Kachina Lodge Resort

Stayed there a couple nights. I didn’t check the bed and came back home with 50+ BED BUGS bites. When I called the Kachina Lodge manager to inform her about their bed bug problem, she said they would look into it and call me back, which they never did. When I called 3 days later, the manager said they didn’t take the time to check it out yet. Either they are straight liars and they were too busy dealing with bed bugs to call me back or worse they really don’t care about bed bugs. In both cases, stay as far as you can !!!

DUMP DUMP DUMP!!! Super grungy room (this much grunge can only get so clean), was cold enough to use the comforter but couldn’t cuz there were visible schmeg stains on it, couldn’t touch the carpet without shoes on, «free wifi» that didn’t work, and halls that REEK of cigarette smoke that seeped in to my room all night (despite the «Non-​smoking» building, and I LOATHE cigarette smoke). Cheap room to sleep over night since I didn’t plan on spending much time here, but super gross. Never again! Hope I don’t get bed bugs. Next time I’ll spend the money to upgrade from shithole.

Breakfast at the kiva lounge was the best part.
The room smelled like wet dog and cigarettes. It was filthy in every corner. It was dusty and dirty. Dirt was caked on the walls near light switches. Hair clippings all over the bathroom. There was mold in all of the caulking around the tub. There was bird shit on all of the porch furnishings. This place is a real scuz-​hole. I almost forgot the best part. When I got to the room the key card didn’t work. I was in a moment of annoyed surrender and I pushed off the door to turn around to walk back to the disgusting lobby and open sesame the door opens like magic. And will not fully close without the deadbolt being thrown.
I’m so nauseated by this place. It’s given me a horrible impression of Taos. Way to go Shit-​hole.

Really run down. I used Hotwire, which I usually find nice places through but not this time. The wifi barely works and the tv has basic channels

STAY AWAY! HAS BEDBUGS! Came here on a church ski trip and was very disgusted. The property is old and needs renovating, and the rooms are filthy. Horrible cell service and non functioning wifi are only a few of the horrors that await at the Kachina Lodge. Perhaps the mosh frightening is the presence of bed bugs. Several of my friends got bitten. Also the entire place smells like a sewer. If this is the only place left that is available, sleep in your car.

Poorly managed property with outdated facilities. The room doesn’t have coffee maker. When requested, I was told that all rooms are booked and no spares. There was not even an effort to try to make the situation better. TV is old CRT, probably from 80’s. Staff are not that friendly either.

Stay away, rooms stink and wifi doesn’t work. It’s a good deal but it makes for a long night. The room on top, when they walk sounds like they are going to come through the ceiling.

I wouldn’t give this hotel a one star rating. It is in desperate need of an upgrade. Cobb webs on the ceiling. Stains on the carpet. No heat. It is raining and 52 degrees outside. We called the front desk about the heat and they said they don’t turn it on till the 1^st snow fall. Their solution is they have thermal blankets in the draw. Well that doesn’t help if you want to shower and have to get out into a cold room to get dressed. We paid $ 77.00 a night for this room. No microwave, coffee pot or mini fridge. A 19″ old school tv. Curtains that are worn. Bathtub dirty. Trip advisor, Unilocal and priceline should not even have this hotel on their list. Motel 6 is better than this. I would never stay here again and not for sure if i am going to stay here the second night that i have already paid for. Beware you get what you pay for. As far as i am concerned all the hotels in taos are overpriced for what they offer. I paid the same price at the quality in last year that i paid here, at least the room was clean and had heat.

Quite possibly worst hotel experience of my life. We knew place was old, etc. was interested in using the hot tub after 3 long days of hiking and getting a good nights sleep. I have no problem with old considering the relatively cheap rate. I do have a problem with dirty. Bathroom beyond disgusting. Mold, dirt, spiders, just gross. Went to use the hot tub and it was empty. No notice or explanation. I nicely expressed my issues with the front desk. No apology and the woman just looked at me with a blank expression. The worst. Never, never again.

