The pools at the Lava Hot Springs Inn are great and were just what I needed at the end of my long trip. The room itself was OK - the carpet was filthy and some of the furniture a bit shabby. The bed was comfortable, though. I had the shared bath to myself so no problems there. The breakfast was more than adequate as well.

I made a reservation for Sept 6 for the Cottage. I called back 2 weeks later and booked a couples massage for the same day. I then confirmed my reservation. When we got there I was told I had a reservation for Sept 27 for Room 8. Not even close!! Yet my massage appointment was still confirmed for the correct day. They gave us a room in the Aladdin that slept 6 but we only needed one bed and it was noisy. Also there was broken glass and debris on the dilapidated "private balcany".

The grounds to the main building was overgrown with weeds and unkept. My boyfriend is an electrician and noted several "code violations" with the electrical with the lights outside. There were very large broken branches still laying on the grounds. It could be a really cool place if someone put forth some effort in cleaning and upkeep.

The pools are great! The massage therapists that they hired (Cory Leafty and Kathryn) were great! They had my appointment correct what happened to my room booking????

This was our first trip to Lava. We definitely won't be staying at the Lava Hot Spring Inn again but we may pay to use thier pools for the day.

I stayed in the Blue House with six of my girl friends as a graduation trip before we all went away to different schools. We stayed in the blue house and just from the look of it we should have known better. We pulled up and the house's screen door was ripped, the front door doesn't open all the way, and the blinds were broken. When we walked in it stunk so we had to open all the windows and spray some body spray we had to get it to smell ok. The sink leaked, the shower was dirty and we didn't dare go in it without flip flops, there was no blow dryer, the fridge door was missing the handle, and the beds were as comfortable as sleeping on a box. We tried playing a CD in the DVD player but you couldn't skip tracks because the remote didn't work. Thankfully we only stayed overnight. When I got home and was unpacking I realized I had left some clothes and my wallet. I hurried and called and they retrieved the items and told me they would ship them home to me as soon as possible. It has been over a week so I called them today and the clothes are still sitting there but the wallet is missing! Now I am in the process of cancelling my cards because of their negligance! So fair warning if you stay there and if you forget anything sorry but that is the last time you will probally ever see it!

My husband booked this great little "get away" for us in Lava. I love the mountainous atmosphere that Lava provides, and the town is completely adorable! (The Purple Moon is my favorite shop!) I was so excited when he told me we were going to stay at the Lava Hot Springs Inn, because I knew they had private pools and I am not one who can relax in large crowds, not to mention I like the history provided staying in an old hotel!
We checked in at the main building and we stayed in the Aladin. Our service was great by the check in staff memeber, although directions were quite vague as to how to get to our room, which we figured out it's not that big of a town!
The room was nice. We weren't expecting the Hilton, or even close to that because this is a little town in the mountains! The only complaints I have are with the room that we stayed in. The tub was in the corner in a room with windows like a sun room. To my disliking, because it wasn't ventilated, the floor and ceiling were moldy and there were bugs crawling around. Also, the place was VERY noisy. We could hear the couple upstairs.. and the room is right by the front door so when ever people came in or out of the building we felt a draft and heard the door slam. along with everything anyone said. The room was a bit cold, but the heater worked ok.
We didn't partake in the hot pools because it was a very cold snowy day, so we just took advantage of the giant tub, which was awesome. The bed was also very comfortable.
Breakfast was delicious, and all the staff in the morning were cheery and great!
All in all our stay was great, because of the time we got to spend together, and taking the little things in stride. It is an old hotel...happiness is what you make it.