The Long Barn Lodge

My 8 year old daughter has recently taken an interest in ice skating this year so we decided to take her to Long Barn Lodge's rink while in town visiting friends.It is up in the mountains which is a nice and relaxing drive. While I can't comment on the actual lodge since we did not stay, I can comment on how awesome the skating rink is. The owner has been working the skating rink for 45 years! The skating rink is indoors and massive! The have a small office inside where you sign waivers, pay and get your skates. They offer what I like to call "walkers" for the less experienced skaters for an additional $5. The skating fee is $15 plus $5 for skates per person, but there is no time limit on how long you can stay. There is also an indoor seating area that is warmer where you can people watch, but they also have another big area with tables and chairs. We were very impressed with this place and the staff! We'll be back during New Years and plan to visit again! Dress warm if you visit - it is very cold indoors!

Our daughter LOVES skating here since admission gives you all day access (10-6 or 10-9 on weekends). Very friendly staff, warm seating area with windows on one end, coffee available, good sized ice, and a quaint Christmas theme with lots of windows to enjoy the snow/Sierras outside. Always a fun crowd too whether staying I their cabins or motel next door, or traveling the area for this cool rink.

I stayed in a cabin, and it's very motel quality. I knew that was going to be the case before staying, so I wasn't taken aback as other yelp reviewers. The cabins are funky, but clean enough. Yes, this isn't the Ritz, but it's a pretty location, has a good heater, and is quiet. I've heard they are slowly renovating the place, and I look forward to returning. Be wary of the water. It gets hot fast in the cabin we stayed in, and I recommend bringing a candle. The cabin is a bit musty, but it's fine overall. We didn't bring our pets, but I like that it's pet friendly. Good spot to hit up Pinecrest, Dodge Ridge, etc.

This place calling itself a 2 star motel is accurate. We stayed in a very dirty room, please see photos. We were attending a wedding on property, or we would have checked out and gone elsewhere. Not only were the beds some of the most uncomfortable I've ever slept on the sink holder was caked in crust, very nasty. The shower was dirty as was the bathroom, the carpet had stains. It's laughable that they charged us 174 dollars per night to stay, it should have been no more than 40 for the room we experienced. It was never cleaned while we stayed and it wasn't clean at check in, also the door did not lock, you could just kick it in, this scared my kids we would not stay again.

This was our families second time coming here. We stayed in the giant cabin and it was awesome. It was 101 degrees and our cabin stayed cool with ac all day and night. We also had other family members in the hotel rooms and smaller cabins. Everyone enjoyed themselves. They have a horseshoe area and space for bocce ball. In the day time we drove 15 minutes to Pine crest lake to fish and hang out. Beautiful lake and awesome hiking trails. We will come back to this lodge again.

Spent the night there with my husband, two kids under the age of 5 and our two dogs. Was hesitant when I booked since I saw the negative reviews but I called and the NEW OWNERS reached out to me and assured me that they had made great changes to this place! The staff is super friendly. The room was very clean and had a bit of a homey feeling to it. It's so green and quiet! Saw many dogs all on leashed and very well behaved. Will absolutely be going back!

Great find in the mountains. I have been coming to the area with my family for many years. My wife and I had a small cabin with kitchenette.Staff was friendly and helpful. The grounds with the bbq area, swimming pool and grass area are so peaceful and welcoming. Loved having dogs around and next time will bring ours. This is not a luxury resort, but a very family and group friendly place to go. A very short drive to Pinecrest Lake, or you can go over to Twain Harte for some pee wee golf and a nice meal.We will definitely be back!!

We stayed at the LBL this weekend and had such an amazing time! It's been very hot this summer, so it was quite a delight having a pool to cool down in. The LBL is a great family friendly lodge with plenty of activities, including corn hole games, volleyball, and a fire pit area. It is nearby Pinecrest Recreational Park, and is less than a 2 hour drive from Yosemite National Park. Highly recommend booking one of their cozy rooms or even a cabin for a peaceful, quiet getaway in the forest. We had a lovely time!

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. It was the perfect end after camping locally! The Lodge is family-friendly and has created great spaces: big pool with fun floaties included, volleyball net, horseshoe area, and fire pit for roasting marshmallows. The staff was very hospitable and personable as well!

We stayed at LBL for 2 nights with 3 years old kid.What we liked:1. Friendly staff2. Nice common area, with volleyball and pool3. Quiet area What we did not like:1. It was around 100 F outside and the only thing they provided were fans, which makes it impossible to cool down room. They have heaters instead so I assume most ppl are coming around winter time2. Common area should have some smaller tables in case bigger one is occupied by another ppl