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August 2025 by Tracie Sawyer
Such a great little place. Nice and clean. Walking distance to everything downtown Tahoe. Jacuzzi rooms. Super nice people and service. We always stay here when we visit Tahoe. Special/private beach tickets too. Love this place!
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August 2025 by Ron Harvey
Very expensive to stay in a motel that is old and dated. Nothing stand out about it except it just reminds you of an old motel you might find alongside a highway, but this one is in the middle of town. Maybe a draw is that it seems relatively close to walk to a lot of different things in Tahoe
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June 2025 by Smokey Wilson
Great place to stay rates were excellent one block off Main Street also the manager was very knowledgeable about the area could tell you where to eat
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June 2025 by Annabelle Ciesielski
Excellent stay. Clean, friendly and quiet.
Will return
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May 2025 by Berit Longo Prieto
Great Hotel! Stayed there on our vacation in Tahoe and the room was so good for the price. Big room with all the amenities we could need. Exactly what you’d expect from that price in such a touristic area.
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May 2025 by Khanh Duong DWK
A cute, budget-friendly hotel located right in the heart of South Lake Tahoe City, offering great convenience for getting around, sightseeing, and shopping.
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April 2025 by Jeff Meyer
The motel has clean rooms and the bed was comfortable. The staff were friendly. The location is just a block from the Heavenly gondola and an easy walk to casinos, dining and the shore of Lake Tahoe. Free parking outside your room. And it was cheap.
On the flip side I didn’t realize the hot tub would be closed and the pool a rather nasty mess. While the place looks like it was recently painted outside, it still feels dated inside. The ice machine / vending area was also kinda sad.
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March 2025 by Aaron Lieben
We awoke to there being no water in our room. After waiting 30 minutes we had to leave and could not shower or get ready. Apparently the hotel was doing a scheduled plumbing improvement. This room should not have been rented, or at least we should have been informed so we could have chosen to stay somewhere else.
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March 2025 by Raul Ricano
Bluelake Inn is no frills, quiet and easy to get to. It’s located a couple of blocks from the gondola, making it a good place to stay for a ski weekend.
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February 2025 by Isaac
Priced fairly, great front desk employee, located in an awesome spot, clean and safe. Not much more you can ask for from a no frills motel. Recommend for sure. Only complaint was that the walls were a bit thin and I could hear the people in the room next to me and that parking is tight during busy times but I still found a spot during a peak weekend.
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February 2025 by Colin Gorey
Quiet, clean, and affordable. It's also a very easy walk to the Heavenly gondola in ski boots. The rooms are dated - but who cares if the goal is a clean place to crash after some adventure.
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February 2025 by Matthew Ryan
I looked at and read the reviews of Blue Lake Inn prior to staying. It's unclear as to why there were so many good reviews. See below for details. Will not stay again. Location goes a long way but the cheap beds, old dingy carpet, and lack of hot showers puts this place at a 2 star at best. There are so many other options in that area.
Pros:
Good location
friendly staff
Fresh coat of exterior paint
Cons:
No pool or hot tub in winter
No breakfast
Very old dingy carpet
Poor water pressure in shower
Shower water warm at best (no hot showers)
Thin walls and ceilings
TV is cheap, sound is terrible, and no streaming. spectrum only
Cheap beds
Interiors not updated at all
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January 2025 by Kenneth Wellens
NO BREAKFAST. They removed it from their main page but every review, AI summary, and travel site still lauds their breakfast which no longer exists.
Great location & service, OK beds, decent price.
Main reason for poor review is poor heating system. Room 120 is in a separate building with 3 exterior walls and poor insulation, meaning the heater needs to run nearly constantly and is loud and severely dries the air. Temperature fluctuated from freezing to cooking in the same night with no changes to heater. Had difficulty sleeping and eye irritation from the hot dry air, never had before.
Edit: +1 star for quickly updating breakfast on their main page.
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January 2025 by Suneel Kanchralapalli
Guys i like this place, it is well maintained. It walkable distance from Casinos and shopping. They stopped breakfast because the breakfast room is not meeting county rules. Hopefully they will sort this out soon.
If u are reading this here is a tip
We have two larger rooms (2 king bed and kitchen/jacuzzi) which u can upgrade for a
fee. This room is not available online. Just in case if u are looking for more space.
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December 2024 by Iva 8
I chose this hotel because of the more affordable price point and the included breakfast. I called the hotel and they confirmed that breakfast was included so I booked it directly through them. When we arrived they informed as that the breakfast is not longer offered due to some county regulations. However I was not informed of this change via email or phone. If I he’d know I would have chosen a different facility. I Spoke with the hotel manager who was defensive and didn't even bother to apologize. This was very disappointing.
