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Truckee Donner Lodge

2.5 star property
Hotel near Donner Lake in Truckee

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Lobby sitting area
Front of property
Business centre
Executive Room, 1 King Bed
Lobby sitting area

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Business services

Explore the area

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10527 Cold Stream Rd, Truckee, CA, 96161
  • Place, Donner Memorial State Park
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Emigrant Trail Museum
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Donner Lake
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Airport, Reno, NV (RNO-Reno-Tahoe Intl.)
    ‪50 min drive‬

Room options

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Family Suite

Family Suite

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Double Sofa Bed and 2 Queen Beds

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Executive Room, 1 King Bed

Executive Room, 1 King Bed

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(95 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Executive Room, 2 Queen Beds

Executive Room, 2 Queen Beds

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(50 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

About the area

Truckee

Close to the beach.Within a 5-minute walk of this Truckee hotel, you'll find Tahoe National Forest and Donner Memorial State Park. Emigrant Trail Museum and Donner Lake are also within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Donner Memorial State Park - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Emigrant Trail Museum - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Donner Lake - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • KidZone Museum - 19 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Coyote Moon Golf Course - 2 min drive - 2.9 km

Getting around

  • Truckee Station - 3 min drive
  • Reno Tahoe Intl. Airport (RNO) - 40 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Starbucks - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Coffeebar Bakery - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Panda Express - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Truckee Donner Lodge

Hotel near Donner Lake in Truckee
Public spaces have free WiFi. You'll find a business center on site. Free breakfast is available daily. A seasonal outdoor pool, a vending machine, and multilingual staff are also featured at the business-friendly Truckee Donner Lodge. Self parking is free.

This Truckee hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 65 guestrooms or units
  • 3 levels
  • To-go breakfast (free)
  • Business facilities
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Television in lobby
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
Truckee Donner Lodge offers 65 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary newspapers and hair dryers. Televisions come with premium satellite channels and pay movies. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include showers.

This Truckee hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs, as well as phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Fenced pool
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Pool gate
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free on-the-go breakfast available daily 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Seasonal outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Elevator
  • Grab bar in shower
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • In-room roll-in shower
  • Lever door handles
  • Phone accessibility kit
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Pay movies
  • Premium channels
  • Satellite channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
If you are planning to arrive after 11:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10 per night.

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A damage deposit of USD 100.00 will be collected before check-in.
  • This property's damage deposit is payable via a secure link and is due within 24 hours after booking. Advance payment of the damage deposit is required to check in.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit in each accommodation.

We should mention

  • The seasonal pool will open in June and close in September.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

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Truckee Donner Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 589 out of 1019 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 266 out of 1019 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 85 out of 1019 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 40 out of 1019 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 39 out of 1019 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Tiarra J

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It's Truckee California, I didnt spend much time at the hotel . It was clean, every thing worked, and breakfast not to shabby.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Alexandra

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The overall room was good enough for a couple day stay (2 at max). Would not recomend for a longer stay. Bathroom and room were decent looking. But the king bed and pillows could definitely deserve a mention. The matress felt like one of those old time spring matressess that had us feeling beat up when we work up. It would be something if we even had neck support with the pillows but the pillows just melted flat. We kept waking up and trying to shape it like playdough as we slept and there was no support there.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff clean rooms awesome breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Francisco

Liked: Cleanliness
A+
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tyler

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Kathy

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Disappointing

Safe parking. Hot tub not working. No view. Traffic noise all night. Terrible coffee. King room comfortable. Too expensive for few amenities.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melinda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is my seco d time staying here and it's great. We come to visit and fish around Truckee, typically in more of the off-season and we have had wonderful experiences each time. Love the pillows. This last time we stayed in a room right next to the elevator so it was a little npisy, but otherwise great.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

elenalani

Travelled with family
The big let down was when we got there at night, there was a sign that said the front desk would be back 30 minutes later. We were cold and tired, and had to wait 30 minutes for a supposedly 24-hour front desk.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Dena

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The pool and hot tub were not available, our room was right across from ice machine which was noisy and young staff was very unprofessional.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Mauricio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Phyllis

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Jill

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Great bed and very clean. Hot tub not working 9/25/25. Coffee machine down at breakfast. Buffet was aweful!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Jerry

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy check in, nice staff. Loved the simple breakfast and the coffee in the lobby. Nice little swimming pool and hot tub. Room was cute with a nice view.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Judi

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Staff was nice, check-in and out was fast. We had a problem with our TV, the cable that goes into the wall was loose so it glitched while watching. I fell in the shower because the tub was slippery and no grids or mat to prevent that. The pool and hot tub are outside. Went in September so it was too cool for pool so wanted to use hot tub but it was closed. Not a place to hang out but ok if you are just passing through for the night.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

cris

Disliked: Staff & service

Insulted by staff, ignored by management

Read the 1-star reviews before you book. I normally don’t, because I generally assume they’re one-off situations, but my experiences matches many others at TD Lodge. When I arrived, I had a booking mistake (my error, not theirs). As I tried to resolve it the host snapped at me and said, “I’ll only help you if you stop being a BIT**.” Completely inappropriate in any scenario. I did not react and only at the end of our discussion calmly said I shouldn’t have been spoken to that way, which was met with more expletives. (She also mentioned hating her job — it showed.) I shared the experience by asking the GM to step aside privately, so as not to make a scene, but hoping they would could do some training. At first I was met with defensiveness by the AGM, but the GM seemed to listen, which I appreciated. They then offered to help with my booking issue, but then dodged my follow-up: multiple calls/emails, and had desk staff send me in circles to an “off-site GM” who "didnt have time to talk" to me. (Their website’s “Our Team” page listing the CEO and heads of staff is just stock photos and fake names :/ ) I've done everything I can for 2 weeks to not have to write this bad review b/c with some changes this spot could be great. BUT between being insulted by staff and ignored by management, it’s clear this hotel doesn’t care about its guests. Absolutely unprofessional, unacceptable. Do not stay here. If you know who owns Hoseit Management LLC, pass this along to them please.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Allie

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Shawn

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
The place could use an update.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Kirsty

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Borislava

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Was clean ,breakfast was not great and the coffee machine stopped working the next day and there was not a backup coffee maker for guests The front desk lady said the room has coffee maker but it’s actually instant Nescafé
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Frances

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice that it is located right next to Donner Memorial Park. The hallways and grounds need to be cleaned and better maintained, looking kind of run down. Not the exceptional rating that I saw online, more like just a good rating.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025