There is good reason this is perhaps the only 5-bubble review in Lake Tahoe! It is a GEM! We stayed five nights at 7 Seas Inn and enjoyed every moment. The staff feels like you're talking to old friends - from check-in to the complimentary happy hour every evening, and everything in between.
Breakfast during COVID-19 restrictions was served in insulated picnic baskets. The mornings we left before 8 a.m., they made us a basket to go with hard-boiled eggs, fresh melon, yogurt, and pastry breads like poppyseed, banana, or raspberry. On days we left after 8, breakfast included coffee and hot items like omelettes, breakfast burritos or sandwiches with egg, cheese, and turkey sausage. Everything was really good.
The patio at the Inn is intimate yet there is plenty of space to have room to yourself around a fire pit or the small water feature. We really enjoyed the nightly happy hours, complete with beer and wine and some kind of snack, like grilled corn or nachos. We even saw a bear poke his head over the privacy fence one night while we were sitting out late finishing a bottle of wine!
There is a private beach walking distance from the Inn (about a 7-10 minute stroll), and the Inn provides towels and beach chairs. We enjoyed a little downtime after a good morning hike. Honestly, there are prettier parts of the lake, but it's nice that this beach is so close and convenient (it even has a little cafe where you can get beer, sodas, snacks...)
The rooms at 7 Seas are basic and small -but had everything we needed. And, they were very clean. If you're looking for luxury, this won't be the best fit, but the luxury to us was in the people, experience, and charming nature of the Inn. I can't imagine ever staying anywhere else at Lake Tahoe!