We stayed 3 nights and for the age of the Inn we payed way more then it was worth they definitely need to update the place. It was hot and uncomfortable in our room making it hard to sleep, there was no ac opening a window didn't help either no cross breeze the way the rooms are set up. The pool was nice but small. Food was good but very pricey we drove to the village and ate most of the time because of the prices at the Inn. They charge a $20 resort fee plus a $2.60 occupancy fee per night. Â We tried to look into child care and they are closed till Nov. Wifi was very slow. Â I will not stay here again.
Review Source:The only thing this antiquated facility has going for it is proximity to skiing. That would be great except that it's July and skiing is unavailable. There is no air conditioning and Mammoth has been reaching over 90º. Rooms are small with bathrooms that are narrow enough that the toilet has only a few inches on either side of the wall and shower. Many of the rooms are on the ground floor which makes for little privacy. Any shred of privacy left is moot because the walls and floors are thin so you can hear everything going on around you. The hotel is isolated from the town and operates the only restaurants which are overpriced and serve very sub par food (I had a few bites of my $18 pasta and the waiter didn't even ask if everything was OK).
If you don't have to ski in and out of your hotel do yourself a favor and stay somewhere with self respect. The Villages or Westin are both nice.
Very nice resort at the base of Mammoth Mountain. The first resort for the skiers when the town barely existed. We called multiple times to ask for directions (GPS gives you a different location ) No one answered as we found out the one girl managing the desk was busy checking in customers. Summertime has a minimal crew, but it should not affect service that much! Restaurants are closed and halls are really long to walk down to any elevator. Reminded me of the "Shining" with the hallways and the snowed in lodge! Â They also charge a resort fee...something we never used. The room was ok, clean, and spacious enough. However the water was not very hot, and when we checked out no one was there again at the front desk . This would not be a choice again for me in the summer.... maybe for the winter.
Review Source:Stay away from this place if you are visiting in the summer. Don't let the website fool you that the restaurants and bars are open all the time. Not everything is open in the summer and when they are it is for very limited hours. I choose this place thinking it was a one stop shop, food, bar and hotel. Not the case in the summer. We had to drive 4 miles into town everyday for lunch and dinner. I was very disappointed. They also had kids summer camp going which made it very noisy at time. BE AWARE!! Unattended kids in the pool. The rooms and bathrooms are small, too much bedding, comforters and pillows making the room even smaller. Pricey for what you get.
Review Source:My first time here and I would definitely come back just for it's proximity to Mammoth's ski lifts!
Pros:
Ski In/Out - Nothing beats being able to easily walk from the rooms to the slopes. We got on the slopes super early and getting back to the jacuzzi for the afternoon recovery period was a breeze!
Beds and Pillows - I love the beds here and the sheets and pillows are uber comfortable and feel almost hotel quality (not dingy motel beds)! There were even enough pillows to sleep on, sleep under, and cuddle with.
Pool Area - The pool and jacuzzi are relatively well maintained and felt so good after a day of snowboarding. Since the lifts closed around 2:30pm we spent the rest of the afternoon sipping beers sitting out on lounge chairs in the spring sun!
Lift Tickets - The front desk can actually reload your Mammoth RFID card or you can get the online discount by reloading it yourself in the office center (although the internet is horrible).
Could be Better:
Bathroom - I hate toilets where I need to hold down the lever for xx seconds =p.
Thin walls - This really sucks when people are coming/going with all their gear or you are staying next door to an adolescent ski team without any adult supervision. I guess that is why the hotel provides complimentary earplugs.
Elevators - Super slow but only really matters when your taking your gear up and down floors.
A hotel within walking distance to the lift? Oh yes, please! Some friends and I stayed here thesecond week of April where there were still a lot of snow and got a great deal. 2 nights plus 2 days lift tickets for $225 per person.
What I love about this inn,
High Ceiling
TV equipped with a lot channels including HBO,ESPN, MTV, BRAVO etc.
6 fluffy pillows per bed!
Friendly staffs and clean
Hot water
Great Lobby/Lounge area
Looking forward to staying here again.
I decided to do a little Spring skiing and looked into rooms. Â Since it was late Spring, the only lifts running were out of the main lodge, so if I did not want to drive up to the hill, I had to stay here and not in any of the other base areas or the town center (check to see what is open before you book for Spring). Â The staff was nice and they upgraded me to a better room since the place was not full this late in the year.
