Name: Emerald Bay Lodge
Address: 735 Emerald Bay Road, South Lake Tahoe, 96150, US

2/10

Poor

05 Aug 2026

Peter

Emerald Bay Lodge
August 1 to 5, 2026
4-nights

Window Lock Broken- placed hangers in the track to prevent from opening. Contacted the person on duty, no reply.
Blinds Broken- placed shorts on blinds to prevent people looking in.
Hair in both Beds
Filthy Floor
Shower would not drain.
Refrigerator- temperature kept going up and down spoiling food.
No Ice Machine
No Water in Poo

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2026

Eric

Comforting and peacful

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2026

Norman

I was actually pleasantly surprised for a no frills lodge, it had a kitchen with fridge and freezer, a Kuerig coffee maker, yes i said it a Keurig like those other hotels with the janky coffee maker and the horrible pouch ground coffee. It was nice to wake up to a nice cup of coffee. TV had nice selection of channels even though I was mostly on the lake but nice to know I can watch TV if I wanted to. Cody did our check in and was awesome, I was so nice to deal with and made you feel at home. The housekeeping staff were also so nice. It is also only minutes away from everything, restaurants, lake, casino, bike riding, it is a great spot to lay your hat. If you are looking to lay your head down for a reasonable price while your spending the day at the lake or the casino, this is the place. Thanks Cody and staff for a pleasant stay.

8/10

Excellent

27 Jul 2026

Robert

Nice affordable place to stay. Convenient location and staff is great.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2026

Joann

The only issue I had is they do not have AC. There is only AC in two of the queen size bed rooms.

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jul 2026

Rebecca

Ok for one night and one night only. Make sure you take something to help you sleep. Very thin walls, no screens on the windows and no air conditioning (obviously I missed that when booking) The staff is amazing. That’s the only great thing.

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jul 2026

Destinee

The best thing about this hotel is the location! It’s surrounded by nature and absolutely stunning. There is a burger joint next door and it’s only 25 min away from Meeks bay!

The rooms are small and cozy. The set up makes it easy to store luggage’s , etc. my only compliant is the rooms do need better cleaning. We had spider webs/spiders on the ceiling.

Beds are comfortable! Bathroom is a cute set up. If you don’t mind quaint and cozy this is a good hotel to stay with!

Pet

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2026

ANDREA

Great service. Pool area and deck areas need repairs

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jul 2026

Ginger

250 for a mediocre property

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2026

Ashlee

This is our 3rd time staying here. We just love how personal the staff is. You need anything and they are right there for you. We plan to continue staying here.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jun 2026

Sandra

Reasonable place to stay . Very dog friendly.
Room was clean & small . Nothing fancy but good . Pool & pool area seem not in use anymore.

Pet

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2026

Ruisi

felt like home here, lovely space and lovely staff

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2026

Miguel

Clean rooms. Kitchenette met our needs. Perfect location - closer to trails and away from the main drag.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2026

Ashlee

Absolutely loved the staff. They really do care about ur comfort and satisfaction.

Partner

2/10

Poor

07 Jun 2026

Thomas

we arrived after a 9-hour drive expecting to check in at 4:00 pm, but the front desk agent, almost laughing about it, told us they were still waiting for housekeeping to prepare our room. it wasn’t ready until 5:30 pm, and we had plans scheduled just 30 minutes later there were also several other issues: the room didn’t have a proper mirror besides a very small one in the bathroom, and we were given the wrong door code. after returning later, we couldn’t get back into our room because of it
unfortunately, based on our experience, i can’t really recommend this hotel

Friends

8/10

Excellent

25 May 2026

Anna

Super easy check in and they let me check in early

Pet

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2026

Jim

Visited in the off-season. Wonderful place.

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2026

Donna

A bit dated with things broken, but okay for the price paid.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2026

Kyle

Cody was the best at accommodating us. Clean rooms near Tahoe attractions.

