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Black Bear Lodge Motel

2.5 star property

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A scenic overlook with a stone retaining wall, wooden railing, and a cable car system in the background.
A wooden signboard for Black Bear Lodge with a contact number.
A log cabin with a covered porch and several wooden chairs.
A two-story log cabin with a balcony, a covered porch, and a gravel driveway.
A wooden cabin room with a bed, a nightstand, and a painting on the wall.

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
The current price is $97
$88 nightly
$97 total
Total with taxes and fees
Jul 29 - Jul 30

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
    ‪2 min drive‬

Room options

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A cozy room with a bed, a desk, and a chair.

Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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A cozy cabin-style room with a wooden ceiling, a bed with patterned bedding, a small kitchenette with a sink and a mirror, and a framed picture on the wall.

Room, 2 Double Beds

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

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About the neighborhood

Slade

When you stay at Black Bear Lodge Motel in Slade, you'll be in the mountains, a 1-minute drive from Natural Bridge State Park and 7 minutes from Red River Gorge Geological Area. .This motel is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Osborne Bend Trail and 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Fat Man's Misery.
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What's nearby

  • Natural Bridge State Park - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • Fat Man's Misery - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Kentucky Reptile Zoo - 2 min drive - 1.3 miles
  • Hoedown Island - 2 min drive - 1.3 miles
  • Red River Gorge Geological Area - 5 min drive - 4.9 miles

Getting around

  • Blue Grass Airport (LEX) - 64 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Miguel's Pizza - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Toad's Barn & Grill - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Cliffview Pies & Pints - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪The Hungry Hiker - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Redpoint Bbq - ‬9 min drive

About this property

Black Bear Lodge Motel

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 transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

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

  • Smoking not allowed

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

Property 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. 279 out of 691 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 233 out of 691 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 94 out of 691 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 53 out of 691 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 32 out of 691 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Wayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy parking, great location, comfortable bed.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
That is was so close to everything and the best BBQ right across the st.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really great place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Carol

Liked: Staff & service
Location was great. Staff was nice. Could have been cleaner.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Taylor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Perfect if you want the cabin vibes for a quick trip, or just a solo trip.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Connie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We have stayed here before. It is affordable, the staff is great (I accidently reserved the wrong dates and they were able to fix it and accommodate me on the dates I needed) The area was quiet on this trip as it was out of season.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Pat

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The rooms were very clean plenty of parking air conditioner work great wouldn't mind a little newer bed, but that's price point. You can't beat it.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location in the Red River Gorge/Natural Bridge/Daniel Boone National Forest area. The office is in the coffee shop up the street and the lady that checked us in was super nice. The room itself was basic, but that's all we needed.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Krystal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Older but clean and a quaint lodge feel. Exactly as expected. Had a great time
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room and staff was so nice
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Tricia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Room was very clean and enjoyed our stay not a bad price
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Harold

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very pleasant stay and close to great restaurants and sites
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Jess

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Akash

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Parking and access was easy. Check was a block away from the property. The staff who helped check us in was super helpful and suggested some good trails too. WiFi password details weren’t in the room so had to ask another resident. The sink was clogged so asked to fix that when I che led out the next day. Overall the place was quiet and room was clean and cool.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Teresa

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I passed it up three times.... hard to find in the dark.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Nick

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was super helpful in explaining how to check in after hours
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Jimmy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice accommodations. 👍👍
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Amalia

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet place in a nice location. The bathroom was a little dirty.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Black Bear Lodge

The Black Bear Lodge was cozy, clean and exactly what we needed for our trip!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Cynthia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pros: In a great location to all the things we wanted to do. Room was cute and the air conditioner wirked well. Cons: The shower head stunk and the tub held water and did not drain well. The wi fi on day one made it impossible to watch tv because to many people was on it but by day 2 no one was there and we has no problems with it. No house keeping so once i made coffee the 1st morning i had nothing left for the 2nd. Over all it was not to bad and fprnthe price we paid i was satisfied.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Melanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay!

Fantastic location. Friendly staff
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Menka

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was great,
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
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8/10 Good

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay, nice place
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Arthur

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