Kirkwood Mountain Resort Properties

Disappointing

Liked: Outstanding IFSA freeride comp
Disliked: No Cable tv, Food was grossly expensive, lack of utensils in room. Back up alarms going on grooming machines all night

Clean and good location. Overpriced...

Liked: Good location. Comfortable down comforter. Clean.
Disliked: Way too overpriced for actual room. Very small. Wall between room and next room very thin so we could hear next family's entire evening. Vomit in the elevator. First floor presented like a men's college dorm floor.

Disappointing

Old school ski vibes #ftw

Liked: Super old school ski mountain vibes. Loved the fire, kitchen was super well set up. Balcony added bonus. Parking underneath saved me from hours of digging out.
Disliked: Nothing. Only thing I’d comment is if anyone is coming here looking for super modern, this is not your place.

Very good

Disliked: Wifi was a bit spotty

Poor

Liked: Kirkwood is great. Manager tried to make it better and gave us late check out.
Disliked: No remote for TV, staff unfriendly, room dirty and had 2 double beds with no space when we rented one queen.

Location great. But horrible circumstances...

Liked: Connecting door to adjacent wasn’t closed or locked. A few hours into our stay we turned on a light switch that went nowhere and then started smelling metallic burning. Turned light switch off and the smell went away. Called emergency after hours line and they “couldn’t do anything” not even change rooms. Huge disregard for our safety. We slept with the window open in freezing temps and the heater blasting. Needless to say we got horrible sleep. Told the front desk when leaving and they said they could’ve switched rooms and the emergency line should’ve told us to call them. We only got $100 back.
Disliked: Lack of safety and concern for their guests. The smell of electrical fire didn’t warrant someone to come out that night.

Skiing is great but the...

Liked: It was convenient to have a full size fridge and stove/oven. This is essential if staying AT Kirkwood since there are only 2 options for dinner on the property, The Cornice, which has terrible reviews and is referred to as a “crapeteria” and 7800 Bar&Grill which is average American fare with a nice fireplace however crossing the 50 meters of ice sheath from the parking lot was not fun. So we picked up a frozen pizza at the General store and had a much more enjoyable evening. The indoor hot tub was completely empty when we were there (4-5pm) which is awesome. Nice to have a parking spot in the garage as well.
Disliked: THE SMELL- our condo reeked of cigarettes. THE MATTRESS- curves in the middle requiring us to sleep like a taco. Not comfortable at all. NEEDS UPDATES- unless you’re a fan of antiques and not of the admirable type, this place is not for you. We haven’t seen a VCR in years let alone a collection of video cassettes…not that you’d actually be able to enjoy them on the post-it size tv. I wouldn’t complain about the tv at all if the apres ski or evening life wasn’t so non-existent. Fireplace also appears permanently out of service. Our 2 bedroom suite at Hilton Tahoe Seasons at Heavenly was a fraction of the price we paid for a studio at Kirkwood. That said, while the lodging was subpar, Kirkwood is still our favorite mountain for all the reasons you’d come anyway. I just wish it wasn’t such a sacrifice, it would be nice if Kirkwood would put more focus on reasonable accommodations.

Very good