It is a great place to stay - clean and well-stocked. The location is great. The pool and hot tub are fun.

I have very mixed feelings about this resort. Some things were terrific, some were lousy. Here is the good: - Kids Rule Ski School/Camp - it was amazing! The counselors were fantastic and they offer a very comprehensive ski school for children with report cards and status reports. My girls loved it! - Front Desk - the staff was super nice and accommodating. - Hotel Rooms - very clean and great use of space. The kitchenette was very easy to cook in and the beds were comfortable. The bad: - The ski rental for adults - Basically it was a comedy of errors except it wasn't funny. We rented skis, boots and helmets for exactly 10 minutes. Why 10 minutes? I have an ankle injury that prevents me from putting my foot comfortably in a ski boot. I didn't know this until I wore the boots for about 6 minutes. We gave all the ski paraphernalia back, unused. They would not give us our money back but gave us a "credit" that could be used "anywhere in the resort." Uh, no it can't. You can't use it in the restaurants (they said you could use it there), you can't use it in the ski shop (they said you could). We finally ended up using it at the Kids Rule Ski Camp because of a very accommodating staff member only to find out that the money was never put on the card that they gave us. When we spoke with the rental staff, one woman tried very hard to be helpful and added the money to the card. One man kept asking me if I was "happy" and that he still wanted us to be "friends" and that he was doing his best to make us happy. Doing his best? To do what? Be annoying? Don't hold my money hostage, that would make me happy. - The restaurants - the food is glorified junk food and not especially good. We may come back to Jimmy creek because we enjoyed snow shoeing and my kids loved the skiing. read more

The location is great as a base to explore the Berkshires and travel into NY. I'm sure it's exquisite with the fall foliage (just starting to turn when I visited) and it looks like a prime location for ski enthusiasts. It's a huge property with a country store (incredibly overpriced) and several restaurants on-site, plus a different area that looked like vacation rentals or vacation homes. There was plenty of parking and I got a good price so no complaints there. Check-in was a breeze. Very friendly staff who wanted to let you know about the property. The elevator was broken but my room was on the first floor and it looked like it wasn't that many floors so wouldn't have been an issue. I loved the fireplace and chairs set up in the lobby - lovely in the winter, I'm sure! The room was just okay. It had a nice kitchen area with a stove, toaster, microwave, fridge and cups and plates. The cups didn't look very clean, In fact, the entire room didn't appear to have been deep cleaned in a long time. The floors were very dirty. The couch was old. And uncomfortable. The remotes for both televisions were broken and dirty. The televisions had Directv but got a weird assortment of channels. For example, we could see the local news in Santa Fe but not the local baseball team from Boston. The bed was overly soft. The pillows were super soft. To be honest, it bothered my back and I was glad I only stayed one night. The bathroom had 2 rooms (one was just a sink, the other was the sink, toilet and shower). My biggest gripe was the placement of the light switches. Not at normal level at all so you had to struggle to find them in the dark. I didn't use the shower as it didn't look clean enough. One other weird thing (and this might appeal to some!) was I think the property is haunted. I was sitting on the couch, having never used the television and with the remote placed away from me, and it went on and off giving me a huge jump moment. Later, at night, it looked like a dark figure was walking past the door several times so I closed the door. I never felt like it was a bad haunt but definitely something weird was up. read more

We cannot even give a 1 star rating. My partner and I booked the reservation a two night stay through a third party which was Travel Pass.com. Our room had the wrong toilet seat for the shape of the toilet; the bed sheets had not been changed from the previous guest so we proceeded to remove the fitted sheet. In doing we exposed the mattress pad cover that had blood and other body fluids stains. We called the front desk and spoke to the attendant who never offered a change of room or new linens. We made the bed with 2 flat sheets that would fit the sleeper sofa. The following morning I spoke to Sarah the manager who informed me that they do not issue refunds that I would have to contact the booking company,and Sarah had me speak to the laundry manager Lisa who offered to come and disinfect the mattress 15 hours later after having to sleep on the nasty mattress. So I contacted the booking company Travel Pass and told them the whole story of what happened and Jesse from Travel Pass said she would pass this information on to the resolutions team and she would get back to me. After 20 minures Jesse calls me back to tell me that they spoke with Sarah and Lisa and they both stated adamantly that we were offered another room and for housekeeping to come and disinfect the mattress at the time of our complaint which never happened. Travel Pass took Jiminy Peaks word over the paying customers word.With all the issues with the room we did not stay the second night, so we are out all the money for this terrible getaway which ended being a nightmare. DO NOT Book through Travel Pass go through another booking site with better reviews and DO NOT Waste your time and money at JIMINY PEAK RESORT in Hancock Ma. A.M read more

