See why so many travelers make Great Sand Dunes Lodge their hotel of choice when visiting Mosca. Providing an ideal mix of value, comfort and convenience, it offers a quiet setting with an array of amenities designed for travelers like you.
Guest rooms offer amenities such as a flat screen TV, air conditioning, and a refrigerator, and guests can go online with free wifi offered by the hotel.
The property also features a pool to make your visit even more pleasant. Guests arriving by vehicle have access to free parking.
While you’re here, be sure to check out Great Sand Dunes Oasis, one of the restaurants in Mosca with burritos on the menu, which is a short distance from Great Sand Dunes Lodge.
At Great Sand Dunes Lodge, your comfort and satisfaction come first, and they look forward to welcoming you to Mosca.
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This is a wonderful place to stay at Great Sand Dunes National Park. Our room was clean, roomy and functional with a full kitchen. The staff was very friendly and addressed all our requests with a smile. Breakfast opens at 7:30am and has mostly waffles, yogurt, pastries and cereal. I did see someone cooking eggs and bacon on the waffle machine. Eggs and bacon are not provided by the Lodge.
Bed was very comfortable and AC/Heat worked great.
There is a separate restaurant adjacent to the property, but they closed for the season at the end of September. The local store has frozen meals and other stuff.
We would stay here again.
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Date of stay: October 2024
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When you drive up, you’ll think you made a mistake, but fear not, it’s really nice inside. Make no mistake, it’s bare bones. There’s no staff on hand after 4pm. There is a small indoor pool, but you’ll have to go outside to access it. That said, the rooms are really nice! There is a tiny snack bar on site but we didn’t try it. You can easily bring your own food: each room has a microwave, coffee maker, fridge with separate freezer, and your own gas grill out on your own patio, with table and chairs. The view of the dunes is stellar!! LIke most national park lodges (although this one is private), you are paying for the location (you can see the entrance from your room) and the view (all 19 rooms look out over the dunes). Great place to wait out an early snowstorm if you planned on camping. Skip the free breakfast, though, unless you are starving.
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Date of stay: September 2020
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Room Tip:Â All rooms have a good view
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Response from Alp Patel, Owner at Great Sand Dunes Lodge
Responded Sep 17, 2020
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Great Sand Dunes NP is pretty remote and if you don't want to camp or stay in an RV park, this is pretty much it for about a half an hour. We stayed in the park view queen room which came with two queen beds. All the rooms (I believe) have a patio that overlooks the park and the best part of the room is this amazing view! We loved sitting out there to watch the sunset over the dunes. The room itself is pretty small and basic. We also had a few lights that did not work - the light on the patio didn't work and we didn't find that out until after their office was closed. Additionally one of the indoor lights was also burned out.
The only food nearby is at the Oasis restaurant, which is takeout only. We were disappointed to learn they were serving an abbreviated menu, so be prepared for that. Breakfast at the Lodge was still a hot breakfast - they said they are letting four people in the office at a time and you tell them what you want, then they cook it and you bring it back to your room; I had a waffle. I was a bit disappointed though that they didn't stick to the four person limit. My husband and I were in the office waiting on our food when a family of six stuck their head in and asked if they could also come in (and not all of them were wearing masks). The woman cooking said "Sure" so now we had way more than four people in this tiny office. Additionally the woman cooking was not wearing her mask correctly (not covering her nose). I feel all staff should be required to wear correctly-worn masks during a pandemic and that they should stick to no more than 4 in the tiny office at a time. Ideally just make it no more than one group/family unit at a time.
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Date of stay: July 2020
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I stayed here one night with my dog. The room was super clean. The only gripe I have about the room is I did not have a screen on my sliding door like other units do and the AC can’t be turned on all the time so it got quite warm in my room during the night when the AC turned off. The breakfast area was very well stocked and every one of the employees I encountered was very nice. The views of the sand dunes are excellent. It was a nice quiet place to stay.
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Date of stay: September 2021Trip type: Traveled solo
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We stayed one night in this lodge just outside the entrance to the park. The room was clean and very nicely appointed, with a well-chosen faux hardwood floor. The highlight, of course, was the view from the patio. The dunes are directly visible from the patio and when the sun went down we spent hours stargazing. The night sky is incredible here and was one of the highlights of the trip. The staff was very friendly and the grab and go breakfast was better than I expected - you placed an order and the staff prepared it for you. The room was a little pricey, but there are also cabin and RV options that are less expensive.
