Husband and I stayed at the Discovery Lodge during spring break 2018. The lodge was quiet and relaxing. We have stayed in several rooms at this location but love the king balcony room that overlooks the pond and golf course is our favorite. We enjoy the hot tub spa with a nice view of the mountains. The lodge is in walking distance to downtown. The staff is very accommodating and they have always taken good care of us. We have stayed here multiple times over the past 5 years and plan to book early for our next visit.

Had yet another very pleasant stay at Discovery Lodge. The room we were booked for was getting a small repair. Rather than have us wait for that room, we were upgraded to a suite 104 (very nice and clean). David and Jennifer went beyond being helpful, without me saying a thing. Each visit has been very nice (10 and counting). Rooms are clean (gracias Araceli y sus companeros de trabajo). Highly recommend this motel to all visiting Estes Park.

Positive: The views both east and west were awesome! The heater (important in February) was very responsive and unusually quiet for a motel room. The smell of the room when we first entered was very mild and pleasant. The beds were a bit too firm for us, but not bad otherwise. We liked the deeper tub for a hot soak. We didn't try the outdoor hot tub, dreading the cold outisde. When the ground is less icy, this place would be ideal for walking to the downtown area or the lake trail. And I loved the small upper parking area (4 spots) that meant I didn't have to climb stairs to get to my room.

Negative:I really wish the room had a microwave, even a tiny, weak one. No hair dryer either. But I knew these were absent and I got a great rate--that's all square.

In a busier season, you might not get a parking spot at the top and then have to climb stairs with your gear.

But the one thing that bothered me was that the room to which I was first assigned had a "sliding" glass patio door as its only entrance. The door glide mechanism was so worn it didn't slide. I am a small senior, and it took all I had to close (drag) the door. I went to the office to complain. The man at the desk told me he had noted the problem that very morning in his inspection. He moved me to a good room nearby. But there were so many vacant rooms, why oh why did they go ahead and give me the problem room to start with? Did the man and woman fail to communicate this relevant information to each other all day? It was a mild nuisance to have to move my stuff.