The Estes Park Resort

“Lovely and pricey”

This is a lovely resort, however we did not have a $470/night experience. My expectations from the pictures were that it was more secluded, private, and quiet. There are only a few amenities or extra spaces to explore. You hear traffic noise coming from across the lake. If sitting out on your balco… more

This is a lovely resort, however we did not have a $470/night experience. My expectations from the pictures were that it was more secluded, private, and quiet. There are only a few amenities or extra spaces to explore. You hear traffic noise coming from across the lake. If sitting out on your balcony, be prepared to see and hear everything your neighbor says, as there isn't privacy. Little things like a loud refrigerator, dust under the room bench, and cobwebs on the balcony did not give it a resort-polished feel. The lake is beautiful and close to a lot of great Estes restaurants. I enjoyed the walking path around the lake as well! Romantic electric fireplace (no heat, but pretty). We did not spend much time in the room because we hiked so much, so it met our needs just fine. Ember, the restaurant located there, was amazing. The staff overall helpful and kind.

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“Good hotel but make sure to get an upgraded room”

We stayed at this hotel for three nights starting from Friday. We had made our reservation online through the hotel’s website. The hotel is located at a convenient location near the Estes Park downtown area. Our room had a nice lake view balcony, the staff were very friendly and the beds were comfo… more

We stayed at this hotel for three nights starting from Friday. We had made our reservation online through the hotel’s website. The hotel is located at a convenient location near the Estes Park downtown area. Our room had a nice lake view balcony, the staff were very friendly and the beds were comfortable. After we checked in, we found out that the bathroom had no vanity sink, nor any ventilation fan. There was a sink in the bedroom area which was kind of awkward. We expressed our concern to the management. We were told some remodeling construction work was in progress during our stay, excluding weekends, and some of the rooms had been upgraded previously  but unfortunately our room was not upgraded yet. We asked to be moved to an upgraded room, but no options were provided without a significant up charge. So we felt we were stuck because if we wanted to cancel our reservation, we would have been charged for one night which was not cheap. The onsite restaurant is conveniently located inside the hotel with a great lake view, but is somewhat pricy as well. So we ended up driving to town everyday to get a lot better value for all meals and snacks.

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“Disappointed”

The Embers Restaurant at the Estes Park Resort is a no go. We had lunch there and the chicken tenders were prepared poorly. I think they must be off a truck frozen and ready to fry. They were over priced for the quality. The French fries were pretty good. It’s a beautiful restaurant, but absolutely… more

The Embers Restaurant at the Estes Park Resort is a no go. We had lunch there and the chicken tenders were prepared poorly. I think they must be off a truck frozen and ready to fry. They were over priced for the quality. The French fries were pretty good. It’s a beautiful restaurant, but absolutely full of flies!!! I find this a bit disgusting considering the amount of flies. I really wanted to leave, but the person I was with didn’t seem bothered by the flies and continuously shooing them away from our sub par meal. This place needs to step it up on food quality and rid the restaurant of nasty flies. The server was sweet but spoke so softly, we could barely understand her. She was definitely a good server. Management, for the price of the food, get your game on! Food quality needs improvement.

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