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Hotel Stay at Gateway Inn in Grand Lake, CO
Gateway Inn
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Family-friendly hotel surrounded by Rocky Mountain National Park; located near hiking and skiing trails and Colorado's largest lake
What You Get
View local health guidelines for travel here
- Stay for two in a king room, king balcony room or king balcony room with fireplace, or four in a double-queen room
Masks are required in public unless eating or drinking. The property is using special industrial disinfectant for a 45-second kill on surfaces. Every housekeeper is taking extra precautions with masks and gloves.
Hotel at a Glance: Gateway Inn
Located 1 mile from the western entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park, the Gateway Inn occupies a tranquil spot in Colorado's high-country wilderness. The inn is a true family-run business—owners Tom and Debi designed and built the wooden lodge in 1999. With Rocky Mountain National Park surrounding the inn on three sides, it's easy to connect with the great outdoors during your visit.
- Handmade log furniture can be found in each individually decorated guest room.
- When it's warm outside, you can go hiking, biking, fishing, or golfing.
- Watch the sunset over nearby Shadow Mountain Lake from the inn's back porch.
- Relax: with a dip in the onsite hot tub (currently unavailable) or by lounging on the newly remodeled deck with fire-pits and mood lighting. Dinner is also available to be served on the deck.
- Grab a bite at the full-service O-a Bistro offering dinners full of locally sourced and seasonal ingredients.
Grand Lake, Colorado: Western Gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park
Nestled beneath snowcapped peaks, the town of Grand Lake is known as the Western Gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park. The charming village, dotted with quaint cabins and summer homes, sits adjacent to Trail Ridge Road, a 43-mile route that winds through the park, providing glimpses of mountain wildlife and dazzling views that stretch to Wyoming.
Grand Lake was named after the largest natural body of water in Colorado, which hugs miles of shoreline just north of the hotel. Here you can angle for brown trout and mackinaw, or take to the waters on a pontoon boat. Grand Lake's historical boardwalk evokes the Old West with rustic saloons, art galleries, and horse-drawn taxicabs.
Other Details
Room Details
King Room, King Balcony Room, and King Balcony Room with Fireplace
- One king bed
- Standard occupancy: 2
- Maximum occupancy: 2
Double-Queen Room
- Two queen beds
- Standard occupancy: 4
- Maximum occupancy: 4
Hotel Policies
- Check in: 4 p.m to 8 p.m.; please call property ahead of time for check-in instruction if arriving after 8 p.m.
- Check out: 11 a.m.
- Parking: free
- Smoking policy: no smoking inside the property.
- Pet policy: pets are not allowed inside the property.
- Accessibility: please contact property for handicap accessibility requests or options.
- Room upgrades: not available
Amenities
- Deck with fire pit tables
- Lounge
- Electric bike rentals (fees apply)
- Lounge with specialty drinks
- Restaurant and Tavern
- Hot tub
- Sauna
- Complimentary Wi-Fi access
- Boat and snowmobile parking area
Traveler's Tips
- Front desk is open 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. in winter. Contact the property if planning to check in later than front desk opening hours.
- Property is located after Chamber of Commerce on Highway 34.
- US Highway 34 (from Estes Park to Grand Lake) through the Rocky Mountain National Park is closed during the winter months, and will not reopen until travel is safe. Please contact the park directly at 970-586-1206, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., or anytime at 970-586-1222
- Rocky Mountain National Park requires an online reservation unless visiting after 5 p.m.
Getting There
- Nearest airport: Denver International Airport (DEN; 125 miles)
- Distance from Denver: about 101 miles
Need To Know Info
- 72-hour cancellation notice required prior to check-in or reservation is non-refundable; reservations made within cancellation window are non-refundable
- No-shows will be charged total Groupon rate
- Traveler name must match ID at time of check-in
- No refunds will be processed by Groupon after check-in
- Must be 18+ to check in
- Credit card required at check-in
- Rates may vary by date and are subject to availability
- Dates cannot be changed once booked; valid only for night(s) purchased
- Final price at checkout may include an additional Groupon service fee, which Groupon retains as compensation for facilitating your reservation; this fee will not exceed 6% of the nightly cost of the reservation
- Total price is inclusive of all taxes and fees.
- Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.
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About Gateway Inn
Customer Reviews
- staff
- hotel
- bar
- bed
- lake
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Joyce
1 rating|1 review
Our stay was great. The staff was more than accommodating. Aside from food odors coming from the restaurant into our room and couldn't get free wifi, it was a very pleasant stay. Room was clean and a great view from our room.
Melissa
10 ratings|4 reviews
The room was very nice and clean. The bed was very comfortable. We ate at the restaurant on-site and it was delicious. Lots of locals eat there also and it was very nice chatting with them.
Dorothy
1 rating|1 review
I just loved how clean and gorgeous the bedroom furniture was and the electric fireplace was an awesome addition to the room. The staff was incredibly friendly and accommodating.
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AdrienneP171
|1 review
Lovely Hotel A beautiful hotel with loads of gorgeous wood appointments, like the wooden floor! Two fabulously comfortable beds and lots of lovely towels and cloths. Very quiet and we also had a little balcony. Very friendly staff. The usual amenities in the room included a microwave, ginormous television, fridge, hairdryer, hangers, chest of drawers and a table with two chairs. Even though there was a bar/restaurant right below us, we didn't hear a thing. The view from our little balcony was beautiful but you couldn't see the lake. The mountains were spectacular though. I would love to stay here again.
capitall21
|1 review
Good place to stop on way to Rocky Mt Ntl Park! We stayed one night, on our way to Rocky Mountain National Park. The room was clean and decorated like a rustic mountain cabin, which was cute. There was an electric fireplace on one wall and a balcony with a distant view of the lake. The bathroom was rather small, but adequate and the bed was comfortable. We did not eat at the hotel restaraunt, due to mixed reviews. This was a nice place to stop, as we wanted to be close to the National Park entrance, due to an early reservation entrance time at RMNP. This worked out great for us and Grand Lake was a cute little town.
goresja
|1 review
Balcony View = cigarette smell and noise. Save your $$ We paid extra for a room with a balcony. While the room itself was fine (clean), the balcony was a TOTAL waste of money. First of all, the workers sit and smoke/chat right below the balcony, in the parking lot area. Thus, one could not even enjoy the balcony view or leave the sliding door open due to cigarette smoke/chatter noise. Second, the bar had a live singer for several hours the evening we stayed. Our room was about 3 down from the restaurant area. The singing was SO LOUD INSIDE our room, even with all the doors/windows closed and blinds drawn. The woman was some kind of guitar/folk singer, which is not our cup of tea. She played for at least two hours (from when we got to our room at 7:00 until 9:00 pm). We had a white noise machine cranked up as loud as it would go and could STILL hear the woman singing clear as day inside our room. Watching TV or relaxing was impossible. The balcony was a no-go. We resorted to putting in headphones and watching things on our tablets at a loud setting to drown out the singing. The fact that they sold this room at a premium, rather than a steep discount, is bananas. Fortunately, we were only staying one night and hit the road early the next morning. The options for hotels in this town seemed pretty slim. I don't think we'd stay in this town again after this experience.