Sportsman's Lodge

My husband and I stayed in cabin 9 (were supposed to be in cabin 4 but was changed up when we arrived - repairs needed we were told??). Kitchen very poorly outfitted. Could use decent silverware, cooking/baking bowls and a stove with oven that worked. Found that the shower was terrible - barely had water pressure coming through it. I think a brisk rainstorm could have produced more. The cabin could’ve been cleaner overall. On check-in the manager was rather rude at first but warmed up a bit after we said we had been two years earlier. I would definitely NOT recommend a cabin here - a trappers outpost cabin is probably better outfitted. Would’ve stayed in a villa as we had the last time but they refused as we had our well-mannered dog along. He wouldn’t have bothered anything in the villa by the way. We were told by a local that the place has had four different owners over the years - hmmmm?? Anyway, fishing was okay and did bring some home. Weather was not the best with the windy conditions and chilly.

I loved the view we had out our Window. I wasn't crazy about how the floors creaked whenever a person above us walked around.Everytime someone walked around at midnight and later it woke me up. I thought someone was in our room

Well the first nonsmoking room smelled like smoke so we requested another room which was better. Weather was rainy when we were there so wanted to have heat. No heat, they hadnt turned it on yet The tile ceiling was bowing over the bed and the ceiling tile was open in the a bathroom corner, all i can say is spider webs. On a good note the food was decent. I really liked the chicken strips. Servers in the Sand bar were friendly and checked on us frequently. Beautiful view of the lake. All in all only a 5/10

This is a great place to use as a base to explore the area. In addition to the charter boats for fishing, enjoying recreation at nearby state parks, a visit to the Northwest Angle, you can relax and watch the beautiful Rainy River flow by, observe waterfowl, and see Canada from the comfort of your lodging. There are comfy, clean cabins, well appointed villas, and lodge rooms. The bar offers good food and friendly service, the dining room offers good views of the docks, and the rooftop bar has fantastic views. We stayed four nights we was not long enough!

2nd year going to Sportsman for MEA weekend. We chartered a boat for 1/2 day and totally lucked out: we got a great captain! His name was Joe and he was so experienced. Highly recommend him! Caught 24 👏🏻 We stayed in a small cabin (2 bedroom), it was perfect for the four of us - no frills, but had all we needed. Lodge staff here is always hit or miss, especially late in the season when everyone is tired and ready for the break between fall and ice fishing. Always great service over the phone though! Kids had fun at the ar arcade upstairs and adults had fun with the bar/pull tabs.

Worst bar service crabby bar tender don’t go there or you will regret it’s! We showed up and got denied drinks and our id showed we are plenty old! Had to find the right bar tender to get served and who could actually read a license! We have been coming 4 years now and won’t be back!

This was the worst experience we have ever had! This was my youngest son dream trip and birthday present he turned 14 there and always wanted to go ice fishing. Epic trip to Epic Fail! The guide service is a joke it is just transportation to a hut on the lake NO advice on how to use the vexilar the guide said you'll figure it out so i had to google it . One of the rods that they gave us the handle was broke off. The jigs that they gave us on the rods wasn't the right jigs to catch the fish after talking to some of the other people that actually do this often and caught some fish had to buy some of the right jigs from their store at the lodge. And the lodge food is awful and expensive $150 for 4 people each night and they didn't even refill our drinks I had a ribeye ordered medium it came out rare and cold the next night I ordered prime rib medium and it came out like shoe leather

Beautiful view of Rainy River

I like the fact that the lodge has every thing amenity wise. The service at the sandbar was a bit to be desired to say the least. I had to ask for every drink that I got. Not once did any of the servers ask us if we would like another drink. I thought that was odd especially from being in the industry myself. Front desk staff was wonderful.