Boulder Twin Lakes Inn

Everyone else here, for better or for worse, pretty accurately described the place’s décor, food, et cetera. Yeah, mostly true stuff. I was just there for one night, and my funky room was fine. Old stained carpet, but other than that, it wasn’t scary to sleep there. It didn’t stink. It was clean.
It is in a suburb subdivision neighborhood, which I thought was interesting. Just trust the GPS.
The staff I encountered was nice, and helpful, pointing me to Avery Brewery for a good meal.
Its no national chain and if I really need to get online for work or use my cell phone (*AT&T is a dead zone there), I’d be disappointed.
The other guests I saw were almost all either from Japan, or senior citizens. It was quiet enough. To me, it felt like some funky family-​owned ski lodges I’ve stayed in, without being anywhere near a ski resort.
I’d probably stay there again for the price and location to where I have to do business in Boulder, but I don’t think its a place I’d take my girlfriend if I was planning to go to a nice hotel for vacation days.

An eye sore to the rest of the neighborhood. Staff were at times not helpful, unresponsive, and unwelcoming. Even at their low rates, this dated roach coach is not worth the $$ for a 1 night crash pad. The nearby Hampton is a much smarter choice you won’t regret.

If you’re looking for a classy place, you won’t find it here. I can’t confirm this for a fact, but the only other «guests» present appeared to be homeless people, placed there by social services. Don’t count on any wifi internet. It disconnects every 5 minutes. I was unable to get it at all in my room. I had much work to do, and I wasn’t a happy guest, after finding all of this out. I felt extremely uncomfortable and outright embarrassed being asked very personal questions regarding a disability by the mostly absentee manager, a Mr. Neil Armstrong. A malodorous man weighing nearly 400 lbs., in flip-​flops, filthy jogging pants, and a dirty undershirt (in 20 degree winter weather) rudely stood in the main corner of the «breakfast area», blocking all other guests’ access to the food. Then he spilled the orange juice all over the breakfast bar counter, creating a mess. The owner cleared my full plate from the breakfast area and put it in the hall to to prepare her own food in the hotel guest area, as I turned my back for 10 seconds in an attempt to find any coffee in the empty coffee pots. Definitely not an accommodation for the professional person. The owners are more interested in their awards for their marathon running, than providing customer service, or operating a respectable hotel business. You can stay at a better place, cheaper. I wish I did. I got no work done. Note: e-​cigarettes, which emit no smoke, nor odor, nor ashes, nor involve any flames — aren’t allowed in your room. And if «arrogant political correctness» got an award, the two pretentious owners would get it. The room telephone was a broken phone literally pulled from the Hilton trash dumpster with Hilton hotel’s information blacked out with marker and covered up with stickers. I picked it up and dialed. It only crackled, didn’t work. The maid’s laundry filled both guest washing machines. I had to use one in a powder room. The room coffee maker kept shorting out, until I feared I might be electrocuted. Décor is from the 1970s. Furniture had broken legs and drawers. Avoid this trash dump entirely.

I was attracted to this place by the price, which is quite affordable, but once you arrive you can easily see why. There is no receptionist to greet you, but instead an envelope with your name, address, room number and key is just sitting on the desk for anyone to look through. The décor is outdated, which isn’t really a downside. Although, you DO NOT want to use the hot tub. I was a little concerned about using the jacuzzi, which was really just stagnated, warm, cloudy water until the jets were turned on, but after a few minutes you could see dark brown bubbles forming in the corners of the tub, and my boyfriend pointed out a very distinct, brown, slimy line across my arms from the water. A shower, mental and physical, was necessary after that experience. Decent accommodations for the price, but do not expect luxury.

Overall, this place was very lovely. It’s a quaint, quirky little inn with great accommodations for the price. It’s very quiet, which I loved. They even have a bookshelf by the stairs with book ranging from Laura Ingalls Wilder to An Introduction to Modern Optics. It’s a little dated, but I found it had everything I needed.
This place is not super close to downtown, but I was able to grab a Lyft pretty easily. Über doesn’t seem to have much out here. I’d say this was the only downside for me personally.
The staff was great. They even let me grab a few things from the breakfast area after breakfast was over (I was running and didn’t get back until after it ended). Very polite and helpful.
There are pretty running trails around the Twin Lakes area, and the staff even helped point me in the right direction.
Note that the staff might not be around the check in /​check out counter, but you can check in by signing a form and leaving it at the front desk /​use the key drop when you check out.
It was a lovely stay!

Room was clean and spacious and the bed was a certified queen size (we just stayed in a place where the queen size was a small full). The décor is outdated but the prices were very good. The surrounding countryside is beautiful and I enjoyed being outside Boulder.

