We really enjoyed our stay here. Keep in mind that this is not a top notch hotel, but for a…read morerelatively spacious room for the night, full bath, microwave, mini-fridge, cable tv (hello re-runs of Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown!), and coffee machine for relatively cheap, this place is great. We had a little bit of trouble finding it based on Google Maps, but if you're heading up the main ski resort hill road, you'll hit a fork in the road with the small grocery/alcohol store in front of you. Go left. Turn into parking lot #2 and the Slopeside Lodge is the end. The first two rows are reserved for hotel guests and they will give you a dashboard pass when you check in. I got the impression that they only have rooms with two double beds, no single queens or kings. You can totally fit two people on each bed, but it was definitely more comfortable since we each got our own bed to ourselves. Beds come with two different-softness pillows and the mattresses are on the hard side, which I prefer. There is a dresser as well as an open closet area to hang up clothes. Rooms are relatively sound-proof, but I don't think the hotel was a full capacity when we stayed there. I know there were people in the room next to us, but we never heard them or even heard their door open/close. The lodge has a really nice and cozy family room-style lounge on the main (second) floor, with a tv and lots of books, as well as an open air lounge area on the third floor. There are two small hot tubs on the ground floor that can quickly get filled up as the capacity of each is 5 people. Note that there is no restaurant on-site, so they are not licensed for alcohol consumption in these public areas. There is a vending machine on the first floor near the exit. The lodge is ski-in, but not ski out, as you will need to hike up a bit to get to any of the lifts. There are ski equipment lockers for each individual room. All staff members were really nice and accommodating, including rummaging around for glasses (vs the plastic cups available in the room) so that we could drink our wine (they found one tumbler, and one wine-like glass, and gave us a little rag with dish soap squirted on it). Overall, we really enjoyed out stay. It was no frills but it was clean and had what we needed.

When we booked through hotels.com are expectations was for a dumpy but reasonably clean and close…read moreto slopes hotel. When we arrived we were pleasantly surprised it is definitely not a 2 star but in my opinion a definite 3 star hotel. As the last review stated it is ski in but a very short hump up to the lifts. Has 2 hot tubs that we never ran into any other people at, the hot tub areas also had 2 bathroom/showers in the area and towels. The hotel is older but well maintained & decent appearance, large rooms with 2 queen beds, large closet, 6 large hooks along the entrance wall, good sized bathroom with shower/bath combo, coin operated washer/dryers, refrigerator, microwave, coffee pots supplied with caffeinated and decaf coffee, large dresser and daily housekeeping. Also had a great view. It's about a 10 min drive to downtown Fernie with several great restaurants. This place is a gem! Would definitely stay here again. Only wish the weather prediction was a lot more accurate as it kept saying sunshine and we skied in a cloud with horrid visibility for most of the time.

Stayed here for a month while working and the area,,, owners are very nice and keep the place…read moreclean,,,very accommodating, I didn't mind staying here and they gave us a weekly deal,,,beautiful view of the Rockies at a cheap stay!

The lodge is even more breathtaking in person than pictures can properly describe. They're off-grid…read moreand have this amazing ambiance of luxury, relaxation and rejuvenation. You can't get in over the winters because they're always sold out, but in the summer - there are usually a couple of days a week you can come up and stay at the hotel / experience the restaurants.

We hiked to Island Lake Lodge based upon local recommendations. Beautiful hike through a forest of…read more800 year old Fir trees that leads you to this beautiful spot. We had lunch here and the food was very good but let's face it, this place is all about the location. Stunning!