I recently stayed here and had a decent overall experience. When I arrived after the front desk had closed, their after-hours check-in system made me a little uneasy. My room keys were left in a large envelope with my name on it, hanging on the front desk gate. In my opinion, lockboxes with codes would feel much more secure. On top of that, my first room had an exterior glass door that was left unlocked when I arrived, which added to the concern. That room also had some small issues--the sprinkler outside kept hitting the glass door around 2-3am making noise, and in the morning light came straight through the sides of the shade onto the bed. The next morning I shared my concerns, and the front desk staff were incredibly kind, apologetic, and moved me right away. My new room was great and I had no further problems for the rest of my stay. The positives are definitely worth noting: both rooms were very large, clean, and nicely decorated. The beds were comfortable, the AC was cold, the WiFi was great and the water pressure was excellent. The hotel has a very "Utah" character to it, which I enjoyed. Every staff member I interacted with was friendly and helpful, and they even let me extend my stay an extra night with no hassle. The only other odd thing was being charged 25 cents for ice, which I've never experienced at a hotel before. They also don't have a restaurant onsite, but they're affiliated with a place inside the Sinclair station a few miles away--and it's surprisingly fantastic. Overall, while I think they should improve their after-hours check-in process, I did enjoy my stay. read more

Very worn down and dirty. The defiance house lodge was sold out so we decided to give Ticaboo a try. Mistake! You have to even pay for a bowl of ice for your room. Rooms were musty and out of date. Toilets had trouble flushing. Staff is nonexistent(literally) after 10:00pm there is no one there. Restaurant was of course under renovation. read more

Bad experience with a speed boat rental. Poor customer service when one of their boats broke down on the lake. We rented a 22' Rinker speed boat. When they gave us the boat, there was no inspection, or instruction on how to use it. Luckily we were familiar with boats and figured it out. We were also told there were no tie down straps for the rear of the boat (the straps that tie the rear of the boat to the boat trailer). We took pictures of any damage we could find (there was not much). Once the boat was in the water, we figured out how to operate it. The boat seemed to be working correctly. We drove 20 miles down the canyon to our house boat. Later that day, the boat started having some electrical issues. Gauges malfunctioned (tachometer, speedometer, depth gauge) and the perfect pass program kept restarting. We were out of cell phone range and did not want to drive back. We dealt with the issues for two days. On the third day of issues, we drove back to get fuel and ice in Bullfrog. In between bullfrog and halls crossing, the boat died. The boat would not restart. We did some basic trouble shooting and called the rental company. The rental company transferred us to their "boat guy." He had us go through the basic trouble shooting again. Still on a dead boat in the middle of the lake, we had to demand that the sent a tow for us. They called the tow boat company for us. We still had to give our own credit card information and they "would reimburse us." We were towed to the boat ramp. About an hour later 2 guys from the rental company came to get the boat. They also went through the basic trouble shooting and could not get it running correctly. The rental company did not have any other boats, did not try to find us a boat, and had no solution for us to get back to our house boat. They offered that we could ride with them back to Ticaboo, wait for a mechanic to try and fix the boat, and potentially be back on the water at an unknown time. We inquired about a boat rental in the marina, but they were out of boats. With the day getting short and no way to contact our houseboat, we had the tow company drive us back to the house boat. Several days later, we stopped at the resort to settle up on our speed boat rental. We understand that stuff happens and there will be issues. We thought that the resort would be very understanding and would give us a deal to compensate for our troubles. When they asked what we wanted (a much lower price for the boat rental) they immediately claimed that we had damaged a seat on the boat. They said that we had torn the seat and there was over $300 in damage. One of the seats had been previously repaired and a patch was falling off. When we retrieved the pictures that we took, the manager did not want to look at them. He insisted that we returned the boat dirty and damaged. His employees had wet shoes and got in the boat from the dirt parking lot, tracking mud into the boat. I couldn't believe that the manager was accusatory, rather than apologetic. We eventually worked out a deal, and I still feel like we paid too much. I would not rent from Ticaboo resort unless it was the last option. read more

