Sunnyside Resort
Sunnyside is a blink-and-you've-missed-it hamlet with two great restaurants. Sunnyside Resort offers classic and innovative takes on steak and seafood in its fine dining room (reservations required).
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Sunnyside Lodge
Bring the kids and sprawl out in this aptly-named sunshiney complex with ample family suites and five-star panoramas of the lake. Expect cabin-esque decor, but with a suspiciously corporate vibe - you're definitely not slumming it here.
Cottage Inn
Romantic types will be enchanted by the rooms here, each with knotty-pine paneling and other mountain-cabin frills. All have stone fireplaces and TV/VCR. Follow up a swim in frigid Lake Tahoe (private beach access) with a trip to the sauna.
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Kaspian Campground
Walk in (or bike in) to tiny, tent-only Kaspian. Just across the road from Lake Tahoe, this camping ground offers pretty views of the lake and boats from under a canopy of trees.
River Ranch Lodge
Drift off to dreamland as the Truckee River tumbles right below your window. Rooms are not your usual motel issue; they feature either country antiques or lodgepole-pine furniture as well as all mod-cons.
West Shore Inn
If you happen to arrive by boat, no problem: just tether it to a buoy. The Inn will give you a ride to the elegant pier. Then, you can flop in luxury in a plush lakeview room, the ski slopes right behind you.
Tahoma Meadows B&B Cottages
North of Meeks Bay, Tahoma Meadows B&B Cottages rents darling country cabins.
Meeks Bay Campground
Meeks Bay Campground has 38 sites along the beach and flush toilets.
Rustic Cottages
Spend a night at Rustic Cottages, whose 1940s-era cabins come with full kitchens and modern amenities.
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Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino
The well-worn Biltmore exudes plenty of campy, old-timey charm, even if the walls and floors are pretty thin. Cottage rooms are a great deal for those doing Tahoe on the cheap.
Dl Bliss State Park Camping
Nicely secluded in a state park, this is one of Tahoe's best campgrounds. Call in advance to reserve a supercoveted spot near the beach, and take advantage of the well-marked trails that begin here.
Cedar House Sport Hotel
Cedar House Sport Hotel is ecoconscious and green building-certified, and has stylishly modern boutique rooms as well as an outdoor hot tub.
River Street Inn
This sweet 1885 inn in Truckee's historic downtown has 11 rooms that blend nostalgia (clawfoot tubs) with modern comforts (TV/VCR, down comforter).
Truckee Hotel
Truckee's most historic abode has welcomed weary travelers since 1873. It's fully restored but still gives you that total Victorian immersion, made all the more authentic because only eight of the 37 rooms have private baths.
Eagle Point Campground
Perched on the tip of Eagle Point, this campground has flush toilets, hot pay showers, beach access and views of the bay.
Clair Tappaan Lodge
Cozy and convivial, this Sierra Club-owned rustic mountain lodge puts you near major ski resorts and has space for 140 people in dorms and family rooms.
Nevada Beach
Pleasant beachfront campground that packs 54 sites into a stand of Jeffrey pine.
Camp Richardson Resort
This sprawling resort is a world removed from the downtown strip mall aesthetic.
Fallen Leaf Campground
One of the biggest and most popular campgrounds with 200 sites near the namesake lake's north shore.
Fireside Lodge
Comfy Fireside is basically a spiffed-up motel, but outdoorsy types dig its small-lodge vibe. It's a fun alternative to the giant resorts at Heavenly and Sierra-at-Tahoe.
Best Western Station House Inn
This central property looks dated but the mostly decent-sized rooms have just been given a makeover. The cooked breakfast is delicious. The poolside lunch barbecues in summer are fun too.