Dirty, dirty, dirty...bug infested room. We reserved a townhome with a kitchen. Not what we got though.....No kitchen. Old, dirty room with filthy carpet and broken furniture. We could not wait to leave. We did enjoy our hikes each day but coming back to that room was horrible. The owners home is gorgeous; it is obvious where they have put their money. Would highly recommend the lodge on the other side of the lake. There are NO meals served at the resort so you must drive to find breakfast. The grounds are absolutely beautiful. It is really a shame the owners don't care of the rooms. And lastly; the term resort should not be used to describe this place. $200/night is a resort price but this is no resort.

I don’t think I’ve ever even made a mental list of the faults of a vacation rental, let alone written one down, but the disparity between what we got and what we ought to have gotten from Lake Quinault Resort for $169 per night is pretty outrageous.

I’ll start with the misrepresentation. We reserved quarters the resort called a one bedroom kitchenette. That term implies a separate bedroom, a sitting area with a couch or reading chairs, small kitchen plus bathroom. What we got was a small, fairly shoddy motel room filled with a queen sized bed, a small table and two chair. The kitchen had 1.3 square feet of counter space, only three spoons, no cooking knife. There was an empty one foot of space to the right of the stove and two feet eight inches to the left that could have been filled with useful counter space if they cared enough to put it in. The old refrigerator was the noisiest I’ve ever had to listen to; it had a burnt out light which they were unable to replace til the third day.

We’re not large people, but the 3/4 bath, six feet by less than five, was extremely cramped even for us - fourteen inches between the front of the toilet bowl and the vanity. The hallway light was on a chain pull switch that couldn’t be reached without the aid of a chair. The manager came and rigged it with a piece of fishing line and a sinker. They claimed to have WIFI, but we couldn't get it in our quarters.

We’re not snobs. We’ve stayed in places like this quite happily, but for $50 dollars. Throw in $20 for the view and surroundings, and we still paid $100 too much per night. And we never would never have booked three nights with a two-week-in-advance cancellation policy if we’d known how their use of “one bedroom kitchenette” was a complete misrepresentation.

The walls were very thin - we heard the people in the next room talking, coughing, snoring. There’s a small rocky beach that the manager’s golden retriever uses for a toilet. There’s no dock or raft for sunning.

Most waterfront establishments that call themselves resorts have water craft available for rent. This place doesn’t. In fact, even their $10 evening cruise on the lake was out of service. I should note here that Lake Quinault is beautiful, but if you’re like us, people with an urge to get out on the water, you better bring your own boat. There are no motor or sailboats for rent anywhere on the lake. Lake Quinault lodge has a few fairly clunky canoes, kayaks, row boats and peddle boats, but nothing adequate for exploring a lake of this size.

It has a beautiful lawn and gardens. They seem to take pride in those. Too bad they're clueless about the comfort and convenience of their guests.

I would recommend anyone staying here ask for rooms 1-4. after that you get tiny bathrooms,leaky faucets, and questionable gas stoves. Better to pay more for a larger place than you might need and get newer facilities.
The grounds and view are fantastic. Maybe they could have used some of the money they spent on that to remodel.

Spent 2 nights here. Very friendly staff. Almost felt like a bed and breakfast. Very quaint and lovely property that you could easily have a wedding at or a family photo shoot. There are two levels down to the lake. The first level down has a nice covered barbecue area and yard. And the lake level has a nice beach area. Beach camp fires are allowed. Lounge chairs are all around for sun catching and picnic tables for dining. There is no restaurant on the property. That would of been nice. There is a hiking path across the road that leads to a huge cedar tree through the rainforest. Pretty easy hike.

The room was just ok. It needs a lot of updating. Very bland. They could really do a lot with some fresh paint and just putting up some nice pictures. The TV was very small. Beds slept fine though. Bathroom was outdated too. Everything worked though.

You definitely paid for the location here. I'd say it was worth it. You should check it out!