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Black Bear Lodge Motel

2.5 star property

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Exterior
Room, 2 Double Beds | Porch
Exterior
Property entrance
Room, 2 Double Beds

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Air-conditioning

Explore the area

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781 Natural Bridge Rd, Slade, KY, 40376
  • Place, Natural Bridge State Park
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Fat Man's Misery
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Kentucky Reptile Zoo
    ‪1 min drive‬

Room options

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Room, 1 Queen Bed

Room, 1 Queen Bed

7.2 out of 10
Good
(13 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Room, 2 Double Beds

Room, 2 Double Beds

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(21 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the area

Slade

Located in Slade, Black Bear Lodge Motel is in the mountains, within a 5-minute walk of Natural Bridge State Park and Osborne Bend Trail. .This motel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Fat Man's Misery and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Kentucky Reptile Zoo.
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What's nearby

  • Natural Bridge State Park - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Fat Man's Misery - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Kentucky Reptile Zoo - 1 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Hoedown Island - 2 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Red River Gorge Geological Area - 4 min drive - 7.9 km

Getting around

  • Blue Grass Airport (LEX) - 64 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Miguel's Pizza - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Red River Rockhouse - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Toads Barn Grill - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Daniel Boone Coffee Shop - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Redpoint Bbq - ‬9 min drive

About this property

Black Bear Lodge Motel

Motel in Slade with free parking
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.

Property amenities

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • A coffee shop/cafe

Family friendly

  • Grocery/convenience store
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • ATM
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (weekly)

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • In the mountains
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • 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 within 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 any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
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 and a smoke detector
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

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 256 out of 639 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 220 out of 639 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 86 out of 639 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 47 out of 639 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 30 out of 639 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Staff & service
Chosen based on budgets so we weren't expecting the Ritz. Price was 1/3 less than Natural Bridge State Park lodge and reasonable for a prime location in a popular tourist area - ideal for our purpose of visiting trails and arches throughout the Red River Gorge Area. Check-in staff (down the road) were friendly and efficient. The room was reasonably furnished as pictured and things worked. We liked the wood based interior. Bonus - we were on the 2nd floor which means we had a vaulted ceiling. There rain at night and we could hear it on the roof which was a plus for us. Room blacks out well. Main downside - the beds were sort of like sleeping on plywood and need replacing. Minor quibbles - took forever to get hot water in the sink (but no problem in the shower which had great water pressure) and the floors under the bed should have been vacuumed months ago. NOTE: Main motel photo is not from the motel but from the nearby Natural Bridge State Park and doesn't represent the motel.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Kimberly

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Parking was convenient, Heat in room worked excellent. Bed was uncomfortable, bathroom was clean. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
After only a couple days of intermittent, light rain, the ceiling leaked. Workers arrived quickly but didn't fix the problem. It continued to leak while I was there. Staff was friendly and responsive.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Cheryl

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All was fine. No complaints
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Connie

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
The room was a little hard to find but overall clean. Needed some updating. The inside looked better than the outside. Worked for one night.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Laura

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Run down, tub and sink drained very slowly, smelled funny, and we had bees in our room.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It’s close to most of the area attractions we were looking to visit. It’s not that it’s a bad place but it is not very updated and the mattress is HORRIBLE! Pillows are not comfortable and just need to be replaced with something that actually works as being comfortable. For the price and the fact that there’s hardly anything else in the area it was just convenient but not really comfortable. Would I stay there again? Not unless they have replaced the mattress and pillows with something newer and more comfortable!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Cindy

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Terrible bed that rolled around a lot. Terrible pillows. Wholes in blanket. Tub stopped up. Some type of bee kept getting in the room. Lots of places it could have come in. Cheaply furnished.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kieran, GREENDALE

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Richard

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property was great, right in the RRG and across the street from a BBQ pit and bar. The only issue was the hotel room was infested with stink bugs. They did smell or really cause an issue. But they were there.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Shauna

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Randall

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
It was okay for a 1 night stay. The musty smell was quite stong.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great little place. Loved the outdoor feel of the room. Just wished i could have stared longer.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Kris

Travelled with family
Okay place. Getting run down
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the room!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Carl

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness
The rooms were damp and the blankets and sheets felt wet. The blanket looked only halfway clean. Lots of cob webs
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quaint and charming are the words for this place. It's a cabin and it's very cute and appropriately decorated. The room is not large but it's more than adequate for a night or two. Great hot water for shower or bath. Comfortable bed. TV was a little on the small side. But overall, we liked it a lot and it was very convenient for the Red River Gorge and Natural Bridge Park areas that we wanted to visit.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Arthur

Room was great, staff was friendly. Had a great night
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

morlene

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was very nice and easy to get to. Staff was nice, we had issues with stink bugs in our room. That was the only problem
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Amy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
I was disappointed in the appearance - the pictures looked amazing but not so much in person. The towels were old and definitely not enough for two people. We were provided 1 adult towel for 2 people to shower. Also, one minuscule bar of soap to wash our hands and then carry to the shower. In addition, our coffee pot didn’t work - of course we were only provided 1 cup to drink out of. Guess we had to share that like our towel. To sum it up - cheap cheap.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Tammy

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location was good, the room had bugs and smelled of urine and linen looked like it hadn’t been washed in months, coffee pot had old ground in it for who knows how long…. Very noisy neighbors, very disappointed
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brad

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Susan

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were dismayed by the broken down vehicles in front of the building. The outside of the building was unkempt, dirty with cobwebs. The moment we stepped inside the room we were assailed by the smell of urine. We promptly went back to the office, a quarter mile down the road, and dropped the key in the drop box. Would not recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025