Visited off-season in August. Room smelled musty. Carpeted floor was damp. Could not put heat on (in the 50s at night). Guide said there would be tv instructions in the living room, but there were none. Poor quality tv. They get a star for very helpful and friendly staff. Editing to add that now we smell cat pee. Gross. read more

What a great experience! We got to Jiminy at about 10AM on a Friday morning. The drop off area for ski equipment was well marked and located very close to the lodge area. The lodge looks to have been recently updated and well kept. They had three different sized lockers that you could pay for (cash or credit) and use all day. The jumbo size for $12 was the perfect size for my big LL Bean bag and four pairs of adult boots. The staff was very friendly and helpful which I appreciated since none of us had ever been there before. There was hardly ever a line for the lift and it moved quickly once you were on it-none of the annoying constant stopping for people who can't get on the lift at the bottom. I will say that this mountain was icy. I wiped out a few times. The lift tickets are also great because it's just a card that you place in your pocket. No annoying tag flapping in the wind. The outdoor fire pit was really big and a nice place to meet. Head into the lodge for lunch and you will appreciate how large and CLEAN the eating space is. There is also a nice selection of food choices. The local beer was a nice touch. All in all I really appreciated the more upscale feel of Jiminy and would like to return! read more

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I had a great experience at Jiminy Peak as a first time skier and I cannot wait to put a pair of skis back on again. The entire process at Jiminy Peak was simple and quick. We parked at a lot, hopped on a shuttle bus to the rental office, retrieved our equipment and were escorted to a slope where our beginner lesson would take place. Susan the instructor was sweet and very patient. Once our 2 hour lesson was over, we wandered deeper into the slope as we had the entire day to do our thing. After riding the lift a few times, we walked to Christiansen's where we ordered some really good food and beer. Everyone at the resort was very nice and there was definitely a sense of family and community. The price for our get one package was perfect for us and we are beyond pleased with how everything turned out! read more

The condo we rented through the resort was dated. Looks like the owners haven't done a thing to it since the place was built 30 or 40 years ago. TV's didn't work, bathroom door didn't close, shade would not go up, rugs were old and dirty, beds were very uncomfortable, birds in ceilings chirping in the morning, furniture old and worn. Like living in an old dormitory. Beware when u rent through the office they obviously have no standards for owners renting and just take the money. read more

It's been a while since my last visit, but I came up to Jiminy Peak about a month ago and shot some video for Island Ski Tours (http://islandskitours.com/, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Island-Ski-Tours-Long-Island-and-NYC-ski-trips/256044962457). Island Ski Tours has a pretty sweet deal with Jiminy that includes morning coffee and donuts in a reserved room where guests can leave their bootbags, extra layers, and anything else they wish to leave mountain-side. Jiminy Peak was a memorable part of my childhood, back to the days when Brodie used to be open too! I want to like this mountain, but with so many better alternatives equidistant from NYC, it's hard to rate this place too favorably. Starting with something positive, I'll give Jiminy some serious props for the snowmaking, but that also comes at the expense of skiing on what feels like granulated sugar. This type of snow forms some seriously squishy moguls in high-trafficked beginner areas, leading to lots of spills and potential collisions. On the plus side, the black-diamond runs and their single double black, Jericho, were both skiing really nicely throughout the day. As for improvements, let's start with the base area - they have a nicely-developed village, and one high-speed six chairlift nestled within that very cramped area. While Jiminy was one of the first New England ski resorts to add a detachable chairlift, they could certainly use another to ease the bottlenecking in this area. Furthermore, they switched to RF ID ticketing so you've gotta go through a clunky gate before entering the lift maze. What's even worse is that they situated the gate in such a way that requires ALL downhill skiers and riders to make a 180-degree hairpin turn before proceeding through the gates for another lift ride up. Given the crazy amount of skier traffic (remember, this is their ONLY high-speed lift) and people stopping to wait for their groups, and I'd say the base area is more dangerous than some of their expert-only runs! Advice: Take the fixed-grip Whitetail Quad or Summit Triple (both of which will take you to the top) depending on which runs are planned next. They need to reconsider the base area to allow for more stationary and moving skier traffic, and they need to do a MUCH better job regarding the organization of the lift maze itself. For a six passenger chairlift, it is INEXCUSABLE to not have separate lines for singles, groups of two, and groups of four. Instead, there's just a chaotic lump of people meandering back and forth all the way up to the lift itself. Only THEN (at the very last minute) does an attendant pair up smaller groups in a best effort to fill each chair up completely. Needless to say, even though the lift line was crowded, several incomplete chairs went up. Whatever they're doing needs to be re-evaluated for next season PRONTO. In their defense, I spoke to a ski patroller (they're all really nice by the way) and he mentioned plans to move some earth around in efforts to increase the base area capacity - I guess I'll have to wait till next season to see if a review update is in order... Smaller, and perhaps even borderline superficial, but most of the ski instructors at Jiminy have got to be still in high school. Sure, that's fine for a summer camp counselor, and maybe I'm old school, but if I were signing up my kid to learn crucial fundamental skills in a sport that's known to be both fast and potentially dangerous, I'll choose the ski veteran with 20+ years experience any day of the week. Again, that's just me. read more

