Classic Lake Tahoe motel designed for adventure, between lake and mountain
Basecamp / South Lake Tahoe / CA /USA
I will just come right out and say it (again): I love motels! Motels are so closely connected to the whole concept of road trips, which I hate to admit, is my favorite way to vacation. To have the freedom to go where the road takes you, and whenever you want to stop, there is a motel to welcome you.
I probably don’t need to clarify this but I’ll do it just in case. it is not the generic, bland motels I am referring to but the ones that have been taken care of, either as a kind of homage to its past or that has been brought into the 21st century to meet the needs of the modern traveller. And regardless of which, they always have to have something unique for me to recommend them.
This one, Basecamp in Tahoe South is right up my alley. It belongs to a 3 motel chain (one in Boulder, CO and two in the Lake Tahoe area). All in all there are 73 rooms designed for adventure. The motel is located a short walk from the lake and an equally short walk from the Heavenly Ski Area gondola. So basically, this place is the perfect starting point for your Lake Tahoe adventure.
Lake Tahoe is so scenic it is almost ridiculous.
Welcome to Basecamp in Lake Tahoe South. Located among tall pine trees in the outskirts of town right on the border between California and Nevada.
In the courtyard of the motel there is a beer garden with open fires to keep you warm. And this cool vintage Airstream caravan.
I love how the trees have been kept and the buildings have been created around the trees.
The rooms have been designed for adventure with a super comfy beed to rest in after exploring the surroundings.
If you read this blog regularly you know I love a good hotel shop. Like this one.
I know, this is almost too much. The benefit of jet lag is that you wake up super early so you can catch the first rays of sunshine.
Of course you can’t come to Lake Tahoe in Winter and not ski. Me doing some telemark skiing in the old Olympic resort of Squaw Valley that has recently changed name to Palisades Tahoe.
This was my favorite place after returning to the hotel after a day skiing on the mountain.
RG inside info
This place is perfect if you…
…like me love motels and if you like to stay at places where everyone is wearing functional gear and there are no fancy clothes in sight. If you like skiing, hiking and water sports, this is your place.
My favorite thing about this place…
…was the courtyard. I like when it becomes a place where people linger. A place to relax after a day on the mountain with something cold to drink by the glow of an open fire.
What not to miss when staying here is…
…to do something adventurous or sporty. The options at Lake Tahoe are endless. We were here in Winter so the choice was easy for us: skiing, both alpine and cross-country. The scenery and the nature is so stunning.
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