THE RITZ-CARLTON, LAKE TAHOE, Truckee

The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe features rooms and suites styled with plush white linens, modern furniture, and lodge-inspired accents. Rooms include a flat-screen TV, a seating area, and a marble bathroom. Some rooms have a gas fireplace. Suites include a separate living area. Some double rooms offer a spa bath and fireplace and feature mountain views, a wardrobe, TV, and wine/champagne. Rooms provide free Wi-Fi, heating, air conditioning, tea and coffee facilities, a sitting area, a terrace, garden furniture, free toiletries, cookware/kitchen utensils, AM/FM alarm clock, a flat-screen TV, and carpeted floors. Kitchens include a refrigerator and a microwave. Some rooms do not have a view.

The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe offers four dining choices. Cafe Blue serves fresh-pressed juices, house-made paninis, and coffee beverages. The Backyard Bar & BBQ is an indoor-outdoor restaurant featuring Texas-style barbecue cuisine, craft beer, cocktails, and wine. The Living Room offers shareables and handhelds, cocktails, and wine with mountain views. Manzanita features Pacific Northwest-inspired cuisine with Mexican influences, craft cocktails, and wines.

The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe has a 17,000-square-foot spa and fitness center with 17 treatment rooms, ladies' and gentlemen's lounge areas with a sauna, steam room, and whirlpool. Spa guests receiving treatment have access to a hot tub, steam room, sauna, cold rain-shower plunge, and lap pool. The fitness center provides weight training and cardiovascular equipment, plus exercise classes. There are two outdoor swimming pools. The Lake Club on the north shore has watersports, a private pier, an expansive lawn, direct beach access, a private boat pier, kayaks, and stand-up paddle boards.

The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe is located mid-mountain at Northstar California Resort, 75 km from Reno-Tahoe International. Nearby landmarks include Northstar California Resort (2 km), Mount Pluto (3 km), Northstar Village Ice Skating Rink (3 km), Martis Creek Wildlife Area (4 km), and Concours d'Elegance Lake Tahoe (6 km). The Village at Northstar provides outdoor shopping, dining, specialty boutiques, and a two-screen movie theater around a year-round skating rink.

The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe offers ski-in/ski-out access and mountainside concierge services. Guests have private access to The Ritz-Carlton Club level, offering private check-in/check-out, five food and beverage presentations daily, and a dedicated concierge. The resort provides meeting rooms, ballrooms, and outdoor venues with catering services. The hotel has elevators, accessible routes from public entrances, and accessible entrances to the pool, business center, fitness center, and spa. Service animals are welcome, with a $150 room cleaning fee per stay and $20 per night (maximum 2 pets per room).