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Reviews of The Inn at Boatworks

2 out of 5
The Inn at Boatworks
790 N Lake Blvd, Tahoe City, CA

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 87 out of 553 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 172 out of 553 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 149 out of 553 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 80 out of 553 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 65 out of 553 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Mang

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Short walk to a hike that wraps around the lake. Gorgeous view of the lake and mountains. Torino’s were not fancy but clean. Smart TV equipped
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Jennifer

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Raymond, El Dorado Hills

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nelson

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Mark D on Mar 22, 2024
Thank you for the review and we do hioe to welcome you back in the near future

4/10 Poor

Kaleigh

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Booked the romantic room with my partner for valentines day specifically for the heart shaped tub. We were super excited to use it until we turned on the jets and black mold spewed out. We brought our concerns up with staff, as that is not only gross but a health hazard and were brushed off. Overall its a decent place, but staff were hard to locate and the hot tub incident left our skin crawling.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Evette at the desk was great! The property is super cute and we were very happy with our room. Walking distance to so much good stuff. Microwave & mini fridge was very convenient. The dark horse coffee provided in the room in the AM was so delicious. Bummed that our room didn’t have a separate shower from the heart shaped tub, I totally thought it would. Nonetheless great trip, will recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Yvette is the best!! She knows all the places you need to visit.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Mark D on Feb 14, 2024
Thank you for the wonderful review. We hope to welcome you back to The Inn at Boatworks in the near future.

8/10 Good

Xiangchen, Cupertino

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ok place with great location.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Mark D on Feb 14, 2024
Thank you for the wonderful review. We hope to welcome you back to The Inn at Boatworks in the near future.

2/10 Terrible

Hollie

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service
Don’t stay here
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Mark D on Jan 15, 2024
We are sorry to hear you stay was not as expected. Our records indicate you called for a late arrival the day prior to your arrival and we made arrangements for an after hours accomodation. The day of arrival you requested a refund which was outside of hotels.com cancellation policy. This guest rating was not for the stay/hotel accomodation. Policy was followed by hotel partner.

10/10 Excellent

Tiana

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very cute and comfortable! It was perfect for our one night stopover in Tahoe. My kids loved getting to sleep on the pullout and the bathroom is bigger than ours at home so they were very excited about that too, haha! The hotel’s location was pretty excellent, with Safeway and CVS right next door, plus the lake and loads of cute shops within walking distance. One of the best parts about our stay was the coffee in the hotel room! This is the first time I’ve ever had hotel coffee that was better than the coffee shop in town. It was a pleasant surprise. I hope to stay here again in the future!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Mark D on Jan 10, 2024
Tiana Thank you for the 5 star review and we are delighted you enjoyed your stay at The Inn at Boatworks and our in room coffee from Dark Horse a local tahoe roastery. We hope to welcome you back in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

Lynn

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location walking distance from the lake and close to nice places to eat. Checking in and parking was not a problem. Room was updated, warm, and had everything we needed. Worth it to get a suite.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Mark D on Jan 10, 2024
Lynn Thank you for the 5 star review and we are delighted you enjoyed your stay at The Inn at Boatworks. We hope to welcome you back in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

YUNG-JEN

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Conveniently located within walking distance of supermarkets and restaurants, this hotel offered a comfortable stay with a plush bed.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Mark on Dec 14, 2023
Thank you the kind review and so glad you enjoyed our comfortable beds. We look forward to welcoming you back to The Inn at Boatworks.

10/10 Excellent

Tabiatha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable stay
Pet friendly budget option. Room was clean as was the property.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Mark on Nov 1, 2023
Thank you the kind review. We look forward to welcoming you back to the Inn at Boatworks in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Mark on Nov 1, 2023
Thank you kindly for the 10 out of10 review, We hope to welcome you back to the Inn at Boatworks in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

Nola

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Extended checkout.
Because our stay involved a pet having surgery nearby the hotel kindly let us check out later than usual. Very helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Mark on Nov 1, 2023
Thank you for the 10 out of 10 review. We hope to welcome you back to the Inn at Boatworks in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

Liane

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location at the right price

10/10 Excellent

Cory

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022

6/10 Okay

Lorie, Georgetown

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The big bath tub was nice but jucuizie didn’t work. Old facility but location to the restaurant on the water was nice.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Manito

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms are nothing like what’s on the photos showcased on Expedia or on the website.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Melissa

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

4/10 Poor

Andrea

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dingy roadside disappointment
Resoundingly disappointed for the very high price. Dingy carpet, burnt out lightbulbs, and very ancient mattresses. Sofa in the suite needed to be cleaned desperately. Generally unpleasant and dark. I paid less for a two bedroom oceanfront condo in Kauai that was gorgeous back in April. Skip this spot.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Todd

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

4/10 Poor

Kristen

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location of this Inn is fantastic. The staff was friendly and helpful. The room was not worth the price. There was no iron, the hair dryer didn't work, nor did the coffee pot. There was no view, and it was noisy. Signs say redevelopment is proposed, so maybe then it might be worth the price, but definitely not as is right now. Very disappointing!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Marissa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property was perfect for our short stay. Clean and spacious for our family. Next time, I would request a room on the top floor as you can hear the footsteps on the bottom. A small table or coffee table would be nice as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Angela

