Made our second trip here in two months, and both stays were excellent. We stayed in cabins 3 & 6, and have nothing but good to say about the lodging, staff, wildlife, and Estes Park.
The location is perfect, as we were in the park viewing the elk within 8 minutes of leaving the cabin. Of course, there is a huge bull elk on the property that you can always watch from your cabin. Estes Park is literally 5 minutes away, so this is definitely the best location around!
We much prefer the privacy and comfort of a cabin to a hotel or condo, so the lack of full room service isn't an issue. And they do provide fresh towels, bath amenities, firewood, and trash removal, so were quite comfortable.
The staff was excellent and was most helpful with our questions and concerns. We even wrote to ask about weather conditions and wildlife viewing before our trip, and got an email response in hours. Plus, There was always fresh cookies in the office, along with the usual helpful service.
Check out their website for all the info you need, and more. This is definitely one of the most informative lodging site I've seen, and was one of the reasons we chose McGregor.
Some that had issues here, could have avoided it if they'd read the available info.
We are completely happy with McGregor Mountain Lodge, and will return in the Spring.
For comfort, location, wildlife, and the friendly staff, we don't see a reason to stay elsewhere.

We travel to Estes Park once or twice a year to hike and explore in RMNP. This was our first stay at this establishment and we will definitely be returning. The cabins are clean and well stocked for all of your needs. The place feels rustic and authentic to the mountain experience yet is modern and convenient. The owners and staff are friendly and helpful beyond compare. This was a trip to remember.
My only suggestion would be to plan your visit for cooler times of the year as they do not have air conditioning. The entire place sits on a hill, which while providing the best views we're ever experienced in a local, leaves it wide open to the hot afternoon sun. One day during our stay the temps reached 85 degrees, and we used the oven for dinner. This made for a very warm nights sleeping. Otherwise A+ all around!!!

Our stay at the Mac Mountain Lodge was mixed. Yes it is really close to the park entrance, and the area is of course wonderful, but when we got there we were met by a rather strange greeting of "oh gosh I only have one room and it's like a shoebox", which we think was really just a way of trying to get us to upgrade to the bigger room and pay more. There is no room service, and the explanation for that was "well most people don't actually want that" which is well we all know what that's about. Give them credit for making up the room after we complained. Don't get me wrong this is a good place, but for the coin you spend you probably want to save it, by the way there are so many choices in Estes Park, and the internet makes it seem like there is only a few, stay here maybe but don't expect the results of all the glowing reviews.

My family and I used this lodging option related to the "pet friendly" policy. The lodge we stayed was outdated, but the rugged feel felt good with the approximation the Rocky Mountain National Park. With the rugged feel, you also had the rugged temperature. These units are not air conditioned. Keep this in mind, while you are higher in elevation, during our time in Colorado it was near 98 degrees.

We did have a nice view of the wildlife; in all we saw one bear and many birds. There was also a trail behind the lodges, which was rugged but a nice 20 min hike round trip.

Now to touch on my headline. Please be cautions of the owners dogs. We read reviews prior to going to this lodge but it was worse then what we expected. The owners dogs roam freely about on the grounds, and often approach the guests. We found that during our time of grilling the dogs would gather around our table and beg, we were also told by other guests that they'd jump on the table and take your food. We attempted to divert them away, however, we didn't have any success. During our last day at the lodge one of the resident dogs approached our dog and attacked him, biting him. We were accompanying our dog and had him on a lease, following the rules of the lodge for animals. When the owner was approached about the attack he responded, "sometimes they go after the dogs on leashes." No apology, we asked for shot records of their dog. Now you know why they post the distance to the nearest vet on their website. We will by submitting the bill to McGregor Mountain Lodge.

Final comments, great views, "rugged" accommodations, not customer focused. I think they are content on not having repeat customers. They charge extra for firewood, rental movies, and for room service.

Also, they don't offer the following anymore: coffee, cookies, or room service.