I am so happy this place is open again. We came out to do some work on our houseboat and since it was already June we really didn't feel like sleeping on the houseboat without air conditioning while it was 103 degrees outside. We reserved two rooms and while one of the rooms had a problem with the air conditioner the staff was quick to remedy the situation by moving us to the next room over. The breakfast wasn't huge but what they had was good and the guy working the breakfast said that he had just opened 10 days prior to our visit so they were working out some kinks in suppliers. The pool was very nice and they even had grills available for guests. They also have a restaurant and full liquor bar attached to the hotel which is a great improvement over the sandwich/pizza shop at Off Shore. They also offer some rentals for off road vehicles as well as inflatables and water toys. It isn't fancy but the rooms are clean, the beds are comfortable and the staff is very friendly and helpful, and the rates are affordable. We will be back for sure. read more

Ticaboo Rocks! Go Just go and visit Come for the location Stay for the super friendly staff and by all means, DRINK THE WATER, (it's from a well) AND FILL YOUR WATER BOTTLES Thank you Ticaboo, there's nothing like you Love ya, Robby read more

Very disappointed with Ticaboo Lodge! I read these reviews and expected a great place, but when we arrived it was practically deserted. The front desk man didn't seem very interested in answering any questions or giving advice. The restaurant was closed - and apparently had been closed for several years! There was no food or free breakfast, which has become pretty standard in the hotel industry in the past few years, just coffee in the lobby. The pool, although it looked inviting, was locked up and we couldn't get into it. When I asked about it, they said it was closed so they could balance the PH - but no one offered us any discount since it was unusable. The TV wouldn't work either, but when I went to the front desk (at 9:20 pm) to see if someone could come and fix it, no one was there and there was a note that said see you in the morning!! But in the morning, when we went to check out, still no one was there, so I didn't get a chance to request a refund or discount. We will NEVER stay here again. Be aware, these previously glowing reviews must be really old, or else they were written by the owners. read more

Could not recommend staying here. The AC did not work, although the hosts gave us another room where it did work. However the AC in the second room sounds more like a generator and makes it hard to sleep. The guest laundry machine smelled like mold and our laundry came out the same. The dryer overheated and melted some of our clothing. The wifi signal keeps dropping and works better if you stand outside. You have to pay for ice. read more

Not a fan. Got here at 10:00 pm. Our personal information was left out with the code to our room in an envelope. Anybody could just open it and help themselves. Nobody at the front desk. Got to our room and garbage left on the floor. Dried up olives and empty water bottle. TV doesn't turn on so I called the front desk. Recording says open until Midnight. But again, nobody there to help. We were not expecting a 5 star but this is a bit ridiculous. Next time we'll sleep in the back of our truck if we do not make it to Powell on time. read more

Seems to be mixed reviews here. Others seemed to have had issue with pets and/or boat rentals. Fortunately I required neither, just needed a place to stay in the area. Slim pickings, but Ticaboo more than met my expectations. I got off season rates too having stayed one of its first weekends of the 2014 season, so the price was very reasonably considering the extremely remote nature of this area. The sports bar next door unfortunately wasn't yet open, but the diner/bar/restaurant was, and I got a pickup order. The burger was delicious, especially with their house recipe Powell Sauce. The room was more than sufficient...clean, bed was comfortable, ample room, great views, and service was very friendly and very helpful! read more

Little hotel but nice it is a seasonal hotel so in the winter months it is very slow and cheaper but in the summer you get a lot of boaters staying here headed to the just to the south. There is a gas station next store for goodies and the hotel has a few things . read more

Great place to stay in the middle of nowhere. Lake Powell is about 10 miles away. Ticaboo is a great place to stay: clean rooms, pet friendly, parking for boats. One of our favorite parts is Camille, who is super firndly. We enjoy getting coffee and stopping at the front desk to talk about places to visit on the lake.She is friendly and a wealth of information. read more

