Big Bear Lake · Hotel shortlist
The best hotels downtown in Big Bear Lake
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These are my five favourites in Big Bear Lake, out of the 61 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, all five scoring 4.8.
Bluegreen The Club at Big Bear Village is the one I would book myself.
Highest rated of the five
Bluegreen The Club at Big Bear Village
★★★★★4.8 from 688 reviews
Bluegreen The Club at Big Bear Village comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.8 from 688 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.
It is a 5 star property and found under city centre.
61 hotels in Big Bear Lake qualified for this list and five made it. Steps to Snow Summit. Relaxing Spa, Pool Table. is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
- Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
- Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
All five, ranked
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Bluegreen The Club at Big Bear Village
★★★★★4.8 from 688 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Parking
- Kitchen
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2Steps to Snow Summit. Relaxing Spa, Pool Table.
★★★★★4.926534 from 831 reviews
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3N+P Boutique Lodge
★★★★★4.9 from 275 reviews
- Spa
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Airport shuttle
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4Spa Steps to Lift Private Spa BBQ Massage Chair
★★★★★4.9298644 from 456 reviews
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5Hot Tub • Fire Pit • 3 Decks • Amazing Views • Underneath The Stars Big Bear
★★★★★4.988816 from 304 reviews
How this list was put together
61 Big Bear Lake hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.
Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.
The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.
What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.
Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.
Hana Okada The Low Countries
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