Cynthia W.
Yelp
I've stayed at two Loge properties and I'm not completely satisfied with either - they seem rather expensive for what you get. Nevertheless, it's a fun concept and clearly some folks love these places.
The bathroom had visible staining/dirt on the floor (see photos). The little bits of carpet by the beds are dirty. The room is dark but at least then you can't see the carpet. The chest of drawers was very rickety, like it came from a free pile. No luggage racks and nowhere to put your duffle bag except for your bed. No coffee pot to brew coffee. Their model seems to be to superficially revamp vintage (old and tired) motor lodges in mountain towns, therefore, very thin walls. Trains blow after 10pm and before 6am - see thin walls - this might wake you up. The camping looked like horse stalls. Barely enough room to park you car in the stalls.
No security lock inside for you.
Aside from the fact that our confirming texts and emails asserted that they were stoked to see us, our barista seemed less than stoked to serve me coffee.
On the plus side, the charm of old and tired motor lodges in mountain areas is there. There are multiple fire pits that the management trusts you to operate on your own. The common spaces are clean and bright. I loved the keypad to enter the room - no key, and in this case, no hunting down staff to get a key. The room is quite spacious. The beer that you can buy until 5 pm is fantastic and there are bike rentals. The sheets were clean and the bedspreads were freshly laundered. The room was beautiful with vaulted ceilings and full sized huge windows that looked out onto the forest and some old building supplies.
I am outdoorsy so i think I would be included in their demographic. I do go on ski trips and stayed at the Bend location to ski Bachelor. We could drag our stuff in and make a mess without damaging the carpet but it was still too expensive to justify the cost for the amenities. When we skied bachelor this year, we stayed across the street at the Tetherow. For $200 vs. $250, we got a hot tub, pool, sauna, cookies, snacks, a hand-written thank you note, acres of wild lands to explore, two restaurants, a spotless room, actual wine and water glasses, and a rockstar balcony with an amazing view. That was money well spent.
I'd stay again - in this case, at $179/night in June for two queen beds, it was the most reasonable room in Shasta. I guess Loge is ideal for tired parents of rowdy and messy young children who want a beer at the end of the day and are happy about the s'mores and campfires and not needing to care if their kids are rough on the room.