Family

8/10

Excellent

10 May 2026

Marlene

Good bed, excellent staff, clean; it’s just an older property, walls are a little thin. This place is not for hotel snobs, we did pretty good here, saved some cash.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2026

Jennifer

Very pet friendly and kitchenette had the amenities I needed. Bigger mini fridge, sink, sponge and soap and dishes/cups.

8/10

Excellent

11 Apr 2026

Dazai

Clean room, Easy to check in and out. Kitchenette has all appliances needed for cooking.

Partner

2/10

Poor

02 Apr 2026

Jonathan

No hot water to bathe or wash hands.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 Mar 2026

Grant

Solid 6

4/10

Poor

23 Feb 2026

Pingbo

tiny room, broken heater, broken coffee machine, but still charges for $200+

won't come back

8/10

Excellent

16 Feb 2026

Alejandro

Clean Room, nice area, quick and easy check in

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jan 2026

Ray

This Was a Family trip. The beds were comfy but the roof was very loud at Night like this sound of rats Running over the roof. But it wasn’t rats, it Was the snowstorm. Dropping big amounts of Snow on the roof. So we weren't able to sleep pretty well in the middle of the night. The staff was really Nice From the Desk Man to the housekeepers. I will stay here again, but not when it’s raining or Snowing

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2026

Ihor

Small but cozy, renovated rooms

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2026

Sam

Great stay for dogs

Leisure Pet

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jan 2026

Erica

Staff was super kind and location is nice. Walls are thin and we could hear everything next door, when the heater runs it’s loud and woke us up during the night.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2025

Noah

Cody and the crew are rockstars. Everyone on staff was more than happy to help with any questions or needs that came up for my wife and I. The grounds are very nice as well. The room itself was just fine for us. We found it plenty clean and comfortable. We’re pretty low maintenance so if you’d need more than a warm room, a bed, a tv, and a hot shower, this might not be the place for you. There’s some good eats in walking distance (we went to Margaritas and the Burger Lounge) along with a 7/11 and a cool thrift store about a block away. Oh and this place is pet friendly too! This was the second time we’ve stayed here and we’re sold. Thanks!

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2025

Mario Alberto

there not glases only one and more pots

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2025

Sylvia

Cute rooms, walkable to restaurants, bars, shopping. Rented an e scooter to buzz to the keys for a boat tour.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Oct 2025

Karen

Cute and quaint place. Odd, all contact with staff was via text or phone, never saw anyone from staff. It worked though. Very responsive. Note. Ceiling fans really need to be dusted

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2025

Teresa

Dog friendly

Leisure Pet

8/10

Excellent

28 Sep 2025

Maureen

The hot water in the bathroom sink was anything but hot. Luke warm at best. Hot water in kitchen sink and bathroom had to be turned on for a good 7-10 minutes before getting hot. Also the Wifi was very \"spotty\".

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2025

Katrina

Good, potentially great!

The room was clean, and the mana was amazing! The only complaint we have was that the shower knob came off, and the water pressure and temperature was dependent on the other rooms! Good stay, with the potential to be amazing!!!

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

21 Sep 2025

Edwin

!

8/10

Excellent

14 Sep 2025

Bridgette

Cody was so super friendly and helpful! He really took care of us. Thanks again so much!!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2025

Julius

LOVE IT!

By far one of the best places we’ve stayed at in Lake Tahoe! What made it even more convenient was the fact that we had a stovetop so we saved so much money on going out to eat! Staff was very friendly and so was the front desk manager! I would definitely recommend staying here again!!!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2025

Gerda

Tall beautiful trees outside our window! Being able to sit in comfortable chairs outside our room and enjoy. Thank you!
Public beach close by - would be nice to get the swimming pool fixed though... I know, it's costly, but for some of us \"Oldies\" Lake Tahoe is a bit chilly. But no complaints, many thanks!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2025

Ivan

Loved the quaint cozy feel! Even has a small kitchen which was a really nice surprise! Feels just like I was back home at my cabin in Homewood! Will definitely be staying again :)

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

19 Aug 2025

Jennifer

Friendly and great location!

