Best Western Timber Cove Lodge Hotel

I stayed here on one of my trips through California. It is a hotel that is reasonable, but provides you a nice feel of the Tahoe lifestyle. There is a nice outdoor pool with a snack stand. It is also right on the Lake, so it is good for swimming. (WARNING: The lake is extremely cold, not like lakes in my home state of Minnesota, or the ocean. I almost froze to death. Of course, I also contracted Pneumonia and Scarlet Fever as a child. I would have been dead of childhood illness 100 years ago.) The rooms are nice. I also remember the on-site restaurant fondly- Cozy, well-priced, with great food and a kind of rustic ambiance. I would say this hotel is one of the value leaders of the Tahoe area.

Lake Tahoe is a beautiful, amazing body of water. You have to see it at least once, and this is a great place to stay!

It is a great location even if you do not gamble. I recommend going to see the shows nearby.

To be fair, once you exclude resort hotels, most hotels and motels in Tahoe are not much better. After long day skiing/snowboarding, one basically comes back to the room for warm shower and relaxation. In that end, the hotel does the job. But I found the room to be a bit dingy (relative to other Best Westerns I've been to) and heating system a bit cold.

I liked the cleanliness of the room.

The room, the service and the pool were very nice. The continental breakfast was ok. The employees were friendly.