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We came here for one thing and one thing only: The mountain coaster, renamed in my head as the Two Minutes of Terror. One ride is $10. Basically, you sit in a little one person sled that's on a roller coaster track. You're taken up the mountain and come down on the sled. You can control the speed with these handles on the side. You're kept in by a seat belt. The entire time I'm going up, I'm thinking "Oh, this is CLEARLY a kid's ride. The people before me were 10 years old max. I'm going to go at full speed." I took the first turn at full speed. After remembering how centripetal force works, and realizing that the only thing keeping me in the plastic box is essentially two straps, I slowed down a bit for the rest of the run. Even then, I could feel myself lifting off the seat at the turns. Apparently, you can get to speeds up to 26 miles per hour. Being Canadian, I don't know what that means, but I can tell you that it's pretty fricking fast. All in all, it was worth the $10 just to be scared out of your mind for a couple minutes. read more

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Jiminy Peak is a gem of a ski area nestled in the western Berkshires, about 45 minutes due east of Albany, NY. Jiminy features a small, pleasant base village with 2 full-service lodges (food, lockers, restrooms, etc), ski/snowboard school, rentals, country inn, 2 restaurants and gear shop. Parking is close - just a quick walk up the grade to the base village. The mountain is relatively small, but keeps things interesting with some steep faces near the summit and nice cruisers fanning out on the edges. They have a high-speed 6 pack, so it's easy to get a lot of vertical. I've saved the best for last. Jiminy installed a 1.5 megawatt wind turbine over the summer of 2007, allowing the mountain to produce a huge amount of clean, renewable power. If there was ever a ski resort that truly cares about the environment and energy, Jiminy is it. Not only that, but the turbine (sited near the summit) looks awesome and you get amazing views of it while riding around the resort. Really cool! read more

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We've been skiing Jiminy Peak for years and try to get up here about once a year. Jiminy is smaller than the resorts further north in Vermont, but at three hours from NYC, it's at least an hour closer than the Vermont slopes. And management has constantly added touches to attract skiers. They have an amazingly fast lift that shoots six riders to the top of the mountain in no time flat. And they recently started using lift tickets with radio transmitters that open the gates to let you onto the lift. These tickets are good for eight hours from the first use, which means you can start anytime during the day. This is one of the greatest inventions ever--no more rushing to the slopes in the morning to get in as much skiing as possible. Just show up and you can ski for eight hours (night skiing went until 10 pm when I was there). They also have 4 hour and twilight tickets. Everything is professionally run and the facilities are well maintained. Group lessons are at 10 am and 1:30 pm. There were plenty of teachers and I thought prices were pretty reasonable, especially when combined with lift tickets or rentals. Yes, food and drink is expensive, but I haven't been to a ski resort yet where that isn't the case. You can always bring your own, put it in a coin locker, and eat in the downstairs seating area. read more

Family vacation over President's week. Was very happy with Covid protocols. Lodge and cafe were very clean and adequate staff on hand cleaning tables after each use. Time limit on tables helped the turnover. Reasonable food choices for lunch. Cafe is expensive. Lift lines were well organized and moved well. Overall very pleased with how they adapted to this new normal. read more

