Lazy Z Resort

A great spot for a weekend getaway. Small but cozy cabins, a clubhouse with ping pong, a pool table, big screen TV, a fireplace, and an awesome pool… err…I mean «water feature» that looks more like a natural swimming hole or something. The cabins are set far enough apart that it feels secluded.
–Every cabin comes with a BBQ pit and a picnic table. Bring food!
–The small cabins are tiny, but the space is well used so they don’t feel too tiny. When we arrived our cabin was clean, neat, and stocked with plenty of towels and toiletries.
–There is a nature trail and a pond on the grounds, it’s really quite beautiful.
–Apparently there is a ghost, but we didn’t see him.
–Twain Harte is about five minutes away.
–There are snow parks about twenty minutes away.
If you need a place for a quick relaxing weekend away, this is the spot!

Such a great place. Super friendly booking experience. Location is nice nestled away in the mountains. Cabin was clean however could use some updates. Mattress was very worn down. Rugs were very old and no longer had much backing left witch made them very slippery. All in all it was a nice night away however a little updating would turn the room into a perfect little cabin.

Not a good spot. They lost our reservations, so when we showed up at 9pm our name wasn’t on the list. So after figuring out how to use their phone on the wall (dial 9 to get out and dial 1 before the area code), we got a hold of someone that could try and help us. They then put us on hold and transferred us to some doctor we woke up… After another attempt we got a hold of someone and they told us to take one of the available cabins and that the woman that took our original reservation had been fired and that’s why our reservation was lost, he said that our credit card shouldn’t be charged for that first attempt.
The cabin itself wasn’t good. It was musty, stained carpets and old pink wallpaper. The cabin could use at at least a little update. It was like staying in grandma’s house if she never opened any windows. The bed made motel 6 look like a luxury resort. The sheets were as rough as canvas and the blankets were the equivalent of army surplus the extra blanket we found had a huge hole in the middle of it.
On the bright side they have a kurig coffee maker, but don’t try and use the glass cups in it.
If we had stayed longer the pool would have been nice to jump into and the hot tub we did get a chance to use. Most hot tubes are too hot for me to stay in for long, but this one was probably around 90 degrees, almost too cool for a hot tub.
After we called up Steve (owner?) the next day we gave him a different credit card to charge for the one night. Well, they ended up charging us twice, once on the original card that they said was «lost» and once on mine.
If you have a large family and want a relatively cheap place to stay with a nice pool and woodsy feel, stay here. Otherwise I would just skip it.

Buyer BEWARE! We were looking forward to a July 2015 weekend getaway and the one night we had there was QUITE TERRIFYING! We were spending the day at Yosemite and then heading to Lazy Z for the night. We called ahead to confirm because we knew we’d arrive after 5pm. She said the keys were inside and to help ourselves. We arrived at there was literally NO ONE anywhere to be found, not even other campers. The cabin was marginal, very rustic and outdated. The Pool was absolutely freezing and the Jaccuzi was tepid. The rock waterfalls look incredible, but to actually get in — NOT relaxing or refreshing — TOO COLD Pool and NOT HOT enough Jaccuzi — UGH! We went into town for dinner, not much to choose from at all, maybe 2 places looked remotely OK. We went to bed around 9pm as we were exhausted from the day at Yosemite. Within the next hour… we had several random people walk up to our sliding door entry and try to open it and calling out «Open the door!» I think they were either lost, drunk or both. They eventually left as we didn’t want to deal them and were trying to enjoy our restful night. Then by about 10:30pm we see car lights pull up and people start heading for our sliding door, AGAIN. A man starts knocking and trying to open it. But this time he puts a key in the lock and begins to OPEN OUR DOOR and take a step inside… as we were in bed! OMG — I don’t think so!!! My husband jumps out of bed half naked and starts yelling at them repeatedly saying… «Get Out & Back OFF Man!!» The guy barley gets 1 foot in the door and jumps back when he saw my husband coming at him. They left immediately! Needless to say, it took a little while to come down from that INTRUSION! We were so happy we were leaving the next day — never want to do that again! We went to the office to let them know what had happened. All we could find was a maintenance guy, who didn’t know when or where the office lady/​staff would be in or back. Over the next week which quickly became a month… I called numerous times and spoke with 2 different ladies each time and both just kept saying «They will talk to the owner about it and get back to me.» All I wanted was to #1 raise there awareness of what happened and #2 request at least 50% refund if not all, based on our night from HELL! After 2 months of no response… I decided to at least put out our Review to WARN others. They have NO CUSTOMER SERVICE and do NOT know what it is! It’s too bad, too, because the property could have a lot of potential if the Owners even cared about their campers and their satisfaction!

LOOOOOOVE THIS PLACE! Just stayed a few nights & can’t wait to return. The grotto lagoon style pool has water falls that make for perfect pool time! Will be returning very soon!

Definitely coming back here! What a great little retreat in the woods, so great that I didn’t have cell/​internet service. Which means I had more time to enjoy the relaxing tall trees surrounding the small cabin. Too bad we were not able to enjoy the water feature and jacuzzi as we were short on time, but we did take a look at it and it looks just as promised. The entire resort was unusually quiet and empty, which made the whole experience much worthwhile and relaxing but a little eerie. We are able to check in early and check out late and the whole process of booking was smooth.
This place was pretty central to popular attractions: Twain Harte 5 minutes away, Black Oak casino 30 minutes away, Natural bridge 30 minutes away and columbia historic park 20 minutes away.

