Snow Lake Lodge

It’s becoming a family tradition coming here year after year. Summer autumn and winter seasons. Great place to stay. People are great. So close and convenient to the mountain. Love this place

Oh my god this place was horrible.
Do NOT bring a family here. I would ONLY stay here if I were back in college.
It was something out of the 70’s (which is fine, I don’t mind dated décor). But between the thin walls, the lack of a working TV, the cramped room, the smelly towels, no water pressure, non-​working electric outlets, the drunks running through the building in the middle of the night, holy cow.
Seriously, you are way better off staying at an economy hotel further away from the mountain. At least they have SOME standards. This place made Motel 6 look like a Ritz-​Carlton.

This hotel is extremely dated. Furniture looks worn down and shabby. Very mismatched throughout the lobby areas.
The room was small. Two full size beds leave no room to spread out with ski equipment. The bathroom was clean however the shower did not offer hot water, just lukewarm. The walls of the room were very very very thin and you will be able to hear everything your neighbors are saying in their rooms or in the hallway. Very loud college crowd at this place.
Indoor hot tub and sauna were nice features of the Snow Lake Lodge. The area must’ve been recently re done as it was in great shape.
Continental breakfast is just that. Included: juice, bagels, pastries, coffee/​tea, fruit salad, oatmeal.
Good to stay if you’re on a budget, but beware it is rowdy and loud on weekends. Front desk staff were very friendly. Economy lodging. Frequent shuttle to the mountain so you don’t have to worry about parking.

Bare bones accommodations here. Got the lift/​lodging deal and since SLL offered the biggest room, we stayed here. In hindsight, it was probably better to get a smaller room elsewhere. Although the staff was helpful and they offered free breakfast (bagels, toast, cereal, juice), SLL is simply not up to today’s standards. I remember loving the nostalgia of this spot 10 yrs ago… it hasn’t changed since.
The Room:
We stayed in a King Suite. Sounds fancy, it aint. You will be either freezing or burning up in here. There are no other heat settings. There’s a thermostat in both rooms but I’m not sure why they even have numbers bc they in no way matter. We thought opening the window a crack (you can’t open it more than a few inches) would help, and it did for a ‘hot’ sec… until the window refused to close and we were stuck with howling winds flying in throughout the night. Fail.
Also, these walls can talk! They are thin thin thin. I could hear the person in the room next to me coughing all night long. The headboard on my bed wasn’t attached, so every time I leaned back it nailed the wall. I’m sure the family behind me enjoyed that noise.
To boot, no one came to clean our room and the towels are made for Hobbits. Well, with the low ceilings and small doors, the entire place is made for Hobbits, really.
So, would I return? No. If you need a place on a budget, will SLL fit the bill? Yes. It’s not the worst, but for the money, you could be in better digs.

This is by far the worst hostel I’ve ever spent two nights in. I wouldn’t even call this place a hotel because it isn’t worthy of that status. If you’re a college student or traveling on a budget, this place is for you.
The conditions of our room were filthy. Radiator falling off the walls, outlets not working, gum in the carpets. The towels provided looked as though they were washed for 50 years.
The room we were given was by the lobby and the five of us in the suite couldn’t sleep because of noisy guests arriving back at 2am from a night of drinking. The staff did little to nothing to keep the noise down as neighbors above and beside us partied in their rooms. I want every penny I spent back for having to put up with the Snow Lake Lodge. I think it would be better off razed and built over again with new management & facilities that weren’t days away from crumbling.

To sum this place up, you get what you pay for. My boyfriend and I stayed here for 3 nights and we were far from pleased. The best thing about Snow Lake Lodge is its location (super close to the base of the mountain). You can take the MOOver shuttle right over. There were a lot of families here, which wasn’t a problem for us at all. However, the place wreaked of weed (so I wouldn’t take kids there, personally). It literally was so strong it came through the hallways and in to our personal room. Our room was small, which is fine, but everything was just very dated and old. Our bathroom didn’t even have a light fixture. You could just tell the towels and blankets were super old. They do have a free continental breakfast every morning, but I wouldn’t recommend it. There’s a little breakfast shop down the road that’s way better. The first night there my boyfriend and I were starving after our drive up and we were going to just eat at Walt’s Pub, which is the restaurant at the lodge. We walked in and walked right out. It just didn’t look like a desirable place to eat. Like I said, you get what you pay for. It’s affordable and a place to crash after a long day of skiing. You also can get your lift tickets when you book your room, which is convenient.

I’ve stayed here before, it’s dated but serves the purpose and is right next to the mountain.
OK, now the chicken wings they serve at the bar… 5 stars, could be some of the bets wings I’ve ever had. The beer selection isn’t bad either.
2 stars the hotel… 5 stars the wings.

I wanted to give this place a higher star rating for everything that it offers for a skiier. No, its definitely not a 4 star hotel, but for everything it offers it deserves 4. First off, the hotel is very accommodating, it’s huge and almost never sells out (here for NYE and booked days prior) with a very low cost (around $ 115 a night even for NYE)
The location is perfect, free and frequent shuttle bus called the Moover will take you to the main lodge at Mt Snow in 5 minutes. Free large breakfast which seems way better than «continental» which is usually only coffee and a muffin. Soft beds, dark curtains and renovated bathrooms– what else do you need to crash after a day of skiing? Did I mention on-​site bar and restaurant and HOT TUB (in & outdoor)!!
I expected a raging college crowd from the awful reviews I read but I was surprised to see families, children, all sorts of people… Friendly staff too. Really pleasant place.
All in all, nice clean place with no bugs– i check all my mattresses and these were brand new. But if you’re high maintenance and need a 4+ star hotel this isn’t the place for you.
A few major CONs:
–shower pressure sucks (at least water was hot)
–walls were paper thin
–TVs are from 1995 if you care about that
— gratuity is included in bill (what for??)

For skiers and riders looking for a rustic, barebones crashpad to end their day on the slopes, Snow Lake Lodge is a reliable bet. If you’re looking for a full service resort/​spa/​conference center with three restaurants and ski on/​off access, check out Grand Summit Resort — also owned and operated my Mount Snow.
Snow Lake Lodge has an on-​site bar and restaurant, and they serve complimentary continental breakfast to overnight guests. They’re also equipped with a year-​round indoor and outdoor hot tub, game room, and arcade video games for the kids too. And even though they’re not slopeside, the free ski/​board-​friendly MOOver shuttle (see here:
) makes pickups right outside Snow Lake Lodge every 15 minutes, providing rides directly to the Mount Snow base area and high-​speed lifts.
If I was writing this review five years ago, I’d have given this place four stars, but (a) the condition, cleanliness, and attention to detail of this older hotel continues to deteriorate, while (b) the prices for stays steadily and consistently increase year after year, unjustified. Charging nearly $ 200 a night when comparable neighboring inns/​lodges are priced way less for the same dates has left me shopping elsewhere for Mount Snow area lodging (see The Lodge At Mount Snow, Red Oak Inn, and Austrian Haus Lodge). While Mount Snow’s operation of the Snow Lake lodge guarantees friendly and top notch customer service, it’s lost the «mom & pop» feel of the other aforementioned lodges. Top that off with asinine 3-​night minimum stays during holiday weekends (forcing you to take off a work day to even stay there) and it’s hard to wholeheartedly endorse this hotel any more.
Mount Snow is an excellent place to ski close to New York, with varied and challenging terrain, and awesome staffers from the ambassadors to the lifties, but they’ve really gotta step up their game at Snow Lake Lodge, or just sell it off to someone who can.