We stopped at Ticaboo after spending several days on a houseboat at Lake Powell. Our group of twelve was exhausted and ready for a night in a real bed. Ticaboo Resort was just the thing for us. Reasonably priced, comfortable rooms without having to drive through the desert for hours. We had dinner in the restaurant and were initially taken aback by the handwritten signs and "order at the counter" atmosphere. However, everyone was pleasantly surprised and happy with their meals - burgers, sandwiches and, especially, pizza. We all agreed that we would stop there again! read more

It seems that others have had "ok" experiences with the Ticaboo Resort, but our stay was unpleasant at best. I would rather stay in the car on the side of the road than ever have to set foot in this so-called resort again. -When we arrived at about 2 there was no one at the front desk, when the manager did arrive she was very sullen and we were told that there were no rooms available until at least 4 (even after I offered to pay for an upgrade for any available room. There was no mention of a check-in time on any of our correspondence or reservation paperwork. -During our wait we saw one of the staff members dragging the clean linen cart up the stairs and spilling sheets/towels etc on the floor, picking them up and using them anyway. -The manager yelled at the staff so loudly it scared my children out of the air conditioned lobby (with cartoons on t.v.) back into the afternoon heat. -The public restroom on the first floor with trash overflowing onto the floor and a dirty mop bucket obstructing the entry. -When we were finally assigned to a room we traveled up a musty stairwell to find our room with peeling paint (not a little peeling, like, the whole wall) and an even worse smell than in the hall. Upon hearing my complaint the manager moved us to a new room without apology and simply said "that room has had water damage recently". Really? If this was a known problem why on earth would you put guests there? -When the rest of our party arrived (20 people) we discovered that the restaurant that is advertised is not really open most of the time. -When we saw the other rooms (all EXACTLY the same) we wondered why some were charged up to 30$ more per night than others were. The explanation was that they really were all considered "Deluxe Queen" rooms, there was no Standard Queen, it just depended on what was reserved onine. What? -When our children went down to use the pool the managers two boys were there, and proceeded to rudely make up random rules about what our kids could and couldn't do, and incessantly interrupted our conversations. -Later one of the boys showed up with a syringe and started bragging about being the owner of the pool and about how he was responsible for testing the pool water chemicals. When I examined the syringe i found there was a needle on the end (not really necessary for pool water testing?) and when the childs older sister arrived she said "what are you doing with my allergy shot syringe?" At that point we pulled all of the kids out of the pool and locked ourselves in our rooms for the night. -In the morning there was a dead bird in the hall and another flying around inside beating itself against the windows. There was also a good sized lizard discovered in another one of our rooms. -The breakfast that was offered at the restaurant was nice, and the staff there was very nice. So, I guess that was a little perk. So thankful this was a one-night arrangement. If this had been our final destination I would have turned around and driven the nine hours back home! read more

We had the same experience as another reviewer, renting a speedboat from this resort. From the first few minutes it was in the water, it stopped functioning. Unfortunately, we had gotten out on the lake. The boat was quite full of water as well. The pump didn't work and neither did anything else. We couldn't radio or call in and it would only go 2 miles an hour and then quit. It took us hours to get back to the marina and we were connected to the boat mechanic as soon as we had service. We knew how to run boats and this so called mechanic had no idea. They didn't have anything but the party barge to let us use as a replacement (and everyone else had no rentals available) and they charged us for everything!! They only backed off a little when they found out we had an attorney with us, but we still paid almost full price for everything. Also, the tube they let us use had a hole in the covering and filled with water as well so it was a long boring day on the lake...I definitely would never rent from this resort again; such a waste of time and money and no one competent enough to get things working properly before sending them out onto the lake. It was our first trip to Lake Powell and unfortunately we aren't very excited to ever go back. read more