Name: The Lodge at Brainerd Lakes Trademark Collection
Address: 6967 Lake Forest Rd, Baxter, 56425, US

6/10

Pleasant

30 Jul 2026

rodney

Expected to see a lake!

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jul 2026

Beth

This property is in desperate need of updating. I gave it a three star review because the staff was so courteous and professional. Other than that, I don’t have a lot of good things to say about my stay. The rooms were so outdated, the towels were dingy, the bathtub had no body wash. The fitness center was terribly hot, it did have a fan, unfortunately the fan did not work. The issue with the fitness center as well is that the lights are motion censored so if they don’t detect any motion after about 10 to 15 minutes, they go out. It was my surprise when mid run the lights completely went out in the fitness center not once but twice. . I will not stay there again. I think it is a complete and utter disgrace to the brand.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2026

Richard

Well maintained building, helpful staff.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2026

Anthony

Perfect, easy, clean place to stay with a great value.

Friends

4/10

Poor

15 Jul 2026

Ryan

Toilet handle immediately broke off. Shower head was so loose it sprayed me when I was out of the shower and got water all over the floor. Rooms were generally dingy. Restaurant area was nice, But continental breakfast was poor.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jul 2026

Jamie

Our stay at the Lodge was fine. We really enjoyed swimming at the water park, despite the towels being the size of dish rags. I was disappointed that when I went to wash the chlorine out of mine and my kids hair in the shower, the provided shampoo and body wash bottles affixed to the shower wall were completely empty. We also found the restaurant to be under staffed and overpriced. $100 for a mediocre dinner for 4 plus a $300 stay for one night feels like we paid way too much for the experience we got.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2026

Vang

great place to stay, enjoy the free breakfast. the pool was great. love it, definitely coming back... thanks

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2026

Kendra

The Lodge is phenomenal! Excellent in every way!

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2026

Becky

Nice place

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jul 2026

Angel

Was an amazing experience will do it agin

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

30 Jun 2026

Hannah

The rooms were clean but a little funky/dated. Having a room with a patio and access to the big lawn was a definite plus for traveling with two little boys!

The staff was super helpful anytime we asked for anything.

The water park was fine for little kids but I bet older kids might be bored after a while.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2026

Holly

Place was nice. Didn’t use the water park so that expense was unnecessary. Restaurant and bar on site was nice. Continental breakfast was very good.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2026

Rosemarie

It’s a very beautifully rustic hotel. It felt cozy. Rooms are big and spacey. Staff are very nice and helpful. The Continental Breakfast was good and had lots of option. The Waterpark was just right for smaller kids and the Arcade was a hit as well. Would stay again. The only bad thing my family and I agreed upon was the mattresses were not comfortable. We were glad we brought our own pillows.

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

20 Jun 2026

Holly

This place was so fu

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2026

Kendra

Place was perfect for us and not busy which was awesome! Water slides were great, only negative thing I can say is the zip line at the playground was broke.

6/10

Pleasant

31 May 2026

Jasmine

Thin walls, I could hear the baby crying next door at 7am. Our shower curtain was missing the liner, they installed the swimsuit wire upside down, so we were unable to dry swimsuits properly, only 2 were clothes for a 4-member stay, the towels didn't match, one of the beds was pretty squeaking, a fair amount of sand in the pools, which makes the pool think it isn't kept up. Pool staff is a bunch of teenagers and aren't very engaging or readily available when needed.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2026

Tia

I LOVED THE HOTEL HOTTUB!! Inside to outside!! ITS HOTTT!! The room was beautiful the jettub was comfortable!! easy access to everything. Enough room for parking.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Apr 2026

Alec

Clean and fun for family

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

23 Apr 2026

Tobin

Our room was spacious and clean with a comfortable bed. Can definitely hear your neighbours through the walls. However, we were on the main floor near the Waterpark and it was quite noisy with people running and screaming down the hallway late into the night on the weekends. It made getting our toddler to sleep difficult. We enjoyed the free breakfast but wanted a bit more variety by day 7 of our stay. We would stay here again in the future but request a room on a different floor.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2026

Karen

Liked water park. Bathroom needed to be cleaned and floor needed to have safer mats etc to prevent slipping

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2026

Therese

It was good!

