3 Best Hotels in Stateline, Lake Tahoe

On a prime lakefront parcel, this hotel makes a bold impression with its stone-and-walnut Great Hall, whose four-story wall of windows frames views across Lake Tahoe to grand Mt. Tallac. With a fireplaces and a palette that subtly echoes the browns, greens, and lake blues of the surrounding landscape, the smartly designed rooms aim for and achieve a rusticity that's complemented by modern amenities and creature comforts like deep-soaking tubs. All rooms also have balconies and either face either the lake, the mountain that includes the Heavenly ski resort, or the Edgewood golf course, which has operated here since the late 1960s. For the ultimate lake-view splurge, book one of the 1,800 to 4,100 square foot Villa Suites on the course's ninth fairway. The Bistro serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner in a space next to the Great Hall, and lodge guests need only walk a few steps to the Edgewood Restaurant for fine dining and the Brooks Bar & Deck for casual cuisine.

The 18-story hotel's major selling point is that every room has two full bathrooms, a boon if you're traveling with family. Upper-floor guest rooms have lake or mountain views. Standard rooms, spacious at about 475 square feet but in need, comment some guests, of a decor update, have coffeemakers, but you'll pay a small fee for a refrigerator. Higher-priced rooms, which benefit from softer hues, come with refrigerators. Among the restaurants, the top-floor Friday's Station Steak & Seafood Grill, with good views from every table, is a standout; there's also a bar on the 18th floor. A tunnel runs under U.S. 50 to Harveys, which, like Harrah's, is now part of the Caesars empire. Cheaper rates are available midweek.

This resort began as a cabin in 1944, and now it's Tahoe's largest casino-hotel, where premium rooms have custom furnishings, oversize marble baths, minibars, and excellent lake views. No rooms have refrigerators (request one if desired), and only some have coffeemakers. The hotel amenities include a full-service spa, a 24-hour business center, a ski shuttle, and plenty of shops. Hell's Kitchen, one of lauded chef Gordon Ramsay's outlets, delights diners seeking fine food with an entertainment connection, as will Wolf by Vanderpump, the new-in-2024 restaurant by Bravo celeb Lisa Vanderpump. For a thick steak, head to the always dependable Sage Room, which opened in the late 1940s on the casino floor and is still going strong in its perch on the 19th floor. Harveys Cabaret is the hotel's showroom. In summer check out the popular outdoor concert series.