Ripple Creek Lodge

Our stay at the Ripple Creek Lodge was a terrible experience. Cutthroat Cabin has mice and was the primary reason we quit our vacation early. There was mice excrement in the living, eating, and sleeping quarters. Other reasons for our complete dissatisfaction include the following: When we booked our stay, months before our vacation, we requested a half-day guided fishing trip. Dan, the owner, said he would take care of that when we arrived. Upon arrival, no guides were available. This was a big reason we chose Ripple Creek Lodge. At first arrival we had to request staff to fix the refrigerator and stove so they would function. They were not prepared for our visit, there is no formal check-in. Staff laughed when we complained about the mice and did not respond to our complaint. The kitchenette had no cookware and dinnerware. Light bulbs were missing, and the rooms were dark. Sheets were ratty and had holes. The bath mat was disgusting - a grotesque health hazard. The shower curtain dragged on to the floor, being too long for the shower. The water temperature fluctuated between scalding and cold. There are no locks for the cabins. The second night we were there, we woke up to the noise of mice at 3 am and had to clean a big mess of mice excrement on our clean cookware left on the kitchen counter. We left at first light that morning. We were not going to spend one minute extra in that disgusting place. When I called Dan, and requested a refund, he told me I am not a man, because I didn’t tell him we were leaving to his face. The statement infers the threat of violence. I received an invoice for the balance of the two nights, above the deposit paid months ago. The host had no concern for his guests. We don't get to vacation often, so this trip was a big deal for us. The Ripple Creek Website is at best, misleading. Not only would I not recommend Ripple Creek Lodge, they should not even be in business. The health department would probably shut them down.

Went with friends for a good meal out. Brisket and fixins were served. All in all a good evening.

Well we rented a cabin for 2 nights as my family was having a big even up the road from the lodge. They were great to let me rent the cabin for a second night. The 2 young staff members were so friendly but the owner did not have a friendly attitude. As we walked into our cabin my Granddaughter screamed and refused to walk in until we cleaned all the spider webs ALL over the cabin including the ceiling. It was horrible. There was a good sized burned hole in the wall they they have not fixed, they could at least pit a picture over it. The bunk bed had no ladder so my Grandson had to pull a chair up and jump hitting his head on the low ceiling. The top bunk had a mattress that was to small so he had to fill the space with a pellow so he wouldn't fall down behind. My Granddaughter was so afraid of the bugs that she would sleep alone. I had to wake up at 3 just to walk through and clean up the spider webs and spiders just so I could get her to use the bathroom. Now this is one of the worst parts, we had an event that they knew I was attending so I of course needed a full bathroom with a shower as was advertised. My poor Granddaughter got into the shower one not even a minute later the water was ice cold. So I had to clean her up with a cold wash cloth and no one was able to wash our hair so we could even attend the event with clean hair. The lodge was empty of employees so we had to wait till we saw anyone outside to even get information. We finally just lost out on the money from the second night and didn't get to attend the family even for the second night because I literally could not get my Granddaughter to stay there. We were so excited to stay there and now I wish we would of just drove back and forth from town. Horrible stay. I will never stay there again. Oh and by the way you have no way to lock the cabin for safety of your items when you leave

Married less than a month ago, I just arrived in Colorado. I am an avid hiker and love horseback riding. My husband loves fishing. We were super excited to experience an “authentic Colorado experience”. Nothing was fun or welcoming about our stay. The website makes outright false statements. None of the rooms have a full bath. None of the rooms have wifi. We were told when we drove in they would bring us a grill that the cabin was supposed to come with, but they didn’t. We ended up having to drive to town on the Fourth of July to buy the “essentials” just to be able to cook food to eat. Dining was not available or offered, but we saw multiple vehicles drive up and enter the lodge that seemed abandoned when we went by. The cabin we were initially placed in had the depressing feel of a ghetto apartment with a couple of pieces of abandoned furniture, white walled and stark. It came with a ghost. Some people love that kind of stuff. I am not one of them. Middle of the night, I was reading, and a kids voice kept telling me “hey, come on, get up,” “come on! Get up.” “Let’s go!” Next day, in the middle of a shower, the room went pitch black and the water went ice cold. Nobody bothered to tell us that the electricity had went out or how to turn the hot water on; and we were the only people staying at the lodge. We had to hunt down somebody that worked there who said she would find the owner, Dan. Dan came to the cabin and explained that somebody had plugged in a wall heater and nothing with a heating element could be used. I asked about the coffee machine we had just bought and he said nope. He watched my husband building the grill and didn’t comment on the grill he said he was going to bring by but didn’t. I asked if we might be able to move to a different cabin. He said he would check. I asked about keys, so we could lock up our stuff when we went out for the day and he said No keys. So we were expected to leave costly fishing and hiking gear in an unlocked cabin or leave stuff in the car when we were out exploring. We ended up packing up all our gear moving to a different cabin which was so much cuter. It had a sink! And no ghost but it did have critters chewing on the porch steps all night. I love wildlife so it was cool shooing a giant porcupine off very carefully from a distance. The Wapiti cabin was wonderful. It was charming and comfortable. I saw Dan walking by at one point and asked him if I could use the lodge to heat up some water for coffee and tea. He said he would bring me some hot water. A friendly woman, Kerrie, came by with a thermos and mentioned we could get coffee in the morning at the lodge. I told her we had gone to the lodge in the morning and nobody was there. She said it opened up about 5:30-6 and the lodge had wifi, but they were a little late this morning. It was deserted every time we went (except for one morning when we were abled to get coffee when the cook was making breakfast for the lodge employees). I felt really uncomfortable asking Dan about anything with his deadpan, I could bury you in a shallow grave off property, serial killer stare, so I attempted to book fishing and riding activities online but couldn’t access wifi. I’ve hiked, camped, backpacked all over the world. I’ve stay in tents, hostels, cabins and hotels, and never have I paid to feel as UNWELCOME as we felt staying at Ripple Creek Lodge. Despite the beauty of the area, we ended up leaving 2 days earlier than planned. Food and water are essentials. I just wasn’t going to keep hunting people down to beg for boiled water. Tried to find somebody somewhere to let them know we were headed out, but couldn’t find anybody. Summary: The cabins and grounds don’t look like the pictures on the website and the amenities and activities advertised on the website weren’t available. And finally, any business involved in the hospitality industry should provide hospitality, and I didn’t find that at Ripple Creek Lodge.

I was at Ripple Creek for a Men's Retreat with the American Warrior Association. Dan and his staff took very good care of us for the week. The scenery at Ripple Creek is beautiful. The staff took great care of us on our horseback ride up to Mirror Lake and always made sure we had enough to eat! We ate well everyday we were there, great ribs and huge pork chops! The staff was awesome and engaging and made us all feel right at home. Thanks to Dan and his staff for making our week with them amazing!