Brought our group to Jiminy Peak in the Berkshires for a summer outing at their Mountain Adventure Park. The price of admission is pretty steep at $49, but it is a very good place for family-oriented fun. The area is just beautiful, and nestled in a little valley, just like a postcard or something. The facilities are nice here, bathrooms and other stuff is convenient, and it is pretty well-staffed. People here are really relaxed and not overly concerned with enforcing rules. The price of admission covers unlimited access to the lifts for their Alpine Slide, Mountain Coaster, and mountain biking (BYOB or rent one for extra). They also have a bungee trampoline and a 20-25' pillar for rock-climbing. Get there early to grab a close parking spot and ride with little to no wait - it tends to get busier around lunch time. These rides are geared towards children more than adults, but they're pretty enjoyable for us, too. The Alpine Slide was our favorite, because you can go down next to someone else on the other track; there's no racing officially, but if you happen to go down at the same time and trash-talk each other, no one's going to say anything. A great plus is the Kids Zone, which features a playground, bounce house, inflatable Spider Web climbing thingy, etc. Good for toddlers and kids who can't do some of the other rides. They also have an "Aerial Adventure Park" with rope bridges, platforms and zip-lining, though we didn't visit this part of the park. As with any place like this, food and drink are expensive ($3 for fresh-squeezed lemonade and soda), but they allow you to bring stuff, so bring away. We even took our wheeled cooler up the 6-person lift to the top of the mountain, where we ate lunch on the balcony of the lodge there. Just beautiful and idyllic. Very memorable. Oh yeah, almost forgot - you can have a mountaintop wedding there, overlooking that picture I uploaded. There was one there on the day we went. read more

Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort - View from the mountaintop lodge balcony (Summer) - Hotels Near Me - Hancock, Massachusetts

Jiminy Peak must have recently been in the news and received some bad press - I have to say I found each employee to be above and beyond kind, welcoming, and professional. Weather was perfect for a great day on the slopes for a beginner family. Overall we had a wonderful family weekend. Skiing experience I give 5 stars. Food I give about a 2. Country Inn - Eh, 3.5. Here is the good: - Kids Rule Ski School/Camp - it was amazing! The counselors were FANTASTIC and they offer a very comprehensive ski school where the kids are outside and on skis from pretty much start to finish. They gave report cards and status reports. My son & daughter loved it! - Adult ski lessons - Kurt was outstanding! Super patient - knowledgable. Could not recommend him enough! - Staff - SUPER nice and accommodating. - Hotel Rooms - can not beat the convenient location to slopes. Large kitchen with essential supplies stocked for yah (utensils, pots, pans) for light cooking. Loved that I could cook in the room for my kiddos. Large rooms. Parking right out front. - Tavern Restaurant - a good place for a greasy hamburger or the reuben. Inhaled the spicy grassfed burger, Yum! The bad: - Hotel Rooms - Quite outdated and just not clean. Overwhelming feeling that they need a deep DEEP clean and face lift. The bedding on the beds was super old thin retro blankets that are scratchy with that old thin comforter you know just has never been washed. Next time we will bring all our own linens. The shower was a low pressure mister which was not the worst ever but def not the best. Dish washer was leaking and from the 70's. Only 1 roll of TP was in the room. There is only one heating element and it is in the bedroom so if you are using pullout you have to keep door open to circulate (it was cold out there!) - Harvard Restaurant on 3rd floor - The food was absolutely horribly. Like if they heated up lean cuisine and put it on our plates. We will come back to Jimmy creek because we enjoyed the actual ski experience but man absolutely no dinner there and may reconsider lodging. read more

Zero stars. Skiers beware. Tons of theft on this mountain of skis and other belongings and mountain doesn't care enough to have working security cameras. read more

