Loud refrigerator. Loud mattress. Rotting deck to get in. When snowed, shoveled but no sand -…read moreslippery! Dirty bathroom - yellow pee stains bottom of wall & floor & slats of Hester blower in bathroom - blowing pee everywhere! Floor - spilt water - wiped gray/black paper towel! Coffee maker nice bit no decaf option tea or coffee.

Stayed here for long weekend 1/26. Pros: In Estes Park,…read morecozy, nice design of room, beautiful gas fireplace & views. Cons: Hard to find - poor signage & lighting. wooden deck rotting & no railing for safety. Bathroom dirty - floor dirty - spilt water - wiped - black paper towel after. Yellow pee along the molding & fan in bathroom. Refrigerator very noisy. Mattress so creaky woke you up to turn over or get on. Coffee - nice set up except no decaf offers either coffee or tea. Safety - Snowed, they shoveled but very slippery . Did Not put down sand. We would not return - on VRBO & put in a review with suggestions & they lied & did not publish. Said I said 4 stars -NO!

Booked a one hour horseback ride through Living Social for my boyfriend's birthday. It was a great…read moreexperience for us first time riders! The scenery was beautiful and our expert rangler chatted with us throughout the ride, sharing history and pointing out landmarks. The horses were calm, friendly and well trained. Elkhorn invests alot in horse rescue which makes investing in this business meaningful. The ranch itself is a little rough around the edges.

We called and left a message after hours and they called back right away in the morning. We were…read moreable to book an afternoon ride for 6 people. 1 of which had physical limitations and they helped her on and off the horse no problem. The horses are all rescues with their own stories. Really sweet horses and staff. Both of my boys 9 and 12 did great on their first ride. The trail was beautiful!

Surrounding mountains are impressive and this lodging is a fantastic location!!…read more Comfortable room with all of the amenities and extras you expect! Thrilled with the room style and space for two! Friendly staff that gave us tips on hiking spots and restaurants. Close to Estes Park and an elevated stay for a weekend in the Rocky Mountains! Room 201 has magical views and it is on the second floor of the lodge not a separate cabin.

THIS WAS THE BEST EXPERIENCE EVER! The Cabin was extraordinary and the scenery was everything I…read moreimagined!! Staff was friendly and helpful. Evetyrhing was where we could find it and it was just an amazing experience

this place was very cozy. stayed in the evergreen cottage…read morewe stayed there for 3 days and slept very well, bed was comfy and room was spacious. bathroom was nice and had good water pressure, all of the appliances worked wonderfully. i would definitely recommend and if it had another room for my cats i would totally live there !!

We loved our stay in the Green Gables house. We were there to celebrate my daughter's birthday and…read morefor a wedding. What a beautiful setting! The house is a nice size with good amenities. It is easy to walk to town from there. The property was honey, warm, and we loved having the full kitchen. The weather was not the best for sitting outside, but we enjoyed the views and the elk that walk around the neighborhood. We never met the owners as check in and out are through a lock box. We hope to come back and stay again!

We stayed in a 2 bedroom 2 bathroom condo with some friends recently in #157, down by the river…read more I'd give them a 4.5 if I could. Here's what I liked and didn't: Likes: nice location, pretty views, kitchen setup, separate bathrooms, washer/dryer, electric fireplace, view of river from balcony, wedding venue patio and view, self checkin, plenty of parking Dislikes: no restaurants on-site, low water pressure, water doesn't get hot enough, closer dumpsters

I went here to attend a wedding between two of my good friends, and it was such a beautiful…read morewedding! The balcony, where the ceremony was held, had just the most beautiful and breathtaking view of the mountains. Like I haven't seen the pictures yet, but I'm sure they looked beyond amazing behind the bride and groom! Plus the dinning hall was a great size, not too small or large. Overall I think this is a great venue!

My Fiancé and I went to Estes Park for a wedding. The bride/ groom recommended staying at the Trout…read moreHaven resorts Beaver Brook on the river. I accidentally booked the Tiny Town cabins instead of the Beaver Brook. Due to the cancellation policy, I was not able to receive any refund for my mistake. I ended up booking a room at a hotel instead and ate the cost. The staff is friendly but their refund policy needs work.

