Clark’s Skagit River Resort

This is located in a convenient gateway to North Cascades National Park, and there are very few other motels/​cabins in the area. For that, they get better than zero stars.
While I was standing in line to check in, I stood behind other customers who were having such a horrible experience that I myself can’t give this place more than one star. I was shocked and disgusted: two men were trying to check into their reservation for one cabin, and the owners wouldn’t allow them to stay together because «we don’t allow that kind of funny business here.» The men explained that they weren’t a romantic couple. They were just two friends getting back from a trip, and they wanted to save money by getting one cabin with two beds. (They seemed straight… I believed them.) The owners repeatedly mocked them and said «those people» can’t stay at the resort. The guys kept promising over and over that they would sleep in separate beds, but that wasn’t good enough. Ugh, it was so weird and sad to see.
In the middle of nowhere, you may find yourself with few options for lodging. Plan ahead. Don’t make a reservation here — they might not even let you keep your reservation! And then you’d really be in a bind!
I checked into my cabin, and it was OK. (There are higher-​end «chalet» buildings, mid-​level «cabins,» and cheaper «B&B rooms» in a shared lodge.) I didn’t try the restaurant — the check-​in made me feel so awkward that I just wanted to stay inside and leave the next morning.

My family and I stayed here when we attended a wedding in Marblemount. We took up 2 different cabins and have nothing bad to say about the place. It was in the fall and was pouring down rain the whole time. We still saw lots of bunnies and deer roaming around. The staff was friendly and accommodating the whole time. Check-​in and check-​out were easy. The cabins were so cute! If you’re expecting 4 star hotel/​cabins then don’t come here. That’s not what this place is. It’s homey, cozy, nostalgic and cute! Love that they have full kitchens and separate rooms! We will definitely stay here again.

This place was great. Everyone I enountered was exceedingly friendly and there were bunnies all over the place! The cabins dated sure but charming and the location is good for hiking, etc. I don’t know how this place has negative reviews, I loved it.

It pains me to see bad reviews for this place! Especially after spending a wonderful night over the Labor Day weekend. My husband and I rented a private cabin (#4) and it was fantastic. Folks… This magical place is in the mountains… with lots and lots of trees… with animals… whose homes WE are actually visiting. Please don’t think you are getting some swanky city hotel. This is a special place because of the beautiful, unspoiled, peaceful surroundings and kind owners. Hope to return soon!!! **** Favorite part– the falls at night!!! Thank you so much for the recommendation Don!****

Not good! Lots of places better for less! While we did not stay in every cabin, but other did look better online and from the outside.

Consider yourself lucky if you found my review, because now you know not to stay here.
I stayed for 3 nights in cabin 5 and my dad stayed one night in cabin 8. My sister and dad said cabin 8 was horrible, including a scum covered fridge door, a musty smell, dilapidated interior and later, I would find out, sheets that had not been washed (ew!). Had we not been pressed for time, I would have looked at his cabin and probably complained, but my dad didn’t want to bother with that.
My cabin was dilapidated, a bit musty, and unclean in so many ways: mildew around the bathtub area, toast crumbs on the toaster, spier/​cobwebs in the skylights, dirt and cobwebs next to the bed where they didn’t clean behind the (falling apart) nightstand, splattered who-​knows-​what on the bedroom walls that was never cleaned off, musty bedsheets on the other bed, and the list goes on. On the plus the dishes seemed to be cleaned, and the towels seemed to be clean, and there were enough towels. I would have given this place two stars but then the wi-​fi stopped working the night before I was to leave and the front desk (called them on my cell phone — there is no room phone) had no idea how to make the Internet work in their wi-​fi. So, one star it is.
Also, the restaurant has a very LOUD compressor next to it which can be heard throughout most of the complex — how annoying! Unless you can just tune out highly obnoxious noise, be prepared to not have the peace and tranquility of «being in nature» (also, note, the freeway is right there — so there is traffic noise too).
The Buffalo Inn is a better place to stay (I stayed there two years ago — it has issues too, but not even close to what Clark’s Cabins does).
I paid $ 89 per night for my cabin — talked them down from $ 149 per night. If you are going to stay, negotiate! However, unless you are used to living in squalor, this place probably isn’t where you want to stay.

Fantastic fireworks display!
We were on one of those trips where you don’t have any plans on where to go or where to stop. As we rode into Marblemount we had every intention of eating at the Buffalo Run Restaurant and sleep in the Buffalo Run Inn. BTW, I can vouch for the restaurant the buffalo steak was fantastic! However, I digress, the inn was No Vacancy so the owner of the restaurant called down to the resort and told them we were coming.
The resort is a nice little layout of cabins off the Cascade Hwy. And as we were checking in the proprietor said they were going to have a little fireworks display later that evening. What the ended up having is a solid 20 display that for the area and the size of the establishment was fantastic… I’d love to go back and see it again next year just because the Cascade Hwy is so nice a motorcycle ride and because the fireworks were pretty damn good for such a small operation.
It was a nice place to stay with friendly employees, the room was a little rough but clean, and it didn’t smell. I would recommend it to anyone traveling thru the area.

First and foremost, this place is in a great location. The cabin was nice enough. It was clean and did have a little charm. The décor/​appliances have clearly not been updated since the early 1980s — but they worked fine (except for the TV — reception was bad).
And there were some cute bunnies frolicking on the lawn.
The woman behind the desk wasn’t very pleasant. A bit passive aggressive.
We’d check other places in the area before staying here again.

