Tu Tu' Tun Lodge

We had such a peaceful time! Thank you for hosting us on that beautiful spot on the Rogue River! We will be back with family when we can make it work! We loved the lodge rooms and the food was amazing! Staff was super friendly and helpful. We spent our last day at the spa which was a perfect ending!

I just can’t say enough good things about this place. I travel staying at nice places and eating at great restaurants to set expectations of my review. Exceptional: Mirror house was very nice, super cool and very clean The food was better than most places I’ve stayed at hands down. The view was amazing The staff was fantastic The remodel looks stellar Highly recommend!

Things can be seen two ways here! If you have been a long time customer of the TuTuTun Lodge, your return visit will be shocking and disheartening. Upon entering the grounds you will no longer see the beautiful green grass or putting greens and meticulous landscape. It has been turned into an unkept weed patch. Weird and disappointing! Check in now takes you to the Cottage where upon entering you are smacked in the face with an over embellished souvenir store that is more pricey than 5th Ave in New York! No longer is there anyone inside the lodge acting as customer service that called you by your first name. Yes, somehow the previous owners and the entire staff knew your name, room number, and what you like to drink. Now your lucky to be called mister or mrs.You have to hunt someone down to ask a question or take a 200 yard hike across the weed patch to the new office. The rooms seem to remain the same, but are aging and there seems to be a lot of little things broken or non functional. Lights, shower knobs, fireplace screens all lack attention. The firewood bins were empty and no kindling wood was available. The service has seen a steep decline as well. Before the takeover, the fireplaces were cleaned daily and a new fire was built, ready to light. Ours stayed dirty all weekend. The cleaning staff could be heard loudly complaining about their jobs and their lack of respect from the new owners. It felt like we were at a motel 6. What you will notice is an addition of Glass rooms, doubling the current occupancy rate. Yes, double the amount of people on site during a busy weekend is quite noticeable. The pool has seen an update with a nice fence and some potted plants. The once wonderful spread of horderves and wine has been replaced by some nasty cheese and stale bread things. The afternoon snack trays that were full of cookies, fruit, soda and waters are now just a small plate of cookies on the bar. Yuck. Dinner was just okay. I felt it was hit or miss, but for the cost it should always be a hit. Not so anymore. If you want to enjoy a cocktail, I highly suggest you bring your own bottle and make drinks in your room. After the first night, we went to town and bought our own liquor. Why? They charge $25 PER DRINK!!! There is also music that is played loudly throughout the night. So loud it sounded like a party. Around 1AM I actually got out of bed and found the speakers and un plugged them. Several people shouted "Thank You" from their rooms. In short the TuTuTu Tun lodge only exist by name! Why you came here, and why you paid a premium is no longer in existence. Now, If your a first time visitor you may enjoy your stay. Only because you don't know what your missing! Its sad to see the legendary lodge that the previous owners dedicated so much time and compassion to making sure you were treated like royalty no longer exists.

2 weeks ago, we had our 4th and final visit to TuTuTun Lodge. Unfortunately, this iconic gem on the beautiful Rogue River was purchased by new owners a little over year ago. The once beautifully maintained grounds have been, supposedly, repurposed to allow for native vegetation and the reduction in the use of fertilizers. It resembles a weed patch now. One of the reasons one goes to a resort like this is to appreciate seeing gardens that one doesn’t often encounter elsewhere. This is more likely a cost savings effort, and greatly reduces the charm of the place. Worst of all, the new owners have painted the clear vertical grain fir wainscoting black. This old growth fir heart wood is highly prized for its rarity and beauty. Its demise ranks on the criminal. I have no idea what would have motivated this beyond ignorance and lack of taste. The lovely Persian gabbeh carpets in the main building are gone and replaced with cheap Turkish and Persian junk. Formerly, meals were served family style at shared tables in keeping with fishing lodge tradition. While I don’t look for opportunities to meet with people outside of my friends, dining with others over the years has been surprisingly stimulating and fun. The new owners have a different “vision”. There are other changes that are difficult to understand, but all I can say is that it’s hard to see this lovely place denigrated, except for the river and staff, it’s just another place.

This place was fantastic for a romantic luxury getaway. Everyone was so friendly and helpful. Hannah was our waitress at dinner and she was amazing! She made our dinner such a fantastic experience. The meals are yummy but pricey with limited options. I’m not sure how allergy friendly the restaurant is from what I saw. Breakfast is not included with the expensive room price. The one thing we felt was missing was a tv in our room. Retiring at night, especially with evening happening earlier during wintertime, we expected to cuddle up with drinks and a movie. That might not matter to many, but it was a disappointment for us.