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    Silver Lake Resort

    3.1 (57 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    My St Helen's
    Dany C.

    My family and I visited this establishment & we were all happy with the experience. We traveled out from Portland to escape the heat and rented a boat for the day. As PNW Natives we have an appreciation for the Outdoors and the adventures that the area provides. Silver Lake has beautiful views of both Mt St Helen's and Mt Rainier. It was our first time to Silver Lake, but certainly not the last. The staff is friendly and helped to contribute to an amazing day trip!! The staff / ownership is BIPOC Friendly. This is a "Local Small Business" that I will be returning to in the near future.

    Beautiful grounds at the Resort

    Great location. Terrific staff doing a great job keeping the place beautiful. Lots to do with access right on the lake. Best to rent a boat and sight see.

    Cabins near the lake

    Been coming here for years. Great job keeping it clean and professional. Close to the road and attractions. Loved the comfortable cabins.

    Main driveway into the resort.

    Great views of Silver Lake and Mount St Helens. Close to Hwy 5. Friendly staff and clean campground.

    Playground

    This is the second year our family has come to this campground, and the new owners have done in more with it. Kids love the lawn and play structure. I enjoy that they have lots to offer. And being near the lake and Mount St Helens is a plus.

    Boats to rent on Silver Lake

    Great staff. Easy to get to. Great views of the lake and mount st Helens. A variety of ways to stay w rv and tent and motel and cabins.

    RV camping and open space to play.
    Old Man W.

    Located next to Silver Lake, this campground, in addition to spaces for RVs, had spaces for tent camping, some cabins, and motel rooms. And being on the lake, people were also boating and fishing.

    My husband and I have been going to Silver Lake Resort since 2007, We go multiple times a year and we always bring other families with us who rent their own spaces too. This year we have been to Silver Lake Resort 3 times. Over the years we have been so much we got to know the owners and the camp hosts as well as the employees. Each time SLR got new owners it has been fine even when the new owners change things and tightened up the rules no biggie because they were still family friendly and very good with letting their employees do their jobs. The new owners came, and we have been multiple times since and have been patient with the changes and due to the same employees being there we continued to come. This most recent stay this weekend has made it so we no longer want to come back, and we will be staying at Silver Cove or Streeters from now on. The owners are very nit picky they are really up in your business and trying to micromanage you before giving anyone a chance to do things properly on their own. The owners also will see parents watching their children at the park (all the RV spots and some cabins you can very easily watch the park from) and the adult owners would go up to the minor children (ages 3 to 10) and speak to them instead of talking to the parents who are right near the park that they even looked at and letting the parents handle it. There were also autistic kids there and the owners were really on them about playing and how they were playing on the equipment, that mind you this equipment is well over 20+ years old, no updates have been made to any of it and it has held up just fine. It is clear the new owners do not want children staying in their resort. They seem like a bed n breakfast would be more to their style of managing. As far as the employees, they are wonderful, some had been there before the new owners and they are absolutely fantastic. Excellent customer service skills from them and zero customer service skills from the owners. I was not even given my keys when I checked in and the information the owner gave me didn't even match up with my last booking that I had done when we checked in with the employee 2 months ago. The owner didn't know what she was doing when it came to checking people in and telling them information and she should let the employees handle check ins because they have done it for years and do amazing at it. Customers aren't the only people the owner's nit pic at. They even nit pic the employees, we overheard employees getting in trouble for doing their jobs. And it was clear the employees aren't treated the greatest just like the customers. We heard customers one by one being asked to check in when they had been staying already for the weekend. Never in the 20+ years of going there has the camp host or employees ever not known who was staying there. The owners live on site in what used to be the motel suite (my husband and I have stayed 3 times in that room many years ago when it was rentable) so they are always watching and always micromanaging. The owners before them also lived on site in that same space and they just worked the property they did maintenance they fixed it they built things they cleaned they left customers alone and trusted their camp host and manager to do their jobs which they did. The owner also made mention of not letting our dog into the lake due to the algae that was present, however there were no signs up saying no swimming for any kids. Again, not kid friendly. There is no parking along the fence which I have known for many years, and we saw some people parked there and those people were talked to immediately but there is a local who will come there every day and park on that fence, and no one says anything to them. Even if they are parked there all day. People who had been staying the weekend were told to check in before walking onto the dock yet this local can come and launch and hang out all day every day and doesn't have to check in. Simple fixes for the playground, put up a sign that says no kids over the age of 10, or take the playground out completely since the owners don't want kids having fun. My family is really disappointing in how SLR has come to be and are sad for the employees because again they are amazing! They know what they are doing, and they know the regulars and they ask the right things like checking in if our stay was good or not and remember us from previous times. They offered us extra pillows without us asking for them and offered us extra blankets which we didn't need but they anticipated our needs. If you want friendly owners who are family oriented, then check out Streeters. They make you feel welcomed unlike the owners of SLR who do not make you feel welcomed they make you feel like you have to watch your back and walk on pins and needles. We will be telling all our families and all the big fishing people we know and have them all go somewhere else.

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    Fabulous time camping, always friendly people at the campground and it is well worth the drive .

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    First time there!!! You become one with nature the lake is big!!! You can rent some awesome boats!!!

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    Silver Lake Resort is a charming lodging choice when exploring Mount St.

