Lassen Mineral Lodge

Location location location. Nice rustic no frills motel, but way overpriced. The only way they get away with charging what they do is because of the convenient location to Lassen National Park. Our room was clean and comfortable, but very basic… not even a clock! The restaurant was very good.

Love this Lodge come up here when i want to get away from close to the entrance of lassen national park and run by a family for two generations no internet or cell reception so it allows for a complete escape I came off season and the family opened up the resturaunt great service and the shrek pinball machine was great.

OMG, this place was a pit. Alright I realize that when you get off the beaten track accommodations can be sparse but come on. Room was really worn out. See pics. Registration experience started off with some guy grumbling as he walked out from the counter saying «Someone will help you in a second, I’m on a break», got the key to the room and went to throw bags down and take a quick shower after hiking all day in Lassen before heading out to dinner in Chester. Hmmm tried the shower for a while, no hot water. Oh well, figure I’ll take one after dinner or the next day after hiking to Lassen Peak at sunrise. So after a questionable night of sleep (worse mattress in quite a awhile) got up early to hike to the top of Lassen Peak before Sunrise. Got back to Lodge (using that term loosely), and surprise no hot water either. Wife mentioned she tried to take a shower earlier but couldn’t get the water hot so gave up. Go to the café and hear multiple tables talking about no hot water. Classic for just under a $ 100 for a night not expecting an fancy place but, come on. Wife had the best line, «well it was better than sleeping outside w/​o a tent in the dirt»
Added pics, ripped upholstery on chairs in room, handles in shower falling apart, or exposed wood screws near sink to use as towel hooks (classy). Most of the pictures show the café, or the classic sign outside rather than the interior of the rooms.

This review is purely for the campsite by the RV park. We really enjoyed our stay because they were only a limited number of tent camping campgrounds so we never needed to fight for restroom or the free shower. Convenient to post office and groceries store, also easy booking from the website.
We were camping at other campsites and had to pay booking fee and showers weren’t free, so this was our best campsite during the trip.

Appreciative that they were able to accommodate us even though we rolled in a little late and were wandering around after 11pm trying to find our room. A young person sitting outside was kind enough to ask if we were looking for our rooms and pointed us in the right direction. The place is quaint, the walls are kind of thin. Yes, it’s rustic, but clean and comfy. We just wanted a place to sleep and eat in the morning. Restaurant was friendly and food was filling. Typical ‘Merican style breakfast, the kind I want when I’ve been eating salads and drinking fizzy water all week, so yeah. Works for me! I think I saw a boysenberry cobbler as one of their dessert specials. Although, I’m not a big dessert person, there were a lot of choices on the board. I’m probably going regret not trying them. Would not recommend this lodge if you hate country décor or need your TV. I enjoyed my stay and the change of pace. Would visit again.

We stayed here while visiting Lassen. While it was sufficient for our needs, there were some things that left us with a bad impression.
When we checked in, the owner repeatedly complained about some previous guests who had ripped them off… not very professional. The members of the family who own the place sometimes talked down about (or towards) the other staff, which we found disappointing. As pointed out in another post, there were children of the owners and staff running around during meals, coming up to everyone’s table. While the food was just okay, the beer list was great.
The facilities are in need of updating. I’m not talking about TV’s: we’re very happy to be away from them. I’m talking about things like having only one 2-​plug outlet in our room, located behind the bed, and fully used, of course.
Note the restaurant doesn’t open for breakfast (or even just coffee) until 8:00, and there was no coffee maker in the room. So if you’re an early riser in need of coffee, be forewarned.
At the end of each day, I made an effort to stay in the national park as long as possible, to minimize the time I’d have to spend at the lodge. We won’t be coming back here, unless it changes management. The location certainly has potential.

Be careful here, consider yourself warned. DO NOT shop at the Mineral Store otherwise you stand a high risk of being ripped off. I though that something like this won’t happen to me but found myself in a situation where the owners (woman and a man at the counter) pocketed my money that I’ve paid with for the merchandise, refused to provide a receipt, demanded that we would leave their property, and actually hinted that I should fear for my safety since the nearest sheriff is so far away that they won’t even come out there. Who needs that bull when you are traveling to enjoy nature and beautiful Lassen Volcanic park? AVOID!

Stayed Labor Day weekend and was pleasantly surprised. Had room 33. It was very clean. Definitely needs updating though. The bed was more firm than I liked but it was way better than camping!!! I did bring my own pillow and towels as recommended in other reviews and was glad I did.
The restaurant was great! I ate there for breakfast and dinner. The entire place is family owned and everyone was very friendly! I will stay again.

Great place for a family of 5. We all stayed in one large, comfortable room with a queen bed, two twin beds for my daughters and a roll away for my son. Bathroom was small but clean. Shower was hot and perfect after hiking in the snow at Lassen Nat’l Park. We had a blast playing pool and foosball in the game room adjacent to the restaurant. There were several board games for us to play at the restaurant and they let us borrow a game to take back to our room. Food was reasonably priced and adequate. Friendly service at the restaurant and store. We spend two days here hiking at Mt. Lassen on the trails beginning at Kohm Yah-​mah-​née Visitor Center. Everything in this area is so beautiful. It was amazing to hike with my family for miles & miles without seeing other people! It was so serene and peaceful. I would recommend the Mineral Lodge & Restaurant if you enjoy a quiet get away with friends and family.

