Black Bear Lodge Motel

2.5 star property

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Property grounds
Room, 2 Double Beds | Desk, bed sheets

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
781 Natural Bridge Rd, Slade, KY, 40376
  • Natural Bridge State Park
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Osborne Bend Trail
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Fat Man's Misery
    ‪4 min walk‬

Room options

Room, 2 Double Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

Black Bear Lodge Motel

Motel with free parking, steps from Natural Bridge State Park
Along with a coffee shop/cafe, this smoke-free motel has a corner/local shop and barbecues. Self parking is free. Other amenities include a picnic area and ATM/banking services. Weekly housekeeping is available.
Black Bear Lodge Motel offers 10 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. Fridges and microwaves are provided.

Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit. Televisions come with satellite channels. Housekeeping is provided on a weekly basis.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Black Bear Lodge Motel. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Natural Bridge State Park. Enjoy features like free self-parking and a coffee shop/cafe.
  • Free self-parking
  • Enjoy a bite to eat at the coffee shop/cafe
  • Amenities include convenience store and an ATM
  • Guests have great things to say about the clean guestrooms and the helpful staff
  • Steps from Natural Bridge State Park and Daniel Boone National Forest
There's a coffee shop/cafe on site. Black Bear Lodge Motel also features barbecue grills, a picnic area, and a corner/local shop. Self parking is free.

This Slade motel is smoke free.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A coffee shop/cafe

Family friendly

  • Grocery/convenience store
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • ATM
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (weekly)

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • In the mountains
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; check-in end time: 9 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9 AM - 7:00 PM
The check-in location differs from the property location; go to: [769 Natural Bridge Rd., Slade, KY 40376]
Guests will receive an email 48 hours before arrival with check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
If you arrive at the property after hours, you'll need to check in at an alternative location: [769 Natural Bridge Rd., Slade, KY 40376]
If you are planning to arrive after 8:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Guests planning to arrive on the same day of booking must contact this property prior to 6 PM for check-in instructions.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

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, debit card or cash deposit 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, debit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
The front desk at this property is open daily from 9 AM - 7:00 PM.
The check-in location differs from the property location. To check in, guests will need to go to 769 Natural Bridge Rd., Slade, KY 40376
Guests arriving after hours will need to go to the following location to check in: 769 Natural Bridge Rd., Slade, KY 40376
Guests arriving after 8:00 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests will receive an email 48 hours before arrival with check-in information. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property. For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation.

We should mention

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

Property is also known as

Black Bear Lodge Motel Slade
Black Bear Slade
Black Bear Lodge Motel Motel
Black Bear Lodge Motel Slade
Black Bear Lodge Motel Motel Slade

Black Bear Lodge Motel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 199 out of 488 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 175 out of 488 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 63 out of 488 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 32 out of 488 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 488 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ogden

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I didn't have too high expectations for this property. However, I was pleasantly surprised. Clean room, comfortable bed, nice shower. Property is nice right off the main strip. Would definitely stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location to the park and walking distance to BBQ and coffee
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Jessica

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Would have loved it but there were several dead bugs in the room, the beds were pretty uncomfortable, the heat didn’t seem to work properly and the staff was less than helpful. The limestone mine with kayaking was fun. The ark is close so we visited that.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Joanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Rickey

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

2/10 Terrible

Susan

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ken

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

KATHLEEN

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

phil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved it
Love it, would totally rent there again
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

TaNesha

Travelled with group
The only negative thing about this location was that it walls seemed thin. You could hear the people in the other rooms. It would be nice to have ice available as well. We enjoyed our stay. I would stay there again. Thank you tjb
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lorri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Monique

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

6/10 Okay

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Watch out for unauthorized credit charges
When I got to the hotel to check in I was handed a key. I asked about when I pay and they said we charged your credit card 2 hours ago. I did not authorize this charge. The reservation said pay at hotel. I was not giving a receipt and there was no internet service anywhere in the area and no Wi-Fi at the hotel so I could not even see what they charged me. When we got into the room overall it was clean, but there was used towels and washcloth left hanging on the hook in the bathroom. The bed and the pillows were quite uncomfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Shaul

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Georgia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was an awesome location. The lodge was very clean. The only complaint was no wifi because the location being in the mountains got no signal for our phones. And this is not a complaint but a suggestion of night stands to charge phones on.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

tasha

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

8/10 Good

Tommy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Joanne

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ilene

Travelled with family
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

karen

Didn’t know where to get keys took 10-15 min and had to ask a local. Room was filthy -all linen on floor trash on floor and table and no towels. Had to call and go get another room. Bed was okay not great No wifi
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Mark

Disliked: Cleanliness
Whereas it is a cute motel, there were a couple of disappointing things. The floor of the room was dirty. My wife wore a brand new pair of white socks and they were black within a few minutes. Second, the foam insulation along the door cheapened the otherwise cute ambiance. Third, the smoke detector was missing.. Finally, there was no internet and zero phone service with our carrier—obviously my issue is not the phone service, but since there was no internet then we were unable to communicate with anyone.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Deborah

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean, needing a bit of updating, needs WiFi.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024