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Reviews of Granlibakken Tahoe

3 out of 5
Granlibakken Tahoe
725 Granlibakken Road, PO Box 6329, Tahoe City, CA

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 291 out of 732 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 235 out of 732 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 110 out of 732 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 65 out of 732 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 31 out of 732 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

tingting

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
good place for family
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Apr 9, 2024
Thank you for the review, Andrew. We look forward to seeing you again.

4/10 Poor

Yu Ting

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I waited for 20 more minutes to access my room, which should have been available at 4 pm. “Unfortunately, your room is not ready.” said by the reception. There were no apologies for the delay. The room was in a different building from the lobby, but there were no notifications about it. I brought my luggage to the lobby, which was on the second floor, only to find out that I had to bring everything back to the car, then drive to my room. Worst of all, my room was on the third floor, adding another weightlifting session to the ordeal.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from DJ on Apr 8, 2024
Thanks for your comments Yu Ting. We apologize for the delay in getting you into your room. We would rather inspect rooms properly than have a failure. Our check in is from 4 PM as some days housekeeping is very busy. Our resort is spread out over our 74 acre property and this does mean that some rooms are further away from our lobby than others. We trust that the rest of your stay was a great experience.

10/10 Excellent

Chulwon

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
-
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Apr 8, 2024
Thank you for the 5-star review, Chulwon. We look forward to seeing you again.

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay for skiing, close to palisades, nice room and beds, and the hot tub and pool area is great!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Apr 1, 2024
Thank you for the review and comments, David. We're so glad you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to seeing you again!

10/10 Excellent

Betsy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Apr 1, 2024
Thank you for the review, Betsy. We look forward to seeing you again!

10/10 Excellent

Aran

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Mar 31, 2024
Thank you for the 5-star review, Aran. We look forward to seeing you again!

10/10 Excellent

Christy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The lodge is in a great location tucked in to the forest away from the main road but not too far from amenities. Stayed in a studio room that felt like a cozy cabin with large windows that had great views of the snowy grounds. My son and I loved the nearby sledding hill. I loved taking wintry walks around the lodge where there are ample opportunities for walking, snowshoeing and cross country skiing. We did conveniently rent some snowshoes on site too. Recommend for families with younger children.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Mar 25, 2024
Thank you for the review and comments, Christy. We're so glad that you and your family enjoyed your stay and had fun in the snow. We look forward to seeing you again!

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Mar 4, 2024
Thank you for the review, Keith. We're so glad you enjoyed your stay and look forward to your next visit.

6/10 Okay

youning

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall experience was good. The room is clean. But our request for cancelling or rescheduling the last day of stay was rejected without further follow up.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from DJ on Apr 8, 2024
Thanks for your rating and comment Youning. ANy bookings made through third-parties need to be changed with that company as we do not have access to their systems. I apologize if you were not told this as our agents are trained to inform guests that booked in this way about the process. We would love to have you stay with us again.

8/10 Good

Jon

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Feb 27, 2024
Thank you for the review, Jon. We look forward to seeing you again.

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
convenient location, very nice property
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Feb 19, 2024
Thank you for the review and comments, Jennifer. We look forward to seeing you again.

6/10 Okay

Jessica

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Feb 20, 2024
We appreciate you taking the time to rate your stay with us, Jessica. It looks like we did not meet all of your expectations.

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place to relax among in the snowy woods. Would certainly return.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Feb 19, 2024
Thank you for the review and comments, John. We look forward to your next visit!

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The front staff was so nice and accommodating. Check in was a breeze.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Feb 5, 2024
Thank you for the review and kind words about our staff, Nicole. We look forward to seeing you again.

10/10 Excellent

Vadim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Jan 22, 2024
Thank you for the 5-star review, Vadim. We look forward to seeing you again!

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Amenities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Jan 17, 2024
Thank you for the review, Christopher. We look forward to seeing you again!

10/10 Excellent

Amber

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Jan 17, 2024
Thank you for the review, Amber. We look forward to seeing you again!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Breakfast not included for booking thru 3rd party website
The Grenlibekken charged brekfast becase ive booked thru third pary website. I maybe be wrong, but i belive the hotel.com had the breakfast as part of amenities that was inclusive... We ended up going out for breakfst during all our staying except for first morning.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024
Response from DJ on Jan 9, 2024
Thanks for your rating. We apologize for any misunderstanding and we have checked to ensure that the booking site states breakfast at a surcharge, which it does. We hope that you will return and contact the front desk to add breakfast before you arrive at a special price.