This place is right out of the 70’s. The room that my mother and I stayed in was outdated, the door stuck and was difficult to open, the carpet was coming up around the door and the room had a stench to it. The Wi-​Fi, as already noted, was terrible because it was not guarded by a password so anyone could use it which was annoying seeing as my mother and I were just passing through and wanted to look up some things online. The air conditioning unit was loud, annoying and outdated as well.
On the other hand, the bed was comfortable, however after traveling and being as tired as we were, that is not saying much. Breakfast is included. Hard boiled eggs, cereal, mini pastries, oatmeal and toast. There was also select fruit.
Overall, I would not stay there again. It was out of the way and yes, the price is one of the lowest for this touristy town but it definitely could have been better.

My boyfriend and I took a last minute detour to Boulder while on a road trip, we needed a place to stay. This one seemed like a pretty cost efficient place compared to the rest of the market… booked through priceline about a ½ hour before we checked in. However when we got there, they hadn’t recieved anything from priceline yet. But the guy at the counter was very friendly (maybe a little too chatty, ha) he worked it out for us and got us in a room.
The hotel is a bit dated but not gross feeling. There were a few things I think they could have easily fixed up to make the stay a bit nicer… there were knicks in the walls– easy fixes. And the room keys are actual keys, which is fine, but they give them to you as a straight up, singular key. They could throw an $.08 key chain on there so you don’t loose it every 15 minutes.
And lastly, I hope you like running and baby Jesus, cause your gonna see a lot of both.

If you are looking for the Hilton, this will place will not be for you… but if you are looking for a cost effective, simple but great place to stay then this is the place! It’s in a residential neighborhood so there’s trails and sidewalks all around the place. The rooms are very simple but have a European feel to them. The beds were very comfortable and the kitchen area was nice. The bathroom was very small, but what do you really need a large bathroom for anyway? The rooms weren’t super spacious, but again if you plan on going out and exploring then you really won’t be spending much time in the room anyway. I’d stay here again!

I don’t know why this place isn’t getting more stars. It’s absolutely charming. It’s very quiet, the guy who works at the front desk is helpful and funny, and the rooms have everything you need. My room has a big tv, two queen size beds, a fold-​out couch, a work area, a cute kitchen table, microwave, and some basic kitchen utensils. It’s getting really chilly in Boulder, so setting the heater on at night worked really great– it didn’t get too hot, which is rare for a hotel heater. I haven’t explored much around the inn, but it looks beautiful and I see many people walking, biking, and running. I wish I could explore more! This place is definitely a must if you’re looking to be close to downtown Boulder (10 minutes) but you want to escape the hustle.

I was looking for an affordable place while I took a weekend course at BCMT, and this was just fine for the money. The bathroom was quite small and the sink was outside in the main room, oddly next to the sink for the «kitchen» (really a mini frig and a microwave along a counter). The bed was fine, but the A/​C was quite noisy and took a while to really kick in. The breakfast was mini bagels, fruit, some mini muffins, hard boiled eggs, cereal, and juice. Nothing fancy but fine by me. There is also one computer off the lobby for guest use. I did not use the hot tub but there is one in back. Parking is free.
There is a trail behind the hotel, but be warned and take bug spray – I didn’t have any any and got a slew of bites (which obviously I do not hold the inn accountable for).
It’s a little bit outside town, but I would stay there again if I needed an affordable place to stay in the area.

I would never recommend that anyone stay here. We had a terrible experience here and actually had to leave our second night in because we couldn’t bear to stay there any longer. First of all, do not expect any customer service. There is no one manning the front desk to greet you upon arrival or help you with anything that may come up during your stay. The place had a very odd smell when you enter. Our room was very outdated. We had very limited hot water from the shower. Both my husband and I felt itchy from sleeping in the bed. We asked for room cleaning service and it never came (that’s when we left). We were under the impression that there would be breakfast (and counted on it being there because we had an early morning conference to go to). The breakfast was nothing more than some cereal and some hard mini-​bagels and pinwheels (gross!). My husband called to talk to the inn keeper and the owner told him he couldn’t come talk to him because he was an hour away. He was argumentative with my husband about our concerns – again, do not expect any customer service. Staying her made our trip extremely stressful. I would NEVER recommend this to anyone!

I’m writing this from the room with a poor Internet connection. This is frustrating, because I had to work tonight and chose to skip out on one of the many fine restaurants to do just that. My partner has no access to the Internet whatsoever, making this especially irritating.
The building looks like a regular town home, and this room looks like a studio apartment. I liked the little basket with envelope and instructions on how to get to my room. On the bad side, the room smells musty.
The good – clean bathroom, soft sheets, and a kitchen should you want one.
I would never come here again for the price. There are other places out of Boulder (this is a 15 – 20 minute drive from campus) that are better.

The Twin Lakes Inn is a bit outside of town, but well worth the extra 5 minute drive. Located in a beautiful and quiet residential neighborhood, the inn is just minutes away from some amazing running and hiking trails. Runners will love this place!
You also get an excellent view of the mountains, are near the Boulder Reservoir, can take a convenient bus into town, or pop up north to the darling town of niwot.
Rooms are cheap, clean, and the staff is friendly and professional.