by cold on your feet.

Otherwise, the personnel were pleasant and overall a good experience. I would definitely consider it again.

Great price, spacious room, and friendly staff are the main reasons for my favorable review.

We were looking for a cheap place to stay with a hot tub. The price was too good to be true, so I did not have high expectations. I was surprised how spacious our room was. The facilities is also extremely quiet; I barely every saw anyone in the lobby unless it was breakfast time.

The continental breakfast wasn't anything special. Not hot foods were provided. But I am satisfied with the foods that were provided such as fruit, yogurt, toast, muffins, cinnamon rolls, hard boiled eggs, coffee, and juice.

I would highly recommend Boulder Twin Lakes Inn for anyone on a budget that only needs to basic accommodations. The hot tub is a huge plus.

Boulder Twin Lakes Inn charges extra fees post-stay, which is unethical and ridiculous. I would stray far away from such a business. Be forewarned!

I made a Booking.com reservation. I looked for a motel for my wife and me for the night. I filtered by pet-friendly motels and Boulder Twin Lakes Inn came up. It gave me a price of $86.95 for 2 guests.

When I got to the motel, nobody was on duty, strange I thought. There was a sign on the reception desk saying to call a number, which I did. Some guy answered and I said I had a reservation. The guy said to reach behind the counter and pull the envelope with the number 108 on it. There was no such envelope. I said the was an envelope with 109 on it. He said that was fine and told me my room key was in it. We both hung up the phone. Nothing else was asked of me about my check-in. I hung up the phone and went to my room.

The next morning, I'm walking out the door and the dude says to me as I walk by the front counter, "You have to pay for your pets." I said, "What?" He said, "I need to charge you for your pets." I told him it's bullshit to tell me of a charge after I purchase a service and walked out.

Sure enough, the jerk charged my credit card a second time the day after my stay for another $20. It's beyond unethical to check into a motel and be given a firm price ahead of a stay, then to stay and be charge extra fees after your stay. If I trashed the place, I can understand, but I was not told of such a charge ahead of time, so I call bullshit.

If the guy was minding the counter when I came into the motel and told me of the dollar amount of the pet charge ahead of my stay, I would have gone to another motel where they don't charge such a fee, but he did not give me that option. That's his problem, not mine!

On top of disputing this charge with my credit card company, the Boulder Twin Lakes Inn gets this review.

A VERY basic accommodation. The furnishings and supplies are outdated and cheap and the maintenance is lacking. However, it was quiet, the staff was friendly and the complimentary breakfast was edible.

Everyone else here, for better or for worse, pretty accurately described the place's decor, food, et cetera. Yeah, mostly true stuff. I was just there for one night, and my funky room was fine. Old stained carpet, but other than that, it wasn't scary to sleep there. It didn't stink. It was clean.

It is in a suburb subdivision neighborhood, which I thought was interesting. Just trust the GPS.

The staff I encountered was nice, and helpful, pointing me to Avery Brewery for a good meal.

Its no national chain and if I really need to get online for work or use my cell phone (*AT&T is a dead zone there), I'd be disappointed.

The other guests I saw were almost all either from Japan, or senior citizens. It was quiet enough. To me, it felt like some funky family-owned ski lodges I've stayed in, without being anywhere near a ski resort.

I'd probably stay there again for the price and location to where I have to do business in Boulder, but I don't think its a place I'd take my girlfriend if I was planning to go to a nice hotel for vacation days.

Very clean, very large and comfortable room. Bed and pillows were comfortable as well. Innkeeper was nice, informative, and very helpful. I did laundry and had trouble with the washer working, he addressed it right away. Breakfast was average, but area was clean and well stocked. Location was quiet, clean, but without gps would be difficult to find. Overall, we had a comfortable stay, and would stay again when in Boulder!!

I was looking for an affordable place while I took a weekend course at BCMT, and this was just fine for the money. The bathroom was quite small and the sink was outside in the main room, oddly next to the sink for the "kitchen" (really a mini frig and a microwave along a counter). The bed was fine, but the A/C was quite noisy and took a while to really kick in. The breakfast was mini bagels, fruit, some mini muffins, hard boiled eggs, cereal, and juice. Nothing fancy but fine by me. There is also one computer off the lobby for guest use. I did not use the hot tub but there is one in back. Parking is free.
There is a trail behind the hotel, but be warned and take bug spray--I didn't have any any and got a slew of bites (which obviously I do not hold the inn accountable for).
It's a little bit outside town, but I would stay there again if I needed an affordable place to stay in the area.

I was sceptical when I found Twin Lakes because the price was good and because they actually had availability on a busy weekend. But I made the reservation and am really glad I did!

The location is unexpected, tucked back in a residential area. The grounds were nice, quiet and clean. Lots of parking as well.

The check-in experience was a first for me...there was a note that said basically "find your envelope in this basket, sign the paper inside then take your key". At first I thought it was odd, but really isn't that all you need? Do you really need someone sitting there all day to do that exact same thing for you? I got over it quickly.

The rooms are not high end, and yes the other reviews mentioning general cleanliness are accurate, but I am not the type of guy that stays at the Ritz-Carlton - somehow it just felt homey and welcoming and comfortable. I appreciated the kitchenette, flat-screen and the USB port on the alarm clock so I could easily keep my phone charging at night.

If I had any complaint...it is that the halls are really noisy in the morning, and I know that's not the hotel's fault that people slam doors at 6:00am, but every door slam seemed to rattle the entire hallway.

I plan to go back and spend another weekend in Boulder soon and will book with Twin Lakes Inn again.

To say this place was abysmal would be generous. I'm trying really hard to think of something positive to say about it but there only thing that comes to mind is that the room was spacious.

First know that the word "inn" is very misleading. This is not an inn at all. These are nothing more than converted apartments that were clearly not designed for hotel living. It's also very evident that the current owners have cut every corner, and made as few modifications as possible, to make it even resemble a hotel or inn. There are certain things you need when you travel (i.e. surface space) and certain things you don't (i.e. a dishwasher). There was clearly no thought given to these types of things when the place transitioned from residential to commercial.

And these things might not even have been so bad if the place was at least well maintained, but this "inn" is in total disrepair. We checked in to our room to find a partially drank water bottle, outlets that don't work, a non-working hair dryer, flooring coming apart, a toilet paper roll that broke off of the mounting, and giant holes in the wall behind the toilet. The decor, as one reviewer so eloquently put it, was Salvation Army chic with a hint of garage sale leftovers. There were no surfaces to spread out our things because half the room is a kitchenette. In a first floor room you hear every step your upstairs neighbors take. Their "breakfast" is laughable, featuring sliced bread and stale cereal. If that's not enough to deter you from staying here then their after hours check-in procedure should be. Guests who arrive after business hours may help themselves to an envelope left at the front desk, marked with their name and room number. No verification of identity. Nothing. This does not inspire much of a sense of security.

If you have a choice between this and a chain hotel, spend a few dollars more and CHOOSE THE CHAIN. For a place like Twin Lakes to charge nightly rates in the same price range as branded hotels is almost insulting. There's just no comparison. Chain hotels all the way for me from now on.