This was our first visit to Lake Tahoe and being from Las Vegas I didn;t want to stay in a casino to celebrate our 42nd anniversary. My wife and I were very pleased with the Inn By The Lake. While it is not a five star property it is a FINE property to stay at if you're visiting South Lake Tahoe.

When I entered the lobby to check in, they had a sign welcoming us that also announced that we were celebrating our anniversary. A nice touch. The staff was very nice, friendly and helpful. The rooms while a little dated, were large, clean and comfortable. Our room was a king with lake view and although the lake was a little far away, we very very pleased with it. Our balcony overlooked the pool and hot tub as well as the lake.

While some have complained about the noise, we did not experience a problem with noise. Maybe because we stayed the week before Memorial Day and the whole area was just so quiet and peaceful.

This hotel has a very good location just across the busy road that runs all around the lake- therefore- you do get some traffic noise but this can't really be avoided if you want to stay very near to the lake like we did.

We had a 3rd floor room with a lake view room, the view was a little obscurred by the trees but was pleasant enough. The room was clean and well maintained but it is more up to motel standard than boutique hotel standard, but i still found it to be fine.

you are very close to the bowling alley, a couple of cafes, a recreation area and the 'heavenly' village resort and gondola are just a 5 minute drive away so it is very well placed.

The reception staff were very friendly and helpful (we even got a free mini chocolate bar when we checked in !)

there is a really nice hot tub which is great for the evening if you want to relax underneath the stars, it is a proper hot tub so its lovely and warn. we didnt try the pool which was quite small but someone else was using it and they said it was lovey and refreshing. They did seem to have a security issue with the hot tub- 3 people who we suspected were not hotel guests were in the hot tub at one point and we decided because of this not to use it, but we went down again about 20 mins later to find a police car at the hotel and the people gone, so the hotel must be aware of this problem and they obviously are taking steps to sort it out which is good. The hot tub/swimming pool does require key card access but it seems these 3 people had managed to bypass this system.

the hotel gives you a free 'luxury continental breakfast' this is a bit misleading because it is basically a very small selection of cereal and breads and coffee - however it is free so you cant complain! If you want something more substantial like we did- there is an IHOP (international house of pancakes) just a few minutes drive from the hotel which does hot cooked breakfasts for a good price.

I would stay here again as we had a very pleasant stay at the inn by the lake.

I would recommend driving around the lake to see it from the different vantage points- emerald bay is beautiful. Also, stop at Fleur de Lyis- where the godfather 2 was filmed, and go up the cable car at heavenly if it is open or squaw valley towards the west of the lake for some really good views.

My wife and I recently stayed at Inn By the Lake, and although we were a bit dissapointed to find that the hotel was across the street from the lake, the view from our room (King Lakeview) was amazing!

There were a few downsides, such as the walls seemed to be thin, so the noise was a bit loud, but not terrible. Also, the free internet access went down a few times during our stay, but every time I called down, it seemed that the front desk staff would fix the problem right away.

Also, the shuttle that goes from the hotel to the casino was constantly late.

However everything else was great! The breakfast was good and filling, and the hot tub was really nice. But the thing that impressed me the most out of anything was the Staff. They were all very helpful. Particularly One of the women there; I think her name was Danielle, or Denise or something like that (I know it started with a D) who seemed to go above and beyond to give us reccomendations, and make reservations. She also helped us with the internet, and seemed to be able to get everything we needed. also The manager there was very helpful too....Rosy I think...Who was just the sweetest person there. The rest of the staff was not far behind her either; they were all very helpful and seemed to be real about it; none of those souless "have a nice day" people who don't really care one way or another. So if you want a place with pretty nice rooms and excellent service, I would reccomend staying there

I recently stayed at Inn By The Lake. I chose the hotel from pictures I saw online, it seemed like a great place. When I arrived I found the hotel was across the street and was a little disappointed because I thought it was on the same side... my mistake I didn't read the online site well enough. However, this dissapointment was lost when I saw our room. We had reserved a King Lakeview and were very pleased. The size of the room was great and the view was breath taking, first time to Tahoe! I have to also say that the service was great. Two young women helped me with my first stay in Tahoe with great suggestions on things to do and places to eat., I think their names were Miranda and Rosy? The only problem was that the rooms were a little out dated, but I will definatly stay here when I go to Tahoe next.