Jackson Gore Inn

This was our second trip to Okemo and it was underwhelming at best. Sienna and Coleman Brook Tavern were both disappointing, food is mediocre at best. My biggest complaint is about housekeeping, or the lack thereof. For the five days we stayed, housekeeping never removed any food or drink items, no glasses, cups, empty food containers, trays, nothing. A few towels thrown in the bathroom and the bed changed (maybe) was all we got the whole time. Additionally, we couldn’t watch TV in our room after 11pm because the neighbors next door called downstairs to complain twice when our TV was at the lowest volume allowed by the TV. The snow conditions were great the first two days but the rain ruined our last day. No matter, we enjoyed the surrounding towns so the trip was still enjoyable despite Jackson Gore. Pick another place in Ludlow if you come to Okemo!

Very nice hotel.
Grounds were very nice.
Indoor and outdoor pools were great.
Rooms were neat, clean and bright.

Ate lunch at the tavern
Service slow and bitchy
Food took 50 minutes to come out and was blah blah blah
Will not return

Wonderful place. Everything that you will need is here — We stayed 2 nights at Jackson Gore Inn at the end of the 2013 – 2014 snowboarding season and were so impressed. Check-​in was easy with a super friendly and helpful employee. We parked underground (and didn’t have to lug our baggage through the rain!), dined in the hotel restaurant/​which was a little pricey but very good, then slept in a two-​bed room (space was a little tight, but no big deal). We had a gorgeous view of the slopes from our window and were thrilled to wake up already on the mountain. Grabbed a yummy breakfast sandwich at the cafeteria style dining lodge before walking out to the lift — then spent the day on the slopes. After an awesome day of snowboarding we had drinks at the bar in the hotel lobby, rode the mountain coaster and then put on our bathing suits and relaxed in the hotel hot tub & pool area. What more can you ask for? We are already looking forward to another trip to start the 2014 – 2015 season.

Got wings and they were beyond raw… skin was like elastics. The waitress was awesome but the boss still charged me for them. Turns out 4 other people had the same experience. Plus my pregnant wife had an uncooked chicken sandwich, which is very dangerous. I that too we were charged for. The next day I ended up with food poisoning… sucked! With that said, the place was beauiful and the wedding we were at was great!!!

Jackson Gore Inn is a great slope-​side place to stay at Okemo. I’ve stayed there many times over the years and never been unhappy with my experience. The 3 buildings at the Jackson Gore base, which includes the Inn, are the newest at Okemo. Everything needed for a ski vacation is right there. Parking is conveniently located underground below each building, so you won’t freeze when unloading and loading your car. And you don’t have to clean off snow. Ski and board rental is also in the main Inn building. So is the indoor/​outdoor pool and jacuzzi.
One of the best deals is the ski and stay package, which includes lift tickets at a discount.
Generally the rooms are clean and nice. It’s not the Four Seasons, but unless you are willing to pay upwards of a grand a night for the Stein Eriksen Lodge at Deer Valley, no ski resort is particularly luxurious. And Jackson Gore is better than most. So I gladly recommend it.

My Fiancé and I have been coming to Jackson Gore for the past two years. Book before November 1 and receive discount off room. The staff is always friendly and willing to lend a helping hand. It can be busy at times during check in but that’s expected. I recommend the Executive Inn Suite or Studio Suite.
My recent stay I had asked for the same room I had last year which was Executive Inn Suite. When we got to our room it was a small 2 double bed room, not the suite. Since I had planned this trip 5 months in advance and just drove 5 hours I was not happy. I called down to the front desk and spoke with Derek. He stressed they were at capacity but would call me back. He called back 5 minutes later and upgraded us to a Studio Suite with a fireplace and kitchenette. We were very happy. Throughout the stay Derek was very helpful.
Dinning at Jackson Gore is not cheap. Food is really good but certainly not the best I’ve ever had. The over sized seats in the dining room are a plus. Staff is friendly and quick.
The lobby bar gets busy at times but the bartenders are fast and friendly and the taps are very cold. You can take your drink over to the lobby fireplace which is nice.
Outdoor pool and jacuzzi are amazing. The massage at The Spa is well worth every penny.

