Cottam's Lodge by Alpine Village Suites

This place was amazing and staff was friendly.

On our way down the mountain came across a group of rocky mountain sheep in the middle of the road was awesome.

It is nice small hotel .. not a new one

Stayed 2 nights and there was severe construction noise across the street starting at 7am, second day was quiet. Shower needs another glass panel in back to keep water off the floor, and the kitchen seating is too tall for comfort at the counter. Front window is great for light, but needs a privacy curtain that allows light to transmit. Aside from these annoyances, the rest of the experience was very good. Check in instructions were never sent, and it has to be done at their slopeside sister location, not on site.

I stayed at the Cottage Lodge for 2 nights during a recent skiing trip to Taos. I arrived at the lodge, but there was no office. The cleaning crew told me to head up the road to the Alpine office 1.5 miles away. I did and could not find it. I returned and followed the cleaning crew to the office in Taos Ski Valley. I checked in without difficulty. The Cottam Lodge is separate from main hotel and there are no services. There were several nice features. I was able to store my skis at the main hotel and put my boots on there, leaving my shoes with the desk. The room at the Cottage Lodge was adequate. Fully equipped kitchen, bathroom recently remodeled with nice shower and a comfortable bed. Room was a mixture of 1970-80 decor with some more modern updates. Functional for a couple. There was snow during my visit and climbing up and down the unshoveled steps with suitcases was somewhat challenging. Parking is immediately in front. There is a hot tub that I did not use. One other item: the Cottam Lodge is almost at 9000 feet. If you are coming from sea level, you might consider staying at a lower altitude (perhaps in Taos) as sleeping at that altitude was challenging. All in all a reasonable stay at a reasonable price with great snow conditions at Taos.

Do not recommend this place to anyone. Place was supposed to be serene. Our experience was far from it. Outside it was picturesque. Inside - one word - crappy. Worst place I’ve stayed at for the money I paid. Room was either hot or cold. Temperature control didn’t exist. Floor was cold a couldn’t stay without our socks on all the time or on the bed. Bathroom didn’t have exhaust. One good this is, hot water was good. Bed was very soft and gave me back pain. Room service didn’t exist. We came back from skiing at 3 or 3:30 but our room was not cleaned. Other rooms were being cleaned. ABSOLUTELY the worst place to stay.

The place was clean and cozy. I loved that it was so close to Taos Ski Valley and the pets were welcomed.

Enjoyed our one night stay

Francisco is the best. I never had such great service from someone. I am a person with a disability and he was so accommodating . This a great place and will come back to stay.