Skyline Lodge

Just beware in the summer the sewage tanks are on the outside area by restaurant and you can smell them in the heat!!

Quaint spot about 10 minutes out of town with a lot of potential. However, our room in particular was a little rough (111). After looking at reviews of the lodge, I know to ask for an updated room and the front desk clerk assured us we were on the updated side of the building on arrival. I do not know how to describe the smell of the room exactly, but it was musty/strong/bad. I did not immediately ask for a room change because of figured maybe this was common across the rooms in an older hotel… There was an air purifier in there that my husband turned up and personally washed the filter. There was also a dehumidifier running, as well as AC. We opened the windows while we could, pumped up the air purifier, and thought maybe we got ahead by the following morning. I mentioned this to the front desk clerk who seemed surprised we noted a smell. But when we got back to the room after a morning of adventures out and about, the stench was back. We packed up and left that night (foregoing the 2nd night stay) as I felt I would sleep better at home. I was even more disappointed when after doing some online searching that this exact room had a similar poor review that management responded to in April. Clearly no changes had been made. For 300$ plus a night for a room, we shouldn’t have to spend the stay trying to air it out. I have no idea if the other rooms had similar issues.

The views were great Oak Steakhouse excellent

Overall it was a good trip. The restaurant and bar were stellar. The room was attractive and the heated floors in the bathroom were a nice touch. Now for the complaint part. The masonry wall in the room had moisture seeping in along with numerous mushrooms growing at the carpet edge that was up against the masonry. The carpet was wet along this border as well as the sheetrock wall where is butted up to the masonry. The same was the case just outside the room on the opposite side of the wall. There were also numerous spiders and webs in both places. Not what one migh expect in a $300.00 plus a night room.

Serene, retreat like setting in the forest.

Beautiful, quiet, very charming, friendly staff. Will definitely come back.