The room was nice, with a King Size bed and lots of room. Â I never turned the TV on, but it was a big-ish flat screen. Â The free wi-fi worked great, and there was a fresh packet of coffee both mornings for my wake up. Â The pool/jacuzzi was a little hike away from the room, but the facilities were nice there. Â The Inn is across the parking lot from the main lodge, so it still it a little hike (maybe it is ski in at other times in the season) but nothing too terrible.
With the Spring deal, it was about $70 a night more with a room and lift package than spending two nights at a motel in town, and it was way more convenient and pleasant.
I'm a season pass holder and come up here several times every year, and every year the facilities get worse and worse. I could go into a litany of facilities deficiencies from floors to cielings and everything in between, but suffice it to say that the place is quite dilapidated.
If they were charging bargain prices that would offset it somewhat, but every year they jack up the prices, and now they have the gall to tack on a $20/night "resort fee".
Also the food everywhere at the resort sucks. You need to go into town for a decent meal.
The staff is friendly and they try to be helpful, but much of this is out of their hands.
The ONLY reason to stay there is ski-in / ski-out convenience. But honestly, that's not even worth it any more.
The bottom line: I won't stay here next season unless significant changes are made. I'd rather get a condo in town and use Mammoth's free and convenient public transportation to get to and from the skiing.
Stayed at the Mammoth Mountain Inn over the recent President's Weekend and have a few remarks regarding my experience.
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Bellman Service was minimal. Â Perhaps due to the fact that we arrived to the hotel at 7:30 PM on a three day holiday weekend. Â However, no help with luggage to rooms and none was offered. Â Perhaps because we were three guys...hmmmm. Â
Hotel Dining: Â Breakfast service was poor. Â The food offered was buffet style and not very good. Â At 8:00 AM, much of the food was well picked over and not very appetizing. Â No one was tending any of the stations. Â My son had to walk into the kitchen to find clean dishes. Â Coffee was self serve and no service at the tables. Â All for $14.00 per plate. Â Dining room closes at 9:00 PM however, they will serve pizza and salads at the bar. Â Pizza and salads were generous and good!
Resort Fee: Â The hotel now charges a "resort fee" $20.00 per day. Â Fee covers, Â unlimited local and 800 number calls, connection fees for long distance calls, incoming and outgoing faxes, computer usage in business center, internet access in guest room as well as WIFI in lobby, Â IN ROOM COFFEE, fitness room, bike storage, ski and snowboard storage. Â All this used to be part of the billing. Â NOW THEY HAVE FOUND A WAY TO STICK GUESTS FOR MANY SERVICES NOT USED. Â COMPLAIN AND THEY WILL REMOVE FROM THE BILL.
Rooms are very tired as is the entire hotel. Â Rooms were clean however, but very tired. Â Walls are paper thin. Â You could hear everything discussed in the rooms next to us. Â Same with the floors above. Â You could hear every step taken especially with ski boots in the morning. Â My only real complaint was that after three days, the slow draining tub stopped draining completely. Â I asked that it be cleared but nothing changed....only got worse. Â I have been visiting Mammoth for 52 years and there has not been much updated at Mammoth Mountain Inn. Â Perhaps I am missing something. Â Maybe I needed to accept the "charm" of the place. Â I will not be staying at the Inn in the future. Â There are many first rate, new and modern properties in town and at Eagles/Canyons. Â The rates charged at Mammoth Mountain Inn are close to what is charged at the newest hotels in town. Â No frig in the room.
To be fair, the employees that I did have contact with were all very nice and as attentive as they could be with the limited resources available. Â To also be fair, the location; ski in and ski out is very nice, no it's fabulous. Â The bar and bar tenders were very cool. Â However, I do recall in years past, the bar at Mammoth Mountain Inn was not to be beat. Â Today, it is another story. Â According to the bartender I met, his response was..."well, business isn't what it used to be years ago when we had live music and excitment to draw the guests in, I guess times are a changing, at least everywhere but at this hotel.". Â
Plan ahead and pick one of the new places in town. Â With the use of the gondola from town center to main lodge is a no brainer. Â
Tom H.
This place actually deserves 3.5 stars.
Perks: location - proximity to the ski lifts is unbeatable; super convenient shuttle takes you to the village and back; staff were very friendly; loved the indoor and outdoor jacuzzis.
The hotel room has a fairly comfortable bed, coffee maker, and the shower has decently good pressure. But it's just a totally average little room. No perks at all. Not even a little fridge. The room is lit by these yellow bulbs so when we first walked in and turned on the lights, my first impression was that the room was dingy. In the light of day dingy is too harsh of a word, but not by much. Despite all that, there's a good chance I would stay here again.