My review is on their summer Mountain Adventure Park which opens Memorial Day weekend - runs weekend only until mid-June and early Sept-Oct. 7 days a week in the summer. We came here early June before school was out and since we had our 3 1/2 year old daughter with us, we can only do the Mountain Adventure Park (Aerial Adventure Park is for 6+ yr olds). We got the full day tickets which was $49/adult and $29 child if you purchase online ($5 discount per ticket). You can enter the park without ticket if you don't want to ride anything. It was a perfect day and the place is not crowded at all. There are total of 9 "attractions". With minimal height/weight limit (ones my 3 1/2 yr old daughter can't do): Soaring eagle, giant swing, rock climbing - 3 levels, kid climb rope course. The rest: Mountain coaster (the best!), alpine super slide, bungy trampoline, and bounce houses (1 maze; 1 obstacle) were fun for her. There weren't much, but you can do the rides as many as you'd like - our personal favorites were he mountain coaster (you can go full speed!) and the alpine slide. We did those multiple times and my daughter loved them. There's also a good size playground by the bouncy houses for the kids. The setup is nice - you can have lunch at Christiansen's Tavern - while an average pub food, still nice to have a place to sit, eat, and get serviced. You can also pack a picnic basket and eat lunch at one of the many picnic benches onsite. We spent about 3.5 hours here, including lunch. Next time I know to only buy the half day ticket for 1 park. If you want to both parks (they are right next to each other), then a full day ticket is worth it. read more

I had a reservation to arrive at this resort today. 3 of the 5 of us woke up ill. My husband was very sick and I wanted to get him home so we drove from our location in New Hampshire back home to NY 8 hours away. Turns out we have Covid. I called requesting a refund and was denied. I realize it's within the 24 hour window but exceptions should be made. Would you prefer I traveled and infected your staff and guests? This is bad business and I will not rebook here read more

Hadn't been in 20yrs. Thought it would be a nice change from Butternut. What a mistake. Crowded like 5th Avenue at rush hour. High speed 6 lift over crowds the mountain. Totally skied off by 1030. Too bad, used to be a nice local ski spot. Never again. read more

Worst ski experience of my life. Boring hill, I've had more exciting trips down the kiddie slide at the park.

Shocking neglect of facilities over the past few years! What was once a PREMIER lodging option is now a dirty, poorly kept hotel, with poor housekeeping and defensive management. John Harvard's Restaurant on site has NEVER been any good and should be closed down. The carpeting in the building is beyond description, and our sheets were not changed; housekeeping forgot to come, plumbing was inoperable. read more

I came here as part of a an off-season company offsite. The rooms are very large and while you can tell that it's a bit dated everything was exceptionally clean. Largely due to their sizes the rooms can be fairly "far" from the main lobby. The gym was open from 6 AM-10 PM and allowed me to get my workouts in; the indoor hot tub was also a welcomed addition. The review would have been 3-3.5 stars, but the staff were all friendly and helpful. I would be happy to go here again for another offsite read more

With so many nice places to stay nearby..do not waste your time and money. Small musty suites, hot tub out of service. and very noisy. Not a family resort. A drunken wedding party was out by pool with drones, beer and were loud, lewd and obnoxious. Staff was notified and did nothing despite families with young children leaving the pool area. Would not recommend!! read more

This mountain hates it's costumers. If you've got lots of cash and low expectations I'm shire you'll have a great time. But for the other 99% of society the place is not worth it. Parking is terrible. Prices are bad $$$. read more

Stayed at the Time Share units at Jiminy Peak 4/5 to 4/7 2019. 3 bedroom 2 bath loft unit to sleep 8. Furniture is dated. Beds and pillows leave a lot To be desired, creak every time you turn. Broken light in kitchen. Shower heads are awful. Seating in kitchen/dining is for 6 not 8. Location very convenient to mountain. Staff at front desk for checkin and check out Very competent. 2.5" overnight snowfall. Maintenance did not shovel walks in the morning, very slippery ramps. Maintenance outside, non existent, cigarette butts all over the place. Outside of buildings need work. read more

We won't go back there again. we arrived after 2 o'clock and purchased the aerial adventure and the mountain park rides and when we tried to go on the aerial adventure ropes course they wouldn't let us. we inquired where we purchased tickets and there's a sign in the front lobby that says the aerial adventure and the mountain ride costs (this amount) ...so I asked where we purchased tickets and Carley said that "we only purchased tickets for the mountain rides." However, the sign in the front lobby AND online it states the price is for BOTH. Carley said "the sign in the lobby is 5 years old." I told her that it says for both aerial adventure and the mountain rides .........AND Carley said "AND means OR" I started laughing and said "no AND does not mean OR 'and' includes 2 items, 'or' means a choice between 2 items". Carley kept repeating this.....over and over. I asked to speak to a manager, carley said "you're being rude and she's not here, you can email her." I said "okay what is her email address?" Carley said "scooper," I said "what is the rest of it the email address?" Carley refused to give me the email address and continued "she's my grandmother." Finally, she summoned another person to the front lobby to talk with me. I showed my receipt of the purchase for both, they took a picture of it with their phone (for some asinine reason). In summary, the ticket office is run by incompetent idiots, they have 3 different prices listed on the website, posted in the front lobby and in the computer behind the counter. Carley has poor customer service skills and her grandmother should hire a qualified representative instead of a relative with a horrible, ugly attitude toward customers. 'And' does not have the same meaning as 'or'.....crack a dictionary Carley. read more