We had a wonderful stay in cabin #20 Aspen. It was secluded by the river. Hearing the river at…read morenight with windows open was amazing. We also often had some elk visit in the back by the picnic table and chairs. Overall, we loved it here and it felt cozy. The bed is so comfortable and roomy. There was a good spaced armoire in the bedroom that fit all my clothes and shoes (I'm a heavy packer). We set all of our snacks and drinks on the dining room table. Counter was clean and big in kitchen. Fridge and stove were also clean. Lots of cooking ware in the kitchen as well as utensils. They have a microwave. No toaster (that I saw.. I didn't look too hard haha). Bathroom was pretty spacious and I think they had heated flooring in front of the tub?! Water was a little confusing to figure out. Left is hot, middle is to turn from tub faucet to shower, and right was cold (turned cold just slightly- controls were touchy). I started to freak out not seeing reviews specific to this cabin. Trying to provide as much detail as I can to avoid outdated reviews scaring new visitors from this beautiful remodeled cabin. Kim and Q from Iowa - we loved this cabin. Now onto some cons: 1. Because of the wind and nature itself, there is a lot of dirt and debris that gets in. I wish I had brought my own slippers. I wore socks or shoes inside to avoid getting dirt in the bed. We had the windows open, so dirt and little debris ended getting in anyways. 2. The window in the bedroom has a slit in the netting. Again, we got debris and bugs like mosquitos inside because of it. (At least we got good air flow lol!) 3. The hot water pressure is not as good. But the water does get hot and it gets hot fairly quickly. 4. I wish the bathroom had some cheap hand soap in it. I brought my own hand soap in case they didn't have any. Good thinking on my end. I am not using shampoo to wash my hands after using the restroom. Other than those minor details, this stay was amazing. Again, we loved the cabin and hope to come back someday. :)

We just came back from a girls trip to Colorado. We went to enjoy Bigfoot Days in Estes Park. My…read moremom & aunt thought it would be fun to have a spooky experience. The hotel is rich in history. Everywhere you look there is charm. We stayed in the "Cowboy Attic Suite". My mom immediately had an "experience". I heard a grandfather clock chime throughout our stay. I never saw one and forgot to ask where it was located. I love old clocks. My aunt had her own experience that woke her from her sleep. Everyone we encountered was nice and we appreciated the cander as we asked for their stories/experiences there. The bad....for what we paid, it was not worth it. The floor feels dirty. It is as though they have not thought to clean the carpets in quite some time. Under the bed is a nice layer of dust. The whole hotel could use a moist cloth and a good wipe down. The dust in the display cases throughout the hotel is obvious and off putting. We met Hannibal. Wish we would have booked the seance, but alas, we ran out of time. He was a hoot to talk to.

Obviously, from the recent reviews and absolutely no response from the management, this hotel…read moreestablishment does not value its guests. As everyone else has mentioned, the construction is a huge turn off! And absolutely no mention of it when you're booking your room. In addition, when I booked my room, I did not realize that I was booking it in the Aspire building. I thought that the Stanley hotel was one big hotel. I did not realize that there were different newer buildings. In the end, though, I am very happy that we are in the other building as what is being done at the original hotel is really offputting. The staff, however, were very nice and accommodating. Besides all of the construction, they have tours going on an hourly basis that are open to anyone who passes by, for a cost of $25+, of course and no discount for hotel guests. Those tourists who have not spent several hundred per night are all over the main lobby, dirtying up the carpet, wandering around the property with screaming kids, going up and down the stairwells, and elevator if it's running, just taking up space that should be reserved for guests!! Especially guests who are paying dearly for what they thought would be an old, elegant hotel experience. It is definitely not an elegant hotel anymore. It tries, a little, but is obviously too interested in making money off of tours rather than providing an exceptional experience for guests. I had envisioned myself sitting in that grand lobby reading a book with some tea. Impossible and wouldn't be pleasant if it was possible. Our room in the Aspire was nice, and the lobby, spa and gym facilities and the outdoor pool are very attractive and peaceful. But, again, some things just don't make sense. For instance, the lovely fireplace they have in the lobby is shut down at 8 PM when the desk agent goes home. I have been looking forward all day, to just sitting by that fireplace with a nice drink and reading my book. Seems like a normal expectation for a higher end hotel in the Colorado mountains. The pool area is nice, as is the steam room and gym. There are plenty of towels, tea and coffee and nice amenities. They need little tables out by the lounge chairs on the pool deck for people to set their drinks and things on instead of the ground. The beds, linens and pillows were great. There is no mini fridge in the room, no additional amenities in bathroom like Q tips, makeup remover wipes, etc... normal amenities offered in hotels of this price range and expected caliber. There is no full length mirror in the bedroom or in the bathroom and the mirror in the bathroom is so dimly lit it is impossible for a woman to see to put makeup on and no other mirror in the bedroom. They don't make up your room or refresh towels unless you specifically request it. I understand not changing out towels for ecological reasons, but when you are paying these kind of prices for a hotel room, someone should come in and make up your bed every day and tidy up and take the trash out. We're just one night in to our stay so we shall see how the rest goes. It has been pretty disappointing though.