We chose this place because of the price and description. It is «classic!» Old and basic, but okay. Clean sheets, but dirty bedspreads. Then again, any hotel they are questionable. We waited around to to see the «Native American Dancing.» They were a little late, but it was fun to watch. The free breakfast was really good. Huevos rancheros and bisuits and gravy. The staff were pleasant and refilled our coffees often.

The property and staff were nice but there were many shortcomings. The Wifi did not work in the room or reception area. The hot tub was out of order, the Spanish Omelette and potatoes at breakfast were swimming in oil. The non smoking room was full of stale smoke every time the smoker next door lit up. When we first arrived they gave us a key that opened an occupied room full of someone else’s stuff. Hope that wouldn’t happen to us. Last, there was a bright green light by the door that stayed on and lit up the room all night.

Kachina lodge, more like cochina lodge.
If you’re looking for a cheap, decent place to stay near the plaza this place is alright. Yes it’s old, musty and decrepit but you get what you pay for! My friends and I plugged in our phone chargers and we completely lost power so keep that in mind. I guess I would stay here if I needed an inexpensive place on short notice near the downtown area, but I’d rather pay a little more to feel comfortable getting under the covers and walking around barefoot.

Stayed in room 121 for one night.
Pros:
1. Fairly priced
2. Spacious
3. Two sinks
4. Kind of clean (mirrors appeared clean, beds were made, toilet looked clean)
Cons:
1. VERY outdated
2. Not visually appealing (old and dirty carpet, dingy and wrinkled curtains, bedding that looks like it should be in a teenaged boy’s bedroom)
3. Bedding was dingy and unsettling
4. There was only one electrical outlet with three prongs in the bedroom and it was across the room from the beds. So unless your laptop’s power cord is super long you won’t be charging your computer while using it in bed (Seriously. Who has only two-​pronged electrical outlets anymore!!!)
5. The upholstered chair was hideous and had what looked like a grease spot on the chair back were your head would rest.
6. Kind of NOT clean (an empty water bottle was under the nightstand from previous tenants, baseboard heater in bathroom was extremely dirty and falling apart, windowsill had dirt and small dead bugs on it)
Overall:
I travel quite frequently for work so I generally make efforts to check for pests like bedbugs. Suffice it to say that I made extra effort at the Kachina Lodge. When you enter the room, you just get a sinking feeling that creepy-​crawlies could be an issue. Thankfully I didn’t see any indication of bedbugs or any other pests (besides a little gnat that might have come in when we came in). Overall, Kachina Lodge reminds me of an elderly relative’s basement. It’s old, smells a little funny, and looks like it’s been uninhabited for the last 30 years; but you’re not going to be there for long (thankfully) so you just deal with it.

Do not stay here! Musty smelling rooms, not very hot — hot tub and dirty public facilities.

3 rooms in 24 hours. No internet, no heat, no one cared to even call me back after 2 reports of no heat. Unsafe for elderly or anyone not stable on their feet. Stairs aren’t shoveled or salted. Very odd for Dec, but every room had the ceiling fan turned on high, and 2 of them didn’t have chords to turn it down without standing on the chair. My best bet is to cover up the smell of the room. Carpets are 60s shag, and other old stinky kinds. Wifi was horrible in every room, except the one without heat. There was no offer to help me move or acknowledgement of the inconvenience. Everyone was nice, but that doesn’t fix the number of screwups in a very short amount of time… and I haven’t even talked about the mold on the ceiling of the bathroom.

Stayed just one night here passing through on a road trip, it was the cheapest place we could find at $ 99 a night. First room we were given was completely smoky (even though it was non-​smoking room) and the front desk person easily exchanged it for us. There seems to be many long term residents there. Rooms seemed reasonably clean, but it’s carpet that always gets me! We slept well enough and it was quiet, so if you’re on a budget and low class accommodation will suit you, this will do for the night.