Great convenient place to stay!! Â Unfortunately, we were in the Yodler Haus, which requires a walk-across to the main hotel to the store, restaurant, bar, and fitness center. Â Now, the walk is short, but it can get blustery and I often wanted to just walk to the gym in my shorts but had to wear more layers... so yeah.
The Yodler Haus itself kind of has poor insulation because you can often hear people walking upstairs with all their snow gear and the staff moving about. Â However, it is generally clean and has a nice flat-screen AND DVD player!
In the main hotel, the little store serves Illy's coffee/lattes (even SOY!), muffins, and even hot breakfast items. Â There are plenty of places to sit and work -- their free WiFi is awesome but works much better in the main hotel than the Yodler area. Â Also, the fitness center has some pretty techy equipment, TV, and DVD player!
Since this is close to the slopes, it's a bit off from the rest of town, which makes it a little rougher to get to certain restaurants. Â But not having to drive to ski/snowboard offsets that inconvenience.
So... I would stay here again. Â We got a deal... otherwise, it's a little pricier due to the proximity... and if I could, I'd stay in the main hotel.
I've stayed here several times, but was prompted to write a review after my experience last weekend.
I proposed to my GF at Tusk's Bar, and the Mammoth catering staff was EXTREMELY helpful in setting everything up. Â I can not think of a single complaint. Â The front desk also upgraded my room to a suite when they heard about the engagement.
We did not ask for a bellhop when we checked in, but the staff jumped right up and began helping us take our bags/boards to our room. Â This was at 1:00am in the morning.
Did I mention that 6 feet of snow had fallen over the weekend? Â By the time we were ready to leave, my car was completely buried. Â While trying to dig my car out, 5 members of the staff came out with shovels to assist me without me even asking them.
Sure, the accommodations may not be as nice as the Westin, but you can't beat waking up in the morning and walking straight onto the Gondola. Â Thank you Mammoth Mountain Inn staff!
We LOVE Mammoth Mountain Inn. Â We try to stay here every time we're motorcycle riding through, even in November. Â
Nice place with comfortable rooms, atop the mountain, so no need to deal with all the crowds in town down below.
Decent restaurant and bar. Â We had a delicious dinner, with only one gripe. Â We hate having our entree come out, while we're still in the middle of our soup or salad.
Clearly, the waitress/bartender was so absorbed by the game on tv, she didn't want to make another trip to the kitchen. Â No big deal. Â The wine, food, company and ambience more than made up for it.
An early and cold as a witch's tit ride down to visit Devil's Postpile was totally worth it, as we had the entire place to ourselves.
Strike 1 star, for the bullshit "resort fee" of $20.00!! Â That's just plain extortion, in order to make a few extra bux. Â This ain't no resort, fo sho, so cut the shit.
Good times in the Sierras!!
Mammoth is a go to spot for me every season. I really wish I could live up here all the time and it isn't because of the food more because of just being able to ride daily sounds just soo much fun !!
I have never stayed at Mammoth Mountain Inn and thought hey why not try it once. I wasn't really impressed. The beds were soo uncomfortable and felt worst then staying at Motel 6. The only thing I would say I loved is that it is really really close to the mountain.
But having horrible sleep and having paper thin walls didn't really help. I'm not knocking this place down I might try it again but get a better and nicer room. This just felt like I was in a motel.
sure the place is old and the facility needs a face lift but we all know that when you go skiing, it's all about location, location, location.
i always stay here because i can drive over here, park the car, drop off my skis and snowboard at the valet, and go to my room. Â i never have to drive again for the rest of my trip and my skis and snowboard are always waiting for me every morning at the base of the main lodge.
it's also a nice place to lounge afterwards in front of the fireplace.
they have a cool game room for kids, coffee shop for adults, and a decent restaurant (i've only eaten there once).
the rooms are decent. Â i've stayed in almost all types including the regular hotel room, 1 bedroom, 1 bedroom + loft, 2 bedroom, and 2 bedroom + loft.
i think the best bang for your buck is in the 1 bedroom + loft. Â these rooms usually have a full kitchen, 8 person dining table, 1 bedroom with queen bed, loft with a queen + 3 twins, and a queen murphy bed in the living room. Â these rooms sleep a lot of people and have 2 bathrooms.
staff is always cool.
having ski/snowboard rental available downstairs is also cool. Â they don't have as much variety on rentals but it's convenient.