We were going to get in LATE (1am), Cody at the front desk was very accommodating and made the process so easy. The room was cute and had a coffee maker by the bedside. Great location for the event we attended.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2025

Geoffrey

Friendly staff and good service.

4/10

Poor

17 Aug 2025

Ronaldo

Staff was great, but the unit wasn’t the best

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2025

Dave

I walked in the door and the clerk handed me the keys. Awesome

6/10

Pleasant

13 Aug 2025

Andrea

Had a great stay!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Aug 2025

Kate

Nice room with kitchen with fridge, microwave, coffee maker, sink. Could use a full length mirror.

Leisure Pet

6/10

Pleasant

07 Aug 2025

Christina

It was ok. With the pictures I thought that a suite was a private cabin, but it is just a regular room with shared walls. It was fine, definitely on the rustic side, but it was on the charming side. I think I would try another place next time though.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2025

Darryl

I thought the staff was excellent, they accommodated all of our needs. He work with me on a family emergency. I can't thank them enough for that. Comfortable bed, the showers are a little smal for us.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2025

Timoteo

Chris n Casey were great help!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

Great service

Very friendly staff!

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

20 Jul 2025

Mary

Close to beach

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jul 2025

Fred

Liked - location, beds.
Disliked - musty odor,

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jul 2025

Radha

It is similar to a camping cabin. It is not a hotel. There is no front desk help.

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jul 2025

Vincent d

It was okay. It was cheap, and I got what I paid for. The lone staff member whom should have been at the front desk for my check in was at wal mart. He left his number taped to the desk and was able to provide the code for room entry at least when I called him. That’s a first for me. Also the front desk office area wreaked of pot. Not a big deal to me, but frankly extremely unprofessional. Just smoke a bowl out back buddy.

The AC was too small and had trouble cooling the room, the room was clean though, and aside from that it was fine. It was a $250 room, but on a very busy weekend, and it was the cheapest thing around. It was worth no more than $100 on a typical weekend though.

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

13 Jul 2025

Lynda

Bed was incredibly uncomfortable. Walls were paper thin so you could hear every conversation and action next door. No AC. Bare minimum furnishings. No side tables in the bedroom. No screen on the bathroom window looked out onto an alley. Stick on decorative frostings on the windows that weren’t fully stuck. No shades. Shower door was from 1956. The pool was filled with mud. Not a great experience at all and certainly not worth the money. The coffee was good at least.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2025

Mario

Good experience!

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jun 2025

Stephanie

Great location and clean room. The only issue was the walls were paper thin. We could hear everything our neighbors said and were kept up all night our first night.

2/10

Poor

29 Jun 2025

Nusrat

There was no staff, no towels, and the bed was bed was dirty. Someone’s exfoliating glove was on the lamp. There was dog hair. and no iron

8/10

Excellent

29 Jun 2025

Alison

Easy to use. Feels like you are in the forest. Picked this out of convenience.

Business_and_leisure

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2025

Salvador

Good

2/10

Poor

24 Jun 2025

Fermin

Absolutely horrible experience. We stayed here with our kids, and the room had rats running around all night. It kept everyone up and raised serious concerns about our health and safety.

To make matters worse, there was no management on site, and we were unable to speak with a manager over the phone despite multiple attempts. The staff on-site seemed unprepared and offered no real help. When we finally reached someone later, they refused to refund us or take responsibility.

There is no excuse for rodents in a guest room, especially when children are involved. Not only was it disgusting and stressful, but the lack of basic customer care made everything worse.

If you value your health, sleep, and peace of mind, avoid this place at all costs. This was by far the most unprofessional and unsanitary lodging experience we’ve ever had.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jun 2025

Amar

Property is okay. But bit over priced

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

23 Jun 2025

Billie

It was extremely overpriced. The kitchen cabinets had most of the hardware missing off of them. There was a hole in the wall in the kitchen where you could see outside the large sliding window the lock was missing so anyone could come in at any time. It was so small that you barely had room to walk past the bed to get into the bathroom. There was no lights that worked the breaker tripped so we woke up to no coffee machine in the refrigerator had went off. It had a nice pool, but there was no water in it. The property outside was very pretty had large trees in a nice sitting area in the staff was nice but again this is $100 a night hotel that I was charged 250 a night for.

