Mother Nature's Inn

Conveniently located by the lake, this accommodation offers spacious, clean, and comfortable rooms with outstanding views. Guests consistently praise the cleanliness and comfort of the rooms.

Mother Nature's Inn was a good choice for the value. We paid mid-week rates in mid-September. The decor was cute and it was cozy, quiet and well located. For the following reasons, I'm giving this motel 4 stars, not 5 stars (the owners emailed me several times requesting a 5 star rating) . I received 14 repetitive emails prior to check-in date about check in policies, and multiple rules for our visit. . On arrival our door code did not work. This was ok because we phoned the number and were given a new code which worked. . The carpet was worn and dirty, the shower floor was dirty, the ceiling fan in the bathroom was covered in dirt and dust. Otherwise, the room seemed clean. . We stayed 3 days and were given just barely enough servings of coffee and sugar to cover three days, and there is no housekeeping service (costs extra). . I was standing outside my room and saw an owner in the locked supply cabinet about 20 feet from me. He looked at me and turned away. No greeting, or "is there anything you need", no acknowledgement. . The last email we received before checkout asked us to take out all of our trash and deposit in the dumpsters in their parking lot. I sometimes expect to do this in an Airbnb but not in a motel, shouldn't housekeeping be doing that after we depart? . I have stayed in hotels, motels and Airbnb's all over the world. Only one other time in many years did a host apply pressure to get a "perfect" 5-star review. This is extremely off-putting and negates the whole purpose of using reviews to discern what the property has to offer. My 4-star "Very good", review honestly reflects this property.

Lovely comfortable warm and spacious room. In the heart of Tahoe City ideal for exploring the lake and its environs. I would have given this Hotel 5 stars but we had to take our luggage up the stair to our room. In fairness this was not the fault of the hotel proprietors, we should have asked in advance for a downstairs room but completely forgot. My wife and I are from the UK and did not have good internet/cell connections and could not contact the proprietors as we drove to the property. Had there been a reception we might have been successful in getting a room change. Again though as said not really the owners fault.