Far View Lodge

Mold in the room.

I booked a 5 day stay 8 months in advance. I called a few days before to confirm my reservation. The day I checked in they told me, they could only let me stay 3 nights as THEY had over booked. I had 2 more parties with me as we had plans to do tours in the park. One party was told the same as I. This was a terrible way to start off our vacation, as we traveled over 800 miles. Why wasn't I called in February? So I could book somewhere else. The pictures are deceiving. The room looks very nice through the lens of the professional photographer. That is not what you get. Total space of the bathroom, is about 5 1/2 feet x 4 1/2 ft. It's hard getting out of the shower and I am a smaller lady about 5 ft tall. Not an average person. Good luck if you a larger size person. I put in for a king size bed. We got 2 doubles. Hotel staff was rude when we went to ask about our reservations. Told me I shouldn't have booked through a third party. Also, told me if I didn't vacate on the day they told me to leave, they would call the park police and have me forcefully removed. I spent at least 4 hours and 3 days of our vacation time to resolve this issue. Yes, we all (6 total) had to find another hotel.

The facilities are dated. The room we had had no smoke detector. One of the balcony chairs fabric was torn and made the chair unusable. The folding luggage holder was broken on one side. This would be a great place with some care of the facilities.

The lodge is a little dated but it was quite comfortable.

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Love the view, close to things in the park etc.

Convenient to the Mesa Verde sites!👍

We enjoyed our stay! Be aware they do not have televisions!

Perfect spot to have access to multiple tours in one day. I did the Cliff Palace tour at 10:30 and drove back to the lodge for lunch and had plenty of time to do the Balcony House tour at 2:30.

Staff very welcoming and made a real effort to make sure they covered all the immediate needs. Dinner on site at the main restaurant was exceptional - service and food.