Hotels near Truckee Horticulture Center, Truckee

Convenient near the highway. The facilities are very clean and large. There are not many amenities in the room, but you can ask the front desk. Breakfast quality is not so high

Other critical reviews here accurately reflected my experience. Pros: The 2 bedroom ”villa” was clean and spacious. The hot tubs and pool were clean, the water very clear. Grasshoppers in and out of the water, alive and dead, were notable but didn't bother us. Cons: #1 problem is the concierge/service and amenities are not up to par for the price and for 4-star property. Concierge gave wrong info or didn't know anything about the Northstar resort (ie. when the gondola runs) even though the property is right next door. To make the experience better for guests, the front desk should make the effort to do some research and be prepared to help guests. Second, a call for extra towels took hours for it to be brought up. Four separate calls for an extra blanket were completely unheeded. Third, other 4-star properties for this price provide extra touches to make guests feel welcomed - drinks in the lobby, newspaper, flashlights. But I realized the amenities and service are probably subpar because this is a timeshare property and not a hotel per se. So as long as you go in realizing that, then you might not be disappointed. Finally, during the summer, there are hardly any places to eat on the property. We would not stay again.

This review is specific to the ”Northstar Mountain Condos”. These are privately owned units, which Northstar does not disclose anywhere on its website. (FYI - other resorts such as Palisades also rent out privately owned units, but disclose that on their website). You are assigned a unit on the day of arrival so you have no idea what you will get. This is intentional because if you saw actual pictures of the units beforehand, you probably would not book it. Imagine booking a rental on Airbnb or VRBO that did not have pictures! Given Northstar's premium branding and imaging they are trying to market, we trusted that the quality of the Mountain Condos would be worthy of the $1,400 nightly rate for a 3br unit. I expect that some units are better than others, but of course the one we were assigned was very disappointing. We expected that Northstar would ensure some level of consistency with these units, but apparently does not. The unit we stayed in looked like it had not been updated since it was built. The majority of the furniture was the original furniture the owner's brought in when this place was built 40 years ago. Electrical outlets were worn, decades old beds, inadequate water heater for a 3br unit, furniture that was literally falling apart, broken floor boards, crooked kitchen cabinets, faulty lights...just to name a few issues. If you are comfortable rolling the dice to ”see what you get”, good luck to you. I would highly advise not booking through Northstar for these units. If you like the location and are looking for condos/ homes, I would recommend searching on Airbnb and VRBO for rental units in this community. At the very least, you would be able to select a specific unit that you can vet beforehand, and likely save some money. There really is no benefit received by booking through Northstar. The resort is trying to benefit from the premium image generated by having the Ritz Carlton and Welk Resorts onsite, but these units in no way warrant a premium price. Northstar's marketing for these units is highly deceptive and needs to be corrected. Please avoid.

Top Lake Tahoe ski family hotels. A suite plus twin beds is perfect for a family. Checkin is a bit slow, but I think everything else is perfect. Compared with other Ritz, the lounge feels like a decoration. The price/performance ratio is not high, but other places are not cheap. The restaurant in the hotel that starts with ma is of good quality