Far View Lodge

So excited to snag a room at this lodge inside the Mess Verde National Park. The views are amazing. Nice, basic accommodations. The lounge has an outside seating area perfect for enjoying drinks and the views. The restaurant also has great views to go with delicious meals. The trout was amazing. Our server,Brian, did an exceptional job because they were short staffed. This was Oct 2 and the govt shut down had closed the park. We were still able to drive the park and take in the views. Being able to stay there helped soften the blow of not being able to do the Cliff Dwelling tour.

It was nice to be right in Mesa Verde. The room had spider webs and spiders that we killed. The bathroom had an odor that was disappointing. The deck out the back was nice for night sky viewing. I would suggest to stay on the top floor to avoid noise overhead.

Park was grrat got in and out just before government shutdown. Room could us some simple updates. i.e hooks on bathroom door to hang towels. Deep tub, could use some grab . handels

We were right in the National Park which was great since it's such a big national park. The hotel is old but thatabto be expected considering it's on top of a mountain in. National park.

This was a very nice lodge with beautiful views. Check out the stars at night from the deck. They have an excellent place for diner at the lodge and a decent reasonably priced breakfast buffet next door. This is a great national park lodge stay for a reasonable price.

Room was great but there were no cups for drinking or coffee.

The Far View Lodge is the only hotel within the national park. The rooms are simple but clean with a picture window and small balcony looking out over the expanse of the high Mesa. The rooms are in five or six separate buildings and you can park right in front of your door. The lodge has a very nice restaurant and bar with spectacular sunset views. It is also 14 miles inside the park so very convenient for an early start for excursions.

The Far View reception personnel were very helpful and took the extra time to ensure that we had dinner reservations and any additional information that we needed

This was not a good experience. Upon checking in we were told that we hadn't paid when we had so I had to dig up the receipt. When I went to my room for the first time the key didn't work and its a good thing - someone else was in the room. I didn't get seated for my dinner reservation until 30 minutes after the reserved time. The ice machines didn't work so I had to take my ice bucket to the restaurant.

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