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    7 West Motel - new management, everything in the rooms have changed. Very clean

    7 West Motel

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    I planned a bike ride from Tacoma to Portland on bikes with a buddy. This was not the STP and I…read moreneeded to do the planning. The 7 West look like a good stopping point after one day. I called and made a RSVP with a friendly person. When I arrived, there was somber yet jovial person there to assist me. I was tired, hungry and incapable of normal conversation after ten hours on a bicycle. I got my key and immediately because of the decor I was scared of bed bugs. I pulled back the sheets and checked the windowsills. A bug crawled out of the sheets but it was a spider and there was some flies in the sill, but that wouldn't stop me from sleeping. I slept well, but this place shows the signs of being rode hard. If you are exhausted, this is the place for you.

    The motel formerly looked like a ramshackled dive. They have done some "remodeling." A fresh coat…read moreof paint hides the old molding weathered wood beneath. To eliminate the accumilation of mold, the hotel would have to be leveled. It is not "clean." This motel looks like a little "Ma and Pop," hotel, just off I-5. That it is. Ma and Pop are not very scrupulous people. They own appoximately 3 acres directly across the street from their building. The property was full of old growth evergreens that created a sound barrier from the blaring of I-5. Despite kind suggestions from the community, they levelled the entire wind/sound barrier along with every living thing on the propery (including endangered species), fruit trees, a large hive of bees etc. The property is a buldzoded eyesore. Ironically, they've planted a garden on the hotel property to increase curb appeal. The rumble of I-5 racks the hotel without any damper. The windows even rattle slightly. A friend made the mistake of staying there recently. "It is dank and drafty." I know the area, it is nice to find a place to stay just off the highway before heading to Mount St. Helens or travelling from Portland to Seattle. I do NOT chose the 7! Run don't walk to the Mount St. Helens Motel. It is approximately 2 blocks west, just past the Shell station. There is a large parking lot with plenty of room for Truckers. If you're on vacation or headed up to the mountain check out the Silver Lake Resort. It's a stunner.

    Lewis River Inn - King River View Room

    Lewis River Inn

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    The location and room were perfect but Violet up at the front desk was our biggest compliment of…read morethe Lewis River Inn. She was genuinely friendly, gave useful local trail information and made sure that our stay was well over our usual expectations. The rooms were very clean & the bed was very comfortable and the river view in the back was a great place to rest and drink your morning coffee. Would recommend this establishment highly.

    I'm rating 5 stars in its price range. Everything is nice but it's kinda nicely normal. So I…read moreunderstand the 4 star reviews. The woman who checked us in was awesome. I booked through hotels.com and she was able to fix something I couldn't do through Hotels.com. It took her a while but she was super helpful and made it happen. That's always a good way to start a stay. We were in room 117 with 2 queen beds. 4 pillows each. Mattresses were comfortable. Pillows were a good mix of firm and medium. Sheets were soft. AC/Heat was great. Bathroom was very small. The door barely missed the toilet but it's fine. (:-) It's cramped but functional and I love the big huge bath counter outside the bathroom. Lots of space to spread out. So I'm not complaining at all. The big counter is way more important than the cramped potty room. The breakfast was a typical lower end continental breakfast plus PEELED hard boiled eggs and ONE waffle maker. It was ok for free. Get there early because it can be a long wait for a waffle. They DO have excellent yogurt in the fridge with milk so don't miss yogurt. We took several back to the room and then skipped the breakfast on the 2nd morning because breakfast closes at 9:30. Here's a fridge in the room so we had yogurt this morning. I don't need the sugar in the prepackaged muffins and breakfast rolls. If you find this review Helpful please VOTE!

    Clatskanie River Inn - Egg and a potato bake at breakfast

    Clatskanie River Inn

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    Amazing hotel for a stopping point before driving down the Oregon coast!…read more Service: The front desk staff was so friendly! They helped with getting an extra blanket, and answered questions I had. Room: very comfortable beds. Very clean room with plenty of towels in the bathroom. There is a larger mini fridge and a microwave. It was nice to have the fridge to store food I had brought. Swimming Pool: small indoor pool and tiny hot tub. Both were warm. The front desk has to unlock the pool which is great for safety. My kids had a lot of fun playing in the pool. Breakfast: Amazing selection for breakfast. Several different stations around the big room it's served in which is nice for not having to wait in line for one thing. My kid's loved the make your own waffle station. I enjoyed the crunchy bacon and eggs. They use real plates and silverware which is great for lessening waste and single use plastics!

    We should have realized yes that 4 people to a room means exactly that and its very understandable…read morewhy we couldnt bring in a fifth person! But the service representative at the front desk was genuinely incredibly rude about informing us of this and showed zero hospitality and politeness. Its not his fault that the building seems to have incredibly micromanaged and strict regulations though, so I'm sure he was only trying to follow policy. Which is fine! But he showed zero candor, politeness or anything at all and coldly told us we'd have to book another room for the fifth person. We ended up needing to have someone sleep in the car for the night. Do not come here if you have 5 or more people, the website barely describes the 4 person policy and it is enforced so thouroughly by the management that it leaves absolutely no room for the staff to be able to provide a welcoming and inviting experience for your average inn enjoyer. After this experience we decided that we wanted to cancel our second night to prevent someone from sleeping in the car again, however they have a policy you have to sign that made it so we would not get a refund whatsoever for that night so we ended up being forced to pay for the second night anyway and go to another hotel. Unbelievably poor service and policies, rude staff, and all around an unpleasent affair.

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