Hill’s Resort

Thumbs up. Cute place, romantic. Family oriented. Board games on loan from front desk. Neat, clean, nice beach and docks. We had a great breakfast. I will go back and would recomend to a friend. Stayed last weekend for 1 night with some out of town guests. We stayed in the so-​called «condo». I dont know why they call it the condo, the name made me nervous when I was making the reservations. It was a 3 beedroom unit. Faced the water with nice balcony to sit out on. Room interior is a little small, nothing special but it’s just a place to hang the hat. As long as it’s clean I am good to go.

Friends got married here. We drove up from Spokane on NYE & stayed in cabins. We had a really good time. The friends got married in their cabin and we got to hang out and chill, and then we went over and ate in one of their party rooms for the reception. We stayed another night and we all hung out in the bar & tromped around in the snow. It was a good time; who doesn’t love Priest Lake?

Waited 1 hour 40 minutes for my waffle and it came out cold. Their excuse was the deck was busy, there were only 4 o ty her tables being waited on joke of a restaurant and joke of a resort go to Elkins if your looking to eat or rent a cabin

At Hills now. Waited forever to get a table. Then they washed our table with a sour rag. Then waited forever for coffee. We have been waiting more than an hour for food. Wow…

My in-​laws have a house on Priest Lake, and on our last trip we took the boat over to Hills Resort for dinner. This place is so amazing! Nestled in the majestic wilderness of North Idaho, it’s exactly like Kellerman’s Resort in Dirty Dancing.
The resort and restaurant have been recognized nationally for their excellence, and we definitely found out why. Many of the family recipes have been featured in national cookbooks, and some of the specialties include Baby Back Ribs of Pork, Oysters Escondida, Margarita Shrimp, and Huckleberry Pie.
We ate in the dining room overlooking the beautiful scenery of Priest Lake. For an appetizer we chose King Crab cakes topped with avocado, Tobikko caviar, Syracha and wasabi vinaigrette. My husband’s parents had us try these and they were seriously the best crab cakes I have ever eaten! My husband ordered the Hickory Burger with smoked bacon, cheddar cheese and homemade barbeque sauce with fries, and I got pan-​seared veal medallions sauteed in a lemon Thyme pan sauce, served with potato gnocchi. This was my first time ever having veal and I absolutely loved it.
We’ll definitely be returning to Hills Resort the next time we’re at Priest Lake…

We have been going to Priest Lake for the past 9 years and we always do a parents night out Hill’s. The past two years were noticeably worse and this year was simply laughable and we will never spend the top $$$ for their food again. Appetizer of brie and focaccia was served with a small pepperoni pizza substituted for the focaccia… seriously, sliced pizza with Brie? The salmon was quite obviously previously frozen and reheated with fake «stamped on» grill marks and best described as leather. We ordered a variety of main dishes (fish, steak, chicken, elk) and they all came out with a single shriveled corn cob; not a single green veggie on one of the plates. Sorry Hill’s, you have a great tradition but the kitchen staff is obviously resting on the reputation and not delivering for guests in 2012.

Quality place, upper end ingredients. Ate there with the whole fam, grandparents, kids, etc and it was good. Staff tried hard and we left a blast zone under the one year old. Good wine and beer selection. Blue cheese burger was so juicy that it didn’t need condiments.

Hill’s Resort is a fabulous, family oriented place to vacation. Luby Bay is the best location on the lake. There are so many things to do… hiking, huckleberry picking, swimming, skiing, canoeing, boating, fishing … and more! The staff at Hills is welcoming and fun. My family has been going to Priest Lake for 41 years… this will be our 4^th year at Hills (previous years we camped). We spend 2 weeks every summer there… The kids and adults love it. Can’t imagine going anywhere else.

Oh no!!! They took the meals in frisbees off the kids menus!

