Sunnyside Restaurant & Lodge

The location was excellent, and the view was so beautiful!

Nothing

Cleanliness was good, but upkeep of the premises is concerning. Roof needs cleaning of debris, flashings are missing, broken items are stashed at the side of the building and can be seen from some tables, covers on electrical mechanisms are missing, carpet is old and dirty in entrance area, etc. Going out of business soon? It would be a shame as it is a lovely place. Owners need to spruce it up.

Went for our anniversary. It was a beautiful property on the water. The only downfall is we didn’t have a designated parking spot for lodge guest. Due to lack of parking had to park down the road and walk.

The resort was exceptional. Location and the view were awwone. Joseph the guest person in the morning was wondeerfull! He gave us some great tips on restaurants and sites to visit.

The only thing that can improve is the continental breakfast. They need to add hot meals like scrambled eggs, bacon, fruits etc.

Location was nice, but the seals were very very loud. They give you earplugs, but you can still hear them.

Parking

We are former Bay Area residents, and return often to Tahoe for family vacations. This trip was with another adult couple, family too. We booked their Most expensive King Suite, and booked through Open Table dinner for my wife ON HER BIRTHDAY at Sunnyside. I requested through the app a nice table since we were celebrating her birthday. I also confirmed with the restaurant staff the day before our dinner (we were here four nights) that we would get a good table. Their exact reply was "we will try but not guarantee..." When we showed up for dinner we found out they decided not to open the restaurant and they put us in the bar, under a TV, at a door that was bumping be all night as people came in from the deck (it was opening night on the deck!). There was a Golden State basketball playoff game going on, and lots of yelling in the bar. Normally, that's fun. But we wanted, and paid for, a nice birthday experience. This was not that experience. I was embarrassed over the whole disappointment. We had dinner the night before at their sister restaurant Jake's, and it was wonderful, service great, and the place was 80% empty. Had we known they were only serving in the bar, they had ample times to advise us. Now the room - For the "king suite" I expected a nice view. We had stayed before in other Lakeview rooms that were beautiful. The king suite has a large view of the boat ramp, parking lot, then the lake. The room is large, I'll give them that. We watched all the boats going into the water (as they were "opening up: for the season", we watched a guy building and staining a hut/building that I guess is for seasonal service. The maintenance in the room is also lacking. One would expect this time of year would be the lull between the busy seasons, and they would be ready. The shower handle came off in my hand one day. The shampoo pump never worked right, in spite of me telling the front dest multiple times about it, a dresser drawer was stuck open when we opened it because the inside was coming apart and a wood screw blocked it operation, the door stopper was sitting on the floor of the closet, one of the Ratan chairs in our room has a big hole in it and we were afraid to sit in it, my lamp shade only stayed on the bedside lamp if I leaned it against the wall, some of our bathroom towels actually had holes in them and the rooms really need a refresh. The TV in the suite area was "smart", but the bedroom tv "dumb" so no streaming possible. I recognize the pandemic and inflation have put pressures on small businesses, and many struggle to maintain their stature in the face of these factors. However the room rates reflect a resort ready for business, not one with maintenance issues. And the blunder to take a booking in their beautiful dinning room, with notes for a "special occasion" and then jam us into the bar is without justification; its just sloppy and shows no evidence of putting your guests first.

Beautiful view right on the water. The room was clean and inviting. The bathroom was nice and had space to put our toiletries. I did wish they had a vanity mirror with better light for doing makeup. Water pressure in the shower was not great, I’m glad I didn’t need to wash my hair. The beds were ok, but it could be time for new ones or maybe they were just too firm for us both. I’m not sure if it was where our room was but we could hear every foot step up and down the hallway and door slam. It seemed like thin walls and just an older building where you can hear your neighbors shower schedule. We did not get a chance to having dinner as they are only open at 4pm, definitely missed out on this. Nice selection of complimentary breakfast and coffee/tea. They also had a great little espresso maker in the room. They were very nice at check in and offered us some sparking wine for the birthday we were celebrating. Friendly and easy check in and out.

Comfortable, beautiful, quiet

Good breakfast People at the desk went over and above with friendliness and help