Far View Lodge

A fantastic view with great rooms and food. Having a private balcony is the way to go when staying here. It is so quiet and peaceful at night. I had dinner in the lounge outside and it made for the perfect night.

I understand that this was a remote hotel and most people might be OK. However, we couldn’t deal with the mice in the room

Thank you for not having a tv in the room. Food was excellent. It was great not having the light pollution so that we could see the Milky Way at night.

The original room we were given was filthy, to the point that it looked like there was throw up on the wall. There was blood on the bedspread and pillows. One of the washcloths looked like it had been used as toilet paper and was there as though it was fresh for somebody to use. The front desk staff gave us the runaround to begin with until the manager was able to intercept a message from us. She was absolutely amazing. She apologized for all of the problems and gave us another room the same day. She was kind and very capable and had things taken care of quickly. We were refunded for one of the nights of our stay. Management is amazing but the support staff is not. They appear to be understaffed and the support staff seemed to not care. I believe they are seasonal workers and do not have a stake in the lodge. There's a monopoly on the food. There are only 2 places to eat at, and they are open at different times throughout the day, so you have to eat at one of the other. The rooms do provide a small refrigerator, and they have ice machines which were helpful. The rooms do not have televisions. Bring cards or games for when you are in the room. No access to the internet and no cell phone service. The walls are thin, and you can hear everything in the other rooms around you. We were not impressed. Hopefully they get their act together. Next time we will just stay in the city and drive to Mesa Verde if we decide to go back. Positive = location.

Good view and quiet

Ants in bathroom area (not many) The bathroom door very hard to open/close because not enough space under door

It was a beautiful property, with wild horses that were outside our patio when we woke up. The view was to die for. Our fan in our bathroom didn’t work, but other than that for the area I would hook it again.

Nice cabin feel at Mesa Verde National Park. Makes it much easier to get to the sites within the park. Ditto to all other comments about views.

Had a mouse in our room!

Very good location in the park. It’s definitely more “cabin-like” and basic. It was nice to have the restaurant there with incredible views and good food. The room rate was very affordable.

The property is fantastic for location. It's an average national park room. Nothing fancy at all, but what they don't tell you is Mesa Verde has pack rats. They get into the room and nest in the cars. I paid for a double bed, but after seeing the rat run out of the room into the room next door, my daughter slept with me. It's not like we could go anywhere else at 2am. Be aware, you may have an extra companion with you that you didn't expect.

Location was outstanding though very far from town... like 40 minutes. Hotel was very run down and stayed. It was basically a step up from camping but not much. The rooms were really tiny and liked like they were from the Brady bunch era. Our AC didn't even work. Lucky the windows opened and the area was safe enough to leave our windows open all night so we didn't bake. Restaurant was okay but we found out that a block down the road they sell the safe entres at the cafe for significantly less and you don't have to pay a server. But the price wasn't bad. Not sure I would stay there again unless morning ride in the area was available for close to the same price. It wasn't terrible... again the area and views were great.

Absolutely zero cell phone service. Adequate lodging for the middle of a National Park.

It was very quiet and pleasant. The decor was beautiful. There was an issue with a critter in my room.

Must stay if you plan to visit mesa verde. Great dining options

Far View Lodge was located approximately half way between the Visitors Center of park and points of interests. The lodge is operated by a concessionaire. Employees had limited knowledge/information of the park. It was difficult getting any info from them. The lodge rooms are extremely small for a family of four. There’s not many people staying there and it seems that they could have afforded making rooms a little bigger. It was difficult moving around the rooms with four adults and our luggage. The restaurant was great! Delicious food for a fine dining experience.

Far View Lodge is inside the boundaries of Mesa Verde. The room had a balcony and you could see the surrounding valleys for several miles. It was quiet and peaceful.

We loved the Far View Lodge! We had a room with a view and the sunset was amazing. Clean room that kept with the Mesa Verde theme. If you are going to Mesa Verde, I would definitely recommend staying here! Shaves about 40 mins off your drive time to the hikes and cliff dwelling tours.

Three good things....bed was comfortable, good view ( wild horses right out our window ), only place close to stay near the main part of the Park. Unfortunately, there were more bad things than good, especially considering the price! Linens were clean but badly stained, towels were ragged, baseboard off in the bathroom, ( a 5 minute repair job ), filter on the air conditioning unit was completely covered in dust and lint, maid help did not understand enough English to understand what was needed ( finely we helped ourselves to the necessary items from the open store room ), and those are only the things we can remember. The Lodge offers the only place to eat within miles and the food was so poor that we chose to eat cheese and crackers in the room for two nights! Unfortunately, if you don't want to drive the 25 miles back to Cortez, this is your only option!

Property was rundown, dated. Disappointed; expected higher quality accommodations in a national park. Staff we friendly though.