Skamania Lodge

The good first: Location is stunning. The Less good : Food is below average at premium price The Lesser good : Staff is def not friendly ( at best just artificially polite) The Really bad : Having a noisy train tooting every hour night and day made the night in the glamping horrible !! The even worst : I boocked a spa massage, the lady that came looking for me was waiting for a female client, was def surprised I was a male. Seemed really uncomfortable with that and it translated in a poor expedited massage basically just on shoulders and feet clearly to stay away from a standard body massage. I still paid premium price for that

I booked online, nowhere while booking did it mention anything about parking fees, I am a fairly regular customer since they opened over thirty years ago and never been charged separately for parking. In fact my booking states all fees are paid. Surprise, there is an additions $15 plus tax per day for parking. The customer service manager had the personality of a cucumber, indifferent, on the other hand her boss was good, I finally reached him and explained the situation, he was somewhat receptive, and removed the fees. This fee is a junk fee and is ILLEGAL under the consumer protection act that states no HIDDEN FEES. and I will file a complaint with the appropriate government agencies if this is not addressed on the website. All they have to do is Simply add a box where you can add parking to your trip and that way your total is accurate and no hidden fees, after you click book room, they always have a page that pops up asking you if you want to add chocolate or dinner to your room etc .. I will be checking the website and keep an eye on this, this is one of my favorite places to go. I wish they would bring back the wood burning fire place and the evening coffee and hot chocolate etc ... They claim that other hotels in Portland charge those fees, Portland is a big city and parking is limited, this Lodge is in the middle of nowhere, no reason for hidden parking fees, on this same trip we stayed at the amazing Oregon Gardens Lodge, which is fairly similar, but no resort fees, no parking fees, and visiting the gardens is included and hot breakfast is also included. Room prices are similar but no hidden fees

Beautiful setting and very nice glamping tents but the passing train noise ruins the experience. If you are a light sleeper, I would not recommend it.

Beautiful spot! Great location, close to everything we wanted to see on the gorge. Very friendly staff. You really need a few days here to enjoy the whole property.

Stayed here for one night while in the gorge. The building and grounds are very nice and interesting. Nice indoor/outdoor pool area and plenty of outside activities. We enjoyed the onsite hiking trails for a quick walk - nothing extreme but a good quick getaway into the wilderness nearby. Service was friendly. Room was clean and large.