South Lake Tahoe - home sweet home

Although I know there are a variety of hotels to stay at and I'm sure that they are very nice...I stayed in a house and would highly recommend it if it's possible for you. It's really great to be able to have a kitchen and lots of space. Plus, you get incredible views of the Lake and have a chance to meet your neighbors - which in some cases end up being locals who can point you in the right direction of great places to eat and sights to see. We used Accommodation Station Rentals to search for the houses we stayed in. They have a huge variety of sizes and locations - we were very pleased with our options. The house I stayed at for the majority of the trip was located on Heavenly Mountain with 3 levels, 2 decks both with views of the Lake, a pool table, an old school Pacman game, tons of DVDs, a porch swing and a hot tub. It was wonderful!

If you decide against renting a house (too short of a visit, not enough people, etc.) then I would suggest looking into the hotel below as an option for your trip.

Forest Suites Resort - they are located on Heavenly and are pretty reasonable, it was $106/night when I checked the site but you may even find cheaper rates on the discount travel sites. They also have "Special Offers" on their homepage so be sure to check that too!

And I couldn't help but include this link that I came across. It seems a little more budget friendly for rentals and if you can swing it, it's worth it! Lake Village Resort - they have a big selection of condos, townhomes and cabins available as rentals and the prices are extremely reasonable - starting as low as $139/night. How can you beat that? :)