Sportsman's Lodge

Our guide was Mike C. and he was off the charts excellent. He knew what we wanted before we knew what we wanted. The accommodations were fantastic and at a very fair price. - Chuck, Red Wing, MN

25 years of ice fishing here....... The decline over the last couple of years is almost immeasurable, especially the last 2. Day 1 check-in: NO HEAT in our cabin with a windchill of -29 degrees F. One of the keys to our cabin was an uncut blank. The best they could do was give us two floor space heaters which immediately blew the fuse. The entire cabin is run on two old fashion screw in fuses that do NOT match. Back to the office and they gave us two more fuses that lasted until about 11 PM. The rest of the night was spent in our ice fishing garb to keep from dying as they refused to do anything more for our 3 person group. Day 1 fishing: So slow......they used to move us when we were set up on a bogus spot. Our driver doesn't fish.......they used to fish a bit to keep us on the fish. Those days are long gone. Day 2 fishing: Even slower fishing and they would NOT move any of the groups. Our driver forgot to drop off our lunches (meal plan) and we had to flag him down and remind him. At check-out we were given a whopping 15 % discount. Never again. After a quarter of a century ice fishing here not another penny will be spent at this dump. The restrooms in the motel side reek of urine and are filthy. The salad bar is tiny now. The food is WAY over priced, and breakfast is eggs with meat (sausage patty) or eggs without meat. NO MORE BACON?! .....WTH?! The new owners either don't know what's happening or don't care. There's more.....I have pics and video but can only post a few! Sportsman's Lodge is CLOWN SHOES!

Sportsman guide Mike cline did an outstanding job of guiding and teaching. The boat he used was in great shape as we took our limit two of the tree days. We also did the shore line lunch one day to eat our own fresh catch. For our meals we enjoyed the sand bar at the location. It was affordable with a very good selection of dishes.

Awesome customer service...great food! One of the best places to eat in the Lake of the Woods area. Highly recommend. There are many places to eat at the resorts north of Baudette,Minnesota but this is one of the best. Has been around for many years!

Staff was so polite and helpful

Not welcoming for families We had made a reservation only to learn the pool was not working. We attempted to cancel the same day, within hours and were told that was not an option. Upon checking in staff was not very friendly, and one staff member didnt know the pool was closed and explained where it could be located. The dining room was closed, and we felt the bar food was over priced. The playground had a slide that was cracked. Next to the playground was a wire that was tied to a address placard, which connected to an overhead power line. Our service overal felt very cold and not welcoming to a family. We checked out after the first night despite having two additional days that wouldnt be refunded. Staff didnt care to ask why we were leaving early either.