The ski resort is nice but price gauging in the ski lodges is despicable! A Snickers bar is $4.50. That's right CVS sells the same size ( 2 ToGo) product for $1.87. A water is $4.00. And they wonder why ski areas are closing down year after year? And to add insult to injury, they ask that you do not bring your own food into the cafeteria. As an avid skier for 25 years, this just pisses people off. The culture of skiing...that fun, smoky cabin feeling shared by like-minded cool people starts to feel like an elitist sport perpetuated by corporate greed and detestable prices. I urge anyone skiing there to bring food and eat it in the car or outside like an animal, since they won't allow you to eat indoors. Pathetic. Shame on you, Jiminy Peak! read more

I liked it. The mountain is medium sized. There's generally not a lot of powder, as they rely on snow that they've made, but conditions generally are good for casual skiing and boarding. They have multiple (5-7) lifts, which include at least one high-speed. I'm an out-of-towner from New York, so it was my first time here and I wasn't expecting to like it much, but I left impressed. NO LINES on weekday, in my experience. I'm told it isn't always like this on weekends, but it doesn't get overly unbearable. Staff, especially the rental ski team, was exceptionally friendly. They set me up well and took extra time to make sure my skis were the right length. Rental skis are a relatively-new and photogenic Head brand, though this varies. I will be coming back. I'd also recommend Vacation Villages down the road as a place to stay. read more

Absolutely awful experience and could not recommend this place to anyone. Let's run through our experience in details: We planned to stay onsite for a wedding this past weekend. 3 families in all (including my infant twins and a 2 year old), so a condo was needed. Upon arriving my sister in law, who the condo was booked under arrived to check in. She went to the room only to find still wet and sticky stains on the carpet. The room also included a "loft" with railings ready to fall off, not very kid friendly. She decided with infants and a toddler around that a dirty, unsafe room was not ideal. No problem, let's change rooms. Upon seeing the front desk they offered us a downsized 2 bedroom condo instead of the 3. Although we knew it probably wouldn't work she checked it out anyway. Room 2 was just as dirty (literally had chips and crumbs still on the floor). She asked to see another room. All that was available was a deluxe 3 bedroom, and despite seeing the first 2 disgusting rooms the hotel had the audacity to up-charge her $110 a night because we originally booked just a 3 bedroom. She did it reluctantly because she had no other option as dirty rooms and children is a disaster waiting to happen. Fast forward to the morning after and we notice my niece (the toddler) crawling around with literally black bottoms of her feet. We check ours and sure enough, the new deluxe room is filthy (we have proof of this). I headed down (was planning to anyway because of the ridiculous up-charge) and complained. They offered us the room for $169 a night instead of $330 because of it. Thanks but no thanks, the room was filthy. They also came and "cleaned." We also took sheets for our infants to be on since the floor was disgusting. Well night 2 and 3 after the cleaning was the same ordeal, black feet (with picture proof). My three recommendations for anyone staying there: 1. Make sure the room was steam cleaned thoroughly, legitimately we had 3 rooms, all 3 awful. 2. Make sure the room you are in was renovated. 3. Don't stay in room 852 (it's a deluxe 3 bedroom condo), it's DIRTY and for $330 a night a used van would have been better to stay in. #2 above brings me to my final pet peeve and that was that for the same price it's a crap shoot what level of quality you actually get. Some rooms (like the first one we looked at), looked like it hadn't been touched in 40 years, while our other friends who booked the same price/same style got a room that looked like it was renovated 2 years ago. This is a terrible practice for a company to do. I could never recommend this place to anyone. My recommendation for the staff: 1. Lose the arrogance 2. Properly clean and look after your rooms, even the privately owned ones 3. Cleanliness matters, especially to people with children who will pick up and play with anything they can put their hands on. At least pretend to care. 4. I understand you are a ski resort, but in the summer, you know, when you host a million weddings with women in high heels would it kill you to have covers on your EXTREMELY dangerous staircases? Seriously? The stupid warning signs are the lazy mans/cheap way out. 5. Feel free to reach out to me about anything, this was one of the worst $500 I have ever spent (and that was the SUPER-DUPER deal they gave us to remain quiet and deal with a disgusting room). read more

