Clear Lake Cottages & Marina

Accommodations were very clean and had everything we needed. Nice area to picnic, BBQ and watch the fireworks. Employees pleasant to do business with and very accommodating. Treated us very nice. Bob had lots of recommendations for things to do and places to eat. Will stay again!

The only reason why I am giving a one rating is because we had a horrible experience with the owner when we all left I believe we left seven cabins which would’ve been $700 deposit. We received an email stating that towels were missing and damage have been done to the places mind you we have video after cleaning our place and video before cleaning so this place is definitely scamming customers. How do we upload photos and videos here? I tried posting our before and after videos. He said our sheets and towels were dirty. BUT WERE CAMPING! Fishing, running around no shoes, how dare they charge us for dirty towels and sheets! Then they said we had bath mats. How do these resorts get away with these kinds of things. My family has properties in Clearlake so we will be driving back to go to court

This is a nice little place to stay and is right on the lake. We arrived early but were still able to go to our room straight away. We had done all the check-in via text & email and they had put the A/C on so our room was lovely and cool. Facilities provided were good and the room was spotlessly clean. We had been warned that because of the heat & algae the lake wasn't suitable for swimming in but they have a nice pool area which we had all to ourselves. Towels for swimming were provided in your room and we also had a little deck to sit outside our room. We had a really quiet, relaxing afternoon by the pool and the views over the lake are pretty. The staff we met were all friendly & helpful. We enjoyed our stay. I would say that the Clear Lake area itself looked quite run down and shabby. We were only staying one night passing through which was fine but I guess if you are there to go boating or fishing it's OK, couldn't see there would be much else to do.

Our first visit to Clearlake (or Clear Lake) and we'll get the bad news out of the way first. The lake itself is subject to so-called algae blooms in the heat of summer, which means no swimming in the lake. Activities *on* the lake, such as kayaking or renting pontoon boats, seem fine. And there is a nice pool on the property for swimmers and/or pool loungers. There are 27 cottages. 4 or 5 of them face the lake directly, which makes for a great place to sit; ours faced the lake. Most of the cottages seem to have at least a partial view from their porch. The cottages range in size and price, so review carefully when you make your reservation. I had no problem parking close to our cottage. Cottages have good beds, a living and dining area, and a kitchen (important: see below about dining). There is a modest daily charge for dogs; but we also received a nice goody bag for our pooch. Our porch had a gate, so we could let the dog off-leash on the porch. Again, check the description as this varies by cottage. The office is typically closed (the check-in is "no touch"), but there is quick response to texts to the office number. There are a few places to eat in town; nothing fancy nearby. A tasty Mexican restaurant, a nice coffeehouse, a good BBQ. The nearby Fresh Etc grocery store is well stocked for a range of shoppers, including those looking for prepared food. All in all, I can heartily recommend staying here.