Okemo has worked hard to increase the quality of the Coleman Brook Tavern but still has some work to do. The entrée combinations are still not quite right. I had a cashew chicken but instead of pairing it with rice as you might have expected it was with cheddar scalloped potatoes. There are better places in Ludlow.

Good place for Apres Ski. Outdoor there are several wrought iron tables and chairs, as well as a fire pit with wooden Adirondack chairs surrounding it. Indoor the bar features a handful of beers on tap — Long Trail, Harpoon IPA, Labatt’s Blue and a couple others. Lots of couches, chairs, tables, etc. to warm up on while enjoying a beverage. The bartender will ask if you are staying or going outside so they know to give you a plastic cup. I’d also like to compliment the resort for serving their beverages in eco-​friendly biodegradable corn starch cups. Way to go!

My best friend and I decided to have a girls weekend away and to do things that our darling boyfriends would not like to do willingly (IE. shopping for antiques and other such novelties). When we finally decided to take a trip up to Vermont to go to the Vermont Country Store the next order of business was to figure out where to stay. Neither of us have ever skied in our entire lives so the reviews of lodges escaped our mental comprehension and the charming little cottage like motels were just too far away. Then after a night of brainstorming, googling, and wine, we found this place on-​line and it looked pretty nice. I will admit that I was hesitant about the price (a little over $ 200 for a room with two queen beds, in October, not necessarily skiing season) but the fact that there was an indoor/​outdoor pool, outside hot tubs, inside hot tubs, a sauna, a steam room, a fire pit, and free underground parking swayed me to say yes.
It is right off of route 103 and tucked up at the base of a ski hill. It is huge and beautiful. When you drive up their winding drive you go past their helicopter landing area, which I have to say was rather impressive. Check in was easy and the clerk at the counter was very helpful and friendly without seeming too saccharine, which is a plus in his favor. I should mention before I go too much further in this review that there was a large wedding happening that weekend and I have the feeling that my friend and I were a few of the only guests that weren’t a part of it. Alright, check-​in finished we then parked the car in the free with stay underground garage which was so clean and easy to drive in that I was shocked, but being from Boston I really shouldn’t be shocked that there are places that are cleaner and more spacious than our parking garages. Anyway, we then took the elevator to the top floor (4^th) and found our room. In all honesty it was underwhelming. Rather small and cramped with an older television that just did not fit in the chest of drawers TV holder thing. The view was spectacular, so that made up a little of the meh feeling I got when I first saw the room. The beds were comfy and there were plenty of extra pillow in the closet. I am one of those people that need about thirty pillows before I am comfortable, no matter what, so I was happy about the extra pillows.
After we found our rooms and got settled in we decided to go to the pool area before it closed. For such a large place it is very welled signed and it was fairly easy to find but we did have to call the front desk to figure out where the «south elevator» was in coordination with our room. The pool area was clean and tidy and awesome. Children under the age of 16 are not allowed in the steam room and sauna without their parents right there next to them, a fact that I personally loved because it meant that if we were in there we would not have to deal with children (yay!) but over all there were not many people there beside us so we didn’t really have to worry about it. The indoor/​outdoor heated pool was the perfect temperature, not too hot not too cold, and the hot tubs were great too. The locker rooms were spotless and we found out in the morning that their showers had complimentary shampoo, conditioner, and body wash in pump bottles. Not crappy stuff either; the good stuff. They also had the huge dish like shower heads that you could adjust the water pressure on and a roll of plastic bags (very reminiscent of the produce section of your local supermarket) for your wet suit. Everything thought of for you.
Over all I had a great time here and everyone was very nice. The only reason why this is a four star review and not a five star is the room. For $ 200 in the off season I want more than a glorified closet with an old TV, but it served its purpose and we didn’t spend much waking time in there anyway there was just too much other stuff to do.