hotelHotel Impossible · Season 5, Episode 7 · Aired November 25, 2014
Mountain View Lodge
Manson, Washington
Still open. It kept its doors open after the show.
What happened after
Official site direct-fetched: active BOOK NOW widget (thebookingbutton.com), current contact info, seasonal promotions.
What happened on the show
On the shore of Lake Chelan at Manson, Washington, the Mountain View Lodge was a lakeside property in a popular Pacific Northwest vacation region, selling the water-and-mountain escape that draws summer crowds to the area. The episode carried the show's most eyebrow-raising title, Resort to Spanking, aimed at whatever operational or interpersonal drama the cameras found. A lakeside lodge in a seasonal resort market depends on a short, busy high season and an operation that can capitalize on it. Melchiorri measured the rooms against what the rate promised at the Wapato Point Parkway property, pushing ownership to sharpen the operation and sell the lake-and-mountain setting to vacationing families. His read tracked the rule the format kept confirming for a scenic seasonal property: own the setting, run a disciplined operation, and give guests a clean, confident base for a lakeside getaway.
After the cameras left
The Mountain View Lodge is thriving on Lake Chelan. As of our 2026 verification a direct check of the official site shows an active book-now widget, current contact information and seasonal promotions, and the property now markets itself as the Mountain View Lodge and Resort, a minor name expansion on the same lakeside operation at 25 Wapato Point Parkway. Whatever drama the episode captured, the lodge has stayed in business and kept selling the lake. Confirmed operating as of 2026.
Sources
Confidence: high. Last checked 2026-07-19.
What is there now
Street imagery via Google Maps. Location approximate.