Stayed here 8÷26÷12 returning from a week in Canada. Hoping the place would live up to its ads. Nope, didn’t do it. It might have been very nice maybe 30 – 40 years back, when the owners were young. Now they’re just riding on past good reviews. A number of little houses, clean, fairly well supplied. TVs reception is miserable, no WiFi, uncomfortable couch. Did have a little dining area, a kitchen with stove and fridge. Grounds in need of serious maintenance. Cabins of all types in need of serious maintenance. Husband and wife owners. Husband near deaf and unpleasant, wife pleasant enough. Can’t think of a reason to ever stay there again, for any reason. Drive further west, or go back west. And forget the darn rabbits.

Our friends had their wedding reception here, and everyone stayed at the resort. It was a really fun idea since no one had to drive anywhere after the party began. We made it into our Chalet just fine a couple of days ahead of the festivities. However, several in our large party had issues with double-​bookings (one friend was double-​booked three times in a row!!). Thankfully it appears the office kitties helped quell the anger, also we were there for a wedding so no one could be that crazy upset.
We were in the newer smaller cabins, called Chalets. Everything has cutesy little names, and we were in the animal themed ones (Cougar, Beaver, and Marmot are a few examples). It was out on the edge of the resort next to RV Parking, so it was super quiet. I loved all the stuff they provided — full set of cutlery plus some spatulas, glasses, an electric skillet, a toaster, plates and bowls. There were magazines and books in all of the cabins. We apparently really lucked out, though, because some of the older cabins leave a lot to be desired. Our friends were in the Little Red Cabin smack in the middle of the resort. They had a blown fuse in the bathroom — so no power the entire time, their coffee maker didn’t work, and they didn’t receive any channels on the TV (we had about twelve). So there were hits and misses. I think the best places to stay looked like the Chalets qw were in and the Themed Cabins (the bride and groom were in the American Indian and we checked it out — pretty neat!). You will pay more, but you will get more modern furnishings.
The only thing that bothered me with our room were all of the creepy mountain spiders! They would arrive mysteriously in the night and be situated everywhere in the morning. Ew! That, however, is not the fault of the resort, just the fact that you are in the mountains where it is über-​spidery.
I loved the grounds with the bunnies running around. They are very tame and will walk right up to you! I didn’t attempt to pet any, because have you ever been bitten by a rabbit? I haven’t, either, but that’s because I am not touching a barely domesticated wild one! ;)
The wedding was a blast there, and I highly suggest it for a small summer wedding with good friends and family. I could see myself returning here sometime on our own, maybe somewhat off season to get the better rates. However, being able to walk across the highway and stand next to the beautiful river and stare at the mountains in the summertime was priceless. I loved the area. It wasn’t a terrible drive from Seattle, either!
FYI — turn on our Hot Spot if you want Internet! There is none there that I could find! Also, AT & T customers are out of luck! Only Verizon customers had service as of this review!

Stop talking about rabbits, Lennie.
Get a «chalet». They’re cheap, quiet, and modern, not chalets at all, but rather, recently built (late 90s) cabins. Although they look like shotgun shacks from outside, the interiors are spotless and well-​furnished, with partial kitchens and great showers. The only reasons I won’t give this 5 stars are that the «chalets» are too close to Highway 20 — ours was about a hundred feet away — and the bed was absurdly squeaky, loud enough to wake my wife if I moved half an inch.
There is no WiFi, but some mobile carriers get 3G coverage.
IMPORTANT: Regardless of whether you read reviews, Google Maps location is WRONG! It’s on the north side of Highway 20, not the south side. It’s also not on the sharp corner, but rather, a quarter-​mile past the rustic chapel.

Perfect restaurant stopping point before heading up for a day of hiking in the north cascades. Very homey, unique, with good food – competently done french fries (people seriously think there’s competition in anything other than transfats and Suck from Burger King and McDonalds? Sheesh, they need to grow up and escape from the chains) and nice seafood. The bunny theme is cute and indeed like everyone else said, based on actual bunnies.
I have not slept there so I cannot review the other aspects of the resort, though it looked… Well, I demand wifi so I just won’t comment.

Perhaps if we had stayed here first, we might have thought that the crooked walls, uneven shelves, bowed floors, broken telephones, and creepy armoires would be charming. However, having stayed at other truly charming places in our travels to the national parks in oregon and washington, we could only see those attributes. On the plus side, it’s close to the national cascades park, and toilet shy siblings can find plenty of wooded forests to do the #2 au naturel. No, there is no wi-​fi here.

The only reason we stayed here was b/​c we only had 5 seconds to book a place, google maps had it rated as 4 stars, and Ross Lake Resort was fully booked. I wish I had had enough time to consult Unilocal b/​c then I wouldn’t have had to live in these run down wear your sandals everywhere cottages. The only good thing about this place is its location near the mountains. you really do sleep like a baby up here. but its not due to the housing — its the pristine air up here.

The bunnies are mostly gone… only a couple remaining after the hard winter.
They have WiFi, but it doesn’t work and they have no plans to fix it. So they really don’t have WiFi!
The cabins are getting very run down and it was obvious that our cabin hadn’t had a proper cleaning in a long time.
I’m being generous with two stars… mainly due to their great location.

The Skagit River Resort advertises the bunnies on its property, and it does so for good reason. My 7-​year old daughter didn’t want to leave after our 2-​night stay because she loved feeding the furry critters so much with the stale bread provided by the resort. This is a great place for families with small children. It even has a small playground with swings and a seesaw. Those who think of a «resort» as a place to lounge around a pool while sipping on margaritas will not be so enthusiastic about it.
We stayed in the Western theme cabin. It was clean, all the appliances worked properly, and it gave us the best nights’ rest of our trip. Even though the cabins were a stone’s throw from Highway 20, the traffic noise didn’t pose a problem at all. In fact, the noise level being so much lower than the hotels and motels we stayed at elsewhere on the trip contributed to our 2 nights of good sleep.
The mailing address is in Rockport, but the actual location is in Marblemount (closer to the entrance to the North Cascades National Park).