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Black Bear Lodge Motel

2.5 star property

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Room, 2 Double Beds | Desk, bed sheets
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Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included

Explore the area

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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

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Room, 2 Double Beds | Desk, bed sheets

Room, 2 Double Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Room, 1 Queen Bed | Desk, bed sheets

Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Hiking

Natural Bridge State Resort Park

Pool
Breakfast included
Pet friendly
Parking included
4.3 out of 5, Excellent, (1475)
The price is $86
per night
$95 total
includes taxes & fees
Jan 5 - Jan 6
Natural Bridge State Resort Park

About the neighborhood

Slade

When you a stay at Black Bear Lodge Motel in Slade, you'll be in the mountains, just steps from Natural Bridge State Park and Daniel Boone National Forest. .This motel is 9.4 mi (15.2 km) from Red River Gorge and 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Osborne Bend Trail.
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What's nearby

  • Natural Bridge State Park - 1 min walk
  • Osborne Bend Trail - 3 min walk
  • Fat Man's Misery - 4 min walk
  • Red River Gorge Geological Area - 7 min drive
  • Red River Gorge - 18 min drive

Getting around

  • Blue Grass Airport (LEX) - 64 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Miguel's Pizza - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Daniel Boone Coffee Shop - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Callies Lake And Campground in Red River Gorge - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Red River Rockhouse - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪La Cabana Mexican Restaurant - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Black Bear Lodge Motel

Motel in Slade with free parking
Black Bear Lodge Motel offers 10 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Televisions come with satellite channels. Housekeeping is provided weekly.

Make yourself at home in one of the 10 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided weekly.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include a picnic area and barbecue grills.
Satisfy your appetite at the motel's coffee shop/cafe, or stop in at the grocery/convenience store.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Parking and transportation

  • 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

More

  • Smoke-free property

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 available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

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 alternate 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 more details, 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

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the 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. 197 out of 484 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 173 out of 484 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 63 out of 484 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 32 out of 484 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 484 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

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

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

6/10 Okay

Mary

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The stairway needed to be repainted. The gravel had wholes needed to be re pitted. Needed a upgrade
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Lisa

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We were looking for a place to stay for 1 night on our way to another destination. This was one of the cheaper places to stay, and I'd stay there again. The rooms were small, but clean and quiet. They had a fridge, microwave and coffee machine.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The room was nice, clean and had a comfortable bed. Also very convenient to RRG, hiking, etc
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Amy

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
We liked the room, the staff at the Daniel boon gift shop were very friendly and pleasant. One thing that was an eye soar was an old camper and an old ford explorer with flat tires, both took up parking space and not a lot of room to park our motorcycles and trailers. Their were 4 other couples who trailered motorcycles at the sametime. We all we're told someone would be their to let us know where to park, and no one was their. So the next day Monday we were told by the lady that lives their our trailer needed to be move by 7 am Tuesday because the garbage truck will be their at that time. If the camper and the ford explorer were moved,it would have provided better looking/views and parking.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

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

10/10 Excellent

Jana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great weekend getaway
We loved this cabin style motel. We walked across the street to food and a bar and general store. The room has a fridge and microwave and some people were fishing the river right outside the door for bass. The bed was a bit uncomfortable, but we would still stay there again. It does have tv with cable, HOT water, and great water pressure. AC worked well. We did not have any cell service at all and there is no wifi, which was great for us for the weekend but may be something to plan for. Definitely go to Walden Lodge and hike Red River Gorge and the Crystal Kayaking at the Gorge Underground was super fun.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The solatude and genuine Hospitality from every place we stopped and shopped. We definitely recommend to friends and family.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Hollie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Wasn’t too bad for the price ($99) but the beds / mattresses were hard. Not comfortable at all. 😳
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patti

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First of all the room smelled… like cedar, the very thing the walls are made of. You can’t do anything to remove the walls?! We also had a bug in our room. Yikes. I would have expected that surely you’d rid the entire forest of them for your rooms, or at least have someone on standby should one sneak in. Quite unacceptable. The cell phone service was extremely spotty and you offered no WiFi. But it’s the middle of nowhere, do better! I had to actually spend quality time with my boyfriend… Really the worst part of our weekend getaway. Now aside from all those ridiculous sounding things. Truly we absolutely LOVED our stay here. It was perfect and cozy and all around wonderful. I wish we could have spent more than one night. We were so relaxed. I would choose a lodge like this over a run of the mill hotel any day. Even the giant male mosquito made for a highly entertaining 10 minutes as we tried to wrangle it. The BBQ spot directly across the street was delicious with the sweetest staff. As well as the Daniel Boone Coffee Shoppe, the outside patio made for a lovely enjoyable breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Smelled like midew and dirty mop water, small room and area aeound hotel was all weeds and unclean. pictures on website do not match hotel surroundings.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wish it had WiFi pillows were flat otherwise it was really nice
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Samuel

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Located in the middle of most attractions in the area really nice rooms only down side (possible upside depending on the person) is little to no cell phone service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Donald

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
The remote control didnt work. Main floor dirty, like oily or clearner issue. No cups or throw away paper towels. very firty
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

cindy

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

10/10 Excellent

Virginia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was just amazing
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very quiet, outdoorsy cabin-like lodge. Affordable pricing, friendly staff. Would definitely stay here again if I visited the natural bridge state park!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Be back
Clean cozy close to park and awesome hot showers
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Lisa

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Will stay again!
This was a really cute little place and my kids really loved it. It is true, you don’t get very good service at this location, but that’s to be expected. My only issue with the whole experience was the walls were very thin, and you could literally hear the conversations in the next rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024