Best Western Bishop Lodge

A previous review "When we drove up to this hotel the outside wasn’t very inviting. But when we got into the room it was beautifully done—modern, clean, very nicely decorated. Don’t be fooled by the exterior" . Internet was good and pool was refreshing after long drive. I have to point out Christopher was very pleasing and help us with getting room on first floor 108 nice and quite. less

When we drove up to this hotel the outside wasn’t very inviting. But when we got into the room it was beautifully done—modern, clean, very nicely decorated. Don’t be fooled by the exterior. Didn’t use the pool but it looked nice and clean. Internet was good. less

Everything was satisfactory except you'd expect a modern AC system for this modern price. The AC system was the really old type that makes a huge racket and ran most of the night because it's very hot here in the summer. During the pandemic you're getting a brown bag breakfast that should have been better for this price. less

The most foundational value a hotel can provide is some privacy and a sound night's sleep, and on that account this hotel fails. We spent three nights here in a first floor room, and all three nights involved significant noise issues from the floor above. Any activity above causes creaking and pounding from the ceiling. The first night we heard noise from 4AM through 6AM, cutting short our sleep (even through ear plugs!) and causing knock-on issues for the rest of our day. The second and third nights were not too bad, but overall pretty unacceptable. Noise bleed from the stairs was also notable, as well as various outside noises. The interior of the hotel is newly remodeled, and *looks* nice (hence the photos you'll see on here), but it's obvious this is an old and dilapidated building with noise transmission characteristics that make it *totally unsuitable to be used as a hotel*. The take-away breakfast (per COVID19 changes) was fine, and wifi was somewhat weak from our room, but mostly acceptable for a hotel in this class. The best thing I can say about this hotel was the large and easy parking spots. There's absolutely nothing the hotel staff can do about the noise issue (besides demolishing the building and starting over), so it's a risk you resign to accept if you decide to stay here. Unfortunately the competition in Bishop may not be much better, but I ultimately have to write this review based on our actual experience, which was not good. I would not risk sleep interruption here again amidst a weekend packed with high-elevation activity. less

The staff was very courteous and friendly. The rooms have been newly remodeled but this is an old motor inn structure and it smelled a bit musty. The bed was comfortable and the A/C was loud but worked well. Summer rates were set too high for this hotel. less