Franciscan Lakeside Lodge — Hotel in Incline Village-Crystal Bay

I was traveling in CA and NV on business and was looking forward to a long relaxing weekend before heading to Reno for work. When I checked in I got a "studio" room across the hiway from the lobby. That felt weird. When I got to the room it was small and completely crowded with odds and ends furniture that made it nearly impossible to move, walk in the door or have a place to put a suitcase. In the tiny room was a very high queen bed and a day bed that left little room to walk without stepping carefully as to not bump into furniture. The kitchen table was crowded on three sides by the bed and the refridge. Two chairs were crammed on the end of a tiny table that barey accommodated one chair. No place to move one chair to sit in the other. There was an oven but it could not be opened because the fridge was in the way. The closet was so tiny and dark you couldnt really use it. There was a full size coffee maker but only enough coffee for one or two cups. No electrical outlets for charging device's. With all the mash up of furniture no comfortable place to sit. The bedding smelled like rancid body oils. Walking into the room was stressful. The staff was nice and offered to move me to another room. It was slightly bigger but still more of the same. The wifi didn't work. No bathtub. Staying in a room that looked like a crowded 2nd hand furniture store or having to cross a highway to use the hot tub at night was not was my idea of a relaxing weekend.

I pulled into town about 1pm after a long drive, no lunch hoping to relax. I moved my luggage three times. Nearly two hours later with one thing after another, hungry, stressed, tired I finally had to set out to find last minute accomdations that were a better fit. They did cancel my booking and refunded with no hassle. My whole afternoon spend stressing and trying to find a place to stay. If you don't mind very very rustic and crowded it might work. Not my cup of tea. This is definitely not a...

Cozy little you can easily miss driving by. The rooms are nice and make beautiful home away from home, the only downside is how outdated things like appliances and the TV are. If the owner is reading this, I’d recommend switching to cheap smart TV’s. Most people will prefer to cast and stream their own stuff vs watching cable tv for something they might like on. Saves money in the long run and keeps things updated.

The location is superb with a private beach the lodge stays on. The beds are decent and the heater worked well.

Hotels . com and other like users be ware, if you want the standalone lodges on the beach , you can only book those on their website despite what the travel agency websites say. While other reviews say the walls are paper thin, unless they are screaming you won’t be able hear your neighbors, we had 0 issue with this over the course of 3 days, including a party having family next to us.

The rooms include dishes and gas stoves which was absolutely perfect for us. Something you don’t realize you need until you do!

The staff was awesome, super friendly and very knowledgeable of the area. This was our anniversary trip and they left us wine and a card in the room, very thoughtful to have prepared us as most places don’t do that anymore.

So basically, it’s cozy, quiet and friendly. Definitely will return with future trips!

Also, lowered / low cars caution leaving the office driveway. Our Mazda3 is at factory height and...

Great, hard to find location with close access to the beach! Unfortunately, our studio was #16 which is the closest you can get to HWY 28. We are sensitive to traffic noise and found it loud and noisy. We asked for a different studio but everything was booked. We made our reservation on the website and I should have immediately called to make sure we were not so close to the road. We also thought the studio would have a table & chairs, as the website described. But ours did not, so no place to play board games or eat our breakfast. The occupant in #17 had a dog, and we specifically were looking for lodging that did not allow pets. The dog did bark but not excessively. We did have a deck, but the occupant in #17 had to pass in front of our studio to access his, so not really a nice place to sit & chill as the occupant was on the move a lot. Also, the traffic noise didn't make it a pleasant space to use. And because of the occupant coming & going so frequently, we basically kept our blinds closed the whole time, making the studio feel very dark. If they could modify the deck so each occupant had their own deck and did not share the entrance for access, that would make it so much nicer. The lighting could have been better in the studio, it had one overhead LED cool/blue light and one small table lamp, but that would be a relatively easy fix. We would come again but only if we could be as far from the 28...