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2026

Ashley

Cozy room, fun waterpark and friendly staff at the hotel and restaurant

10/10

Exceptional

04 Apr 2026

Jack

Breakfast was awesome

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

04 Apr 2026

Nickie

Breakfast was fresh, and refilled. Staff was super responsive and helpful! The pool was a little chilly, but still fun. The hot tub was hot and lovely outside!

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2026

Diane

Hot tub was lots of fun. The kids really like being outside during the snow.

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

01 Apr 2026

Holly

Bed was not comfortable and pool hours should be later than 9pm.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2026

Christina

From check in to check out we enjoyed every moment. We were already planning on when we were going to return.

4/10

Poor

30 Mar 2026

James

Was told a week in advance that it was likely we could get an early check in at 2:00. When we arrived we were told that was not the case, I was even told that conversation never happened (it did). We were told to come back at 4:00. When we asked if we could at least go to the water park (we were traveling with two little kids) we were told \"no\" and that the water park was \"closed to the general public\" (despite the fact that we had traveled over two hours in a car with two little kids who were beyond excited to go swimming). So we had to go sit in our vehicle and drive around to kill time for another two hours. When we returned at 4:00, our room still wasn't ready and we ended up having to wait in the hall by our room for a while before we could even get in. We were also denied any kind of late check out to allow our kids to swim a little longer the next day. Overall not a good experience.

Restaurant was good and breakfast was good. Room was relatively clean but the shower had hair in the tub. Pool room was also not very clean. Dirty floors that weren't cleaned overnight. Water park is very nice and the kids did have a lot of fun when they were allowed to swim. But to not be able to check in till after 4, then the pool closes at 9pm, doesn't open again till 9 am, and you have to be out of the building by 11 am, it is not worth the money to stay here.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Mar 2026

Finny

The breakfast was great. The hot tub was hot and the biggest I've ever seen.

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

28 Mar 2026

Walter

Terrible breakfasy

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2026

Keith

A great property! The staff was very accommodating! If you’re a business traveler, get a room on the 4th floor. It’s sooo quiet.
Remember this is a family resort hotel. Just slightly out of town but close enough. Very convenient. I slept like a baby! Very very clean! Highly recommended from a guy that has lived on the road for 25 years.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2026

Shilo

Great place comfy beds, the rooms were a great size the fridge was very unbalanced and almost fell over when we tried to use it but it was pretty entertaining.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2026

Christina

I loved the comfy beds, included breakfast (hello cheesy eggs!) and the outdoor hot tub (say what?!) Great hotel!!! The water park was so fun.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2026

Jared

Great service and location to stay at. Already recommended to a few people we know. Will stay again in the future

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2026

Sierra

My family really enjoyed our stay. Baxter restaurant had wonderful food! Our room was spacious and clean. We would book again and recommend this place as a family friendly stay with a fun little waterpark.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

14 Mar 2026

Macala

It was ok, a lot of things weren’t working in the arcade, waterpark is a little outdated, bottom of the pool was dirty, breakfast staff in kitchen were rude. The room was nice and big and clean for the most part! It was fun however I wouldn’t spend 260 on one night ever again.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2026

Tony

Our grandkids had a blast

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2026

Luke

Nice room

8/10

Excellent

11 Mar 2026

Michael

Plents of restaurants and stores nearby

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2026

Staci

Our room was perfect for the five of us. I should have read more clearly that they charge extra for the third child . One paid adult gets one free kid to the water park

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2026

Theresa

Great place to stay

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2026

Dwayne

Yes

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2026

Melanie

Clean room spacious bed was comfortable nice pillows I definitely stay there again

6/10

Pleasant

11 Feb 2026

Molly

Chair in room had ripped fabric, bedding had black stains,

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

01 Feb 2026

Justin

Check-in was phenomenal. Easy as squeezy peezy. Lack of lighting in our room. That would be my gruff, nothing that would keep me from coming back. Love that they have an indoor/outdoor hot tub. It would be nice to see the divider closed if an outside temperature has been achieved. The temperature of bothsides, since the body of water it continuous, was lukewarm bath water.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2026

Betsy

The room was clean and comfortable, staff was friendly. Shortly after we got to the room we quickly discovered that the handle to the toilet wasn’t working. I called The front desk and with in 20 minutes it was fixed. We had a great experience and will be returning.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2026

Justin

Clean room

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

26 Jan 2026

Nicole

The hotel was fine. Dinner at the bar was the problem and, more precisely, the bartender. She was so incredibly rude. I was ignored, sneered at, rolled eyes. She literally threw the menu at me once I got her to acknowledge me at all. No hello. No conversation. The worst.