10/10 Excellent

B

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Jan 8, 2024
Thank you for the review, B. We look forward to seeing you again!

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Jan 8, 2024
Thank you for the review, Deborah. We look forward to seeing you again!

2/10 Terrible

Kenneth

Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from DJ on Jan 11, 2024
It is apparent that we did not meet your expectations based on your rating. You are welcome to reach out to us through our website contact form with specifics as we aim to give guests great experiences and would like to be able to work on specifics that caused you to rate us so poorly. Maybe give us a second chance

10/10 Excellent

Brigitte Anne

Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Dec 29, 2023
Thank you for the 5-star review, Brigitte Anne. We look forward to seeing you again!

10/10 Excellent

Michelle, Reno

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Jan 8, 2024
Thank you for the review, Michelle. We look forward to seeing you again!

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Dec 29, 2023
Thank you for the 5-star review, Dawn. We look forward to seeing you again!

10/10 Excellent

Ivan, Ceres

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome stay
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Oct 25, 2023
Thank you for the review, Ivan. We look forward to your next stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

Greg

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We enjoyed our stay at Granlibakken. We are interested in hosting a reunion next year. We were given a tour and the staff was very helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Oct 4, 2023
Thank you for the 5-star review, Greg. We appreciate it and would love the opportunity to help host your reunion!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Sep 18, 2023
Thank you for the review. We look forward to seeing you again!

10/10 Excellent

Anatoly, San Bruno

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The studio rooms are excellent, there are a lot of services on site, I definitely recommend it! The downside is that there are problems with parking next to the room (there were a lot of parking spaces on the territory), the floors squeak a lot.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Sep 18, 2023
Thank you for the review and feedback, Anatoly. We look forward to seeing you again!

2/10 Terrible

Adrianna

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from DJ on Sep 18, 2023
Thanks for letting us know that your expectations were unmet. We would have loved more to go on so that we can work on remedying the situation which we are always committed to. Our goal is to have guests return for future stays. Maybe give us a second chance

10/10 Excellent

Iris

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Oct 25, 2023
Thank you for the review, Iris. We look forward to your next stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

Vira

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fast and easy check in. Great location. Quite.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Sep 18, 2023
Thank you for the review and feedback, Vira. We look forward to your next stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

JOSUE

Good
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Oct 4, 2023
Thank you for the 5-star review, Josue. We appreciate it and look forward to your next stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super unique & amazing prices!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Sep 7, 2023
Thank you for the review, Amanda. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and look forward to seeing you again!

4/10 Poor

Dawn

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Beds were very uncomfortable, pull out couch was hard as a rock. They told us breakfast was complimentary and then charged 40$. Overall pretty clean but very uncomfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from DJ on Sep 6, 2023
Thanks for your review Dawn. Reading your comment it seems that our staff member checking you in made an error and we will retrain them as we only offer inclusive breakfast to guests that book directly with us, it makes us uncompetitive on rates with the third-party booking systems when we add breakfast and many people only search by rate. We will assess the beds in your room and report our findings to the owner as most of our rooms are privately owned.

4/10 Poor

Dustin

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointing
This place need a major update, looks like it was built in the 80’s and has not had any improvements. Furniture is in distress, bathroom is antiquated exterior is in disrepair. We spent most of the night dodging the many moths that had taken over the room
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from DJ on Aug 31, 2023
Thanks for your review Dustin. Granlibakken Tahoe is located in the Tahoe National Forest with abundant insects and even wildlife, our rooms are not their homes but small insects are able to occasionally sneak in and make a quick show before vanishing for the season. We work to spot any issues and to remove them, despite their being our neighbors. We offer guests a classic Tahoe lodging experience with individually owned units which the owners furnish and decorate within reason. Maybe give us a second chance and ask for a different unit.

8/10 Good

Ashley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Convenient and comfortable
Convenient location for Tahoe triathlon, enjoyed using the facilities (pool and tennis court, and hiking trails), but decor is a little dated, peeling paint in the bathroom, and very poor wifi for half the stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from DJ on Aug 29, 2023
Thank you for your review Ashley. We are happy that you found our location convenient and we will investigate the wifi and paint as there is no reason that these should not be in great shape. In fact we just upgraded the wifi in our rooms to 200Mb which was a 4x increase. We hope to have you back for next year's event if not sooner.

