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The Lodge at Mammoth Cave

3.1 (59 reviews)
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Andrea U.

Very quiet & comfortable room. Very friendly & helpful staff. We have a fridge, toiletries, drip coffee pot, a/c, WiFi, phone & a t-v with a few channels. Convenient room in the lodge, steps to the footbridge to the caves. Grill & cafe are in the lodge with parking in front. This isn't for someone that doesn't like spiders or bugs. This is a national park & we saw big bugs & cute deer. WiFi isn't the best here.

Lila N.

We came out of a cave tour and ended up eating at their food stand. We ordered the veggie burger and it was very good. The service was fast and on point.

Grilled catfish over Two side salads
Adriana F.

2.5 Our room was comfortable and clean. We could have use more surface space. Windows on both side of the room, the back facing the woods. The restaurant hours were limited. Food in general bland and no variety. The only true vegetable was a side sales. So I order the catfish grilled, not breaded fry, with two side salads, to make a big bowl, two night in a row. The ice cream we had the first night was phenomenal, black berry cobbler ice cream. Super yummy with chunks of cobbler. Service was simple, at times the servers were nice, they looked tired and like they wanted to go home every evening

The room is so small, even the "Kentucky wood mice" are hunchbacked!
Bill C.

Wifey and I stayed in one of their "Cabins". It was what you might expect. But for $93.00/night we got a terrible mattress, incredibly small room, no micro wave but it did have a small refrigerator. Tooo small bathroom with a shower that did not hold the drain cover which kept rolling and sliding on the shower floor. Very Drafty doors. They did supply our small room with large traps for the "Kentucky wood mice" as they are referred to. The window covering provide no privacy. Yes, I know it's a cabin, but for $93? SHAME ON THEM!

There are nice historic photographs around the restaurant.
Melissa E.

I suppose I should review both the hotel and the restaurant separately, but they're linked together here. First, the hotel. We stayed in one of the Sunset Terrace Rooms, which had lovely views but were pretty old fashioned and musty inside. I know that the National Park Service doesn't have a terrific reputation for lodging, but this place was generally clean and functional. The repair guy (who had to fix our toilet twice because it wouldn't stop running) was prompt and sweet, and the cleaning ladies were super-nice about having to clean up an entire pot of cold coffee my two-year-old spilled on the carpeting. (We left them a nice tip, of course.) There were very few outlets for charging phones, ipads, computers, etc. There was not a hairdryer, which was mildly devastating for my mother-in-law. The beds were acceptably comfortable and reasonably clean. The three stars I am giving are for the location, which was perfect for all of our cave tours and hikes. Now, on to the meals. We only ate at the Travertine Restaurant, located in the hotel right across from the Visitor's Center. Generally we had good luck with the food there. The black cherry preserves and biscuits were fluffy and the best part of every breakfast and dinner. The food was acceptable and fairly reasonable for a sit-down place. The one steak I had there was pretty tough and not well cooked. I think the breakfasts were far better than the lunches or dinners, though those were decent. There are really neat photographs of the cave and its history inside the restaurant, and due to the horrible (may I repeat: HORRIBLE) food available in Cave City, we ended up eating every meal but one at the Travertine. The servers were kind, considering we brought our two very active boys (2 and 4) into their restaurant FIVE times in three days. I don't recommend any other option if you want to see the cave. Location is everything, and this hotel and restaurant are worth it just because of the location.

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