Fodor's Expert Review Collins Lake Resort

This contemporary 28-acre compound of poshly furnished chalets and "Grand Lodge" town homes with fireplaces and dozens of other amenities is scattered around an alpine lake and offers the cushiest accommodations in the Mt. Hood area. Each unit has two or three bedrooms and can sleep 4 to 10 guests—they all have fully equipped kitchens, 2½ bathrooms, outdoor decks with gas barbecues, two-car garages, and laundry facilities, and the Grand Lodge units have plenty of extras, from Cascadian stone and Brazilian cherrywood materials to luxurious master suites with enormous bathrooms. Free shuttles whisk guests to the slopes, and the property is laced with trails for snowshoeing and hiking. On-site recreation centers have year-round heated pools and hot tubs.