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jun 2025

Celine

Room is small and smell. Not as the pictures posted. The posted pictures look clean and nice. But in the reality it’s not. The environment around the room is good and relax, but very dirty for the table and chair outside.
Maybe there is a bear at night time, that’s why the lady in the office told us not to put food in the car, bear will break the car windows. I saw food prints in my car in the next morning. Don’t know is it bear’s food print or not. It looks big like a man food print.
Price is high. Not really like it. Will not stay the second time.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

18 Jun 2025

Glenda

No hot water. They have a sign in the bathroom to run the water for three minutes so the hot water kicks in. Well it never did. Impersonal customer service. They have a sign to call the numbers listed. As I was checking out & make them aware about the lack of hot water, they told me I didn’t need to do anything, they’ll take care of charging my card. When I mentioned I wanted to speak to someone since I didn’t get to shower, a lady came to the front area. She said she would speak to the manager about any credit. When I asked her what card she had on file, she told me her computer system was down & couldn't pull up my information. Walls are thin in the room, you can hear other people’s conversations & their alarm clock in the morning. In the end, I only received a small credit & still ended up paying $200 for a room with no hot water. Unfortunate experience.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2025

victoria

Nice and cozy

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jun 2025

Steven

This place is disappointing in that it appears to have once been charming. It is in disarray. The ice machine doesn't work, the pool was empty. Empty flower pots, Front lobby was closed with a sign to text to check in. Outdoor furniture needs updating. The place has excellent bones and a great location it's just not taken care of. It was clean which is appreciated. The location is great. Burger place next door is yummy. Hopefully the owners can take some pride and put a little upkeep in a place that could be great.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

02 Jun 2025

Oscar

Well first it was late at night had to call a number to get checked in after unloading all my cargo from my motorcycle which took some time to do. I arrive around 12-130ish or so. I get its late but man after a 6 hour motorcycle ride in the blistering heat wanted to take a shower yeah nope couldnt do that because there wasnt any hot water avaliable at the time. So fell asleep all nasty uncomfortable bed wasnt the best. The service was horrible nobody insight to take care of this matter. Only reason they are in a scale is because of the lady cleaning the rooms felt so bad. Be also recommended places she apologized heavily. Either way worse experience ever. But i was told i was going to be taken care of by hotels for this horrible experience. Thanks hotels.com

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Jun 2025

Geovany

The cabin was a great size for the price

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

26 May 2025

Kaylee

Arrived late & got a text with our room number & code, walked in on a couple sleeping in our room. Called hotel about 4 times, finally got a hold of someone and they said wrong room so they were gonna text us new room. After 10 minutes of waiting for new room number, never got a text so we called back. They sent our new room number to a different number, told them to send to the one we’re calling off of. Finally got a text with new room number. After 30 mins of being in our room, someone tried opening our door because they also received wrong room number. Felt so unsafe, will never come back. Also had dirty & wet towels in bathroom?

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2025

Dmitrii

Everything was great, the staff always helped with all issues quickly.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

25 May 2025

Ian

Staff was super nice. But I had a problem with my outlet in the bathroom not working, there was a hole in the wall leading to outside for a pipe going through the room which let in yellow jackets to our room.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2025

Michael

wonderful, simple rooms. Staff was pleasant to work with.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Apr 2025

Tatila

The only issue I had was that the stove was not working and they only had 1 fork. The pots and pans were quite old.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2025

Carmen

Great price!