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Date of stay: September 2020
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The Great Sand Dunes Lodge is overpriced. First the positive. The view from every room is stunning. The lodge is only about two miles from the dunes. A sliding door (with a screen that needs to be replaced) in the room and a window that opens in the bathroom, allow for fresh air. No disgusting carpet-the floors are covered with a Pergo-Like flooring. Outside areas were clean. The beds were not uncomfortable. Cell reception for phone calls, no problem. Now for the negatives. Internet access is slower than molasses. Do not plan on working remotely, or watching anything on your computer or try to plan for your trip. As with many places, patrons share access to a communal internet line, and the office has a private, designated (fast) line. Don't bother to ask about it, staff will tell you the internet is fine. The pillows, blankets, bedspreads and pillow shams were simply disgusting and need to be replaced. Maybe the sheets were clean? Maybe not. Had the bedding been nicer, the feeling of "clean" might have been more immediate. They use a perfumed cleaning agent with an overpowering scent and no matter how long the windows were open, we couldn't get rid of it. The room phones don't work. There's no one is in the office after 8:00 p.m. so we're not sure of the procedure in case of emergency. The toilet seat is chipped and needs to be replaced. A few hooks to hold used towels would be nice. Replacing the missing board in the "closet" area would provide someplace to put baggage. The hair dryer is meant to be attached to a wall instead of being stored in a random drawer in the room. Some lightbulbs were out. The t.v. remote batteries were dead. Breakfast was the typical American diet. Don't expect organic. We didn't use the A.C. or the heat so no comment on those.
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Date of stay: September 2021
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Room Tip:Â You will hear your neighbors, so maybe ask for a room at the end.
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The motel is run down. Toilet seats are chipped towels are very old one bar of soap for shower and bathroom sink. We got a room with 2 queen beds and the one bed was on top of A/C and noisy and blowing air right on top of you. We only used one bed. No restaurant With in 25 miles. Breakfast grab and go was served at 730 and they refused to open the door before that time bottom line stay in Alamosa. This motel had the nerve to charge $ 200 plus a night.
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Date of stay: August 2021Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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My thoughts on National Park Lodging is you are staying here for the location. Not the 5 star luxury experience. Proximity to the luxurious views are what you want. This motel is obviously older, but clean and well maintained.
The AC kept up nicely with the 95+ F July heat. The shower did a great job of washing sand away. The humming birds were so cool. This spot is apparently in a flyway or natural stop for hundreds of humming birds and the lodge has lots of feeders set up.
We arrived late in the afternoon and went to the dunes just to get a feel for the morning dune hiking. We rented a sled from the adjacent store and I recommend that for the inexperienced. (as we were)
We went back out to the dunes early in the morning and spent a few hours hiking and sledding. Then, we went back to the room to wash off before setting off for our next destination. That was perfect as we beat the heat and had a nice clean, sand-free trip from there on out.
There were COVID restrictions in place, so the breakfast was grab-n-go. We just grabbed a few milks, muffins and yogurts for our boys to snack on after burning energy in the dunes. (they are a workout)
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Date of stay: July 2020
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Room Tip:Â Get a nice dune trip in the morning and shower before checking out
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We chose this facility due to it's superb location to Great Sand Dunes National Park. With 2 queen beds and a patio with table and chairs as part of the room, this turned out to be exactly what we were looking for. The room was clean, the bed was comfortable and the place was quiet. Fridge and Microwave worked fine. Check-in and check-out was easy. We left early so we couldn't take advantage of the continental breakfast. However, because of the location, we were in the park, hiked the dunes and were leaving before the crowds began to show up. Would definitely recommend this Lodge to anyone planning on visiting this area.
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Date of stay: September 2020
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The rooms are fine, though a bit pricy for the quality. You are paying for the location - the view at night and proximity to get to the park earlier before the intense heat sets in. We rented a sandboard and sand sled from them too, which I heard was better quality than what you get at Oasis. We used the BBQ at night while watching the sunset.
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Date of stay: September 2021
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Yes, on a clear night with little or no moon you’ll have great star gazing. BUT, there was one really freakin’ bright outside light left on all night at the little store/cafe down the hill from this motel that greatly impacted our night vision from the patios behind the guest rooms. Some people…what can you do? For the best night viewing, drive into the park after sunset to get away from the lights around the motel. No telescope needed to appreciate the Milky Way, it covers a large swath of sky. A small telescope or spotting scope is nice if you have one, but binoculars are good enough to view small clusters and single stars if you’ve got steady hands.
Not at the hotel. I believe a short walk down the road was a restaurant; however we didn’t eat there. There are grill at the hotel, I never looked at them though.
Witham, United Kingdom236 contributions83 helpful votes
I have no idea but if it is any help we did not see any dogs at the property whilst we stayed there. Like a previous respondent we would suggest you contact the property direct.
Didn't see any kitchen items in the room but the front desk might gave them. There is a store below the hotel but it is only open during a certain time frame. Check out before going. Nothing else around there. Enjoy your visit, great sunsets and sunrises.
There are more places to choose from in the Mosca area.
PRICE RANGE
$118 - $146 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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great sand dunes hotel mosca, great sand dunes mosca, great sand dunes lodge
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United StatesColoradoMosca
NUMBER OF ROOMS
18
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