Oak Knoll Lodge

“Lovely weekend get-a-way!!!”

The Oak Knoll Lodge offers a quaint and rustic get-a-way that has kept the charm of the 100 year old cabins. It's close enough to town but out far enough to experience the peace and quiet of the mountains. Each cabin offers a porch for enjoying the birds and wildlife in the area. We would love to c… more

The Oak Knoll Lodge offers a quaint and rustic get-a-way that has kept the charm of the 100 year old cabins. It's close enough to town but out far enough to experience the peace and quiet of the mountains. Each cabin offers a porch for enjoying the birds and wildlife in the area. We would love to come back when there is snow-it becomes a magical wonderland we were told.

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“Cabin #2. good location / weird experience”

Disclaimer: We were booked into this cabin by the surprise travel agency "Pack Up & Go" so we had no expectations, since we didn't even know we would be staying here. That being said, that travel agency did give us exactly what we said we preferred -- a property away from the crowds, in a natura… more

Disclaimer: We were booked into this cabin by the surprise travel agency "Pack Up & Go" so we had no expectations, since we didn't even know we would be staying here. That being said, that travel agency did give us exactly what we said we preferred -- a property away from the crowds, in a natural setting, near outdoor activities. However, the national forest was closed due to wildfire concerns, so all of our planned hiking was squashed and we ended up going in to town more than we had expected. This property is perfectly situated for forest activities, though, and I guess for snow activities, too, which we don't do. So yeah, Covid, I get it -- the front office was "contactless" and they had phone numbers posted if we needed anything. We never called the phone numbers, so I can't speak to whether the staff was helpful. We had never visited this area; we usually rely on lodging staff to give recommendations etc so the lack of staff was unnerving. Were they on-site? do they live there? were they watching us? It just felt creepy to not have any staff in sight. The lobby looked cozy and nicely renovated, but not available to guests. There was nobody else staying here, until on Saturday we think another cabin checked in. Our room was not serviced during our stay but IDK if it was supposed to be. Our cabin looked like it had been recently renovated, but maybe 80% completion -- mildly dirty, blinds that didn't fit or not installed correctly, fixtures that were definitely decades old. We never did get the gas fireplace to work, and there didn't seem to be working heat in the cabin. Luckily it was not cold in mid-September, or we definitely would have called about the heat. Jacuzzi did work and we liked that. Hot water was abundant. We liked having a full kitchen and fridge -- great convenience if you didn't want to go in to town and stay focused on the forest. We liked the location and the cabin #2 was fine for our brief stay. It was a unique experience. Had I booked lodging myself, not sure I would have chosen this place. I did look at their website to compare photos to actual, and I would say buyer beware on this one.

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