I stayed here while in town visiting family for two nights last weekend. There is no office to check in at, you have to call and someone will meet you at the room to let you in. We were met by Dave who was very friendly and got there within only a couple minutes of our call. He answered all of our questions and even recommended restaurants nearby. A+ for customer service!
The room itself was very clean and modern. The room was large and included a jacuzzi, large wall mounted TV, electric fireplace, a small table and 2 bar stools, a separate bathroom with a shower/tub combo, a mini-fridge (that actually gets very cold which was a great thing) a hot plate (this was the first time I've ever seen one), toaster, some dishes (plates, silverware, glasses) and a separate vanity area that included some hair products. Overall the room was well worth the money I paid.
The room only had a couple drawbacks, no AC and no screens on the windows. We had no options when it came to trying to cool down the room. We went to KMart up the street and bought an oscillating fan which helped, but not quite enough. It was a warm weekend and because of the Lake Fire you could smell the smoke so we wanted to keep it closed up. Because there were no screens on the windows there was no choice other than to keep it closed up because we didn't want to be hot, smell like smoke and have bugs in our room. I've never had a room without AC so I didn't think to ask, next time I will. This may be common in Big Bear, I really don't know. I've done a lot of travelling and this was a first for me. The coolest the room went down to was 78 degrees. If the fire wasn't an issue and there were screens on the windows the lack of AC may not have been such an issue for me.
I'm sure this would be a great room to rent in the winter and we may be back. If you are a light sleeper I would suggest renting the upstairs rooms because you hear a lot of foot traffic below. This didn't really bother us though, it's an older building we expected it.
The room was called "Magic Midnight". read more