Great Location . . . .
We've stayed at The Discovery Lodge several times over the years - it's been our go-to place when in Estes Park.
- The location is great if you want to be able to walk to the visitor center or to town.
- They've added a decent continental breakfast, which I didn't see advertised. They could do a better job keeping it stocked.
- The rooms have been refurbished with nice pine trim, aspen furniture, and new tile in the bathrooms. The bathrooms have only one small shelf, partially blocked by the towels - not nearly enough space to set your stuff, and there's easily enough room to add a small table or shelf.
- No A/C in the rooms, which probably isn't an issue most of the time, but we were up there on a very hot day and there's no way to ventilate the room - most of the windows are screwed shut, except the bathroom, which has no screen, so the bathroom was full of little gnats in the morning. There is a box fan, but no good place to plug it in - an extension cord needs to be provided.
- They've spruced the exterior of the place up a bit; however, the pool has been out of commission for ten years or more and it needs to be filled in and the retaining wall around it is crumbling.
- Two different sections of the steps leading from the upper level to the office have to be out of code: one is crumbling concrete and the metal stairs are so narrow you can't step down without risking your life.
- If you need a hairdryer, you have to pick it up at the front desk. (What?)
- The trash truck picked up at 5 am on Labor Day - just what we needed after a sleepless night in a hot room.
Given all that, for what they charge, we'll probably give something else a try the next time we go to Estes Park.
