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Donner Lake Inn

4.9 (58 reviews)
Open 7:00 am - 9:30 pm

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And here's the happy couple.
Michael L.

A few weeks ago, my wife and I had a weekend totally free, which is an extremely rare occurrence for us, so we decided to escape the heat of the Sacramento Valley for a weekend. As I was looking for a place to stay, I came across the listing for the Dinner Lake Inn and was very interested, but the listing said we needed to check-in by 6 pm. And my wife wouldn't get home until that time and we would still have to drive a little over an hour to get there. So I was disappointed, but was able to find and book a hotel room in Truckee. The next day, I called the Donner Lake Inn to get some info on fishing the lake and mentioned that I was interested in a room they had available, but we wouldn't be able to make their check-in time and would probably wouldn't arrive until 8 pm. The kind voice on the other end of the phone was Mindy and she was more than accommodating for us, so I booked the room for 2 nights and was able to cancel the hotel. Upon arrival, we were pleasantly greeted by Paul, who showed us to our very cozy room and told us about breakfast in the morning and a Happy Hour in the afternoon. The room was so relaxed and comfortable feeling that all of our stress from the week instantly melted away. The tasty breakfasts that we were treated to each morning were expertly prepared by Mindy and Paul themselves. As a chef myself, I can fully appreciate the love and dedication they put into presenting us with such a pretty and delicious breakfast. We were fortunate to share the table (socially distanced, of course) with one other guest and had very pleasant conversation with him over breakfast. This was no run of the mill continental breakfast. After enjoying activities for the day and the splendor of the lake, we came back to the Inn for the Happy Hour and were served a nice glass of wine and some nibbles prepared by Mindy on their deck. No other guests came up and so we spent over 2 hours just chatting with Mindy and Paul like we were old friends. To say that we had an enjoyable stay at the Donner Lake Inn would be a huge understatement!!! It was such a pleasure to meet Mindy and Paul and have this charming couple welcome us into their home and treat us like family. We look forward to making a return trip soon!!!

Getting ready to rent a canoe on Donner Lake.
Steven B.

Very impressed with their adherence to Covid guidelines. They've reduced the number of rooms available to allow thorough cleaning between visits including minimum 24 hour vacancy in each room. Hosts and guest wearing masks, except when guests are eating. Plenty of space between tables (30 feet for breakfast). Hosts are constantly cleaning contact surfaces: doorknobs, banisters, etc. We are older and in a high risk group, so we appreciated their diligent efforts to protect everyone. Food is still excellent and it was great to spend a few days in the land of the tall pines and beautiful Donner Lake. Managed to find a boat rental in Donner State Park and rented a canoe for several hours each day. Even the staff at the boat rental followed Covid guidelines, sanitizing life jackets and paddles. Bottom line: A great B&B in a beautiful location that is working hard to keep guests stay safe while enjoying the great outdoors.

Creek next to the B&B

A winter wonderland getaway! Thank you to Paul and Mindy for the hospitality . This B&B was amazing and will definitely be coming back soon. Even though covid regulations were still implemented we still feel like we got the full experience. The room that we choose was Bear's Lair and it is exactly as described and shown on the website but much bigger/very spacious. The beautiful room has a window that you can't not stop starting out of , it has such a beautiful view. Breakfast was amazing and definitely kept us full for the morning, Paul was able to bring us coffee and our "to go" breakfast to the room. The room was also very cozy and the heater definitely kept us warm at night. We also took a morning walk and 5 min down we were able to see Donner Lake it was breathtaking! Downtown truckee is only 15 min or less away from the B&B and it has some really good restaurants we got to enjoy for dinner. I can't wait to go back soon, we shared our experience with our family and friends they are also exited too stay here soon !

Electric "wood" stove, thermostat controlled, kept the room toasty. Wide window seat great spot for admiring the woods & creek.

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Paul and Mindy, the innkeepers are very friendly and you can see their passion to receive and help their guests.

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