Resort at Squaw Creek
Resort at Squaw Creek, Lake Tahoe
The ski-in ski-out Resort at Squaw Creek is a top class full service resort hotel with its own lift access to the gob-smacking
Palisades Tahoe ski resort (formerly Squaw Valley). Resort at Squaw Creek has everything you could want from a ski vacation all in the one complex. It has elegance without the pretense. Staying here is definitely the way to go skiing or boarding.
The main building is a massive, black monstrosity juxtapositioned against tall pines and snow clad hills. It initially strikes one as being completely out of sync with the surrounding environment. But it grows on you – it works.
Where is the Resort at Squaw Creek?
The Resort at Squaw Creek is located at the Palisades Tahoe Ski Resort on the Olympic Valley side in the northern Lake Tahoe area of California. The Resort at Squaw Creek is conveniently next to the Squaw Creek/Resort Lift chair lift giving exclusive access to the ski resort, one ski run away from the famous KT22.
The Resort at Squaw Creek address is 400 Squaw Creek Road, Olympic Valley. The resort at Squaw Creek is located about 2.6 miles by road from the main Village at Palisades Tahoe. There are free shuttles between the resort and the village every 30 minutes during the day and into the evening.
The closest major airport is in
Reno, about an hour’s drive away. Shuttles to and from the Resort at Squaw Creek are available.
Hotel Rooms & Condos
The hotel rooms at Resort at Squaw Creek are superbly furnished and spacious. Rooms are located with either a forest view or a valley view (panoramic view of the entire Olympic Valley and surrounding peaks).
The ‘forest view’ rooms will save a few dollars, and you’ll see plenty of the valley and peaks when out skiing, in the pool or at the outdoor bar!
Each room type comes with robes, refrigerators, coffee makers, flat screen TVs, irons and ironing boards, hair dryers and free daily newspaper.
Rooms come in a number of configurations depending on your needs and budget:
- Deluxe King Room – large hotel style rooms with one king size bed
- Deluxe Queen Room – large hotel style rooms with two queen size beds
- Fireplace Suites – one bedroom suites with massive ensuite (separate bath and shower), small kitchen (no oven), dining table, lounge and fireplace. They have a king size bed in the bedroom plus a sofa bed in the lounge area can sleep two more.
- Deluxe Fireplace Suites – larger one bedroom suites with ensuite, kitchen, dining table, spacious lounge and fireplace. They have a king size bed in the main bedroom plus a sofa bed in the lounge area. The Deluxe Fireplace Suite will readily sleep 4 adults. A ‘roll away’ bed can also be added to sleep five.
- Penthouses – large two storey, one or two bedroom configurations with all the trimmings plus an extra bathroom and own laundry facilities. These can sleep up to six adults.
Facilities and Services
Facilities and services at the Resort at Squaw Creek are many and diverse. They include:
- Ski in/ski out - triple chairlift accessing intermediate and advanced terrain
- Free self park or valet car parking
- 24 hour desk and excellent concierge service
- Free Wi Fi internet access
- Lift ticket office
- Free ski valet - you drop them off as you remove your skis or board at the base of the Squaw Creek triple and pick them up the next morning – awesome
- Lovely outdoor bar area with open fires, gas heaters and lounges
- Outdoor ice skating rink
- Free use of the massive outdoor hot tub and swimming pool complex
- Free shuttle to and from the Olympic Valley main village area
- Laundry rooms located on each floor
- Baby sitting service available
- A small shopping mall with jewellery, ski gear and clothing specialty shops
- On-site ATM
- Gymnasium
- Full service day spa with multiple treatment rooms
- Various eateries plus room service.
Dining
There are a handful of eateries on site. Fine dining is available at the Six Peaks Grille. Sandy’s Pub provides well priced, delicious American pub fare and a primo selection of brews, wine and spirits. Sweet Potatoes Deli is great for a morning coffee and pastry.
Room service can provide ‘boxed breakfasts’, lunch and dinner meals and pizzas from a local pizzeria.
If you have a suite, then self catering is the most economical way to go. Supermarkets are located in nearby Truckee and Tahoe City.