The Block Hotel

4143 Cedar Ave, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150

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3.0

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Designed for snowboarders by snowboarders, The Block is the world's first hotel to successfully represent the interests of this intricate sub-culture in the context of contemporary mountain lodging. The hotel is a tribute to snowboarding ... more on Hotels.com

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21 reviews

70% of guests recommend this place.

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Anything but square is the hotels motto, the rates are ok. more on Yahoo! Travel

Nathan took great care of us and that is so important to me, that the staff at the hotel treats you good, so that you may enjoy your vacation! more on TripAdvisor

My friends stayed at another hotel and ended up hanging out at my spot. more on Travelocity.com

But for those who enjoy a place to hang clothes, like modern as opposed to lightly're-furbed 60's trash hotels, appreciate a bathroom built 1980 or later, there are numerous and superior hotels in the area with one and two star ratings. more on Yahoo! Travel

Including free wireless in the rooms or they had computers in the lobby with internet access. more on Travelocity.com

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5 reviews

Top Reviews From Yahoo! Travel

There for a bachelorette party, asked for adjoining rooms, did not receive. Bathroom was anything but clean. Did not supply enough TP to make it thru the night-knowing it was to be occupied by 4 girls per room. Iron and ironing ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Picked hotel based on three star rating. What a mistake.

This may be a fun place for those who enjoy the unusual hotel feature of loud and endless gangsta' hip-hop blaring most of the day and night. But ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Never stay here!!!
First off, the motel does not look like the pictures on the web site at all. It is Old with no hot water!
***Rude customer service***... the motel is ran by a bunch of 18 year olds (if ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Every room with a ps2 a free beer when you check in and free porn!! Across the street form the harvies where I won enough money ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Anything but square is the hotels motto, the rates are ok. this hotels target group is snowborders. The rooms are super clean, they have out door music during the day. they give free energy drinks, snacks, dvds, video ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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I liked the idea of The Block and it does have some interesting concepts: bar/pool table in the lobby -(however it was very small in this area so not very inviting), music in the parking lot (some exp ... more on TripAdvisor

I am more than a little dissapointed to say the least. The room was nothing like that advertised on the site. No duvet covers, holes in the towels. Did I mention the heat didn't work, the wireless was ... more on TripAdvisor

My boss gave me a free trip; decided to go to South Lake Tahoe for snowboarding, drinking and gambling. I came across The Block on the Internet. The web site was very enticing to me; it sounded like a ... more on TripAdvisor

So to begin with, I didn't read any reviews - walking in blind. I did have an idea of what it might be like - run down hotel fixed up - close to the Heavenly gondola (our - my son and I went - reason ... more on TripAdvisor

Great location, clean room and fun friendly staff. We were definitly not their target clientele, being over 50 but had a great stay. It was mid week and off season so ... more on TripAdvisor

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I've actually stayed here two times, and didn't enjoy either experience. The Block is basically an old rundown hotel with a fresh coat of paint and Ikea furniture. They charge way to much for what you get. Funky smelling rooms, broken ... more on Travelocity.com

I was very pleased with the service I received from the staff. They were very friendly and willing to assist whenever possible. If you want to get your money's worth when staying in tahoe you have to stay at the Block. My friends ... more on Travelocity.com

""I had such an awesome time at The Block Hotel! First off, the people came to all my needs. They made me feel like V.I.P. even though I am just an average person. I could easily hang out while feeling at home and welcome. Second, ... more on Travelocity.com

1) It is a Motel not hotel. 2) There is no AC in rooms I was given. 3) The bathrooms didn't even have exhaust fan. 4) Ceiling fans had worst electric wiring. 5) The rooms had foul smell. We had to leave the windows open for a while ... more on Travelocity.com