We stayed for one night in the housekeeping cabins. These are not part of the main lodge buildings, but set a little farther up the hill, facing towards Tobin Harbor on the opposite side of the peninsula from Rock Harbor. As far as I can tell, the management is the same, it's just a different type of room. I didn't see inside the lodge rooms for comparison, but our cabin (really a duplex) had plenty of space. It had a double bed as well as two twin bunkbeds, a walkthrough closet type of space where we could put our suitcases and leave our shoes (with the bathroom on the far side), a small kitchenette with a table, and two large Adirondack-type chairs looking out the large picture windows for an amazing view towards Tobin Harbor. The lodgings aren't the newest, and the double bed, which is sort of a pull-out couch sort of thing, was not the most comfortable. But it was adequate, and the bathroom had a tub/shower combo that were large and had plenty of hot water pressure. There aren't a lot of options for lodging (since these cabins and the lodge, or camping, are your only choices) and these was completely fine and we enjoyed having the space to spread out and the relative privacy of the cabin. The price wasn't cheap but wasn't outrageous, either, given that there is literally no competition. Note that you need to book far in advance for the summer months; when we booked in February, there were some dates in May and September available, but otherwise just a couple single night stays were available, of which we snapped up one.

Loved this place. Views were incredible. Very comfortable. Awesome experience. Will absolutely return. The lodging options are limited to summer season only and by boat - so do your homework ahead of time.

Buyer beware - do not pre-pay for your hotel room no matter what! We were supposed to stay at the lodge back in June. However, due to mechanical failure of the ferry, we could not get to the island. Even though both the ferry company and the hotel assured us that we would get reimbursed for our room since there was no way to get there, it is clear that that is not going to happen. I have made 5 phone calls, each of which has led to me being advised to take a different action, none of which results in me getting reimbursed. I have also been left on hold for more than an hour. They unfortunately only care about profit and not about their customers.

Most visitors to Isle Royale are hard core campers and that is by far the norm for lodging. However, if you simply love the outdoors but are not a camper, Isle Royale has a great option for you. Everything about my stay here was great. The price was a little high but supply and demand what was the alternative. The rooms are really nice for a lodge with great views of the lake. I was the first building in the first room upstairs and my stay was wonderful. I slept with the window cracked to the sound of waves lapping on the shore. Additionally, it was very easy to check in and everything was conveniently located within walking distance. While the island is very isolated with early 20th century technology, I was glad they had a wi-fi room where I could at least briefly tell me wife I was safe on the island. I will also say the shower was a little tricky between temperature and pressure, but I found a way to make it work and it was great to get a shower after both my hikes. If you don't totally like camping, don't let Isle Royale scare you; there is an option. I only stayed one night but if I had it to do over, I would feel comfortable staying 3 nights to have more time.

Amazing hotel service and bag handling moving bags from the ferry to our rooms effortlessly, and similar magic when we had to leave the island. The rooms were old but quaint and functional and the deck on the lake was magnificent for morning coffee and listening to loons. Food service for the lodge, was significantly lacking with the grill and restaurant out of many things (no fish of any kind, ran out of beer and wine, ran out of eggs so major breakfast issues too), and the serving staff and cooking staff were just learning their jobs so orders were consistently incorrect and food prep was suboptimal.