Great customer service from the staff and a very accommodating free taxi service around town in the hotel shuttle bus, was really great for evenings out. Great location next to the slopes and nice hot tub area with 3 indoor and 1 outdoor hot tub. A little pricey for the quality of room, which are mostly looking quite old. Carpeting in halls is old and tatty, but that's not surprising given all the ski boot wear I guess. Average breakfast buffet ($18 full breakfast, $10 continental, young kids free), but dinner in the bar looking over the slopes was really good. Bar staff generally attentive.
Review Source:If you're from the San Francisco Bay Area and considering skiing Mammoth or staying at the Mammoth Mountain Inn--don't bother. Â Several of us tried to make the trip this weekend. Â However, stormy weather in Mammoth forced United to cancel our flights. Â We called Mammoth Mountain Inn to request some sort of refund, or at the very least a voucher or credit to use on a future date. Â However, the staff was completely unhelpful and we're now out of pocket for both hotel room fee and lift tickets. Â (Mammoth is also the only ski mountain I know of that issues lift tickets which are name- and date-specific.) Â Even United refunded our plane fares no problem--Mammoth Mountain Inn is really scraping the bottom of the customer service barrel when it is beaten by United Airlines' customer service.
So, if you're from the San Francisco Bay Area, my strong recommendation is to stick with Tahoe or another customer-savvy ski resort/town. Â Flight cancellations due to bad weather are somewhat inevitable in ski/snow season. Â That's disappointing enough--why accept the added risk of losing hotel and lift ticket fees due to Mammoth Mountain Inn's lack of flexibility and customer service?
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE!!
Mammoth Mountain Inn is soo conveniently located right next to the main lodge and lifts. You can rent your boots and skis or snowboard at the rental place in the lobby. They also store and hold your skis and snowboards over night so you don't have to stuff everything in your room. The best part about this place is that they give out HOT CHOCOLATE and MINI DESSERTS in the lobby in the late afternoon. After a long day of snowboarding, it is the best feeling to be greeted with some hot cocoa right when you walk back into the hotel. Everything is convenient about this place. You'll snatch a great deal if you get the room and lift package. Also, if you tell them your boot size and height, all the rentals will be ready when you arrive and are ready to hit the slopes.
Our room was clean & the staff was friendly. It was very convienent staying right across the street from the mountain & the hotel has a nice view of the mountain. Â I only had some soup & dessert in the bar & it was good. The staff was nice in the bar but food seemed to take a little while to come out to us, especially since the bar was practically empty...not the servers fault.
However, I'm giving only 3 stars because our room was really small, hardly any room to walk around. It advertised that our room sleeps 4 & that's about all there is to do in the room. The downstairs had a table & 2 chairs in it & there wasn't any room in the room for these things. I had to stack up the chairs & move everything into the corner at nighttime so the people sleeping upstairs wouldn't run into them if they had to use the bathroom in the middle of the night. We were here in early January & all 4 of us were roasting hot both nights that we stayed here, however, there wasn't an air unit in our room, only a heater. And in January in Mammoth, it's too cold outside to open the window & the only window in our room was a sliding glass door that led to a balcony shared with everyother person on the 2nd floor on our side of the buiding. For as pricey as the room was, I was disappointed that there wasn't a mini frige & microwave. I've stayed in hotels that are much less expensive with way more ammenities.
When we first arrived, there was hardly any toilet paper on the roll & there wasn't a spare one in the room so we had to call for another one. Not a huge deal, but really annoying, especially since I read that another person said the same thing.
We were on the 2nd floor & there isn't an elevator in the building we stayed in so we had to haul all of our heavy luggage up the stairs. Also, there wasn't an ice machine on the 2nd floor. The buiding only had 1 & it was on the first floor.
Also, don't call the 800 Mammoth number to find out any specifics about this hotel, as they don't have any idea. I called this number twice & spoke with 2 different people & neither person could answer my questions. Call the hotel directly.
Stayed there from Jul 26th to Jul 27th. Got a hot deal from Priceline for about $70 a night. Â However, there was a $20 resort fee (they didn't mention that), so you're staying there for $90 a night. Â Got a room in the Yodler Haus on the first floor. Â Bathroom creaked in the bathtub and on the floor!! Â Can hear creaking all night and morning as people are moving around upstairs. Â The wall are thin, so you can hear people talking as well. Â Heating and cooling wasn't an issue as it was cool on the mountain but not cold enough to need a heater and not hot enough to need A/C.
Would I recommend it? Â Well...it is a "resort" and it was nice to be right THERE next to everything if you're going to hike into Red Meadows (cuz they won't let you drive down there unless you're towing a boat or camping, otherwise you have to get ticket to the shuttle). Â But I won't recommend it if you're not going to wake up when everyone else is (that would be about 7AM).
