I stayed at Discovery Lodge for $49 per night in early November and thoroughly enjoyed the off season quiet of Estes Park and the RMNP. My room 202 had a large shared balcony with a table a chairs. The view of the pond was barely obstructed by a few trees but I was able to see the elk swimming one afternoon at sunset and got some great pictures. It looks like they are doing some remodeling of rooms in the 300 building across the parking lot. I sat on the balcony and enjoyed the quiet and sun of unusually warm week after my early morning trips into the park. The office opens at 8am to serve coffee during the winter season. Within walking distance to town along a well marked walking/bike path.

My husband and I have stayed at Discovery Lodge a total of three times now. As I mentioned in my last review, we were very pleased with the politeness of the staff and we planned to vist again. Well, we did and it was even better! They had done some remodeling since we were last there so we were excited to see the changes. The room we had was very spacious and nicely decorated. Just enough knotty pine to be quaint but not so much that you feel like you're living inside of a tree ; ) The bathroom had been remodeled and was very nice as well. We used the hot tub again and it was just as good as we remembered it. Highly recommend for the location, the value and the NICENESS of the staff!

One of the worst hotels we've ever been to.
We surely won't go there again.
When we got the room and tried to take a shower, the bath tap broke....
We asked to move to another room, got one with the tap in good condition, but in the evening the toilet flush tank broke, and we had water all over.... This time we didn't ask once again for another room, we remained with the broken tank and with the smell until morning, then we checked out and ran away from there.

Also, we got used to have in the room a microwave and a kettle (for boiling water for coffee) in all other American hotels we've been to, but in this hotel these appliances never existed.

Discovery Lodge has an excellent location. It is a five minute walk to downtown, via the river walk. It is located next to the Visitor's Center. It also backs into a golf course which attracted dozens of elk. Since it was rutting season who got to see the bulls challenging each other for dominance. The lodge is also right near the path around the lake. The room is pretty standard, but for $79.00 a night you can't beat it. We had to queen size beds in our room. There are nicer rooms with fireplaces and luxury cabins, for an extra fee. Book early, at these prices the rooms go quickly. Being able to walk into town is a great advantage because parking is at a premium. The hotel has wi-fi but the service in our room was kind of spotty.