Black Bear Lodge Motel

2.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Exterior
Front of property
Room, 1 Queen Bed
Exterior
Property grounds

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 the area

Slade

When you 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.

What's nearby

  • Natural Bridge State Park - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Fat Man's Misery - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Kentucky Reptile Zoo - 2 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Red River Gorge Geological Area - 7 min drive - 7.5 km
  • Red River Gorge - 18 min drive - 15.3 km

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 with free parking, steps from Natural Bridge State Park
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 public transport

  • Free uncovered self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • 1 coffee shop/cafe

Family friendly

  • Corner/local shop
  • Microwave
  • Fridge

Conveniences

  • ATM/banking services
  • Corner/local shop

Guest services

  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Housekeeping (weekly)

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Satellite channels
  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Fridge

More

  • 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

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. 190 out of 476 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 172 out of 476 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 63 out of 476 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 32 out of 476 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 476 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

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

Travelled 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

Travelled 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

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

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Travelled 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 traveller

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

Travelled 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

8/10 Good

Rachel

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

8/10 Good

Jeff

Everything was fine for the price EXCEPT the room had a nasty smell.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Very nice when we checked in but, not super clean but, a nice place to spend the night close to the Gorge.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jillian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful rustic cabin. Went there during a heat wave and the AC works like a dream!!! Loved it!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kyla

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

rhonda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

6/10 Okay

Randall

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
The information on the check in process should have been listed on the booking page.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Trisha

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice accommodations. Quiet area.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I really enjoyed staying here. The room was clean and rustic. I enjoyed sitting on the porch in the provided chairs until i got too sweaty! No wifi here though.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tamara

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

6/10 Okay

Stan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Slade, KY motel
Good location to local restaurants and hiking trails. Nice shower and reasonably clean. Towels could use replacing. It was hot and humid out and the AC was struggling to keep the room comfortable. Bridge across creek to property needs attention.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Laurie

Close to attractions.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

barbara, pt charlotte

Travelled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Quaint, quiet, close to Natural Bridge State Park
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

peter

Liked: Staff & service
those bath tower is very old and dirty!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brandi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Surrounded by trees!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024