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I appreciated the ear plugs. Dog friendly!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Tod

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
It did the job for us and the dog
This place is located quite conveniently at the edge of downtown Tahoe City, a 3-minute walk to Safeway and easy access to the lakeside trail and park, as well as several eateries and a Tahoe Dave’s for snowsport gear. Registration was quick and without hitches after we got a courtesy call that we could check in early. There was plenty of parking despite the snowdrift occupying several spaces. As for the room: The beds were clean and comfortable. The bathtub was rather blockish but it contained enough hot water for a good aprés-ski soak. The fridgeling was fine and spacious but the freezer slacked off such that we tragically had to throw out a near-full box of ice cream sandwiches. The fridgeling and a microwave were all there was in the way of a kitchenette. I also appreciated the amenities, including a bag of locally roasted coffee and nice local toiletries. Though it is just above the lakeshore above its namesake Boatworks, the view from the bathroom window gave on the facade of a shopping mall ironically named Mirada. All in all, it gave us what we needed, and they let us bring the dog.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Zibo

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay in Tahoe City
Excellent location, great front desk service. Older motel but has updated carpet, bathroom and very clean. We were very comfortable, only stayed 1 night but the location was perfect could walk to anything you would want to do. Main reason we chose was because we could bring our dog and even if we didn’t I would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from Front Desk on Aug 20, 2021
Thank you so much and glad you enjoyed your stay with us!

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Terrible staff
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Front Desk on Aug 17, 2021
We are sorry for any inconvenience you may have experienced as our goal is to provide a clean and comfortable guestroom. Should you like to provide us with specifics, we would appreciate it. Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Place to stay
Perfectly located easy in and easy out. Close enough to walk many places in Tahoe City. The staff is very friendly. No complaints and will stay there again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great stay at The Inn at Boat Works. Perfect location in Tahoe City you can walk to everything you need. The mall is located behind the Inn where we had the best I cream and Mexican food.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Front Desk on Jul 27, 2021
Thank you so much and so glad to hear you enjoyed your stay with us! We look forward to welcoming you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tara was great to work with. Very easy check-in. The lake was only a block away and there was plenty of shopping and restaurants in the surrounding area.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Front Desk on Jul 27, 2021
Thank you for your feedback about our staff and we are glad you enjoyed your stay and we look forward to welcoming you back soon!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Front Desk on Aug 17, 2021
Thank you for your review and it is our main goal to provide a clean and comfortable room to all of our guests. Should you like to provide any further details on how we can improve upon this, we welcome the feedback. Thank you.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice and easy and a bit rustic hotel with truly ideal location if you want to be right in the middle if downtown Tahoe City.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021
Response from Front Desk on Jun 29, 2021
Thank you for staying with us! We look forward to hosting you again next time!

10/10 Excellent

heidi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff was amazing. Location is great. Rooms were clean. The free bike rentals was pretty cool. I’d stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Front Desk on Jun 29, 2021
Our bikes are definitely a cool way to see Lake Tahoe and enjoy Tahoe City! We look forward to hosting you again! Next time please enjoy our complimentary beach chairs and paddle boards!

10/10 Excellent

Nallely

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

4/10 Poor

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overpriced for what it is
Let me start with the positives: The person who checked me in was lovely, the renovation is cute and appears to have been done well, and the room had some fun decor touches. The bed was comfortable. Everything was clean. Onto the negatives: The shower had one temperature - scalding hot. We were unable to fully shower during our stay which was frustrating given the high price of the room. The guests above us had two small children who stomped on us the entire time we were in the room (yes, all night long). Note to staff: perhaps consider placing guests with children on the ground floor only since there is no floor insulation. I have stayed multiple times at competing motels in the area (all renovated small motels) that are much more comfortable than this one and considerably cheaper. I am unlikely to return to this one.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room. Location is central to lake, shopping, and restaurants. Property manager Trevor is on site and available-a local who knows the entire Lake Tahoe region well if you have any questions.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Elijah

Business traveller, Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great place, cute. smooth check in and smooth checkout.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Response from Trevor Croft, General Manager on Oct 18, 2020
So glad you enjoyed your stay Elijah! We're always trying to make it as smooth as possible for our guests to enjoy the lake. See you next time!

10/10 Excellent

Juan

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay
We had a great stay at The Inn at Boatworks. We rented a suite with a king bed and it was much more spacious than we expected. The hotel is right in the heart of Tahoe City and walkable to all of the restaurants. The staff was super friendly and helpful as well. We would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020
Response from Trevor Croft, General Manager on Oct 18, 2020
We can't thank you enough for visiting us Jessica! Please stop by next time you are in Tahoe.

10/10 Excellent

Sylvia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay!
We had a great stay here. It was remodeled, large and clean. I am definitely planning to stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020
Response from Trevor Croft, General Manager on Oct 18, 2020
Thank you so much for staying with us Sylvia! we super appreciate your visit and would love to see you again up here in Lake Tahoe.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with pets
There were people everywhere, and nowhere for my dog to do her business. Unless of course we wanted to be surrounded by the people on the street during covid. Not sure how it's dog friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020

8/10 Good

Domingo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2020