The Ridge View — Hotel in South Lake Tahoe

A great Family place waaaay up on top of the mountain, with great views! Especially from the rooftop hot tub. Good for kids, since it is away from the Casinos and Cigarette smoke.

The Ridge Tahoe Resort is next to the Heavenly Stagecoach ski lift (will need the shuttle to get there from the 'View bldg) but there is a lot for non-skiiers to do, too. Summers are also busy.

Free exercise classes, tennis, easy hikes or snowshoeing, racquetball, gym, spa, pool, ski shop, kids' movies & activities, and so on are at the Clubhouse or Resort Center, plus there is a market, restaurant, and bar. There is a Free shuttle to get around the 30 acre resort, or down the hill to the Casinos and shops in South Lake Tahoe, so no car is really necessary after you get there. Most 'out-of-towners' fly in to Reno, take a Bus 1 hr south to the Mount Bleu Casino in South Lake Tahoe, then the free shuttle bus (from the East/left end of Casino) up to the Resort. It currently runs every 2 hours, but if you have a big group + suitcases, just call The Ridge Tahoe Transportation Dept. an hour or two ahead of time, and they often can make an extra trip (as of 2019; schedule may change).

The hillside Ridgeview building '18' is on the west side of the mountain top, with a great view of the Lake down below, and the sunsets. Hot Tub, Sauna, Sun Deck, and BBQ are on the roof (8th flr). Pool Table and (free) Laundry are on 3rd (main) floor.

The 3rd and 6th floor 1 BR/2 BA 'Loft' units are HUGE (2 story), with a comfy sleeper couch + regular couch, so sleep 4 (or 5) easily. Floors 4 & 5 (3rd digit in 4 digit room#) are 1 story, 1 BR, but those often have jetted bath tubs, which are great after a day of skiing. All units have a full kitchen & gas fireplace.

For TV (& G.of T.) watchers: Free HBO on the cable TV, but no OnDemand (yet). Has DVD player, and can rent popular movies at the Marketplace in the Clubhouse.

As of 2019: Has Free 'slow' wireless in unit for checking emails, & now has paid 'high speed' for streaming movies to your laptop (Hint: bring an HDMI cable). BR has USB charger ports on nightstand.

Downside of this building is that it is far from the Clubhouse over on the East side of the hilltop, so the little shuttle bus must be taken to/from it.

Upside is that it is closer to the Boulder Ski Lodge, where the kid's ski lessons are, and there is a little sledding hill across the street. ...And the HUGE 1 BR Loft units are great for timeshare or...

This place has some nice pictures. It says it has amenities like classes, kid center, and shuttles. But note that this is a timeshare and they have locked people in to paying for years and then let everything degrade massively. ||||My first day, the elevator broke. Second day I signed up for kids care and redid my schedule because they cancelled 1 session because of lack of sign ups even though I was here during high season. The kids club is a dirty, dingy play room at best. The "caretaker" was primarily yelling on the phone at Social Security rather than tending to the kids, only pausing a moment to yell at my kids to put the toys away (and this was in front of me, horrific). The next night, my key card no longer worked and while we stood in the cold, they took 20 minutes to send someone. The shuttle is only to a casino. Then most of the jacuzzis broke and were not in use - mgmt lied to me first to say they would be fixed overnight and then next day said they'll be broke for 2-3 weeks. ||||When I complained, they gave me the run around saying a manager would call me. No one did. Chasing them further the assistant manager was rude and said things break and we will do nothing for you. ||||This is why all timeshares have a bad name. They don't keep this place up and think they'll get away with it - stay away. There are much better options...

We were provided with a modern and updated suite, flat screen TVs, a fold down spare bed, two bathrooms, new cutlery, pots and pans in the kitchen. The room was provided with a heater, fireplace, humidifier (also new).||||The laundry room was in the building and was provided free, no need for coins!!! On the roof, there were two BBQ gas grills, a hot tub, a sauna and a view of Lake Tahoe. ||||There were elevators so I did not have to lug my tons of gear and bags up the stairs to the suite, and the management even provided hotel style luggage carriers which made the move in and move out pleasant.||||There is limited covered parking (permit needed). All rooms in the property face open space. And the open space has small slopes to snow board etc down, and flat areas to make snow men, snow angels etc.||||The property provides shuttles to take you to the Ridge, the Heavenly Stagecoach, the Mont Bleu Casino and there are Stateline buses to take you to the Transit Center (which is next to the Heavenly Gondolas).||||I would certainly stay here again. Might even try...