Marvin S.
Yelp
Killington Mountain Lodge, Time there was 6 days in April.
We checked in late Saturday afternoon after a 10 hour drive from Baltimore. And keep in mind too that we had a little dog in tow too.
Now please keep in mind that before we headed to KML, I looked at the reviews for this 3-star lodge and there were many mixed reviews. Enough mixed reviews/opinions that I planned accordingly to bring our own water, our own sheets/pillow, I mean we were prepped for any of the conditions the reviewers cited.
We parked the car in the parking lot, although it had snowed LOTS recently, the lot was cleared! We parked easily enough and checked in at the front desk where we were greeted nicely by an individual who checked us in smoothly enough.
So far, so good. We made it to our room and quickly unloaded and inspected the place. Sheets clean and crisp, the pillows fluffy and clean, the bathroom sparkling! Even had the little complimentary soaps and lotions.
Big televisions in each room, with select networks available too. Netflix, ESPN, you get the idea.
Free Wi-Fi, easy to connect and actually stays connected for the duration you're in the building (unlike other places) and the balcony (we were on the top, third floor) was nice too although we were on the corner facing the road so the view was so-so.
Oh I gotta mention, the heat and air unit worked amazing for our whole stay! Unlike other places that take forever to cool the place down or heat it up.
And the time we were there the temps got as cold as 20 something at night, to 60 something in the days, so we needed both heat and AC! lol.
We unloaded and started to consider dinner. They have a bar and a grill/restaurant there, so of course we opted to get some food. And the food was good. The Chef was rather personable as were the bartenders too.
The food was good... and the drinks were on-point too (White Russian, Whiskey sour for me, a Shirley Temple for the wife).
I think the first night we had pasta & marinara.
And the view from the bar to the steam from the hot tub, and beyond that a nice view of a golf course that is behind the Lodge.
So far, I have found that the negative reviews were way off, but in their defense, Between Aug '23 and maybe Feb '24 this place was in transition (Hilton, I think, took 'em over and started fixing the place up).
Throughout the next 5 days we fould consistency at this place. The people were friendly (Eddie, the dog, pretty much adopted most of the crew there lol) and we chatted it up here and there. The Chef went out of his way to help with a special request too, without a single grumble or complaint.
The housecleaning crew, you always saw them busy from one point to another, but not quite busy enough to say Hello.
They have a breakfast buffet that cost I think $25... sign posted at the front door so you're not caught off guard. I did not care for the buffet though as it was too limited for the price. That is negative 1 or like 4 negatives...
1: buffet, meh.
2: only one elevator (they have a second but I think it's more for cleaning crew)
3: really need to re-stripe the parking lot to see parking lanes
4: No closets in the room (no seriously, lol).
So as not to ramble much more, food was really good (definitely a meat place (Steak, prime rib) but also veggie availability too), availability and consistency spot on with the whole crew, cleanliness aces, Starbucks in the lobby (limited hours) and some great restaurants and such in the area from steak, to Tapas, to chicken, and even a nice store at the bottom of the hill that has a deli, bakery and is an actual small grocery store and the prices decent.
Beds were sssooo comfy as was the blankets & pillows, the walls are thick (didn't hear the neighbors or the street noise).
It's a nice place to stay, don't let the negative reviews scare you away.