Hill’s Resort is CLASSIC. Multiple generations of many families have spent summer vacations on the beaches of Priest Lake at this resort. It is definitely the most high class resort on the lake, which is good and bad. The good part is that there are so many historical and classical stories within this place, it’s surprising there hasn’t been a movie yet. The downside is that there are a (very) few holier-​than-​thou pompous jerks from time to time. The latter can be ignored as soon as you wash down a huckleberry daiquiri and gaze out across one of the most beautiful lakes on the planet…

Came here while vacationing in northern Idaho and really liked it. There is a main lodge with rooms and a restaurant and about twenty cabins lined up near the lake. We stayed in one of the cabins, which came with a full kitchen and outdoor grill. There is a pretty good food shop at the lodge if you want to cook yourself, but the restaurant was just great. Get the steak and eggs breakfast. The steak was unusually tender and delicious.
The staff was very helpful and pleasant for the most part. The one exception may just have been having a bad day, or she might not have liked my Obama hoodie. :) Anyway, they accomodated our on the fly plans and schedule.
We chose Hills because it is dog friendly and that is mostly true. No dogs allowed by the lake except after 10pm. Other than that, I’d give them five stars.
I spoke to some staff here and it sounds like 2009 was a pretty hard year due to the recession. By 2010 Hills seems to have its act together again. Highly recommended.

Great food, although I’ve never stayed here so this review is solely on the restaurant.
I love the deserts. We normally take our boat over from across the lake, dock it, enjoy a great meal and catch up with friends, fuel up, and take off. Sometimes the help in the dining area isn’t fantastic, but they get the job done.

My grandparents used to stay here in the summer and once in awhile in the winters… So I would go stay in their cabin.
The place used to be the hot spot on the lake but it is dying down and the bar and restaurant are blah.
I know the owners and the parents have passed away they were the heart and soul of this place. Now that the kids have it they have ran it in to the ground…
They need a chef to bring the place back up to par and a better staff that is well trained would not hurt.

If there is anything better than a day of swimming, relaxing and sooner or later boating into Hill’s from across the lake to drink a huckleberry daiquiri, I’m not totally sure what it is.
That’s right… Huckleberry Daiquiri… they are SO good.
I think it’s a law or something that you have to eat huckleberry everything when you are in Northern Idaho in the summer, so might as well add them to your alcoholic beverages too.

If you are 19 and just dying to try out that fake Washington ID this summer, this is the place to go.
Yes, Yes, Yes, I am aware that this has been the «place to be» at Priest since prohibition ended. Obviously, the Hill family thinks so as well, you can tell by how overpriced everything is. Don’t get me wrong, I am more than willing to pay good money for good food and drink, but as Mike T said, the restaurant has really taken a nose dive (but the prices haven’t).
I am giving 2 stars for one reason only; if you are 16 — 21 years old, this is the place to see and be seen, strut your hard body on the beach and have your first beer, maybe you will find someone to hold your hair back later. But if you are older or bringing your family, be forewarned, actual bar conversation I witnessed a few weeks ago:
Drunk 20ish guy next to me to blond across bar: «blondie»
Blond (with group of friends): (ignore)
Drunk Guy: «BLONDIE»
Blond: (ignore)
Drunk Guy: «BLONDIIIIIEEE!!!»
Blond: (gets up and leaves)
Drunk Guy: BITCH!
Ah yes, the art of the pickup line is not lost.
Hill’s doesn’t even come close to the best resort on the lake. That honor has to go to Elkin’s, so do yourself a favor, drive the extra 20 minutes (or 10 minute boat ride) and check it out. The prices are similar, but the cabins are cleaner, the food is excellent and the staff is wonderful.

Hills is a classic 1950 era lake resort and Its like visiting the set of dirty dancing without getting harassed by Patric Swayze. The Hills family has the best resort on the lake with the most amenities, best staff and nicest cabins. The bar is always alot of fun. Unfortunately, the restaurant has taken a nose dive since Jordan Bressler left. The food is awful this year. Do not order the pesto with pancetta wrapped shrimp or the Chevre/​avocado filled raviolis. They are booth super bland and way too heavy. Instead, stay at Hills, cook for yourself in your cabin and got to Elkins for a nice meal. Also, Hills has a great gas dock.