Business

2/10

Poor

25 Jan 2026

Shane

Check in was horrible I had 2 rooms for a birthday party. One was ready the other was not. Later found out there was no water in the second room.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2026

Jeff

We had a great weekend at The Lodge of Brainerd.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

19 Jan 2026

John

Not a great experience at all. Wish we could get our time and money back. Poor food, room, service, just all around was a let down.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2026

Denise

Great stay. Breakfast was so good. Grandkids loved the Waterpark. Highly recommend!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2026

Craig

Good people

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Jan 2026

LaurieAnn

Unable to use hot tub because didn’t open until 4pm! Timing of hot tub didn’t work for us. Check in at 4 pm then check out is 11 Am wasn’t greatest time!! The breakfast was good and the staff was very hard worker keeping food filled and place cleaned up.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jan 2026

Patricia

There were little bugs flying around in room. I saw about 5 bugs in two days.

6/10

Pleasant

15 Jan 2026

Patricia

We had to call for maintenance to get the smart tv to work.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2026

Zoey

Had a fun time staying here. Waterpark was clean and staff was very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was good and always well stocked with food.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Jan 2026

Heather

Clean room

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2026

Joan

Very nice room and comfortable bed. Reasonable price.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2026

Sarah

Nice breakfast. Clean pool area and rooms.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jan 2026

Denis

Our only complaint is that the water in the waterpark area was cold. Several of us guests were cold when swimming. We did ask to have the temp turned up, and Maintenance did, but it needs to be kept at a higher temp regularly.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

02 Jan 2026

Vesta

Staff was rude. Bar closed at 8 instead of 9 said it was on a flyer that we were not shown at check-in and wasn't posted until we said something

8/10

Excellent

02 Jan 2026

Barbara

The hotel needs a refresh/remodeling. The water park is showing its age, the rubber flooring is starting to peel, there is rust on the metal stairs, the air handler tubes are covered in dust, the pool has sand deposits and some algae growing in the wading pool, water pipes in the hotel have burst, and there are some serious cobwebs in the rooms.
Staff is very friendly and accommodating, but they are often short staffed. The cleaning crew was wonderful, a shout out to Samantha.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jan 2026

Kayla

Food was slow, bar was not staffed well. Bartender wouldnt open pull tabs.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jan 2026

Dawn

Pool is great fun for kids. Lack of lifeguards staff in pool area. Gwen at front desk was great. Text communication regarding hotel issues from Brandon manager was welcomed. Rooms are great with fridge, microwave and coffee. Beds comfortable. Very clean.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Dec 2025

Suzanne

Not worth the price.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Dec 2025

Andrew

Staff and amenities are very nice . Kids had a blast at waterpark .

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Dec 2025

Garrett

Was Awesome and very decorated with Christmas joy

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

24 Dec 2025

Jessica

Excellent room. Had everything we wanted

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2025

Johnathan

Staff was very nice room was very clean and the view was breathe taking and having a hot tub was super nice will absolutely be staying here again!

Self

2/10

Poor

22 Dec 2025

Nicholas

The breakfast pretty sub par even for free...and only had water for the kids to drink, i get it was free but my kids are not picky and we still had to go get breakfast somewhere....phone didnt work to call front desk for some toilet paper that they only started us with a half a used roll....then acted annoyed when i walked down to the front desk to get more.....most of the other ataff was nice tho.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Dec 2025

Daniel

Breakfast was always fresh. Clean rooms and friendly staff.

Business

8/10

Excellent

13 Dec 2025

Darren

The room was beautiful and worth the money to spend time with my loved ones, the Jacuzzi was my favorite part of the room, all in all, wonderful and fun

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2025

Jeanette

Clean room, helpful staff, great weekend getaway

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Dec 2025

ryan

great

10/10

Exceptional

07 Dec 2025

Matthew

Big bathrooms and space. Friendly people, great locations.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Dec 2025

jeffrey

Room. Staff

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2025

Ashley

Great place for family , nice bar connected to hotel ,nice staff over all a great place

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Dec 2025

Kevin

We enjoy this place for Thanksgiving every other year. Place hasn't changed much and starting to become a bit outdated. Place was very clean compared to last visit.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2025

Candace

Room was clean the bathroom could use a little TLC maybe replace some moldy parts in the shower and fix the peeling paint above the shower. The bottles of shampoo conditioner and body wash should be filled more frequently as when I showered all three bottles were out. Staff and lobby were welcoming. Pool water park area were fun.