I have a so-​so review for this lodge and restaurant. We booked a room for one night and got in around 8pm just in time for dinner. Let me tell you this — after a day’s trip the food served here was exceptionally great at a remote place like Mineral. The place was packed and its a family run business so few people serving you. Its quite understandable that the service is slow and takes about 20 mins to half hour from ordering to food arriving at the table. We ordered spaghetti and grilled chicken breast. The bread was fresh from the oven and soft. Their portions were big enough for one adult. Also they have a game room with pool table, some video game console, books, TV (this is the only TV all over the lodge). They let you borrow the books, board games coz there are no other entertainment. We grabbed couple of board games and had some time to kill in the spooky room.
After dinner we got our keys and we were on the 24 to 29 block section. I kinda felt spooky inside the room. It was dark outside on the porch. inside the room. wooden walls, very small, one queen bed, two leather chairs (like those in scary haunted movies). They also have table with large checker board (carpet) game. No amenities like lotion, shampoo was kept. All I wanted was to sleep somehow and get out of here as soon as I can.
In the morning, things looked different. although the same spooky effects the room gave. Breakfast service is even slower but completely acceptable given the holiday season. I would recommend this place for grabbing a bite but for staying… umm no!

My husband and I were late booking a camp site for Labor Day weekend in Lassen National Volcanic Park, and so we booked a tent campsite in nearby Mineral at the campsite/​RV park run by the Mineral Lodge. When we arrived at the lodge, we found we needed to check in at the camp store, and we paid for our $ 18/​night campsite.
We drove to our campsite just down the road and found that there are only, literally, a handful of campsites. Our assigned site, C, was within sight of Highway 36. There were no fire rings at each campsite; there are only a couple of shared fire rings nearby.
We opted to drive to Lassen and try our luck at a first-​come first-​serve campsite. Even at 1pm, we found a great site at the Southwest camp, and only paid $ 14/​night.
Our recommendation: head into Lassen National Volcanic Park and camp there rather than somewhere outside of the park.

This is a sweet little family run establishment, so be prepared for the owner’s grandchildren to run through the restaurant playing, or dogs to be barking outside, or for your waitress to give you the real deal lowdown on what’s good on the menu.
We started with a sampler of fried stuff (jalapeño poppers, mozzarella sticks, mushrooms, and little «toothpicks» of jalapeño and onion). Yummy, but I was fry ODed; share with at least three other people if you don’t want to feel sick.
The kids meals were yummy — well, the corndog I was offered a slobbery bite of was anyway, and I was having pickle jealousy over the kids cheeseburger since my burger was pickleless; the few garlic fries I sampled were yummy, as was the buffalo burger I had. The BLT was not skimpy on the bacon and looked good.
This is the kind of place where you can wander around and poke at things while you’re waiting for your food and it’s not weird. Press your face up against the windows to peer into the saloon (which is only open Saturday nights), check out the ancient photos, sit in the stuffed moose’s lap and try to wrap his short arms around you only to find out that he can only reach far enough to grab your boobs, take photos of moose shenanigans, play pool or an ancient video game, sift through the «penny» candy which has cost more than a penny for a very long time.. .
A nice little stop if you’re exploring Lassen National Forest or driving through on Hwy 36. I can imagine that it’s tough to make this place work (limited business, limited staffing, limited resources), but they really do try and I found everyone to be really sweet.

The location is perfect if you are going hiking in Lassen National Forest. The restaurant food was about a 3. It could have been better and it could have been worse.
The staff is very friendly and seems to want to do a good job. Our room was clean.
The price was good for the location.
I give this hotel a 2 because the hotel is in a state of disrepair and they seem like they are short of staff to provide all of the services they advertise. The gift shop is closed, the saloon is only open on Saturday night, the restaurant only operates limited hours. They open at 8 for breakfast! The general store opens at 8 am and closes at 8 pm. If you are going to do any hiking nearby, you need to have everything together the day before so you can leave early enough to beat the heat and the crowds.
The screens in our room had giant holes in them that the bugs could fly in. With no AC and 95+ heat, it is imperative to leave the window open at night. The showers are very narrow.
I liked the family run atmosphere, but I can see how this could be done much better.

Review of the Lodge Hotel:
Check-​in service was quick and done at the general store counter. The room had a nice nature theme with stencils on the walls and a pine bower over the bed. They had a cute over-​sized checkers set. That was fun since they didn’t have a TV, phone or clock radio/​alarm! The bed was clean but too firm. The bathroom was stocked but small and narrow. Room price was cheap so it was worth it.
Review of the Restaurant:
I had dinner consisting of real buffalo burger (tasteless) and salad (tasteless too). The chocolate cake was the best! Because they didn’t make it. Dinner service was ok.
Then I had breakfast of pancake and eggs. The pancakes were great! Fluffy and yummy. The only problem was service. It took an hour to get the food. Maybe the high altitude made cooking slower. But really? One hour for cook breakfast food?
Finally, I ordered a sandwich for my hike. That was great! I had turkey and pepper jack on wheat. They used real turkey slices.
Overall menu food and prices were decent. But given they were the only restaurant in town, it could have been worse. If you can, stick to breakfast and lunch and skip dinner.
Happy Trails!