The hotel is advertising $99 next day rates, but the Website is unclear regrading the terms and conditions (so is the staff). Apparently this rate is only good for the first night's stay. The manager and front desk clerk(s) were extremely difficult to deal with - they know their rules, but they are not transparent to the customer. Just make sure you are perfectly clear with them when you make your reservation the night before (if you choose to use their special last minute rate for more than one night) what the rate for the subsequent nights will be. Take names.

I booked this hotel due to its location close to Lake Forest College. We were coming for a visit with our daughter and arriving in the eve. so I wanted to be close. It is right in the "village" of Lake Forest. It was easy to find. When we pulled up in front there was no place to pull over so I just jumped out and went in to check in. My husband and daughter drove around to the side and waited. The check in area is nice, small, and felt formal. Check in was quick and I was given two gold metal keys with our room number on them. They told us to park either in the lot on the side or go around to the underground parking. The lot was full except for some spots for valet parking. We were not offered that, so perhaps that was for the dining customers. Our room was clean and comfortable. The bedding was of great quality. The decorations were mostly semi antique. The chest of drawers was an antique but the two beds were brass. There were two closets with robes, hair dryer, and an iron. The bathroom was newly remodeled with travertine all around. It is however, very small. It would not be possible for two people to be doing anything at the same time unless one was in the shower stall. They have free Wi-Fi and free parking. We ate in the dining room downstairs which felt very formal. My daughter had come from school and practice so she was in sweat pants. My husband and I were dressed in our work clothes. I did ask the host if we needed to have her go back and change and he said she was fine but we did get some looks. This was on a Wed. night by the way. Most people there were over 50 and in suits. The meal was very good. The only negative I found was that the rooms had the old radiant heat from the unit on the wall and the control was tucked back on the back side of the unit close to the wall and not controlled by the thermostat on the wall. We had to leave our window open and it was around 45 degrees outside to cool it off enough to sleep. In defense of the hotel, we did not call down to the desk to ask as it wasn't as bothersome to me as it was to my husband. If you want a clean well managed hotel close to the college, then this is your stop. If you are wanting the Ritz, this will not do for you as I don't think you would find the rooms up to your standards. I was very pleased and would stay here again.

The Deer Path is my preferred hotel whenever I am out in Lake Forest for business. The staff is friendly, the hotel charming, the food is wonderful. The wifi is unpredictable, otherwise I've always had a very comfortable stay!

I think this is a fine place to stay in Lake Forest if you are going to a wedding in the area. The weddings AT the place are a little disuptive for other guests. Also, we could hear the people next to us through th eair vent clear as day...so no hanky panky in our room. It is a beutiful little place with alot of European character, It could use a good scrub and an update of some of the art.