Clean place, small room but perfect for a night stay. Small fridge with microwave. Overall happy for cleanliness and price!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Mar 2025

erwina

The room was nice. Basic amenities. Conveniently located.
We wished the window has curtains. People can see us from outside if we have the lights on. Noise level was high. We can hear next door’s tv and people voices.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2025

Minh

Staff is helpful

2/10

Poor

27 Feb 2025

yolanda

This was the worse place I stayed. We stayed for 2 nights and both days no hot water. I let them know and they stated was braker. Never got hot water luckily my daughter was staying next door and used her shower. Did not even offer anyone to look at it, or switch us rooms or anything of reimbursement. Then my daughters bed had a insect in it and her boyfriend got bit. I have proof. Will never stay there again. Our room number was 112 not hot water the whole stay. Room 111 had the bug in the bed.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

25 Feb 2025

Kassandra

The roof was leaking snow water into our room. Barely any hot water.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

26 Dec 2024

Shengnan

The bedding sheets and towels are really dirty. There was dirt on the sheets and long black hair on 3 towels I opened!! A really big bug crawled across the wall….

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Nov 2024

Noriko

Gas heater wasn’t working. The room was cold and blanket was thin. We had to wear outer wear to sleep.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2024

Michelle

The staff was wonderful. Love the family cabin. Someone trying to get in at night… I’m assuming was a bear… was a little alarming . Other than that I had a relaxing , quiet, peaceful stay at Emerald Bay Lodge!!! Will definitely stay again. Thank you for making my vacation great!

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2024

Edward

Good location very close to Pope Beach, which is what I wanted

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Sep 2024

Joshua

Decent stay.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

07 Sep 2024

Debra

No AC No Screens on windows. Hot water takes over 5 mins to get and water presser poor. Bed mattress lumpy and soft.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2024

silvestre

Rooms are really nice front desk reception very friendly and helpful would definitely boom again

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2024

Collin

Nice place overall. No ice machine and the pool has no water. Shower is beyond tiny and has a not stating to run it for a while as it takes time to get hot. After 20 minutes it was still only room temp. and could not be adjusted.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

25 Aug 2024

Tyler

Paper thin sheets, no extra blankets, heater didn’t work.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

23 Aug 2024

Verified traveler

Not as presented on the website

1. Shower is very poor, small and inconvenient
2. Reception was not available morning and late evening, and could not reach on the phone

Self

8/10

Excellent

19 Aug 2024

Judeth

Wonderful staff.

2/10

Poor

18 Aug 2024

Leng

The room look dirty . The wall paints look dirty and plus floor was broken stuff .

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Aug 2024

Piyarat

Room is big and nice specially the bath room. But the floor was very dirty and the bed is not comfortable. It’s wasn’t steady and shaking when you move.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

15 Aug 2024

Ankit

Worst place to stay in Tahoe

The mattress has broken springs, the door was already unlocked when we arrived. The heater was broken and the room smaller than advertised. The staff who checked us in was grumpy. I can go on and on

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Aug 2024

Debra

The price was good. Room was nice

Business

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2024

Erica

The price was great. I would totally stay here again.

6/10

Pleasant

31 Jul 2024

Bruce

They could do SO much better…

Old squeaky bed, crappy sheets, pillows and towels.
You get what you pay for so there is no point in going on.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

31 Jul 2024

Anna Michelle

The worst place I’ve stayed on a vacation ever!!! No housekeeping, the room is too small, I can ever hear the people next door talking and snoring at midnight. They didn’t change linens, the bulbs are not working, the electric fan was too noisy to use, if you are tall and big you won’t fit it the shower. Terrible terrible place!!!!

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

29 Jul 2024

Andrea

Not worth it

I didn’t expect much going into it as I knew it was a lower rate, but it was probably the worst room we have stayed in. Our non-smoking room smelt so heavily of smoke and some sort of fragrance spray they had tried to use to cover the smell. All of our allergies were out of control the entire weekend when we were in the room because of that so we were miserable. There were spiders in every corner of the room, including the shower. The shower needed a good scrubbing as you could see mildew build up on corners, no ac in the room and all the screens were either broken or there weren’t one. No counter spaces. Luckily we had no plans to use the pool as it was empty with only about a foot of black water left in it. During check in no one was there and was advised to lift the tissue box and to grab a certain card # but all the other cards also under the tissue box displayed room #s and the codes to enter those rooms so not the most safe way to go about. Would not recommend to anyone.

Friends_and_family Family