Lake Arrowhead Chalets

GOOD= our cabin was super clean and Comfy and very spacious. The kitchen was fully equipped, microwave, Stove with oven & Dishwasher. We had a 3 bedroom rooms were good size.
BAD= PARKING! Omg! There was no parking close to our building, There’s construction going on so its not as nice on the outside due to that.
UGLY= STAIRS STAIRS N MORE STAIRS. We walked UP N DOWN WAY TO MANY STAIRS !!!
Going up to our chalet was a couple of stairs ways, inside going from first to the top was more stairs then going from the top the kids room Even stairs
The ugliest part was and reason for not receiving 5 stars was due to the parking space that our #321 had, We had to park below the building in front of us and walk Down the longest sets of stairs. No need to hike if you stay here you get all the work out with the millions of stairs :)

Game room looks abandoned, smells like old people and virtually has no internet because it kicks you off every 30 seconds. Did I mention there was a hair ball in my bed?

Lovely Location and plenty of stairs
This is a little older resort, but they are doing updates and maintenance. The majority of the units have a good number of stairs, there are roads to drop off stuff but parking is below.
This is not a problem, but you should have it in mind. Club house has a pool table and ping pong. They could use a hot tub but they have a spa.
The rooms have all the needed amenities and equipment for basic cooking. Spices and anything special you need to bring but good working stove, microwave with dishwashers. We came in the winter just before Christmas with some snow and rain but it was fine. I am sure summers are great.
Not far from the village and the restruants and stores. They have a dock if you are bringing a boat. Give them a shot

Stayed in an upgraded/​remodeled 2BR/1.5BA condo for a few days in a gated community setting. The rooms are clean, small kitchen, living room with wood-​burning fireplace & flat screen Sharp TV, modest shower/​tub bathroom, no A/​C but there is central heat, full size washer/​dryer, and ample room to unpack luggage in the bedrooms. Our unit has a deck with BBQ and picnic table. Very quiet, but I think there are only 15 – 20 people staying here currently. The parking is easy/​close. The only complaint I have is that the pool is not open yet, but it’s 80 degrees outside. I think it opens for Memorial Day weekend. The condos are very close to the village, and not too far from most restaurants in the area. The closest grocery store is in the village (Stater Bros).

I love this place. The property is well maintained, the staff is professional and responsive, and the location is perfect. These condominiums are close enough to walk to the village, but secluded enough to get that mountain cabin feel. It is within driving distance of Big Bear for skiing.
All of the units have a huge fireplace. A great value any time of the year!
Be forewarned — there are a LOT of stairs, especially from the parking lot to the units, but you can pull your car up to the front door to unpack as long as you are considerate of anyone else trying to bring their car in at the same time.

I was at the Lake Arrowhead Chalets for 4^th of July weekend… a looong 4 day weekend. The pool was disgusting, we went to swim on Friday afternoon and found we could not because someone had left human feces in the pool and not enough seating. No maintenance personnel could be found… we just left and did not return. My next Unilocal is at the grounds… we had to tip toe thought the cigarette buttes to go anywhere. The garbage dumpsters are inadequate with piles of raw garbage piled up and hanging out of the dumpsters, a real stinker. Inadequate parking is a problem… People were parked in front of our space and we constantly had to ask them to move so we could get in or out. It seems nobody «works» there on the weekends or holidays. It’s dumpy and dirty and unkempt to say the least. Sad but true.

I stayed here for a week. In have stayed at better places. First, there are too many stairs up and down to access your cabin. Second, of the two rooms, only one had a TV. Third, the drinking glasses provided in the pantry are tiny. Third, the bedroom without the TV only had access to one wall outlet, so plugging you appliances is difficult of you have more than two. Fourth, the electrical outlets in the main bathroom did not work. Fifth, The toilets are too close to the walls, so sitting on them is a challenge.
Now, try to locate the pool and hot tub? My goodness. You almost need a GPS to find it. It is not on the premises. Trying to get then knob in the shower to give you hot water is a challenge. The inside of the cabins are old and dated, yet they are clean. I guess this is what you get in a crowded mountain community. No night life either!
Luck for me I met some locals and had a blast hanging out with them.

We stayed at Unit 147 using my friend’s timeshare points. Finding the office was a chore. When you first drive up from Highway 189, you see a sign that says Lake Arrowhead Village. However, ignore the hotel looking village to your left because that is a different entity all together. The office is on the east side. The easiest way to look for the office is look for a McDonalds because it is adjacent to it. Also, the office is located on the lower village. If you see Stater Bros., you are at the upper village… find a road that leads to the lower section and look for McDonalds!
Checkin was easy, although you get thumped with a cleaning fee of $ 56 bucks. Honestly, I think that real hotel service is way better. We spent a few hours cleaning all the dishes and throwing out the trash. There is a blue box that you can drop off your keys at Unit 118 for checkout.
The Unit itself was bare bones. The ceiling fan and light above the dining area did not work. Checkout is at 10am but that was not an issue as we left directly for Big Bear to go snowboarding.
If you are planning to go when it is snowing, bring a portable shovel and ice pick because you will need it to get out of the premises. Also, if it has snowed, you will need to put snow chains on to get over the steep portion of the chalet driveway.

Room 313
3 room condo
sleeps 8 with a fully equipped kitchen… blah blah blah
Stayed for one night… $ 200
We used the hell outta their water and electricity haha
The dryer was very useful given we arrived under heavy rain.
Kitchen was better equipped than I thoguht…
if you plan to cook, bring your own spices.
The knives ain’t too good.
There’s no cutting board.
Oven broiler didn’t work.
We woke up late because we played board games all night;
called the peeps in the office asked for some extra time before check-​out;
they gave us an extra hour :)
They are pretty lenient in regards of pre check out requirements…
I turned in the keys to a lady that looked exactly like Conseula from Family Guy haha

Huge two story townhome equipped with a full functioning kitchen, two bedrooms and an upstairs loft, washer/​dryer, huge living room as well. It has a very obvious cabin-​y feel to it, wood panels, very comfy setting.

Okay, you get a big, two story townhouse style unit, with huge balconies, a full kitchen with all appliances, two or three bedrooms, a washer and dryer, and enclosed parking space. It’s a series of these kind of units in a rustic sort of setting, lots of mature trees to look at out your balcony or window.
The pool is heated very well, but it’s like a half mile walk from your hotel room.
That’s the good part.
The bad part is, this vacation (to Lake Arrowhead), sucked.
You go down to the Lake (which is NOT walking distance from this hotel), and everything is privately owned, there are fences everywhere, so you can’t even stick a pinky in the lake to see if it’s cold or whatever. No boat rental, no paddle boats, just a lame over-​priced boat ride you can buy tickets for, along with dozens of passengers.
If you stay at this hotel, there is a beach you can use, although we couldn’t find it.
There are also hiking trails, which we couldn’t find, either.
There is a Lollipop Park which is basically a tiny, overpriced amusement park with rides for little kids, next to a very small free park with swings.
The food choices were terrible: McDonalds and Subway, or very expensive restaurants, not much in between.
Lake Arrowhead «Village» was an overglorified trashy strip mall.
You can drive to Lake Gregory, which is an unbearably hot, ugly lake next to a parking lot, with nowhere to hide from the sun. If you don’t mind the heat, it does have lots to do actually, including a waterslide.
I got lost just about everywhere, there are no signs in this town.
This was my last trip to Lake Arrowhead, thank you very much.