Clair Tappaan Lodge

Didn’t get what I paid for It is not the room l booked and we couldn’t stay. so we left and find another hotel.

Winter indoor camping. Ski coats are a necessity at breakfast. Heat was off for two days on our wing including bathrooms. Bring sleeping bags and towels. Parking and unloading luggage is an Olympic nightmare. You walk on a narrow path on top of 6 feet of snow for 150 yards. Path is maybe 2 feet wide, steep and has holes ,and if you are off the path you will sink to your waist. But, the sledding is excellent.

Lets start with the positives. Its clean, rustic 1930's vibe, and cheap for the area. Its very close to Sugarbowl ski resort (and others). But, it has serious Winter issues. To enter the Lodge, you have to unload your car in a small space on the Lodge side of the road and park about a 100 yards down the road on the other side. The major problem is that after unloading you then get to carry luggage and kids about 150 yds along an initially steep, winding and narrow 2 foot snowpack trail uphill.(You are walking on TOP of 6 feet of snow.) Its uneven, icy and rough. If you step 6 inches off the trail you can sink to your waist into the snow. I managed to slightly sprain my knee. If you arrive at dusk or after dark its even more difficult. No lights/signs along the trail. The Lodge is the THIRD structure you encounter. Once you get to the Lodge entrance you now slide down a steep snowpack entrance to ground level. The rooms are very basic bunk beds with a hard thin mattress. (Bring sleeping bags, blankets and towels.) Lodge blankets are a $5 charge. Our two rooms did not have a radiator or heat source. One radiator in the hallway was never warm during our stay. Male bathroom/shower on second floor, female on first floor. Radiator in each bathroom but never working. One female guest brought a small portable electric heater and used it in the female bathroom. We inquired twice about it (nicely) and they claimed the heat was on. (Don't believe your lying skin?)Radiator in hallways and bathrooms were stone cold the two days we were there. Dining hall was so cold in the morning it required ski coats on for everybody. We brought our own food which was a smart decision. Guests crowded around fireplace in main hall to keep warm. The 'Library' area had a wood stove which also was popular. One family with two small children slept in the Library because it was too cold in their room. So, if you like Winter camping indoors, you will like this place.

Great place!

If your planning to come to the Sugar Resort in the winter do not book at this location. They will close the hotel without telling you but worse off all they don’t even own a snow plow to clear their entrance. Bad service and bad management. Their rooms are non refundable too, garbage

Heater outside the single dorms is very loud Not able to get proper rest at night.