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Reviews of Lake Panorama National Resort

2.5 out of 5
Lake Panorama National Resort
5071 Clover Ridge Road, PO Box 5, Panora, IA

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 44 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jay

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful area.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and spacious. Perfect for a family. One downfall was poor lighting in the bathrooms for makeup application.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Room was nice and area around was well maintained.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bryan

Panorama Days trip for Greenfield Lions Club
The only problem I had was it was like sixty-eight degrees in my room, I found the thermostat and turned it up, but it stayed at sixty-eight degrees, so it was just a little cool. I thought the beds were too soft, maybe the next time I rent a room I will try a different room. Was very clean and all the fixtures looked like new.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lori

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stefanie

Very nice
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Mindi

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
We had great customer service, but the rooms are very outdated and not very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cyril

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Would be nice to have more food options available. There was no place for breakfast until 11:00 am!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

2/10 Terrible

Julie

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
When the power went out at the entire motel, there was no one on duty to report it to. They leave the desk at 5pm. Phone calls went straight to voicemail. The power went on (for seconds at a time) and off over 5 hours. A bartender at the lodge said this happens all the time. When I checked out in the morning, the clerk insisted it wasn't their fault and couldn't care less that my elderly mother was unable to sleep because she requires a cpap and oxygen. Very rude. The rooms also smelled like mildew. Also, Lake Panorama is a PRIVATE lake and not available for boating or anything else. I do not recommend this place.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tammie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and very friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Maureen

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
bathtub had no plug
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Brad

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The only thing I had a concern with that the cleaning people were trying to push the customers out around 730 so they can start cleaning. This was a Sat/Sun stay.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Shawnee

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Never interact or see anyone. Key is found outside of the building in a cupboard. Facility is older but well maintained.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
What a hidden gem!
I did not have super high expectations, and the intention of this stay was casually for sleeping purposes after a music festival. I completely under estimated this place. It’s not fancy or modern, but the cleanliness and service make up for all that BY FAR! Food at the clubhouse was great, and the bar is well stocked. I would definitely return for a lake trip!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location for the golf course. Property is dated, but fine for us. I wish you could access the room from outside as well as inside the building.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service
We were not made aware of the fact that check in ended at 5:00. We were unable to stay, had to drive to Ankeny and will never be back to this "resort"
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Quaint hotel. Definitely a "Dirty Dancing" vibe. Friendly staff and many activities offered.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Cinda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was good
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

Brent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

8/10 Good

Shawnee, Nevada

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Everything was clean. Very outdated. Check in is in another building. No room service due to Covid. They leave a bag with clean towels outside the room. Very quiet.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

John, Clinton IA

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
only downside is there is no one at check in after 5 PM
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Nadine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
such a great time!
The area was beautiful, all our needs were met with courteous, friendly people. We would definitely recommend and will return to your fabulous piece of heaven!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2020

6/10 Okay

Eric

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Overnight stay
The site did state that check in was from 3:00-5:00 but I overlooked this. I did not see any direction on how to check-in when the desk was closed but thank goodness I was working at the local bank and she knew that th key would be left in a box. I never would have found this. A phone call from the front desk would have been helpful. The room was clean but very out dated for the cost. I did get out and take a walk around the golf course and lake which was quite lovely and peaceful.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020

8/10 Good

Robert

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ok
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Jackie, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The Property was adequate We came for a family reunion
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Frank

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Quiet. Room 11 had very low water pressure in the sink and shower. We did report to front desk, so hopefully it gets taken care of. Picnic tables could use sprucing up. Nice large room.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff nice view and the lake Signage of location could of been better
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would stay again
We only stayed one night, but it was good. The staff was very friendly. The rooms could use some updating and the water pressure wasn’t the best, but nothing that would keep us from staying again. The area is quiet and peaceful. The food was decent. Would like to stay longer next time and enjoy some of the amenities.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Tom, Omaha, Ne.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The golf course is spectacular. The motel is a dump.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Josh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel - very clean! The only complaint we had was that the room had a door to go onto a decked area but the door was “not a working door” according to staff - it would have been nice to sit out on the deck at night. Overall it was a nice place to stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jeff, Southern California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was large and clean, except some weird stuff on the door. Country club atmosphere, including being treated like a valued guest, instead of the usual coldness from the average person behind the front counter of a motel. You can use the resort pool. I even found a nice Titleist golf ball in the grass near the door. The club restaurant food was good, but over priced.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

4/10 Poor

Vic, Maryville, MO

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The information on the internet was helpful. Check in was fine. The problem was the cleanliness of the room. When I entered, it felt a little musty, but I figured running the AC would resolve that. But then I started noticing the other problems: a used towel on the shower rod, hair on the bathroom floor, deteriorated linoleum in the bathroom, the sink faucet had not been "shined," what appeared to be a booger on the headboard, and what really grossed me out was when I dropped my glasses between the bed and the nightstand -- when I retrieved it there was a large and gross "dust bunny" on it. I can understand some of this, but not all of it. While I've never reviewed a hotel before, what motivates this review is that even though I reported it, a week later they haven't followed-up! At check-out, I calmly told the clerk that my room was dirty -- listing the specific problems -- and he made a note; but a week later, no one has followed-up. If cleanliness is a big deal to you, stay away!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018