California Storms Yield A New Fin in HotelShark's Lake Tahoe Section

PALO ALTO, CALIF. (January 16, 2004) – The winter storms that lashed California this month brought torrential rains, severe flooding, and heavy snowfall. But to one traveler, it also brought a gift: the Ambassador Motor Lodge.

"Snowed in' while driving from Lake Tahoe to the San Francisco Bay Area, the traveler parked at "the only motel that still had its lights on.' Fortunately, the Ambassador provided "a great experience,' with "very clean' guestrooms. Said the traveler, "I just love this place.'

HotelShark has awarded a fin to the Ambassador Motor Lodge, its third in the Lake Tahoe area. Other finned properties near Lake Tahoe include the Resort at Squaw Creek in Olympic Valley and the Tahoe Biltmore Lodge in Crystal Bay, Nevada. The Ambassador Motor Lodge is located in the city of South Lake Tahoe.

HotelShark awards fins to hotels that are reviewed, on the whole, positively by guests. A fin appears as a small, gray icon to the left of a hotel's name within a given city index. The fin system gives travelers a quick way to find well-liked hotels within a given city.

Neither HotelShark nor its parent SharkPage is affiliated with any of the aforementioned properties or their parent companies.

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