Old management GONE! SOON TO BE 5 STAR!
We booked a party of 8 to go for 3 days 2 nights. The cabin was everything a cabin should be but with entirely too many dead bees (not sure about house keeping?) The beds were extremely uncomfortable. date of manufacture and ours said 1996.must I point out the obvious of it being now 2017. They have notes about mountain water restrictions and to re-use towels instead of getting new ones (fine by me) but when you book a room for 6 adults with disabilities and the water pressure completely goes out after 2 showers and the toilet no longer flushes, you can almost guarantee there were some negative results. I have been there in the past when they offered line dancing, hay rides, and meals but we're told a week before our trip that new management took over and they don't offer this anymore and there are no horses. When you tell the population of people I take care of that a lot has changed and they don't offer what they use to, there's a lot of disappointment. We were told however we could access the pool for free entertainment - just our luck the boiler went out and needed to wait 2 days. Needless to say we still went into the cold pool and the hot tub was broken. Meals were only offered due to a larger party being there- we passed on the $25/person fee. Continental breakfast consisted of cold cereal, oatmeal, old oranges, undercooked boiled eggs, and watered down waffle mix. We rented for $5/piece fishing poles that didn't even cast out properly. Cornhole there were only 4 bags to play with - 1 had no beans in it anyway. I could go on but that's the gist. We made the best of our trip but we're dissatisfied. Seems like they are more focused on wedding parties (based on reviews, they aren't pleased either). We will not be returning with our group in the future.
This place is absolutely charming, there's plenty to do, the accommodations are perfect for the mountain setting. Also, I can not say enough nice things about the staff and the owner. Everyone here is so kind and helpful. I will be back again and will be recommending to family and friends.
The grounds and location are beautiful. The stream running right through the property is very nice. They also have some small farm animals to go visit during your stay, which is enjoyable. We stayed in the main lodge. The room (137) was small, and furnishings a little outdated, but everything seemed clean and well kept. Other positives include a free continental breakfast and the main lodge also has free wifi. Now, I will say, the only negative thing about our stay was that there is no air conditioning in the rooms. Even though at night it was cool outside (60's), our room never cooled off. The resort did provide a fan and we kept the window open to help.
Nice cabin, great stream right next to it. Nice seating indoors and outdoors for eating. Catch and release pond was stocked. The only bad part was the rock hard bed in 410 Buffalo Run. Maybe they have better beds in other rooms.
As the name suggests, it is indeed peaceful. Be warned though, that only Verizon works here. They have a nice continental breakfast in the morning.
Ranch is absolutely beautiful! I came from Expedia, only looking for a place to spend the night, and I found a place I want to spend the day. Buildings are all historical and handmade from local wood. The grounds are incredible - from a stocked trout lake to an incredible mountain chapel to the pool, fire pots, petting zoo Not to mention a beautiful mountain river running right next to the lodge
Rooms (at least in the lodge) are cozy and a bit dated, but will maintained. But with a campus like this, you won't want to spend time in your room anyway
A couple of notes : the location is remote. Leave enough daylight to get here. If weather is poor, make sure your route is paved and you have chains (Google took me on a non - paved route, which would be rough in the rain or snow). Also, they don't serve lunch or dinner, so plan on either bringing it or going into town to eat.