Everline Resort and Spa Lake Tahoe: Mountain Vibes Meet Fashionable Luxuries

Positioned within the coronary heart of North Lake Tahoe in Olympic Valley, California, Everline Resort & Spa is a favourite for skiers. With direct entry to Palisades Tahoe by means of the resort’s devoted ski elevate, the situation makes it simple to hit the slopes throughout the day and unwind on the spa within the night. It options a number of eating choices, a 150-foot waterslide, year-round heated swimming pools and a championship golf course for summer season guests.

Everline, a Vacation spot by Hyatt property, provides affordable midweek costs and easy accessibility to what I think about the best total ski resort in California. Vacationers may also e-book their stick with World of Hyatt factors, which could possibly be an effective way to save lots of when the money worth will increase over weekends or holidays.

I visited Everline in January 2025 throughout a multiweek snowboarding journey round Lake Tahoe. Though the lodge lined the price of my keep and meals, all of the opinions expressed on this assessment are my very own and weren’t influenced by the resort.

The Everline Resort and Spa enjoys a first-rate location throughout the scenic Olympic Valley, positioned simply south of Truckee, California and 45 minutes from the Reno-Tahoe Worldwide Airport in Reno, Nevada. That entry to Truckee offers plentiful choices for après-ski (after-ski actions) and eating away from the property. Past snow sports activities, the world is a haven for year-round recreation, with alternatives for climbing, biking, fishing and {golfing} round close by Lake Tahoe.

Guests flying into Reno can simply entry Everline by making a reservation on the North Lake Tahoe Specific, a shuttle service that connects the airport with North Lake Tahoe. As of this writing, that service ranges between $99 and $140 per particular person.

When you arrive at Everline, the resort and larger space is served by two free, on-demand rideshare applications known as TART Join and Mountaineer. TART Join offers free rides throughout the broader North Lake Tahoe space, whereas Mountaineer offers extra localized service between the Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows. I used Mountaineer twice throughout my keep to entry Palisades Village and a close-by restaurant, which saved me virtually $100 in Uber prices.

The resort includes 405 visitor rooms, together with customary deluxe king and queen rooms, suites with in-room fireplaces and as much as three beds, and penthouse suites. You may also choose between rooms with a forest view or valley view.

I stayed in a valley view hearth suite with a king mattress positioned proper above the “Resort Chair” ski elevate, which offers easy accessibility to Palisades Tahoe. These rooms are geared up with a gasoline hearth, sleeper couch and kitchenette with two-burner stovetop and dishwasher. The alpenglow by means of the window throughout the morning dawn was a sight to behold, and the hearth made the room really feel actually cozy towards the snowy mountain backdrop.

The bed room was fundamental and a bit cramped given the odd angle of one of many partitions. However there was loads of cupboard space for garments and luggage within the dresser and bed room closet, with an extra closet by the entrance door.

The lavatory was spacious and included a devoted bathe and bathtub tub.

In 2024, Everline elevated to a Class 8 lodge within the World of Hyatt program (the best tier). You’ll spend between 35,000 and 45,000 factors per evening for the standard room, 55,000 factors per evening for a collection and 90,000 factors for a penthouse.

NerdWallet values Hyatt factors at 2.2 cents every. Throughout low-traffic weekdays, base rooms at Everline can value round $250 or 35,000 factors. At that worth, your factors would solely be price about 0.7 cents every and also you may be higher off paying in money. However over peak intervals throughout the winter, customary rooms can improve to $1,600 or 45,000 factors per evening. At that worth, your factors can be price an excellent 3.6 cents every.

World of Hyatt suite improve awards can be utilized to improve to a fire suite, just like the room I stayed in. Hyatt additionally waives resort charges on award stays, so that you’ll save an extra $50 per evening through the use of factors.

The simplest technique to earn a slug of Hyatt factors for free-night stays is thru the World of Hyatt Credit score Card. New cardholders will earn the next sign-up bonus: Earn as much as 65,000 Bonus Factors. Earn 35,000 Bonus Factors after you spend $3,000 on purchases in your first 3 months from account opening. Plus, as much as 30,000 Extra Bonus Factors by incomes 2 Bonus Factors complete per $1 spent within the first 6 months from account opening on purchases that usually earn 1 Bonus Level, on as much as $15,000 spent.

