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Ambassador Motor Lodge

4130 Manzanita Ave., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
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Ambassador Motor Lodge
3.5 of 5 stars 62 Reviews
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Livingston, United Kingdom
Senior Contributor
24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
72 helpful votes 72 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 February 2012
1
person found this review helpful

On reading the last few reviews, I was extremely worried about our forthcoming visit to the Ambassador Motor Lodge, in South Lake Tahoe. My wife arrived at the hotel before me and was greated with a pleasant smile and efficient service. Upon being allocated room 25, she gave the bed matress and surroundings a good looking over. To her delight,... More

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Mesa, Arizona
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2012

The stay of two days on February 6 and 7 was paid by Casablanca Express as a free gift for attending to a Time Share presentation. When we arrived we were aslked to give a credit card in case there was any incidentals to be added to tyhe room cost. When we looked at the room, we were shocked to... More

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I checked into this place after a 10 hour drive. It was dark by that time, parking lot was under lite, There was a lot of rowdy people handing out outside there rooms. Walked into my room and was taken back by the smell of smoke. There was a non smoking sign on the door, but wasn't stated on my... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 November 2011
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people found this review helpful

This hotel is invested with bed bugs. They are like mosquitoes in that they feed on human blood. I found a live one crawling around, small blood stains, and poppy seed sized black bed bug excrement on the sheets and around the bed. I had severe allergic reactions all over my body from where they bit me in the night... More

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Dallas, Texas
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 October 2011

I really enjoyed my recent stay at the Ambassador. The lady at the front desk was very friendly and accomodating and the room was spotlessly clean. I was pleasantly surprised to be able to get a nice, clean room with a fridge, microwave, and a generous amount of towels and toiletries for such a low weekend rate. My husband and... More

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Florence, Oregon, United States
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 October 2011

This place may look so-so from the outside, but they have very clean rooms and a super friendly staff! My Husband and I stayed two nights and we were even allowed to bring our doggy ($15/night fee), we will be staying there each time we visit Tahoe! More

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Vacaville, California
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 August 2011
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people found this review helpful

We believe the motel and web site misrepresented a few ammenities listed. We were informed the rooms had fireplaces and that we would be charged a fee (billed separately from the motel room) of $3 for a "tourist fee". Really. We booked our room the evening of our stay and arrived late (after midnight) due to staff providing very poor... More

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Santa Rosa, California
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 July 2011
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people found this review helpful

After making the rounds at the other one star motels during for our three day middle of the week stay, we chose The Ambassador, which seemed the best of the bunch, although slightly more expensive. In the room, which was clean and larger than the other one stars motels, there was a decent (firm)bed, a microwave and refrigerator. The unit... More

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Sunnyvale, California
1 review
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 July 2011
5
people found this review helpful

So, I was ok with the cracked tub door, with the lack of hair dryer (available upon request and have to return it to the front desk or they will charge you!), with the lack of tissue box and air conditioning, and difficulty of finding a parking place. All this was acceptable to me until I woke up the next... More

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reno
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 June 2011
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people found this review helpful

If you need a place to go in tahoe, without costing an arm and a leg...this is definatly the place!!!!!as soon as i walked into my room, i knew i had to write a reveiw..this hotel has gotten some bad reveiws, and i cannot agree. I am sure this hotel is rated 1 star only because its old,it was very... More

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Address: 4130 Manzanita Ave., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Price range (per night):* RM256

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