Desolation Hotel
Luxurious Accommodations Desolation Hotel, nestled in South Lake Tahoe, offers a serene escape with air-conditioned rooms featuring modern amenities like a flat-screen TV, private bathroom, and balcony with pool views. Relaxation and Recreation Indulge in ultimate relaxation at our outdoor swimming pool, sauna, and hot tub. For the fitness enthusiasts, our hotel boasts a well-equipped fitness centre and offers activities like hiking, skiing, and cycling in the picturesque surroundings. Convenience and Dining Enjoy the convenience of free bikes, private parking, room service, and a concierge service. Treat your taste buds at our on-site restaurant and bar, promising a delightful culinary experience during your stay. Book now at Desolation Hotel for a luxurious and rejuvenating getaway in South Lake Tahoe!
What this place offers
- Fitness facilities
- WiFi available
- Free WiFi
- Parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Air conditioning
Policies & house rules
- Check-in from 16:00 until 20:00
- Check-out until 11:00
- Children welcome
- Pets allowed
- Paid parking
Available rooms
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US · couple · Aug 2026
US · couple · Jul 2026
Highly recommend - luxury stay!
Absolutely luxury and beautiful!
US · couple · Jun 2026
Beautiful Property but lack of staff or service to support luxury pricing
The location itself was beautiful and the style and decor of the hotel overall was gorgeous. The rooms were well appointed and the beds were very comfortable. The showers, products, and overall room set up was very nice.
Despite a physically nice hotel, we had a horrible stay. They tried to charge a fee for early check in on a room that costs nearly $1k when it was already ready which is takcy and feels cheap. The AC wasn't working and we weren't informed. We were put in a terrible location where the balcony, which could have been private and romantic, faced the street. The pool was unstaffed and didn't have a bar despite that being what was advertised. It was also not set up or cleaned nearly 2 hours into their opening hours. There were not basic hotel amenities one would expect at a luxury experience in terms of staff, service, or even basics like water stations. When we brought out some of these issues, the staff was rude to us and acted like it wasn't their problem and kept giving excuses instead of actually addressing the problems. They are selling a luxury experience and have the design but not remotely the experience or staff to support it.
LONDON, ENGLAND · Couples · Mar 2026
Excellent hotel with high quality of build & well maintained / good value for money
Excellent fit-out...build quality very high (rooms & public areas)...very different to the standard US hotel. Also rooms are equipped with everything you need...fully equipped kitchen with all utensils thus you are not dependent on going to restaurant each night. Friendly staff and good communication. Good central location (but lacking a direct walkway across to the gondola because there is a huge construction site). What they could improve is their concierge service and information pre-arrival: the infos I received from the team were of bad quality and were lacking interest in us as customers. For example I inquired about restaurants or if they could send a list of suggested/proposed places..and the answer pretty much was: "there are a lot of restaurants..please check on google". I got similar answers (or even wrong information ) when I inquired about how/where to book skiing lessons or guides or other things to do. Even if you dont have a concierge on staff it would be easy writing a few pages of information materials that you can send out...we were first time visitors and getting information from locals would have made a difference and saved us time and made it a better experience in planning for the trip.
US · family_with_children · Jan 2026
Location
933 Poplar St · South Lake Tahoe