The 2-star "Meh. I've experienced better" is compared to Mammoth Mountain Inn a couple of years ago.
I've stayed here five times & each time was great until this last visit. Â The location right across the parking lot to Main Lodge just can't be beat. Â But the staff's "service" mentality was just so poor in customer service quality that it was almost non-existent.
I already mailed the "guest" survey review back. Â I also got an e-mail from them asking about my stay. Â And here is what I wrote:
PARKING ISSUES:
We left to get dinner & came back to no covered parking on Friday evening. Â I had to park down towards the entrance area. Â We called to complain to the Front Desk that several cars parked in the covered parking had no visible permits. Â
Front desk girl: Â "It's 1st come, 1st served. Â We may tow in the morning if they are still there."
Boy Toy: Â (in his head) Â (WT..*!@&#^@$%*@!)
This was an unsatisfactory response. Â What is the point of towing in the morning when these non-paying people are probably gone after crashing at their friend's hotel room? Â Non-paying because if you're paying, you get a parking permit. Â I am a paying hotel guest who should have parking. Â If all cars had permits showing, I would not be as upset. Â And the lackadaisical manner in her response was very rude. Â
BATHROOM ISSUE:
When we first arrived, we had about a 1/4 roll of toilet paper & no spare to be seen. Â I had to call the Front Desk for extra later in the evening. Â
No one showed up for 1-1/2 hours...yes, ONE and A HALF HOURS! Â
I called the Front Desk again close to 11 p.m.
I got the same girl I talked to earlier about the teepee, but different from the rude one earlier in the evening about the parking issues (you can tell by the voice pitch): Â "OOPS! Â I forgot to call & tell you that housekeeping was on break. Â He should be right over."
Me: Â "Ok thank you." Â (in my head WT...*&@#^@*#$!*@*)
NOISE ISSUE:
On Sunday morning, we could hear the morning housekeeping staff speaking so loudly it woke us up at 8:30 a.m. Â Check out isn't until 11 a.m. and being rudely woken up is not appreciated. Â Each night, we could hear the people upstairs stomping around and creaking noises from their bathtub (this is an assumption as our bathtub creaked like no other. Â I was actually concerned that it wouldn't hold up my weight.). Â
ROOM TEMPERATURE CONTROL:
The heater did not work in the room. We froze our buns off at night & were burning up in the day 'cos the sunlight streamed straight into our room through the window (we were facing the mountain/Main Lodge).
I gave up attempting to contact the Front Desk after the 1st 2 times we got unsatisfactory responses/assistance. Â
I stayed here a few times and never was the service so horrid. Â I'd rather just stay at a private condo like Seasons Four where it's quiet, no issues getting toiletry from the beginning & definitely plenty of parking. Â The amenity of walking to Main Lodge isn't worth an irritating stay at Mammoth Mountain Inn.
I only stay here once a season during Roxy Chicken Jam (discounted housing from a friend in the biz). And every year I stay, I feel like I'm in college again.
2nd (and 3rd) hand furniture, ugly outdated kitchen and bathrooms, mangey carpet - it's all part of the experience when you stuff 14 people in a condo. (By the way, our heaters never seemed to work until we cranked them up to 95 degrees).
Restaurant upstairs from lobby is fine but of course overpriced. We came for lunch and ate the Granny Smith salad, Club sandwich, French Onion soup and Turkey Reuben. They were all good; not great (and definitely nothing to write home about). Still, it got the job done and the server/bar tender was pretty cool.
Location is great with a quick trek on foot to the lifts but to head to the village, you're going to need to drive or take a shuttle.
So to summarize...
Pros: Location to lift, Aveda products, free Wifi, reasonably comfortable beds
Cons: Old condos (TINY showers), heaters are spotty, underground parking is a tight squeeze, roll-aways suck.
Gorgeous views. Clean house and stuff. Their beds are way comfy...8 women in a "small condo"? Good stuff. 1 king bedroom. 2 queen bedroom plus a murphy bed in the living room. There's a kitchen with everything. A large fridge. Hehe. Â Good stuff
There's a free shuttle to town. Gorgeous view of the slopes... :)
This place has cleaned up and slightly upgraded since my visit in Feb-March 2010. The jacuzzi area is nice, the doors have new weather-stripping (make sure you shut your door all the way), the heaters are almost brand new, and the overall feel of the place is nice. The general store is stocked with lots of drinks, beer, snacks, souvenirs, and microwave food (there is a microwave in the general store). The restaurant at the Mammoth Inn is pricey and has terrible-quality food. You're better off taking the shuttle to the Village.
