The Lodge At Whitehawk

This place is located where the boonies go to get away from it all. But it’s worth the 60 minute drive north of Truckee, and it is a very scenic route. Once there, you’ll find a terrific practice facility. The driving range is wide open and there’s a good chipping and putting area. While the onsite apres-​golf offerings are all but non-​existent, the pro shop is nice and the snack shack does a nice job (they even bakes their own cookies and cinnamon rolls).
The course? Gorgeous. There are several long par 4s which seem fully cognizant of the extra distance you gain when hitting at altitude. Holes vacillate between narrow and wide open, and long grass comes into play frequently. Also in play is a wide network of little creeks, which sound so nice and look so inviting that you won’t mind much if they swallow a ball or two. The greens were in great shape and rolled true, and we were warned that they don’t break as much as you think they do. Like many courses, some of the holes are tough if you don’t know the layout. A few blind approaches can land you in trouble. But like that memorable old flame of yours, it sure is pretty trouble.

so we ate here Sunday night for the prime rib special, it was also my birthday dinner. All I can say is, not good. I made a reservation several days ahead and had opted for the prime rib medium rare. When we got there, my wife ordered a coke, what we got had zero carbonation and the syrup ratio was way off. We asked the waitress for a new one and suggested that she taste it first so she could see what we meant. She brought back a new coke which she clearly had not tried herself first. It was the same problem.
Then when our food came, my order for a medium rare prime rib, was medium well. Not how you do a prime rib. It was dry and not tender. My wife’s filet, was more akin to a pot roast. Flakey meet like a roast, not a filet mignon. It was also over cooked. When I sent my prime rib back, the waitress said that the one she brought me was one of the rarer pieces they had. Who eats prime rib medium well or well done. The best pieces are always rare or medium rare.
When it came to desert, the menu had all kinds of great things, they were out of 75% of them. We could have a scoop of ice cream, or a chocholate cake. Very disappointing.
I hope this was just a bad night for them and that it’s not indicative of the norm. If this is normal, they will be gone soon, because you can’t run a restaurant like that.

LOVE THIS PLACE! One of my favorite places to go. It is beautiful and the owners are so nice. They are very accommodating to kids and pets. The cabins are beautiful and its the most peaceful place to go.

I’ll be as succinct as possible. This is our favorite «get away from it all and just relax, doing nothing but what we want to do» place! It has a «rustic luxuriousness» that is quite winning. The cabins are very comfortable, with no phones and a small tv that only receives a few channels. The bed is incredibly comfortable! The only negative in the cabin is a small bathroom, but we’ve been getting around that for 12 years now!
A gourmet breakfast is served in the lodge from 7:30 — 9:30 am, and it’s never failed to deliver the delicious!
The owners, Jerry and Mary Ann, are genial hosts, pulling out all the stops to assure that our stay is memorable! They are great, as are the rest of the staff! (Special nods to Erin and Michelle!)
It’s not cheap to stay here, but you’ll find that it’s well worth it. The stress just melts away and your battery gets recharged for dealing with «real life.» If I could only choose one getaway destination for the rest of my life, Whitehawk would be it. Check it out.

This was our first stay at the lodge… but will not be our last! The service from all the staff members was off the hook! Our room was very clean and had a great view. The dinner in the lodge was awesome. Great service and food. It is a short walk to the golf course.

This place over exceeded our expectation. When you book a cabin you don’t really expect to get hotel service but here you get it. The cabin was clean and well maintained. Ours had a nice long porch where we could sit and watch the sunset. The breakfast was included and home made, fresh orange juice and fruits. The cabin was cleaned every day in the same manner as a better hotel. We had dinner with them every evening and everything we ordered was just great. We worked us through more or less the complete menu. All the staff was easy and fun to be around. They seams to have such a good time together and that shows in the way they treated us.
If you, like us, want to play golf you have the Whitehawk Golf Course just next door. Beautiful course. There are other courses to choose from in te area but we played only two, this and the Dragon. Dragon was simply useless as a course, all to difficult to be fun and not as maintained as Whitehawk.
I will definately come back to stay at the Lodge and play golf at Whitehawk.
…and to the owner: thanks for finding the wallet :)

Wow, were we lucky to find this place through Unilocal!Everything was so nice and well turned out. We stayed in the lovely «Buckskin» cabin and loved everything about it. I am not sure if our favorite thing was how nice it was not to share a wall with others or the pleasure of sitting on our porch while we listened to the birds sing. We can’t wait to go back!
The breakfasts were delicious and the staff was quite attentive but a small complaint is that it would have been nice if the main breakfast dish was prepared so that the meat would come separately as I believe it would have been fairly easy to do with the hash brown casserole. Please don’t make the vegetarians feel like second class citizens.
Also, the refrigerator in the unit is fairly noisy. It was remiss of me not to mention this when I checked out. Oh, and the windows are a little difficult to open and close.
All in all, I can’t wait to come back to this wonderful place.

My wife and I had a lovely stay at the Lodge. This gem of a resort offers unrivaled privacy with their individual cabins, each with its own jacuzzi tub. The cabins are clean, comfortable and modern without the kitsch found in so many small-​town lodges. We enjoyed sipping cocktails on our own private patio, comfortably nestled in deeply-​cushioned adirondack chairs as we watched a spectacular sunset.
The staff was an absolute pleasure to meet and were generous with their time, offering suggestions on where to go and what to see. The complimentary breakfast was delicious (especially the pumpkin muffins and honey butter — yum!). Next time we’ll skip the trip into town and enjoy dinner at the Lodge.
We look forward to our next stay at the Lodge.

This is one charming place that is low key and a great place if you want to get away and play some golf on a great course, in a great part of California.
GOLF:
You play amongst some gorgeous tall fines and furs on fairways that are impeccably maintained. The course opens around the second week in May if memory serves me correctly.
Not that long, from the tips the course becomes quiet sporty, around 6900. Greens are quick for a resort course. And in great shape.
CABINS:
Cool cabins are where you stay. They are new but designed with respect for the healthy tradition of the cabin in America. All clean, well maintained. About 13 of them. One is always sold out and on the lake. I always see the people living in there fishing and catching actual fish. Neat.
FOOD:
The Restaurant has solid food at a good price. Nothing to flashy, save the service which is made so because everyone is so nice. You can get everything from salads, to crab wontons, to steaks, ribs, and fresh fish. I got the grilled rack of lamb which was awesome.