The website is beautiful and misleading. This place is not nice or relaxing. The property is similar to the website. As you drive in the property is beautiful. Green grass and pretty decorations, but once you get passed that you see the old run down buildings and the yard is unkept and pathetic. Very disappointing. 

Only 1 cabin is actually ON the river,but it's got trees and vegetation as a wall between the patio and the river. All others cabins are set back from the river and also have walls of vegetation and an unkept wild yard between them and the water. You can not see the water from the cabins and the view is terrible. 

Extremely old and thin walls. Got woke up 4 times between 7am & 8:30 am by the neighbors revving motorcycles. This continued until after 9am. When Called the front desk we were told they were having trouble with one of the 4 bikes and had to work on it. She said "we had to jump start one of them" making me believe that she not only knew that it was going on, but they were involved in the problem. The noise just kept getting worse and nothing was done about it. Then the fumes from the bike being continually run near our window started comin in even though the window was closed the entire time. We had it closed before that because the screen was too badly damaged to open it without letting bugs in. 

Older Woman with raspy voice that usually answers the phone is rude and acts like she is being inconvenienced every time we talked to her. Even to get the address so we could find the place because they only list a po box on their website. That should have been our first clue this week was going to suck. 

Housekeeping doesn't make your bed, change sheets, do dishes or clean up, but they still expect tips anyway. Not sure what for. They only refresh the towels that are on the floor. You can call and tell them not to come, but they are rude when you do and want you to call the morning of and every morning you dont want to tip them for nothing. There is no do not disturb sign like every other place on the planet. So much for sleeping in. 

Don't waste your time or money. This place is not worth it. 

Wow! What a pleasant and awesome discovery by finding this quaint cabin by the river in the Rockies. We had a two bedroom cabin with the river running right out the front door off the patio which also included private hot tub! Cabin was adequately furnished with kitchentte. Wireless internet was included as well. We had problems with the microwave and contacted the front desk and within an hour, a new microwave was delivered. Lots of wildlife to watch from the front window or right from the patio. Will definitely return and worth the little extra that you pay for a cabin versus a hotel room. Located just minutes from downtown Estes and the entrance to Rocky Mtn Nat'l Park. You're missing out if you drive by without stopping!

My wife and I stated three nights in "Marigold" – which is Room number 18 of the motel portion of the Brynwood property. The motel is located downstairs on the front section of the property. Individual cabins are located between the motel and the Big Thompson River. We loved our stay and found the room to be just what we needed. Our motel unit consisted of a main room furnished with two queen sized beds, four chairs, a small drop-leaf table, and a picture window; a small kitchenette equipped with a small fridge, microwave, two burner electric stove, a sink, and a few pots, pans, plates and cooking utensils; a dressing room with sink and clothes storage area; and a bathroom with a fiberglass tub/shower combo and a toilet. The room had a window A/C unit and a separate wall heater located in the main room. There was a large covered porch with benches on the front of the motel that was a great place to sit and look at the mountains. The place is quite old and the furnishings dated but it was all very well cared for, clean, and functional. Check-in and out were very quick and pleasant and the clerk provided us with suggestions for wildlife viewing areas. There is a heated pool (82 degrees) and a small hot tub located adjacent to the motel section of the property. We used the hot-tub each night during our stay and it was wonderful. The motel section is located adjacent to the highway that runs to Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) so there was a lot of traffic and road noise during the day. But the traffic and noise subsided after approx. 7:00 p.m. and things got pretty quiet. The best part of the motel is the view! The motel faces the mountains and the view is gorgeous. At sundown one evening, while we were sitting on the porch bench, several elk came strolling across the property immediately across the roadway – pretty neat! Brynwood is very well located and is only about a mile east of the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, 1.5 mile east of the RMNP entrance, and approx. 1.5 miles west of downtown Estes Park. There was a bus stop for the free shuttle (came by once per hour) about 100 yards west of the Brynwood entrance. As a word of warning, if you are one of those folks that require a newer chain-type motel with all of the associated amenities, Brynwood might not be the place for you. But if you don't mind something that's a little older and unique, you will probably find Brynwood to be a very decent place . My wife and I paid approximately $120 per night which we thought was a good price for such a well located, comfortable, and clean place with such a great view. We definitely plan on staying at Brynwood again in the future.

We stayed at Brynwood on the River for four nights in early September as a base for our hikes in Rocky Mountain National Park and it fit our needs very well.
Our "thirty something" daughter has joined us for the past four years to hike in the western National Parks in the fall. We like to have a separate bedroom for her for her privacy and # 19 (called Paint Brush) in the Lodge was just perfect. It included a microwave and small refrigerator as well as a separate room for her. We worried that it was right on the road but things quiet down fairly early and we were not bothered at all by the traffic. The room was clean, the appliances, the heater, a/c and overhead fans all worked well.
We enjoyed the heated pool and the hot tub jacuzzi after our hikes, too.
And the real bonus was that it was a short drive to the entrance of Rocky Mountain NP so we did not have to drive through down town Estes Park and the heavy traffic during Labor Day weekend.
Lucy, the manager, was very helpful in suggesting hikes and scenic drives as well as restaurants and attractions. We would stay there again if we return to the area.