My recent stay at the Alpine Inn & Spa proves the challenge in finding clean, quite and reasonably priced rooms in the South Lake Tahoe (Stateline) area. The Traveler's Discount Guide listed this and 2 other properties at special coupon rates. One look, and I passed on the dumpy Rodeway Inn which was about a block ahead of Alpine Inn on Stateline Blvd. Checking in after midnight w/o reservation, I was promptly and courteously greeted by a gentleman staffer. I asked to see one of the rooms, but he declined saying that it was too late. I decided to upgrade to the in-room spa ($45 w/ coupon midweek). Tired after attending a reggae concert in Tahoe City, I paid and quickly took the key to rm # 105 and was issued a remote control for the TV. Once inside the room, I immediately had second thoughts. The spa tub had soap residue rings and an accessory piece fallen loose in the tub. The lone chair in the room adjacent to the spa was heavily soiled and I didn't dare sit in it. The tiny room had an overall unclean feel to it. There was no cooling unit, so I had to open the windows. This was a problem, because then I heard people coming and going at all hours. Luckily, I was real tired. Minimal comfort and amenities here. No free continental breakfast, only coffee. While I didn't use their small outdoor pool, it ironically looked the cleanest and most inviting place of the whole property. Be sure to check out by 11 am, as I was called at 10:45 with this reminder. The Alpine Inn & Spa is favorably located near the Stateline casinos and the beach (approx 3 blocks to each). If you plan on walking to the beach at the end of Stateline Blvd., be sure to ask the front desk for beach access passes, as they are required for entrance (front desk didn't tell me this). If I had to do it again, I probably woulda just plunked down another $40-$60 for a room at one of the big casino properties.

This motel should be rated by this forum in the top 10 motels in lake tahoe. We have stayed here many times over the years and it is a very CLEAN @ NICE place. John the owner is a great guy, and irene and roni are very nice people. Rooms are clean, linens were great, and rooms are warm in the winter. The pool is just fine and the spa is great in the summer. these people really go to great lenght's to help their guest's, and treat everybody so nice, i will stay here as long as it is run by these people. We tryed the place next door once, and also the place up the street that has 17 room's, and they were both terrible, and not a place i would stay again. Give this place a try and i don't think you will be disappointed. The lake is 1 block from here. and the golf course too.

Well, what can I say. When making the reservations, the clerk, Jonathan, was very accommodating. I explained that we were coming to Tahoe for our 20th Wedding Anniversary. He told me he would give us his 2nd favorite room because the favorite room is reserved for 2 weeks - good sign - I thought. All I expected was a clean room, not the Hilton, just clean and sanitary. We checked in, immediately went to run around Tahoe, came back for a quick shower. Well, the "spa" in the "spa room" didn't have a door - the shower curtain was approx. 2 ft. away from the "spa tub", needless to say, water on the floor. That was OK, cleaned up easily. Luckily I brought my own iron - when turned on, lights would dim, then the smoke alarm kept beeping. Of course, all of these are easy to handle. Then the main problem - when the guests upstairs flushed the toilet, the toilet leaked a constant mist in our bathroom! HOW GROSS CAN THAT BE!! ALL OVER MY TOOTHBRUSH!!! I immediately called the front desk, of course, no answer. I then went to the front desk. Told Jonathan that this room is totally unacceptable and that we are leaving and wanted a refund - I was told no. (He also told me I should have called - told him I did - no answer) Company policy is no refunds (no wonder). He was sure eager to run my credit card the Friday before we arrived (which as Saturday). But, if I wanted to wait for 1 week (until Saturday) I can call and speak to someone else who would refund all of my money, plus some. Don't think so! I have stayed at the Hilton for less than $134.00 - all I wanted was a clean - sanitary room. Needless to say, we won't be back, immediately called our bank, as well as the Code Enforcement and Health Department. Not a place I would recommend!

I couldn't get over how RUDE the desk person Irene was. Then I passed by the back of the office on my way to the room and can you believe she lives in the back of it?!? I got charged over $100 bucks for a room full of roaches! I had to wait until close to 6 PM to check in, and they wouldn't even let me leave my luggage there while I was snowboarding before check-in. I literally wound up bringing my luggage back to the other hotel I was staying at the 3 nights before and they held it for me! If you go there during the winter, don't expect a spa at the Alpine Inn and Spa...it will be full of snow!