10/10 Excellent

Bjorg, New York

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice resort.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Aug 21, 2023
Thank you for the review, Bjorg. We look forward to your next stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

Cynda

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Experience
The staff is incredible and go above and beyond to help. There are so many amenities to enjoy. We’re anxious to come back and stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Aug 14, 2023
Thank you for the review, Cynda. We're so glad you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to your next visit!

10/10 Excellent

Judy

Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities
Good
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Aug 8, 2023
Thank you for the review, Judy. We look forward to your next visit!

10/10 Excellent

Chenxu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Recommend the dinner place. The steak is great.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Aug 8, 2023
Thank you for the review, Chenxu. We're glad you enjoyed dining with us and look forward to your next visit!

2/10 Terrible

Bob

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from DJ on Aug 9, 2023
We are disappointed with ourselves that we received a 2 rating from you Bob. We will attempt to trace your reservation and look for clues as to what went wrong and how we can prevent similar things happening to any of our valued customers. Maybe you can give us a second chance in the future.

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No air conditioning, the place smelled super dirty old like smoke and cigarettes, very old out today, sink kept clogging repeatedly ask to unclog the sink and no changes were made. Would never ever use this place again, nor would I ever recommend it to anyone, terrible experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Aug 2, 2023
Thank you for the feedback, Michael. This is not the experience we want for our guests, and we've shared your comments with our team for follow up. We've also implemented a concierge app that enables guests to communicate requests and any issues during their stay directly with our staff for even better tracking and response times.

8/10 Good

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Jul 27, 2023
Thank you for the review, Lisa. We appreciate you staying with us and hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome place
We've stayed there before and will continue to visit when in the Tahoe area, awesome place !!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Jul 23, 2023
Thank you for the review, Jason. We look forward to your next stay with us!

6/10 Okay

Jody

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from DJ on Aug 9, 2023
We are sorry to have only received a "lukewarm" rating from you Jody as we aim to deliver great Tahoe experiences to our customers. We endeavor to act on feedback that we get from guests so please reach out to us through our website if there are specifics that you wish to share. We hope that you will return for a 5/5 stay.

10/10 Excellent

Kyle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The only thing we were disappointed about was the fact that we couldn’t get the fireplace to work.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Jul 17, 2023
Thank you for the review and feedback about the fireplace, Kyle. We'll share this with our team and look forward to your next stay with us!

2/10 Terrible

yue

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The check in time is 4pm. We arrived at 3pm, there is nothing available at 3pm. We were told wait until 4pm. However, our room is not ready until 4:30. Also, there is no AC in the room.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from DJ on Jul 18, 2023
Thanks for your comments Yue. The day of your check in was day that every room at our resort checked out as a large group was here for a conference that ended at lunchtime. Our team worked as fast as they could while maintaining their excellent standards of cleanliness, but there were delays in meeting our stated check in of after 4 PM. My hope is that this was communicated to you and that you were kept updated. We do not ever want to check guests into a room that has not been inspected.As far as air conditioning goes, we do not have air conditioning in any of our rooms as our mild mountain climate offers cool evenings. As the planet seems to be warming we offer great suggestions in our FAQ on how to keep your room cool.

8/10 Good

Catherine

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is the second time weve stayed at Granlibakken Lodge in Tahoe City. Weve enjoyed both trips. I liked staying in Deer wander, the room was large, well furnished, in secluded tree area. The only thing I didn't like was the hot water for the shower ran out quickly. Cant have 2 people shower in the morning. We loved the large hot tub and pool at the recreation center. The buffet breakfasts were delicious, lots of food choices. The property is very close to Tahoe city parks, beach, and all recreational facilities. Food, and grocery Savemart nearby. We will definitely stay here again. We love our visits.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Jul 7, 2023
Thank you for the review and feedback, Catherine. We're so glad you enjoyed your stay with us, and we'll be sure to share your information about the hot water. We do appreciate you choosing Granlibakken and look forward to your next visit!

10/10 Excellent

troy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Granlibakken Tahoe on Jul 6, 2023
Thank you for the review, Troy. We look forward to your next stay with us!