Lassen Mineral Lodge - Mineral, California

Chiara M.

Beautiful location, very close to the Lassen National Volcanic Park, nice rooms, friendly owners.
Me and my fam stayed at the lodge for one night, the rooms were clean and cozy. We also had breakfast the following morning at the restaurant and the food was great! Particularly recommend the espresso coffee and the cappuccino. 🙂

Brian S.

Friendly, welcoming, and accommodating staff. The rooms are old but everything works, and if you're staying here chances are you're going to be spending most of your time in Lassen NP anyway. The restaurant is also great, especially after a long day of hiking. They have an amazing selection of beer, and many of their recipes are old family recipes belonging to the staff.

Allison A.

Pros: Friendly staff, especially Brandy who is awesome. Just 8 miles from Lassen's SW entrance. Can order deli sandwiches at breakfast to take for later in the day. They are big and good.

Cons: No A/C (just a ceiling fan which I found insufficient for 90-degree days), a few spiders in the room including on the pillow. Breakfast is average.

Jojo

I'm giving this place 5 stars because it is a very old lodge, run by a friendly family. The older gentleman lives there year-round and probably has his entire life and his family members come to work the summer. The restaurant was delicious, lots of family recipes and for a very rustic resort, it felt like we had everything we could possibly need at this little motel, a store, a restaurant and a spacious hotel room. I had read the reviews about the grumpy old man, but I assure you that he's just an old guy, set in his ways, and he was respectful to us. He answered all my questions, he can be a bit short with you, but it's just his style. I don't think he means any disrespect. He's an elder and I think you just need to respect his ways and you'll be just fine. I booked a larger room with air conditioning because I was worried it might be too hot without it. I can't even remember if we used the AC or not. The room was a comfortable temperature as far as I remember it. My biggest issue comes from the fact that our room smelled like cigarette smoke. We had the very last room at the end of the row on the right. It was clearly a room that had been smoked in for years. I don't know, all through the 50s-90s? Lol. It had been painted and none of the furniture or blinds or anything else smelled like cigarette smoke, but it the smell was STRONG in the sense that it didn't stink, but it was a persistent odor that bothered my sinuses and head. My boyfriend who is allergic to everything didn't notice a thing. He was completely unbothered. I on the other hand was dying. I'm not particularly sensitive to cigarette smoke, both my parents smoke and so I've had to put up with a lot of cigarette smoke in my lifetime. But this hotel room was just, it was too much for me. I had a headache after being in the room a couple of hours. We ended up leaving at 8pm the last night and just driving the 3 hours home instead of staying the last night. I didn't ask for a refund, because I enjoyed my stay overall. I would stay here again, but I would call ahead and ask if they have any rooms without smoke damage. Please come here knowing that this place has been here forever, likely longer than you've been alive and it's a unique place. A good attitude will serve you well.

Brian P.

Stayed at the lodge for one night while visiting Lassen NP. The room was basic and had a small fridge. We had breakfast at the restaurant and it was great. Friendly and quick service even though there was only one waitress taking care of 8-9 tables of people.

Jared B.

If I could give 0 stars I would. From our very first interaction at mineral lodge we dealt with terrible customer service from start to end. The man at the front desk is horrible and is the rudest person I’ve ever met. We then parked our camper and went to plug in and there wasn’t enough voltage to even keep our camper on. We asked for a reimbursement and they refused to give us our money back. We ended up leaving because of all the issues. Not to mention when we went to the restaurant to speak to the manager she ran and hid and sent out the very sweet waitress. DO NOT GO HERE. RUN FOR THE HILLS. The only reason they are in business is because of being close to the Lassen Volcanic National Park entrance and having a monopoly on the town of Mineral. Shameful business.

MelissaBlueMcCarthy

Great location for visiting Lassen National Park. The rooms are quaint and comfortable and the coffee table had a built in checkers game. The diner is also tasty, we had dinner and breakfast there. I wish more places were preserved like this!

Luis

To anyone read this, I would tell you do NOT go here... especially if you are coming from very far. There is an older man at the front desk in the shop where you check in that is EXTREMELY rude and disrespectful. I had read some reviews that said the same about him but I went anyways. I wish I would have listened and went else where. We drove 4 hours to get here and he almost kicked us out for asking questions about the place and was very rude to my wife and I.

If I could put 0 stars I definitely would. The rooms are very old and smelly and the service is poor. The campsites themselves are not too bad, they're actually pretty spacious.

DO NOT GO