Rainbow Lake Resort

It shocks me that the snob from July said such terrible things. It strikes me that many of the things that she said were correct. It’s a rustic cabin get away for an amazing price. Lisa, if you want luxury then check into the Ritz. My family and I were looking for exactly what we got. Camping, but in cabins with Wi-​Fi and cable. We loved every minute of our trip. The owner was fast to offer help with local information and adorable cabins that range from $ 65 to $ 110 per night. You can’t beat the location and all that the little camp ground offers. My sister and her family stayed in the Piñón for $ 85 a night. My boyfriend and I stayed in the Cedar for $ 65. Both were awesome. We were right on the lake. There’s much better fishing at Show Low Lake, but that’s 5 miles up the road, so it was perfect. There’s a great bar/​eatery called Moose Henrys down the road about ¾ of a mile. The owner said it was great and he was right. They have chicken wings to die for on Sundays. Overall, our experience was perfect. We plan on coming back at least every 6 months. Next time we will bring more extended family. Definitely try it!

One star for the picnic table and bbq grill. What a dump. The sheets were filthy, wrinkled, slept in with a spider in the bed. Divets in both beds. Pillows looked like a homeless shelter. Filthy dirty fridge and freezer with stuff spilled in it. Not so much as a bar of soap. Sign says wipe your paws, should have been for when you are leaving the cabin. No electrical outlets in kitchen, whole new meaning to coffee in bed. No dishwashing soap. We went to Walmart and bought sheets for the bed and soap, and dishsoap. No filters for the coffee maker. No curtain or cover on window so 5^th wheel dwellers in back can watch you change clothes. Hot cold water in kitchen plumbed backwards. Bathroom water drips out with no pressure. Toilet runs continuously. And, if you are overweight, forget about using the toilet at all. Approximately 2 feet between toilet and lavatory bowl. Tile in kitchen broken, tripping Hazzard. Huge gaps in screen door frame for all the insects. Exposed wiring throughout. Open light bulb socket in bathroom. You don’t want to stay here!

We just took a day trip today to the Showlow area and I wanted to go to a lake, so I looked on our GPS and found Rainbow Lake. So we drove their spontaneously and saw they had boat rentals. I asked how much they were and the young man said $ 29 for 2 hrs. I thought that was fine and we rented a paddle boat.
My husband didn’t want to go, so I took the kids out on the paddle boat for 1.25 hrs and we paddled all over Rainbow Lake. We found it peaceful, a very shallow lake and just a really nice day.
Just now I went to their website and saw that it said the rental was $ 39, so the guy gave us $ 10 off. He was a really nice young man and it was a pleasure going there. Too bad my husband sort of baked in the car that was in full sun. He should have come with us and enjoyed the beautiful waters.

My brother and I made plans to meet up here with our families months in advance. We have never been to the White Mountains. With an incredible amount of stress at work, all I was looking forward to was staying at this cabin with family, getting a boat and doing some fishing and most importantly decompressing. I’m finishing up my last day at work before we head up from Phoenix and I get a call from my brother. They’re at the cabin and it is so bad he loaded his family back up in the RV and headed down to find another place. It is nothing like the impression they give you on the website, it’s a dump (my brother’s words). My sister-​in-​law talked to Chuck on the phone and he said he was going to have to charge us for the first day since it was a last minute cancel. That’s fine, we’re reasonable people. However, I paid for some boats ahead of time to make sure we would have them reserved for the weekend. Chuck refunded my brother 2 out of the 3 nights but he wasn’t going to refund me anything on the boats. So my sister-​in-​law asked if we could still use them since we already paid for them. Chuck said «no I don’t even want you on the property». So he charged me for boats that he wasn’t going to let us use. We ended up staying at Lazy Oaks Resort on the same lake. The owners were extremely friendly, the cabins were great. This is exactly what we wanted. We asked to take out the boats and the owner said the lake is too low for motors but we could use the row boats. So Chuck charged me $ 155 for boats we were never going to be able to use anyways. One of the boats I paid for was a pontoon. What were we suppose to row the pontoon with oars? Anyways we salvaged the weekend thanks to Lazy Oaks and no thanks to Chuck and his shyster ways. We also found out from other guests at Lazy Oaks that he has a reputation for guests fleeing his property. I’ve never written a review before but I felt compelled to give fair warning and hopefully save another family from a disastrous vacation.

Nice rustic feel. Had a wonderful view of the lake and private access. Boat rental and dock for fishing. Great manager helped us learn to clean catfish we caught from the dock. Vintage 1950 cabins have been well maintained. Had a nice kitchen and clean room. Very reasonable nightly rate. We used BBQ and park area to play. Free wifi also helped keep us connected.