Great Sand Dunes Lodge

Negatives: Nothing

Negatives: Room hasn't been updated in many years. Furniture and fixtures worn.

Negatives: We payed ~$260 for this room, including taxes. The advantage is that it is just outside the park. The disadvantage was that they were in the process of closing down for the season. The restaurant had closed the week earlier. The hotel was out of frozen pizzas to cook in their pizza ovens. For us to get a meal would have required a 90 minute round trip to the nearest town. The breakfast was "Grab-n-Go". The breakfast food left over on 10/19 was pop-tarts and cold cereal. The owner seemed to think this was all okay and delivered the news with an ironic smile... The room looks like it was remodeled by your brother in-law. Outlets were few, and poorly placed. Some were dead. There was still Spackle on some of the boards, and the molding was not finished. All of the above problems would have been overlooked if this room was $120-130. At $260 you're paying premium prices. For the previous two nights we were at a B&B in Montrose, CO. We had top notch service including a breakfast to die for. It also cost ~$260/night. At this hotel, and at these prices, we expected that they should, at least, keep services available until closed for the season. (end of October) Instead they gave their customers a short shrift. Even if they had all the services working, this would not have been worth $260/night. We will never stay here again, and we recommend that you don't either.

Negatives: The dome tents are extremely barebones. Only a single half sized pillow per person and an uncomfortable mattress. The radiator needs to be at maximum otherwise it keeps turning on and off very loudly throughout the night. The plastic windows of the dome were too opaque to see through really, but enough to result in a very bright early morning. Didn't sleep a wink. Restroom doors are kept locked and are difficult to unlock, which is annoying if you're getting up for a wee at 3am.

Negatives: N/A

Negatives: We spent the first night in a camper that was cold and loud with sound of the portable heater and the wind whipping through the cracks in the louvered windows. Moving to a room was heavenly!

Negatives: Breakfast did not start until 7:30 am. Just a bit later than expected. Had to forgo to get an early start.

Negatives: We had the view to the RVs so we had to close the blinds the whole time. Bugs but not horrible. It is a dessert after all. We kept our box with food on a chair instead of the floor. And we checked our shoes before putting them on the next morning. Not a big deal.