Tom L.
Yelp
Location, service and breakfast - 5 stars
Room and amenities - 3 stars
This place is perfect for anyone planning to ski at Bromley. Large parking lot (gets busy on the weekend, but you should find a space by the end of the ski day) and the place is super clean. It's a bit outdated, but still what you expect in a ski lodge.
Main floor has a large fireplace, TV and couches in a spacious sitting area on the main floor, games, plus a standard sized pool table too. Breakfast area and a small bar (takeout window only) also on this floor.
Lower level has the arcade room for the kids and it is a huge space. Plus side is it keeps the young ones busy and out of your way if you stay without young children. Downside is the space has many out of order games and others that simply take your money without warning. We lost a dollar on skee ball on Monday. No biggie. Just not marked how much it cost and it wasn't working after four quarters.
Also a nice large room for your ski gear on this level. Not a space that makes you feel super comfortable leaving your gear, but I am told they lock it overnight. Small laundry space too. $5 for 2 hours. You can simply add the charge to your room at the front deck.
Our room was a standard double and it wasn't bad at all. No balcony or view of the mountain, but we had a large window to open and you'll need it. It was very warm in the lodge itself and our room too with no option to control the temp, so be prepared. Beds were fairly comfortable and sheets were fresh and clean. Shower pressure was the best I have ever experienced and the water was scalding hot.
Breakfast was a huge plus on Sunday, but don't expect anything close to that for midweek of if there aren't many guests. I get why they cut things down tremendously, but we went from eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes and killer pancakes on Sunday to a small plate of muffins (bran/multiwhatever and blueberry) and they weren't very good. They still had dry cereal, oatmeal, bagels and cream cheese and toast, but a big letdown after being overwhelmed with options on Sunday. No heads up on the major change. We ended up going out for breakfast on our way out of town.
Everyone working there were super nice. Rob greeted us when we arrived and went over everything in great detail (ok, maybe not what to expect for breakfast on Monday :) ). The folks in the dining area were very nice too. That is always a plus.
Not sure we will ski Bromley again in the near future, but booking this lodge would be a no brainer if we decided to do so.