I would definitely recommend signing up for the Mammoth emails so you can find discounts on this place.
My friends and I stayed for this past weekend (3 days, two nights) for snowboarding. The inn itself is pretty old, though it does appear remodeled in certain areas. For some reason their underground parking is packed with old furniture and mattresses; why they don't throw them away or recycle, I don't know, because it takes up quite a bit of parking. Fortunately they have parking elsewhere, but we had to walk with all our things.
We stayed in a small, typical hotel room, two queens that sleep four, which compared to the hotel itself, looked nice and like it was remodeled a bit. We didn't expect much, and it was just that, a hotel room with one closet and a shower/tub and toilet separate. Nothing bad, but nothing amazingly good.
There is a $20 per night resort fee that they add on (it is disclosed when you reserve). Just make sure to factor that in to your stay, which allows for free wi-fi, use of phone, in-room tea and coffee, etc. I would rather have the option and not have those things and not have the fee,
The room rates were a bit more than other basic motels and inns around Mammoth. So basically you're paying for the convenience of being able to walk to the lifts from your room, as well as good parking. I do have to say that it is convenient to be able to easily walk back to the room anytime, but everyone has different preferences. I can't say about the other hotel amenities, as we didn't use them.
Overall the stay was okay, nothing special. I'm not sure if I would come back again as I'm not sure if the premium you pay is completely worth it.
My friend described MMI the best: "kind of dumpy". It's true that it's older and run down. The rooms are like condos - living area, small kitchen, dining area, and bedrooms. We had a condo with 2 floors and a loft, 2 bed rooms, 4 beds in the loft, and 3 baths. It slept 9 and we didn't feel like we were in each others way. The sucky part is that there are elevators in only one section of the Inn. Of course we were on the opposite side so we were lugging our gear up and down 3 flights of stairs.
It is a hotel so you can call when you need extra linens, towels, etc. But it's also like a condo so you expect to have things like glassware (we had 2 glasses in the entire place) and cookware.
The location is great - walk to everything on get right on the mountain. Outdoor hot tub, heated pool, and indoor hot tubs and saunas. (Towels provided in the pool/hot tub area). There is an underground parking garage.
I'd go back since my experience is that for the limited time in the condo it's not too bad.
Eh... Â the buildings and rooms are kind of old. Â For sure The Village Lodges are much more updated and modern.
On the upside, you can be first in line at the lifts, first up, and first to lay tracks in the fresh powder of the morning!
When you get tired, you're a stones throw away from your room. Â
The lobby is really cute, with an authentic lodge feeling and decor. Â
Night time can get a little quiet and eery. Â If the weather is bad, you may feel stuck in your room. Â The Inn does have a shuttle bus that takes you into The Village (although the Village is sorely lacking these days).
The bar and lounge is nice and cozy. Â Breakfast at the upstairs restaurant is hearty and delicious!
I came the Monday before Tday. Â The inn was EMPTY!!! Â They were happy to upgrade us to a loft type room in the main building. Â The inn looks a little run down here and there, but nothing really bad.
The food was pretty good but a little overpriced...but what do you expect for a "resort" restaurant
The staff was great. Â Very friendly and helpful.
If the Inn was just a cardboard box with a heater, I would still probably give it 4 stars just for proximity. Â A snowball throw's walk to the mountain makes up for all of the shortcomings of the room.
I was lucky enough to stay in a room in the main Inn. Â Our room seemed a bit more updated than a room i saw in another wing across from the main lodge. Â The help at the front desk wasn't spectacular, but I guess that's why we have Yelp/mobile internet.
The indoor spas were kinda weak. Â It was small and it felt too much like some city's public pool rather than a Ski Lodge Spa.
However, as I said, all that really matters is how close it was to the Mountain. Â Getting first powder after a snowstorm more than easily earns the Mammoth Mountain Inn 4 stars.
3.5 stars if I could. Â Actually I think yelp should make it a 10-pt system....but that might be a lot of stars.....
I was a bit worried from all the horrible reviews on TripAdvisor on this place. Â
My heart was beating kinda loudly (or could be the 9000ft) as I walked our stuff into the lobby ("oh it's cute, they have a fireplace with rocking chairs!).
Some teenage bellboy offered to carry our stuff, we politely declined, and then went on to make fun of my hubby because it looked like I was carrying the heavy stuff. Â When in fact, the Trader Joe bags had about 30 bottles of water in it (not paying $3 for water, thanks) and mine had snacks. Â Should have made him carry it all.