Fabulous time!!! Just what I needed. I had planned to ditch the family and go wine tasting but when I checked out the pool area, and there was no one in site, I stayed all day. Went into town and grabbed lunch stuff and just hung at the pool. We were the only ones ther all day — our lucky day!!! The night we arrived there was a local Who’s Who Chamber event around the pool/​club house with great food, music and local businesses. A real treat being from Southern Ca and a supporter of local Chambers of Commerce. Can’t wait until we can go back and rent a larger place vs our very nice cabin and have a family gathering or even a girls weekend getaway.

What a beautiful resort! Eclectic but with all the amenities you need for a comfortable, enjoyable stay.
The pictures and site descriptions don’t do this place justice. Or host, Steve, was friendly and accommodating with suggestions on places to eat and how to make the most of our one day trip to Yosemite. We were so grateful when we came back to find all the makings for a fire pit ready for us and the hot tub still on way past the regular closing time. What a treat after a long day in the park!

Another great time at my home away from home. Look for gizmo the Yorkie terrer. We go as a group and take over the bar area and never leave the pool till bed time. Great for kids too

ALWAYS have an amazing time and experience and the Z. Owners and employees are all such amazing people! Never disappoints me mor my family! Will keep enjoying this amazing place :)

Extremely disappointed by this place to say the least.
First nobody welcome you and I am still wondering if we met the owners or not…
The «water feature» could be awesome (beautifully set) but the water is so cold that even kids have difficulty to swim in it even during summer!
The jacuzzi… well first of all you have to ask to turn it on as there is no way to do it yourself
The cottage itself is poorly maintained thus full of ants and spider and whatever which prevent you from sleeping at night and instead you enjoy the chase and hunting of those
The bathroom is so narrow that you can barely fit in it and the sink is used for both washing yourself and the plates which I found not hygienic
The chairs on the patio are barely usable and it would have been more logic to put a lounge chair or hamac
I sent an email prior to arrive at the resort in order to know what to bring to Beaverton use the BBQ and never received any reply… I would have appreciated to avoid to have to go to the town directly after arriving at the resort
There was a wedding on Sunday thus no jacuzzi thus somewhat you have to leave early !!!
Thanks a lot to ruin a getaway week end.

Avoid at all cost.
The swimming pool is really cold, river cold so don’t expect to swim in it even in summer. Even kids do not swim in it.
The jacuzzi take few hours to warm up when you ask to switch it on.
The cabin is not better unfortunately as due to bad maintenance several hole in the cabin let the wild life in: bugs, spider … We spend the night fighting against those.
Wait it’s not over …
Indeed it’s a wedding place … So on Saturday afternoon while you finally begin to enjoy the jacuzzi you see lot of people wearing rehearsal outfit come and hang next to you … And the Sunday it’s the wedding you know …
To warp this up, this hotel have the potential to be a superb place but due to not caring, it end up as an awful place.

Nice family get away if you are looking for a rustic affordable priced «resort» that’s away from the hustle and bustle of city life. It has a wonderful pool area. Took kids and rented a one room cabin with a bathroom and small kitchenette. The room had a bunk bed and a full size bed and a small dining table for two. No stove, but nice grill just out door.

What a beautiful place with awesome clean and a cute cabin! Chill by the beautiful pool! I really really recommend staying here. Will surely come here for visit. We barbecued outside the cabin and drank some wine. It felt awesome! A really romantic place

We had our wedding at the Lazy Z in 2012
If you want a great relaxing weekend wedding in the Sonora area… this is the place. For around the same price as what buys you 5 hrs at other wedding sites… you get the whole place for the weekend. The owners are awesome… they were more than accommodating… even keeping the bar open later than we planed/​paid for! The site has great photo ops, great food, and great ambiance.

The cottage for two was a perfect getaway! Very clean and very cozy. Exactly what we needed. The office staff was wonderful.

We stopped here for one night and ended up wishing we’d done our whole vacation here. The «water feature» is awesome, as are the clean, beautiful cabins, the game room, and the grounds themselves. You can tell the owners have put a lot of attention into detail here.

We just got back from a quick one-​night stay at the Lazy Z (July 4). We loved it and hope to go back for a week’s stay next summer. The woman at the office was so welcoming and friendly. Our cabin, while tiny, was clean and well-​equipped. The grounds were very clean and the pool, excuse me «water feature,» is the best thing over. Fun to swim in, and hang around. We also played ping-​pong and fooseball at the clubhouse. I wish I had known about this place sooner.

I booked the resort for a scrapbooking retreat. They were very easy to work with and all the people that came loved the setting. They definately helped to make the event a success.
They have upgraded their wifi and it is now accessible from the Clubhouse. I can’t wait to go back and relax with my family (by the pool with my laptop of course)!

We’ve been to Lazy Z twice this year. Once over Fourth of July, and the once just recently in September.
We LOVE Lazy-​Z. Our first trip we stayed in a 4 person cottage, (We only had 3 people, but we went with firends and sometimes the kids like to spend the night in other cabins). It was plenty big enough for our family of 3, and it included a microwave and a fridge!
The next time we stayed in Cabin 1B, it was just my daughter and I, but I decided to splurge a bit and stay right next door to where my friends were staying. It was right up by the pool/​hot tub and it was WONDERFUL. I HIGHLY recommend staying in the cabins near the pool for Summertime. Especially if you have kids.
An extra surprise was a kids movie for all the kids out on the lawn near the pool. The kids loved it, and everyone had a GREAT time.
We are going again in January. CAN’T WAIT!!!