There are six eating choices at Everline, however schedules for every restaurant range seasonally. I used to be there midweek and was solely in a position to attempt Cascades, Sandy’s Pub and the Bearshine Cafe. Moreover, there’s the Six Peaks Grille (steakhouse), Oasis Grille (poolside throughout the summer season) and Iron Street Noodle Home.

Cascades is house to the resort’s breakfast buffet. The room is open and ethereal, framed by bushes and views of the mountains. Globalist members within the World of Hyatt program obtain complimentary breakfast at Cascades for as much as two adults and two youngsters, which may result in important financial savings over the conventional buffet value of $36 per particular person.

Breakfast choices had been sturdy and included a made-to-order omelette bar, pastries and breads, varied varieties of meats, cheeses and fruit and different choices like smoked salmon and edamame pork dumplings.

There have been additionally recent juice choices every morning, together with orange, strawberry, mango and peach, a devoted “syrup station” for waffles and pancakes and a bloody mary bar.

Sandy’s Pub is Everline’s informal eating choice with a number of TVs and a welcoming bar. You’ll discover each indoor and patio seating and better-than-usual pub meals, together with wings, salads, sandwiches and ribs.

I attempted the cobb salad with hen, which was monumental and filling.

Usually, I’d have gone for ribs or a burger. Then I noticed somebody order the mud pie and figured a salad would depart extra room for dessert. And I’m glad I did – the alternating layers of brownie, vanilla and chocolate ice cream had been decadent and scrumptious.

The Bearshine Cafe is a espresso and grab-and-go spot positioned between the lodge constructing and the primary lodge. Right here you will get espresso drinks, breakfast sandwiches, pastries and lunch and dinner meals together with pizza, grilled cheese and gelato. The cafe additionally doubles as a comfort retailer, providing varied snacks and drinks.

The Ski Bar, positioned on the terrace exterior the spa and subsequent to the ice rink, is an ideal place for après-ski drinks. Seize a sizzling toddy and put up -up by the fireplace on the finish of the day.

The first draw for skiers and snowboarders would be the ski-in, ski-out entry from Everline to Palisades Tahoe through the Resort Chair elevate. Stroll exterior, strap in and inside seconds you’ll be whisked up the mountain. This elevate is out there to the entire ski space however is usually solely accessed by resort patrons. You’ll be handled to a view of Lake Tahoe from the highest.

Positioned on-property by the skating rink, Everline Sports activities provides a wide range of rental tools for skiers and snowboarders. You’ll be able to reserve gear on-line or in-person. You may also demo gear, which helps you to attempt completely different tools earlier than you buy. There may be additionally a retail golf and ski store that sells a wide range of leisure attire and tools, together with ski goggles, helmets and outerwear. Through the summer season, it turns right into a golf professional store.

The store has an tools valet to retailer rental and private gear. Simply drop off your tools on the finish of the day and will probably be on the snow and prepared for you within the morning.

The on-site recreation middle can set you up with a wide range of completely different actions, together with snowshoe and snowcat stargazing excursions, ice skating, broomball, sledding, bike leases and fly-fishing. Should you go for fishing, convey your catch again to Sandy’s Pub the place they’ll clear, cook dinner and serve it.

The worth for every exercise varies, however usually runs between $20 and $80.

Everline has two outside swimming pools heated year-round, a children pool and three sizzling tubs. There’s additionally a water slide that’s open seasonally. The heated pool was a improbable technique to finish a day on the slopes, with mountains within the background towering over the valley.

The health middle is supplied with new-ish machines and free weights, treadmills, a Peloton bike and a digital coach. The placement is well accessible subsequent to the ice rink and spa.

Everline provides over 15 indoor rooms and extra outside area for conferences and occasions, together with weddings, vacation events and conferences. The occasion areas appeared fashionable and nice.

Everline Resort and Spa is amongst my favourite ski-in, ski-out properties in California. The midweek worth is inexpensive, and whereas weekend and vacation costs are greater, they’re nonetheless affordable relative to different comparable properties within the North Lake Tahoe space. With unparalleled entry to Palisades Tahoe and Alpine Meadows, I’d extremely suggest Everline Resort and Spa to your subsequent winter tour.

The featured picture of the Everline Resort and Spa was taken by Craig Joseph.