We were on the first floor, and I noted that we were right next to the lobby bathrooms....and the hall to the rooms were very much from the 70s. Â
The rooms?
Clean, bathroom was big, TV, DVD player. Â The bed looked nice until we lied down and it sinks in the middle. Â The walls and celings are super thin so you can hear EVERYTHING. Â Hair dryer was quite effective for the mop I have for hair, and the shower was nice too.
It was really nice being so close to the lifts. Â Can't beat that! Â Took advantage of the jacuzzis (no towels even if the front desk said there were). Â The general store was a bit expensive - $3 for a hot chocolate, while the main lodge had it for $2. Â (honestly...if both places charged $3, it wouldn't be worth noting.)
As someone said, I thought the front desk staff was rude, but my hubby said...actually i think they don't know anything and can't think that fast.
I think he's right. Â
Oh, but they DID make an unauthorized charge on our credit card....but they fixed it right away. Â As they should.
I saw the promotional price of $69 per night at Mammoth Mountain Inn on TravelZoo. Â The special price even included weekends. Â I've been to Mammoth once in the winter time, but didn't really now what to expect in the summer. Â The hotel price was great. Â So we've decided to take a trip to Mammoth.
The inn is located about 5 miles up on the hill from the main road. Â It has a few different buildings for the regular room as well as condo style lodging all around the back.
We love the location of the hotel. Â It's right across from Mammoth Mountain and the activity center. Â This is where people take the gondola to go up to the mountain (and ski lift in the winter). Â So we can wake up in the morning and walk over to take the gondola. Â By the way, the hotel offers their guest a buy 1 get 1 free discount ticket for the gondola ride.
Walking into the hotel, the first thing we saw was a lounge area. Â There are lots of comfortable looking couches and chairs for people to sit. Â They even have chess set and Jenga on the table for guests to play. Â We saw a few kids playing chess at night time. Â They also have a game room with Xbox and PS2 for kids to kill time. At night time, the log in the fireplace was lit. Â It was warm and cozy.
We stayed at room 203 in the main lodge. Â There was no elevator in this two story building. Â When we were about to go up the stair, an employee came over and helped us to carry the luggage to the room. Â When we handed him the tip, he smiled and said it wasn't necessary. Â The room has no AC, but the temperature up on the mountain was nice and cool. Â It was even kinda cold at night time.
Flat screen TV on the wall with DVD player. Â Free coffee and tea. Â The bathroom was your standard bathroom, but no tub, just shower. Â It wasn't a big room, but very comfortable and cozy.
The hotel has a little shop and a full service restaurant. Â The restaurant's menu was short and pricey. Â Their breakfast entrees average about $15. Â Dinner was about $30. Â They also have breakfast buffet for $18/person. Â A bit too pricey in our opinion. Â No wonder it was empty most of the time.
There are also 3 indoor jacuzzi and 1 outdoor jacuzzi and pool that we didn't have a chance to use. Â When we were walking around our hotel when we first got there, I got really dizzy walking up the stair to the jacuzzi. Â BF told me it was because I wasn't used to the thin air up on the mountain. Â The inn is located about 9,000 ft up. Â I had trouble breathing every time we walk up stairs. Â At night time I kept on waking up and my heart was beating so fast. Â I think it takes a few days for people to get use to the high altitude.
The hotel has a free shuttle service to take guests down the hill to "The Village". Â Even though on the hotel handbook it said the service is every 30 minutes, our friendly driver took us there right away. Â He also told us to call the hotel when we need to be picked up. Â Very nice service!
We really enjoy staying at this hotel. Â Next time we come back, I'll definitely stay here again.
Their new marketing slogan: Built for wealthy, lazy asses!!!
Pluses:
- Inches from the lifts (literally)
- extra pillows (for us immature ones who's still doing pillow fights)
- clean
- indoor and outdoor hot tubs
Minuses:
- Pricey: $200/night starting
- Cleaning crew stole my wallet (BEWARE!) - never leave your valuables inside the room
When you stay on the mountain, you're paying for the luxury of waking up at 8:15, showing, getting geared up and still hitting first chair at 8:30. Â This is certainly the case here. Â It was my first time staying "on the mountain" and I'm sure it has spoiled me for life. Â Even though we ran down to Mammoth Lakes for chow, we always had parking less than 100 feet from Chair 11 and the ability to run back to the room for snacks and drinks as opposed to spending obscene amounts on Gatorade at the cafes on the mountain. Â
The rooms are nothing special, really a Motel 6 room with a better bed and worse pillows. Â One window had a small leak but we didn't care. Â Rooms had nice TV's with DVD players and they'd let you borrow movies from the front desk. Â
Overall the staff was excellent but the front desk folks seemed overwhelmed at the sight of two people being at the desk at one time. Â
We got a great last minute deal, so I feel like I got out money's worth, but it we had paid full price, I'm not sure I'd still feel that way. Â Hang back for a deal then spring on it.