We stayed in cabin 2. We had an amazing time!…read more The hosts were great. You can really tell that they cared about our wellbeing during our stay. The cabin was VERY clean. We will be booking again.

My husband and I celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary here, this past weekend in cabin #7. It…read morewas a beautiful location and the room was perfect. We loved having the kitchen and fridge to store some snacks. The owner sent us restaurant recommendations as well and helped us via text with our late check in. We really enjoyed having the hot tub in the room. The bed was super comfy and the linens and towels were plush and soft. I loved the heated towel rack next to hot tub so you were super warm getting out of the tub. Having a fire place was nice to fall asleep to. We will definitely be back, it was a wonderful staycation and had a really romantic weekend celebrating our anniversary. Thanks Mountain Shadows!!

We stayed here for a retreat and booked several of the cabins. I think I stayed in #6 which was the…read morelargest cabin and had two bedrooms, big living room, one bathroom, and a fairly large kitchen with space for all 14 of us to sit at a table. The cabins reminded me of my childhood home - the carpet, the couches, etc. It's all very early 80's. Oh and the artwork. Wow. There is nothing fancy about these cabins. In fact, I thought the kitchen was pretty drafty and not well insulated. There is a nice little outdoor area where you can eat or just sit if the weather is nice. It is just steps from the Big Thompson and there are little tables out by the riverside too. It's a lovely view. The cabins seem pretty pricy to me though. For my money, I'd stay at the YMCA of the Rockies instead. Those are also rustic but (at least when we stayed, first week of October) cabins were available at a much cheaper rate and seemed pretty comparable. Plus the Y has more activities onsite.

Overpriced. Things are old and may not work. We had a jacuzzi in our room- but not enough hot…read morewater to fill the tube even once! - cabinets not cleaned between visits (or possibly ever!) more like walking into an unkept spare bedroom of a relative who doesn't care. - when we asked for napkins or paper towels or tissues, they said, "we don't stock those items- just toilet paper." - the oven had a mind a mind of it's own (& I know how to work an oven!) turning the control to a lower temperature caused the oven to heat to 450°F- turning the knob down- and it stayed at 450- there was no way to lower the temp without just turning it off. When we asked if there was a trick to getting the oven to work- inn keepers response was, "you can't tell what temp it is, it just goes on or off" We were 2 people- one on queen bed the other on pull out sofa. When sofa pulled out- it blocked front door from opening (can we say: "fire hazard"?) We should have used the fireplace on the last night instead of the first night- even with all the smoke-screen glass doors closed (& the flue open) a charred ash smell heavily lingered in the room for our entire visit. The room doesn't vent very well. We stayed 3 nights in Cottage 7- attached to the inn keepers house- $150 per night End of July (no vacancy in most other places) - despite all mentioned above, it was a place to stay when every other place was booked- in between Estes and entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park- so it gets 2 stars instead of one.