Lost Lake Lodge

Very nice space. We went in the winter so the restaurant and bar were closed. Very close to Zorbas however. Cabin was nicely furnished. There were 5 adults and one child and we all had plenty of room with 4 bedrooms and 3 bsths.

Just had a truly relaxing long weekend at Lost Lake Lodge. We were in cabin 17 which is smaller than most of the cabins and super cozy. Perfect for a couple to relax. The cabin was spotless and the linens and kitchen supplies were very nice. The beach is small but perfectly adequate for a nice swim. The restaurant is good. The staff is super friendly. When our tv didn't work and they had trouble fixing it they offered to move us. We didn't feel like moving so they offered us merch from the gift shop. This was a great quiet getaway and we will definitely return. .

This review is for the restaurant. I would highly recommend a special evening out here. The food is outstanding and the prices are still reasonable. The view of the lake is tranquil and the dining room feels sophisticated for a resort. We enjoyed the short ribs and the walleye. Best walleye EVER! When we arrived for a 6:00 pm reservation there was no one in the restaurant. It was not a great feeling. However, by6:30 it was comfortably near full.

My family made vacation trips to Lost Lake pretty regularly when it was owned by Bill & Ethel Mae Carter decades ago. It was a quaint resort with meals and a dozen or so simple cabins and aluminum canoes and flat-bottomed john boats you could use to row around the little lake and maybe catch a few fish. The boat dock and canoes and rowboats that used to be on Lost Lake are all gone. I don't think visitors can go out onto the lake anymore. Today, the quaint old cabins are gone - bulldozed - and replaced by modern condos/duplexes, big enough to house a large family. One "lot" has a number of tree stumps on it and it looks like they're going to build still another unit there. Some of these condos/duplexes are for sale and some are already privately owned. There is quite a bit of paved parking now, especially near the largest condos/duplexes. The exterior style of the new condos does not match the color, size, or style of the main lodge or the original cabins. The main lodge still looks the same as it did when I was a kid. This is not the quaint, warm Lost Lake Lodge of my childhood. It does not feel like a resort anymore - it looks more like a small, modern housing development and I think that may be the owner's goal - to make a lot of money divvying up the property into lots, building condos on the lots, then selling them. Who knows? Maybe you'll like this new Lost Lake Lodge. For me, though, it has completely lost its vacation nature getaway feel. I certainly will never return. Peaceful? Solitude? If you can ignore the sounds of construction on the property and the construction noises. I think the rental cabins we discovered in Itasca State Park near Bemidji today show promise.

It was our 1st time at Lost Lake and although there were some very nice features, we were surprised how dirty and stained the carpet was in our cabin. There was no Wi-Fi because they were upgrading their equipment. We just expected more for what we were paying. I emailed this feedback to management but haven't gotten a response back. Disappointing.

Arrived. Had to put our life history on paper, including everyone who was staying with us, ages, names, vehicles. This was strange. Then later found out that the old man that owns it basically stalks everyone that checks in to make sure no extra people are staying that they can charge for. Super creepy and not 2022 at all. Was later told by locals that the whole family and the resort are a must avoid. Don't waist your time, we won't again.