Is Clair Tappaan Lodge pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Clair Tappaan Lodge?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Clair Tappaan Lodge?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

Where is Clair Tappaan Lodge located?

Located in the mountains, this slopeside Soda Springs hostel offers ski-in/ski-out access within 2 mi (3 km) of Tahoe National Forest, Donner Ski Ranch, and Chair #1. Chair #3 and Sugar Bowl Resort are also within 2 mi (3 km).

Clair Tappaan Lodge Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

About the neighborhood

Located in Soda Springs, Clair Tappaan Lodge is in the mountains. Palisades Tahoe and Northstar California Resort are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Donner Lake. KidZone Museum and Olympic Museum are also worth visiting. Enjoy the great outdoors with mountain biking, hiking/biking trails, and rock climbing, or hop on a bike rental nearby and explore all the area has to offer.

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10/10 Excellent

Aryanna

Aug 15, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

This place was super cute! A great place to stop in for a night

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Goya

Aug 3, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Very quiet

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Jul 30, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

You can pay for the breakfast meal that’s served at 8 a.m. If you miss it, then you can make your own sandwich after 9 a.m. Laundry is available for free and communal areas are spacious and inviting.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Quang

Feb 26, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Staff was very accommodating given our last minute stay due to weather conditions.

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Glenda

Jun 29, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Decline

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Preston

Jul 4, 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Misleading no sheets provides. Not willing to help.

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Richard

Mar 27, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Did not like the lack of info provided regarding access to the property. No advance notice of parking and distance from the road in snow conditions was provided. Once in the bldg it was fine as a hostel.

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Katherine

Mar 20, 2025

Disliked: Amenities

I booked the 5 bed dorm. They put me in a room the size of a small closet with two tiny bunks. It had two single pane widows and it was very cold all night. The mattress was terrible. I booked two nights but left after the first night.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

connie

Jul 11, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Claire Tappen is a gem - for those seeking respite from the craziness of our busy world, community, beauty, quiet...

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Tessa

Jan 2, 2025

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

I was sad to return to Clair Tappaan after many years of visiting throughout my childhood. The facility was still beautiful, but advertised amenities such as the hot tub and kitchen are no longer available. The meals are expensive and meh.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Feb 22, 2025

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.

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Venkat Ravi Teja

Dec 24, 2024

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

There are not even blankets to sleep with, it was freezing cold out side

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Jul 17, 2024

Liked: Amenities

It did the job.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

verginia

Jan 2, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

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

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Edward

Feb 2, 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

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

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katrina

Jul 16, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Wonderfol spot located in Soda Springs' CA. Large commons room, quite library, various accommodation options. Affordable. Excellent hiking or skiing right out the front door. Meals are freshly cooked and accommodate dietary needs. Meal plan is extra, ask for meal plan if its not offered. Remember to take your own bedding. Pillows are provided. Wonderful place to create memories.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Sam

Mar 20, 2025

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

The staff was friendly. Rooms were clean and the library was cozy. The games and game room were in terrible condition. Everything was unusable or broken or missing pieces. Also, the food was a bit disappointing. We paid $40 a person for 1 breakfast and one lunch. Breakfast was a limited amount of scrambled eggs, plain hasbrowns, and sausages. Lunch was make your own PBJ. Unfortunately there is only a microwave available to guests so bringing your own food is difficult. And if you want dinner, make sure to order when you book reservation as they didn’t accommodate us as we arrived too late to add on site (something they advertised as an option online).

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Hibiki

Sep 2, 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Reservation screwed, so that I needed to look for a place for that night despite late night. (I put special note telling my arrival would be late though.) The Expedia booking system should not indicate “available room” when the host office is closed.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Olivia

Sep 15, 2024

Liked: Staff & service

Bad experience

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Chris

Feb 9, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Icy outside, and cold inside!

They’ve got a driveway they don’t maintain well, and a parking lot they don’t maintain well, that are the slipperiest we’ve ever experienced! And it was not clear there was no point to driving up the crazy driveway / no parking up there. Sometimes one factor can ruin an experience no matter how nice everything else is, and in this case it was two factors. 1) Every time we were in our moving vehicle on their property, I was afraid the vehicle was going to be damaged by sliding off the road or into another vehicle in their parking lot. The public roads were fine, it was only their driveway and parking lot that were horribly maintained and thus icy af. 2) The window in our room did such a horrible job blocking the cold, and no heat in the room, that we were cold all night even after renting blankets since they don’t provide ANY with the room! Crazy.

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

May 16, 2025

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tomas

Apr 1, 2025

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Calvin

Mar 23, 2025

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

ryan

Mar 19, 2025

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Mar 4, 2025

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

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