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As much as I like skiing at Jiminy, renewing the online Axess pass is awful and I rate that a zero. It is the same every year! Please fix it. Skiing is great as is everything else there and it gets five stars. read more

A mountain close to home. It's convenient and easy to get there from Albany when the snows are falling and weather conditions promise powdery mountain fun. I like going at night. It's $44 for twilight skiing. I've only been on Thursday and Friday nights. I hear that is when young skiers and snowboarders tend to go out. I think that's true because I've been plowed into by reckless children/teens more than a couple of times. That's fine because sometimes there are so few people I can have a run to myself. Jiminy's card/chip system makes it easy to get on the lifts. Load up your card, put it in your pocket and go through the automatic scanner. The lifts are nice, I never have trouble getting off, they're gentle and comfortable enough for a novice skier like myself. Parking is easy at these times, crowds are very manageable, lodges are clean. I've never gotten food here, but the kitchen smells can be enticing. Overall, it's a great evening-after-work ski get away! read more

I love going here & I would love to live in a ski-town. Unfortunately, the last time I was here I almost killed myself and could've taken out several other bystanders in the process. Here's a quick tip: If there was a 7 year gap since the last time you snowboarded and you decide to re-live your past glory on a mountain that is COVERED in ice, at night, while only 12 degrees outside and using an alpine board where one could easily hit 65mph...think real hard about it. I'll see you next winter Jiminy. read more

Did you know that this was the first GREEN ski resort in North America? It's powered by one massive wind turbine. There is a good variety of terrain, and mostly natural snow. In addition to good ski trails, there are also tons of clinics offered by the mountain and local groups. When my stepdad got bored with the mountain, he found a telemark clinic to join! I'm in a family with a snowboarder, two recreational skiiers, twos expert skiier, one former racer, and (now) one telemarker, and this is one of the few mountains where we can happily ski together. If my brother and I want to go on a glade trail, my sisters can go on a groomed trail and meet us where they merge. The lodges are charming (lots of wood-burning fireplaces), and the rental shop staff is very knowledgeable, not to mention very helpful--they let me use their manual tuning table to wax my skis. read more

Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort - Mom, stepsisters, and me - Hotels Near Me - Hancock, Massachusetts

I'm giving 3 stars because it wasn't a horrible experience but it also wasn't the best. I came here for a weekend, as soon as I got here there was poop on my toilet but they were kind enough to switch me to a new room. Everything on site closes between 6-9 pm, so that gives you nothing to do at night. The second night we were here, the park shut down for the day so we couldn't even try any mountain coasters or Ariel park. For what we paid to stay there, nothing was included. The parks were all separate. I thought it was a rip off honestly. read more

We arrived at close to 11am on a beautiful Saturday at the end of December and skied for a solid 7 hours! The line to get our rentals and lift tickets was very short; the rental sizing was quick and easy. The staff in the rental area was very helpful, assisting our children with putting on their boots and adjusting their helmets. The 80 minute lesson was helpful to help smooth some rusty techniques. We brought our lunch with us so that we did not have to pay for overpriced food at the lodge. There was ample seating both outdoors and in the lodge for me to relax while the family skied. Bathrooms were clean and plentiful. Ample parking with a flat bed truck/ shuttle to bring people to their car and an area to pick up near the lodge. Parking and pick up were very organized. Lifts were fast and the lines, while long, moved quickly. read more

Let's get one thing straight--this is a summer resort for your kids, not you. Yes, adults are welcomed, but any childless adults who come here are fools. If you have a problem with bedrooms that smell like the feet of other families' kids, or herds of tweens stomping around the hallways until ten o'clock every night, then do yourself a favor and find another Berkshires resort. If you're looking for a fun, CHEAP alternative to Disney World or Six Flags, though, you might be in luck. Yes, the gym equipment is broken and unsafe. Get over it dude, you're not playing semi-pro ball anytime soon. Yes, there'll be price-gouging at the country store and the restaurants. Stop at the Market Basket on your way in like everyone else, or just suck it up. Yes, you will hear every conversation in the hallway outside your room, but you know what? After four hours, you'll stop worrying about how loud your own kids are being. The park itself is EXTREMELY family friendly, and the kids working the rides were much more polite than you could ever have a reason to expect. The alpine slide and mountain coaster are fun for all ages, but not so death-defying that Grandma can't ride along with your two-year old. I recommend staying on the property if you'll be here for more than a single day--ride lines are longest during the early afternoon, so that's a good time to hit the pool or just relax in your room before getting your second wind in the cool evening. We give the Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort FIVE very well-earned stars, and not just because the mountain air helps clear up "theme park swamp ass!" read more

