10/10 Exceptional
This place was super cute! A great place to stop in for a night
Aryanna
Aryanna, 1-night trip
Clair Tappaan Lodge
Soda Springs ski-in/ski-out hostel with ski storage and ski rentals
Nestled near Boreal Mountain Resort, Clair Tappaan Lodge offers a haven of mountain charm. Roast marshmallows at the firepit, explore the library or take advantage of laundry facilities after a day on the slopes.
Good
Popular amenities
- Ski facilities
- Laundry facilities
- Non-smoking
- Free parking
- Free WiFi
Main amenities (12)
- Ski-in/ski-out access
- Ski rentals
- Ski storage
- Library
- Lobby fireplace
- Communal living room
- ATM/banking services
- Vending machine
- Microwave in a common area
- Refrigerator in a common area
- Water dispenser
- Self-serve laundry
Room options
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Showing 9 of 9 rooms
Men Only - 12 Bed Bunk Style Room
Very good
Highlights
Heating
Separate bedroom
2 bathrooms
- Sleeps 12
- 12 Twin Beds
Women Only - 18 Bed Bunk Style Room
Exceptional
Highlights
Heating
Separate bedroom
2 bathrooms
- Mountain view
- Sleeps 18
- 18 Twin Beds
6 Bed Bunk Style Room
Highlights
Heating
Separate bedroom
2 bathrooms
- Mountain view
- Sleeps 6
- 6 Twin Beds
Private Efficiency Style Room
Highlights
Heating
Separate bedroom
2 bathrooms
- Sleeps 2
- 15 Twin Bunk Beds
10 Bed Bunk Style Room
Highlights
Heating
Separate bedroom
2 bathrooms
- Mountain view
- Sleeps 10
- 10 Twin Beds
12 Bed Bunk Style Room
Highlights
Heating
Separate bedroom
2 bathrooms
- Mountain view
- Sleeps 12
- 12 Twin Beds
8 Bed Bunk Style Room
Highlights
Heating
Separate bedroom
2 bathrooms
- Mountain view
- Sleeps 8
- 8 Twin Beds
5 Bed Bunk Style Room
Highlights
Heating
Separate bedroom
2 bathrooms
- Mountain view
- Sleeps 5
- 5 Twin Beds
Hutchinson Lodge
Highlights
Fireplace
Heating
Kitchen
Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
Separate bedroom
2 bathrooms
Cookware/dishes/utensils
Oven
- 1 bedroom
- Mountain view
- Sleeps 30
- 1 Twin Bunk Bed
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About the area
19940 Donner Pass Rd, Soda Springs, CA, 95728
About this property
Clair Tappaan Lodge
With ski-in/ski-out access, Clair Tappaan Lodge allows you more time for sledding, plus you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Donner Lake. Free perks like WiFi and self parking mean guests have more money for fun in the snow. Skiers will appreciate access to ski storage and rentals.
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Clair Tappaan Lodge Reviews
Good
7.8
Cleanliness
6.8
Amenities
8.0
Staff & service
7.8
Eco-friendliness
6.6
Property conditions & facilities
10/10 Exceptional
Claire Tappen is a gem - for those seeking respite from the craziness of our busy world, community, beauty, quiet...
connie
connie, 2-night trip
2/10 Poor
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.
Hibiki
Hibiki, 1-night trip
8/10 Very good
Wonderful lodge - can be totally empty off season
I was not expecting to see not a single soul during my entire stay.
If I appreciate the simple check in process, it would have been nice to get a real person to talk to get the basic infos on the way around.
It was off season and I enjoyed the surrounding, the coziness of the main rooms and the quality of the prestation. But alone in the unheated building was a very awkward feeling.
Think of bringing a lighter to start a fire if you’re on your own 😃
Benedicte
Benedicte, 1-night trip
8/10 Very good
Very quiet
Goya
Goya, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
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.
Robert
Robert, 1-night trip
2/10 Poor
Misleading no sheets provides. Not willing to help.
Preston
Preston, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Decline
Glenda
Glenda, 1-night trip
6/10 Good
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.
Richard
Richard, 1-night trip
6/10 Good
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).
Sam
Sam, 1-night trip
2/10 Poor
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.
Katherine
Katherine, 2-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Staff was very accommodating given our last minute stay due to weather conditions.
Quang
Quang, 1-night trip
2/10 Poor
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.
Verified traveller
1-night trip
4/10 Fair
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.
Ronald
Ronald, 2-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Great place!
Manuel
Manuel, 1-night trip
4/10 Fair
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.
Chris
Chris, 1-night trip
2/10 Poor
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
Edward
Edward, 1-night trip
4/10 Fair
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.
Tessa
Tessa, 1-night trip
4/10 Fair
Heater outside the single dorms is very loud Not able to get proper rest at night.
verginia
verginia, 2-night trip
2/10 Poor
There are not even blankets to sleep with, it was freezing cold out side
Venkat Ravi Teja
Venkat Ravi Teja, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Todo bien
Zoila
Zoila, 1-night trip
2/10 Poor
Bad experience
Olivia
Olivia, 1-night trip
6/10 Good
This is a lovely lodge nestled in beautiful landscapes and they provided exactly what I was looking for - a quiet, rustic place to stay for a few nights while enjoying some time outdoors.
There was a bit of confusion with what services were included with my stay since I booked through Expedia rather than directly through the lodge's website and that detracted from my experience a bit. I would recommend that Expedia and Clair Tappaan smooth out those bumps to improve future stays!
Sabina
Sabina, 3-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Great
Daniel
Daniel, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
It did the job.
Daniel
Daniel, 1-night trip
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