Perfectly nice rooms, some of which have separate toilet and shower rooms, which is a nice touch if you're sharing with several people. Upon closer inspection, it seems that they could use some touch-up work, minor repairs, that kind of thing. They advertise wireless internet (which is $10/day for access) and have a business center with 2 landline computers ($5/hr with $3 minimum), however, you shouldn't count on it. The staff admits they have no on-site IT support and that the service provider cannot maintain a stable connection even via landline. They also have no ability to refund your money if you pay and then discover that the internet is down.
The game room, off the main lobby, is impressive if you want to just sit around playing video games. There's a shuffleboard table and they have PS, Xbox 360, and Gamecube connected to 6 large, flat-panel TVs. Games can be rented for $5/hr.
There is 1 shuttle bus a day into Yosemite, but none of the food options open before the bus leaves, so be prepared. (Not knowing that left my folks and I hungry and cranky waiting for the bus with no coffee or donuts.) The Inn is also the endpoint for the shuttle bus that serves several hiking trailheads, small parks, and Devil's Postpile Natl. Monument.
TRIVIA: Because it sits in low gap in the Sierra Mountains, the Mammoth area gets far more snow than most of the eastern Sierras, which accounts for why this is such a popular ski area. During summer, you can take the lifts and gondolas to high-elevation viewpoints and mountain biking trails.
We stayed in the Chalets, and had a nice view of the mountain from our condo. Â It had a nice floor plan, with 2 bedrooms/bathrooms downstairs, the kitchen and dining/living rooms (plus a third bathroom) on the main floor, and a loft upstairs with a bunch of beds in a row (ala Seven Dwarfs).
Everything was in good condition and well supplied. Â There were lots and lots of towels, and the kitchen had enough dishware and pots/pans, etc. to feed 10. Â My only complaint was the temperature -- seems like there were only 2 options: drafty and chilly or sauna-hot. Â We went for hot, but it was too much.
The kids enjoyed watching the skiers and gondolas in action, and we found the staff to be extremely friendly and helpful. Â I'd go back.
If you are riding and want to be close to the Gondola this is the place to stay. Â I loved that I could get up early, check out the bike shop, get a repair if necessary and then hop right on the Gondola at 9a.m. Â Who doesn't want to be the first one on the mountain???
The rooms weren't mind blowing, but the bed was comfy and it was clean. Â No kitchen or fridge. Â Just a room and bathroom. Â Which was fine by us.
If you stay here you can also get a nice package deal that includes park tickets.
I was stoked to be right here vs. the so called "village". Â The shuttle picks you up in the village every 30 mins (I never waited for more than 5), if you decide to ride the trails out that way (which you would be pretty lame if you didn't). Â I spent one evening in the village and wasn't impressed, ate some disgusting food and it was crowded. Â
I enjoyed the Mountainside Grill in the Mountain Inn as well. Â Really wonderful food! Â California cusine.
They also have the Yodler, another place to grab a bite near the bike shop that had the most awesome fish taco's! Â Ate there every day for lunch.
A nice hotel, right across the street from the main lodge and lifts at Mammoth Mountain Resort. The rooms are clean, there is ample parking and the bell staff is friendly. The bathroom was a little small, but adequate.
I didn't try the restaurant in the hotel, but there are some a mile or two down the road.
P.S. - it's nice being able to walk 500 feet from the lifts and be back in your room.
If I were rating JUST the Inn, I might up it to 4 stars. The rooms are pretty nice, but nothing special. The convenience factor is excellent, considering you're right across the parking lot from Main Lodge, and you have your own parking area so you don't have to worry about parking way down the hill in the mornings and walking to the lodge. (The parking can still get crazy, though, and you're not guaranteed a covered spot.)
I guess my main issue with the Inn is the fact that it can be limiting in all areas OTHER than skiing. If the weather is bad and you get stuck on the mountain, you're forced to eat there, and the restaurants are sub-par. Yes, there is a shuttle, but I've been here when the weather has been so bad that even the shuttle isn't running into town.
Other than that factor, it's a pretty nice place to stay, especially if you can get in on one of their Lift & Lodging deals.
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