Spring-cleaning and projects...

So, you think the annual spring-cleaning of your home is a lot of work. Consider what we have to go through at Inn by the Lake when “old man winter” bids adieu to spring. Business typically slows in April & May and we put our maintenance & housekeeping staffs to work going through each of our 100 rooms and suites performing heavy cleaning.

The Inn was built in stages, with the pool building opening in 1982. It’s not easy to develop or build anything in the environmentally sensitive Tahoe Basin. As a result there are only a few south shore lodging properties newer than Inn by the Lake. We have great owners and they allow us to reinvest the bulk of our excess cash flow back into the property. Alas, the only type of Tahoe lodging properties that have been build in recent years were either timeshare or condo hotels.

Projects this spring included replacing sinks and faucets in our Pool Building units. The 34 units in our Lake Building were painted to include the corridors. We currently have on order new soft goods for this building to include desk & lounge chairs, pictures, lamps and sleeper sofas (for the suites). The week of June 4th we will be taking delivery of new Serta Perfect Sleeper Concierge Suite Plush bed sets. This will complete the total property wide replacement of all box springs and mattresses started last year.

Ace Anderson and his crew came off the mountain in April (Ace does ski patrol for Heavenly Mountain Resort in the winter) to activate our sprinkler system and revive and enhance our extensive grounds. As I write, the lawns are already looking better. However, we typically do not plant flowers until the first week of June out of fear of a late snowstorm. Bob Alcorn will be patching, sealing and re-striping our parking lots beginning next week. This will be the 18th consecuitive year that Bob and his son have made our lots safe and pretty. Our signature bi-level spa will undergo a “face lift” beginning on June 4th. The interior will be completely refurbished to include new plaster, safety strips etcetera. Hope to have it back up to 103 degrees by Sunday June 9th.

Take a break from your spring-cleaning and come up to Tahoe and see the results of our efforts soon.

Best Regards,
Dan

Welcome to Inn by the Lake's updated web site!

We just launched Inn by the Lake's updated web site. Quite candidly we still have some work to do. Please be patient with us as we add content and improve functionality. A primary goal of our new site is to foster more interaction with guests, potential guests and anyone else interested in our INN. We hope this blog will contribute to this dialog.

Moving forward we will share with you what Inn by the Lake and its Team represents. And what we are not. Travel is not only my profession but my family's favorite pastime. Thought you might be interested in some "insiders tips" on Inn by the Lake, Tahoe and travel in general.

From time to time we will also post blogs from other team members here at Inn by the Lake. Many know the secrets and pleasures of Lake Tahoe better than I.

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Warm Regards,
Dan