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2025

Dyllan

check in was good an easy

Family

6/10

Pleasant

23 Nov 2025

Michael

Didnt eat

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2025

Cory

Staff and cleanliness were outstanding this weekend for us. Plus the arcade was pretty fun.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Nov 2025

Terese

the breakfast included with room was very skimpy. and for the price of the rooms we were very disappointed in there options. and lack of. it was 8 am and there was hardly anything there. eggs were empty waffles empty. nothing was hot. just would think a $400 room for less than 24 hours should come with better breakfast. also the lighting in the rooms were so dim. too dim. even with all the lamps on you felt like you were sitting in the dark. not very ideal for a room full of kids. it overall the room was clean and looked very nice to walk into .

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2025

Angie

Clean room

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2025

Tiffany

Friendly staff.

8/10

Excellent

09 Nov 2025

Mike

The heater wasn't working the first night, but maintenance came and replaced it first thing the following morning. The only thing that was a true annoyance in our room was there were fruit flies. Not sure where they came from. Other than that, the hideaway bed needed to be vacuumed under. Everything else was in good condition.

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

24 Oct 2025

Patti

Bathroom drains are horrible. Standing in your soapy water 2-4 inches high. Very slow draining. Toilet very noisy upon flushing

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

23 Oct 2025

Kendra

Not bad. I don’t think the hotel has changed since I came here as a kid in the early/mid 2000’s.

Check in - was told we could pay cash at check out. So they processed the card for incidentals. Got to check out, and the staff did not know how to process a credit card refund after night staff assured us we could pay cash.

Lifeguards were extremely accommodating, we found a dead rat in the outdoor hot tub and they were ON IT and made sure the rest of our evening went well. We ended up heading back up to the room before our snack bar items were ready to go - and they turned it into room service! They truly strive for great customer service.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2025

Patty

Enjoyed the indoor/outdoor hot tub.

4/10

Poor

21 Oct 2025

SHELBIE

Started with them charging me double the price. The complimentary breakfast was absolutely terrible service, rude staff, couldn’t keep the buffet area full with anything ran out of syrup, toast, bagels, waffles, and couldn’t get forks for over 20mins or so! Then went to go get my children some more eggs and they had the whole thing cleared out it was 9:02am found it pretty funny they could pull it faster than they could keep it stocked, next the waterpark was very ran down, the lifeguards didn’t keep an eye on anything and the food at the little bar and grill was absolutely disgusting! How do you mess up mini corn dogs and chicken strips??? I also was told by multiple guests there room price was $45-80 cheaper than what I paid and everywhere you went in the hotel you heard guests complaining about the service or there room or something not going the way they were told or expecting. I was very very disappointed in my stay here. I could keep going but this is enough to get my point I feel.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2025

Samantha

Lifeguards were very friendly

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2025

Keshia

Clean room clean workout area

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Oct 2025

Kristi

The waterpark really needs to be updated. The railings on the stairs up to the water slides were very rusty. Hot tub needs a cleaning too.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

15 Oct 2025

Michael

The facility was generally clean but tired. We did not use the water park but it was open. Room was dimly lit, wall heat noisy and the room above us had what sounded like people jumping off of beds pounding the floor. It was a rough night.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Oct 2025

Alexis

Room was kind of dated. Also waiting 2 hours for 2 pizzas and came out with the wrong order from the restaurant attached to the hotel.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2025

Katherine

Nothing special. Deco is a bit old but quaint. Room was clean enough but maybe needs some updates.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Oct 2025

Tyler

Only one bed had a top sheet on it, the outlet between the beds didnt work and was pushed into the wall, waterpark area wasnt the cleanest

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2025

John

It was good

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Sep 2025

Ronda Arlene

Our room was very clean. The free breakfast buffett was cold. We had a 20.00 food n beverage credit but no one could tell us how to use it.
Baxter's was a great choice in dining.

Business_and_leisure Partner