Jiminy peak was a disappointment they didn't groom mountain the day after it snowed very bumpy and made for bad dangerous skiing. There also was no notification of these conditions. The services on the mountain were spotty several areas not open where you would expect services. Made it inconvenient to just get a quick drink. The mountain coaster was the only thing which was enjoyable. Won't be going there again to ski. Expect a lot more for the money we paid. read more

Drove an hour an a half to use lift tickets that were given to us last Christmas. They said they expired last season. BUT THERE'S NOTHING ON THE TICKETS THAT SAY IT'S ONLY VALID FOR A SPECIFIC SEASON. If you want to sell tickets only valid for a season, that's totally fine - just print that on the ticket like every other ski mountain does. If the ticket doesn't say it expires then it should not expire.....period. The girls working at the window didn't see this as a problem and had a "tough shit" attitude. So our family gave us tickets, and we drove an hour and a half, for absolutely nothing. I'm sure they figured we would just buy tickets, but we just didn't have the money. We wouldn't have driven that far if we hadn't been given tickets in the first place. Also - the only reason they enforce the leash law on snowboards is to make everyone pay 6 bucks for something that costs them 25 cents. You you are strapped into a binding there's absolutely no way it's going to come loose. Anyone that snowboards knows this. It's more likely your feet would get cut off and the snowboard would go out of control down the mountain than your binding suddenly comes loose. This is a mountain that clearly only cares about cashing in and doesn't care about providing a good experience to customers. There are so many other mountains to chose from - try Berkshire East - super friendly and they will value your business unlike Jiminy Peak. read more

What a great weekend getaway. The rooms are just the right size and have a stove, refrigerator, and coffee pot. We had a small maintenance issue, and the maintenance worker was fixing it before I made it to my room from the front desk. Awesome service, and I love this place. read more

Not too close, not too far. My buddies and I drove up from Jersey for the weekend and stayed two nights. I will start off with the trails/mountain itself. Day 1 was a Friday so only the main lift was open, that is understandable due to the fact that it's a weekend. The mountain itself was not crowded and everything was very well groomed. So a lot of man made powder for having no snow for the past few days! A good variety of trails were open for all levels. I will have to say that there were some distances to get to certain trails at the peak (for snowboarders) were very annoying to travel due to only one lift being open, but not a huge complaint, but was hoping for more than just one lift open that day. Day 2 was a little more crowded, but what can you expect from one of the biggest mountains on the east coast (correct me if I'm wrong). Glad to see that all the lifts were open in the morning and into the early afternoon, however a little sad that lifts started to close at around 2-3 in the afternoon. More long travels for us boarders. We purchased night lift tickets for the second night and I won't lie, my first time night boarding and it was very enjoyable. A little scary when on the lifts, but the trails were very well lit and of course less people! Secondly, the service, the service here was amazing! Everyone from the lift operators to the people behind the counter at the lodge were super nice, friendly, and informative. We had to call housekeeping multiple times for more towels and blankets and we were always greeted with a smile when we opened the door to receive what we asked for. I think the only person that we bumped into that was a little on the unfriendly side was the hostess at the restaurant, who kind of ignored us when we walked in. I'll consider this one as a hiccup! Bottom Line: Compared to any of the mountains I've ever been to, Jiminy feels like a real little resort. Aside from the overnight lodge/other lodges it also has a small convenience store, multiple restaurants (and even a brewery), souvenir shop, and pro shop. It really felt like a small resort to me. I would not even think twice about coming here again whether it was for the day or to stay the night. Last but definitely not least, they have wind turbines that power 60% of the resorts electricity over the winter. So not only are they a great mountain, great at snow making, have a friendly staff, and variety in trails, they are also support sustainable growth! What more can you ask for!? Three thumbs up if it were humanly possible! read more