Holiday Inn Express Truckee is just south of exit 184 of I-80, at 10527 Cold Stream Rd - a peaceful neighborhood backing onto pine woods at the east end of Donner Lake and just a short walk from the Donner Memorial State Park. The hotel has an outdoor pool/hot tub and serves free continental breakfast; for lunch & dinner there are many restaurants within one mile along Donner Pass Road in the center of Truckee.

One mile southeast of the center of Truckee, the Best Western Truckee Tahoe Inn has a quiet location on the edge of Ponderosa Golf Course, in a wooded, mostly residential area, one block away from CA 167 to Kings Beach, Lake Tahoe. The surrounding Tahoe National Forest has many opportunities for hiking, fishing and skiing - in winter the inn provides a shuttle to several local ski runs. The Best Western has 2 floors and 100 rooms, in a square shaped building with a central courtyard, gardens and heated outdoor pool. Free full breakfast is served, and drinks are available all day at the hotel's cocktail lounge; for other dining there is a Pizza Hut Express facility on the premises and plenty of other restaurants in downtown Truckee.