Because we travel continuously for 4 — 6 months of the year, we travel on a ‘budget’ of up to $ 70/​night, relying on Unilocal and Trip Advisor for our selection. In Taos, we could find nothing that we could confidently book without inspecting first.
Our reviewing of Unilocal and Trip Advisor provided an initial short list of the Kachina and one other — we visited the Kachina first, inspected a King non-​smoking room, and went no further.
All our criteria and our initial scepticism were met with a friendly and understanding smile.
The Kachina is not new, but contrary to some other reports, it is not run down.
We were pleasantly surprised to continue touring your wonderful country having had only one hotel which fell short of our requirements — a disaster in Colorado Springs where the management (and hence staff) just didn’t care and it was run down.

I have to agree with a lot of the prior reviewers when they say that this facility is old and outdated. My first stay here was in 1999, and it was more than a «teen-​ager» then. However, our latest stay, on 10÷8÷13, was pleasant enough. Plenty of mirrors, not enough light. Older cathode-​ray-​tube television, while most places now have flat screens. Insufficient wall outlets, huge bathroom with plenty of hot water. Bathroom sink drain wouldn’t drain very well; ceiling fan had a scrape that rendered it useless to run while we were in the room. Electric baseboard heat kept the place so roasty that we had the a/​c running all night. Comfortable beds.
One REALLY good thing: the outside light in front of our unit was non-​functioning, and my traveling companion has lousy night vision. We reported it to the front desk and it was fixed within about an hour.
The dancers that were supposed to begin at 6:30 didn’t show up until 7. If the desk clerk says «about 6:30», that does NOT mean 7:00 p.m. or later.
The «public» portion of the hotel, lobby and hallway to the coffee shop, is like a museum with lovely sculpture, paintings, and furniture. Even the hallway looks like a Two Grey Hills rug.
The breakfast left a lot to be desired — only one beverage to a person — one gets charged if one wants both OJ and coffee. The eggs were just about cold; the biscuits WERE cold. The sausage was lukewarm, the salsa was overwarm.
Our «regular» rate of $ 129 was discounted to $ 109, but I think our room might have truly been worth about $ 79. This place needs a major remodeling and renovation. It is a lovely location and the exteriors of the buildings are in pretty good shape. They need to spend some money on renovation.

Don’t go here.
We were overcharged and got locked into our room the first time we went in. There are weird duct tape sock things over the doors inside, and I think that may be why it happened. We went in our room to set some stuff down and went to go back to the car and couldn’t get out. The staff tried to open the door and couldn’t so we had to climb out the window. The second room they put us in smelled gross like chemicals and had wrappers on the floor. The safety lock was gone on one side and looked like it had been kicked in. Don’t let the looks of the lobby fool you, the rooms are nothing like it. I actually wonder if it used to be a crack den turned motel. We left and will never go back. We went to the Sagebrush Inn and were very happy.

We came here on a family ski trip around Christmas and we were recommended here by friends who’ve been to Taos for skiing trips. On the first look, the room looks pretty old. There were some dirt around the edges of the room, the carpet looked unclean, the TV looked ancient, and many of the electrical outlets were loose, rendering them useless since the plugs will just fall right off (we barely found enough to charge our phones and laptops). Usually I’m fine with walking barefoot in a hotel room but not this time.
Despite all the cons, this place is also really cheap (almost half the price of other places we’ve found)! Not just cheap but functional as well. The room was bigger than a normal 2-​Bed hotel room which gave us plenty of room to put all of our luggage and ski equipment. The heater was great and the hot water was immediate. Coming from a family that have been living in hot places, those functions were really important to us in a cold place. Breakfast was also provided everyday, which included hearty stuff like eggs, sausages, potatoes, pancakes, muffins, cereals, and even fresh hot chocolates! This place is 20 minutes away from the Taos Ski Valley.
Normally, I would have given this place 2 or 3 stars but as a place for a winter trip, it’s a solid 4-​star.
Note: For some reason, Kachina Lodge sometimes has Best Western in its name but the receptionist said they had nothing to do with Best Western.