The Lodge at Brainerd Lakes

3.0 star property

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Fireplace
Exterior
American cuisine
Water park
Lobby

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Free airport shuttle
  • Gym
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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6967 Lake Forest Rd, Brainerd, MN, 56425
  • Northland Arboretum
    5 min drive
  • Morey's Seafood Markets
    4 min walk
  • Staples Station
    40 min drive
  • Brainerd, MN (BRD-Brainerd Lakes Regional)
    12 min drive

Room options

Room, 2 Queen Beds (Split)

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds

Double Queen Sofa Suite

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About this property

The Lodge at Brainerd Lakes

Family-friendly hotel with water park and free breakfast
A water park (surcharge), a restaurant and a fitness centre are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free continental breakfast is provided, as well as free WiFi in public areas, free self parking and a free airport shuttle. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a snack bar/deli and a lazy river are on-site. Housekeeping is available once per stay.
The Lodge at Brainerd Lakes offers 102 air-conditioned accommodations with a safe and coffee/tea makers. Guests can make use of the in-room fridges and microwaves. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hairdryers.

This Brainerd hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Televisions come with cable channels. Housekeeping is provided once per stay.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a water park (surcharge), a lazy river, Access to hot tub and a fitness centre.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at The Lodge at Brainerd Lakes. During your stay, you'll be close to Northland Arboretum. Enjoy features like free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking.
  • Free continental breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Enjoy American cuisine while dining at Baxters Grill and Bar
  • Splash around at the water park with a lazy river
  • Services include a lifeguard on-site, dry cleaning/laundry and tour or ticket assistance
  • On-site recreation includes a gym, volleyball and a playground
  • 5 minutes by car from Northland Arboretum and 5 minutes from Brainerd International Raceway
  • Free airport shuttle service
The Lodge at Brainerd Lakes offers its guests a water park (surcharge), a lazy river, and a waterslide. There's a restaurant on site, as well as a snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is available daily. A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces.

A business centre and 7 meeting rooms are available. A hot tub, a fitness centre, and a terrace are also featured at the family-friendly The Lodge at Brainerd Lakes. A roundtrip airport shuttle is free (available 24 hours). Free self parking is available.

This 3-star Brainerd hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served a free continental breakfast daily.
Baxters Grill and Bar – This restaurant specialises in American cuisine and only serves dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour free return airport shuttle
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Baxters Grill and Bar

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Free cot
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Lazy river
  • Lifeguards on site
  • Playground
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Water park (surcharge)
  • Waterslide

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (once per stay)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 7 meeting rooms
  • Business centre
  • Computer station
  • Conference space

Outdoors

  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2005
  • Lifeguards
  • Reception hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free cot
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; check-in end time: midnight

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday:
  • Children's pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Hot tub

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 15.0 per night.
  • Free cots (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 15.0 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and window guards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation.
Please note the Arrowwood Lodge At Brainerd Lakes waterpark hours vary by season.

We should mention

  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

Arrowwood Brainerd
Arrowwood Lodge
Arrowwood Lodge Brainerd
Arrowwood Lodge Brainerd Lakes
Arrowwood Lodge Brainerd Lakes Baxter
Arrowwood Lodge Brainerd Lakes Hotel
Arrowwood Lodge Brainerd Lakes Hotel Baxter
Brainerd Arrowwood
Brainerd Lodge
Lodge Brainerd
Lodge At Brainerd Lakes Hotel Baxter
Arrowwood Brainerd Lakes Baxter
Arrowwood Brainerd Lakes

The Lodge at Brainerd Lakes Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 379 out of 926 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 291 out of 926 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 127 out of 926 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 87 out of 926 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 42 out of 926 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Chantelle

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
The lodge has extremely went down, especially in cleanliness!!! As a family group booking several rooms, we all commented how dirty the rooms were they stunk there was mold on the ceiling, just awful!! The pool is a whole Nother story. There was grimy slime under the climbing logs that kids climb on and hang on the rope. There were sand in the pool, not cleaned at all, obviously for a long time short staffed and lifeguards were on their phones. As of family group of several of us we used to come every year unfortunately this will be our last year due to the terrible circumstances overall
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Business traveller, Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Waterpark was a nice option but only open for 3 hours. Rooms were not the cleanest and our microwave didn't work.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jada

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was amazing & we will definitely be back!!!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Roxanne

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No thanks
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Mary

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Lisa

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Stephanie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the stay
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Melissa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cold pool
Overall everything was good, besides a few things … Pizza in the pool took 50 minutes! Pool was extremely cold, but hot tub was great. We liked the nice free breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Alishia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Teresa

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Our pull out bed had urine and poop on it. Beds were uncomfortable, mold on the vents, bartender didn’t know how to make a single drink
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Sharon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything was ok. till we went to eat and only the bar was open. Loud, yelling men at the bar made eating and conversing impossible. Then we had a long day and needed to sleep. They put children up on the 4th floor and we were on the 3rd. The noise and stopping back and forth continually in the room above us till midnite. We only got like 5 hrs of sleep and had to be on our way. Breakfast was no good, freezer burn on some frozen little sausage patties, the so called microwave omlets were like paper with peppers in. Bad breakfast. I would never return and the price for such conditions was ridiculous. Sorry for such a rotten review, but it was bad.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Bradley

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent!
Super fun for kids!! Enjoyed our time here!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maria Rizza

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very Good and Great Water Park😊😍
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Rooms very dated, need new sofa and chairs in living room very worn down. Both mattresses need to be replaced, leaning and dipping. Room was clean, very quite despite having a waterpark near by. Continental breakfast very good !!!!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice but overpriced
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathe

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Get Away with the kids
scheduled trip with my grandchildren and chose this location due to water park. It was beautiful and amazing. Suite was great, clean, and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Katheryn

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Hotel needs a deep clean. Hotel staff lack customer service skills. Evening Dining staff was great.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Dawn

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Over priced, very dated, and only one waffle maker for ALL the families with kids?! The free breakfast was ‘fine’ if you didn’t mind wandering thru the property to find it and then, once there, investigating all the different restaurant nooks to find the different stations for the pieced together breakfast. The water ‘park’ was a joke! Would have been better with a regular pool.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was a good place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024