Mountain Lake Lodge

8/10

Excellent

14 Feb 2026

DAVID

Felt like we were the only ones on the property

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2026

Mauro

We had a wonderful NYE experience

6/10

Pleasant

31 Dec 2025

Regina

Have stayed here before in cabins, and it was great! Stayed in the lodge this time and was disappointed. Rooms are very small and NO TV! Might not be as important to others. Bathroom was clean and small but toilet so close to the wall. Bar and waitstaff were less than stellar in service and attitude. Expected more overall.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 Dec 2025

William

Room was okay,but without a tv, and meager options for charging cell phone and no clock. Beds and bathroom were fine.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Dec 2025

Sharon

The cottage we stayed in was great and very spacious! Loved the fireplace. Due to the weather we stayed in a lot. Was disappointed they never cleaned the ice rink off enough to skate on it.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Dec 2025

Harold

Pretty nice place. Get ready to drive the mountain road to this place.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2025

Larry

Always

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

16 Nov 2025

allyson

We came to Mountain Lake Lodge to celebrate a 60th birthday with our daughters, traveling from Florida and Maryland. Unfortunately, the experience did not meet our expectations.

The resort is very limited. There is only one main restaurant that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The café offers very little—just a few muffins, some coffee, and chips. The Tavern bar also has restricted hours, and while the drinks were okay, they were definitely overpriced.

We also had an issue at the Tavern. I ordered what I believed to be potato chips, but they arrived as waffle-style fries, which I did not want. Even after explaining the misunderstanding, we were still charged for it. Where is the courtesy?

For the 60th birthday dinner, we ate at The Harvest Restaurant. The meal was extremely disappointing: $65 for one very small steak, a scoop of mashed potatoes, and a few uneven pieces of asparagus. We were given only a $10 discount, which did not feel like a fair adjustment for the quality and value.

Customer service was inconsistent. The front desk gentleman who checked us in was great and very welcoming. However, a front desk lady we dealt with later was rude and not helpful. The café employee was pleasant, but the restaurant manager did not seem willing to address our dining concerns in a meaningful way.

Another bar near Salt Pond has limited hours as well. Because of the resort limitations, we ended up spending a lot of time off property in Blacksburg (about 20 minutes away), wh

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2025

Carol

It is a very nice hotel. Many people may not know that mountain Lake no longer has water. Our room was good size, updated and nicely two beds. But we had to request a refrigerator. And there was no TV in the room. The bar is nice but small. It has the only TV in the hotel. And World Series was on

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2025

Brent

The staff was as amazing as the lodge and grounds. Great weekend get away to watch Louisville Football at Virginia Tech. They even shuttled us to and from the game. The Tavern Lodge Bar was excellent as was Harvest the restaurant.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2025

james

Great getaway place for cool Fall weather. Our meals were excellent and the staff was over-the-top friendly!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Oct 2025

John

Too many steps for older people. Not for folks with walking disabilities. Everything was fine except just too many steps. This should be in the write-up so anyone who is somewhat handicapped would know in advance. This is a place for younger people, not older ones. We are in our eighties. Very nice resort overall.

8/10

Excellent

25 Oct 2025

Ryan

Beautiful location and great staff. We enjoyed walking the grounds for the Dirty Dancing history.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Oct 2025

Brian

The check in staff were kind and helpful. The dining staff was not. We checked with the receptionist about the wait time. We were told since we didn’t have reservations the wait time would be about 10 minutes. 1 hour later we were still waiting and no updates or acknowledgement. With the time getting late. We left the property and went to Pembroke, Va to get dinner. The next morning we were stupid enough to try again. Only to wait 15 minutes for the receptionist to come to the desk. We just gave up and checked out of this time warp.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Oct 2025

George

The service in the restaurant was terrible. Inadequate staff!!! Ate 3 meals over 3 days. No hostess on duty to seat you. Had to ask for condiments for meal ( cream, sugar, salt & pepper’) Super on Wednesday was poorly seasoned , Thursday morning menu items not available, Friday morning pancake would not
Melt butter. The wait from time our order was placed until it was delivered to the table on Friday was 1 hour!!!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2025

Catherine

Loved it!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Oct 2025

David

The rooms were clean, and the lodge was nice and in good condition. our only complaint was there was no TV and no refrigerator in the room.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2025

Carmen

We had a fabulous stay here. The lodge is gorgeous and the rooms are comfortable. The food in Harvest was absolutely delicious. Every staff member we encountered went above and beyond to make our stay memorable. The manager, Heidi was the sweetest and Joanna and Lyndsey were awesome as well. Johnny was so nice and he kept the fireplace going so it was a great, cozy spot to sit and talk. This place is a must for Dirty Dancing fans and we will be returning sometime!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2025

IULIIA

it’s great historical hotel!

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2025

Ethia

It was quiet and pretty. Something different to check out.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Sep 2025

Deborah

Beautiful and clean

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2025

Christopher

Everyone and everything at the Lodge was great. The vibe at Harvest could use an upgrade as could the menus, but the service was great. Maybe go for brighter, farm-to-table Appalachian vibe.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2025

Nathaniel

A great place to visit to get out in nature. Really enjoy hiking all of the trails, although some of them are overgrown and not clearly marked (but it adds to the vibe and the maps on AllTrails are spot on).

Rooms in the main lodge are spacious albeit a little old. But clean and comfy.

Overall a great place for a weekend getaway with the kids.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2025

VIRGIL

Peaceful, charming, lovely respite.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2025

Nicole

We had the most amazing time at our stay with mountain lake lodge, the staff was so kind, everyone we met was so kind. The food, the views, the room, I can't rave enough about it! We will be back next year!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2025

Brad

Nice staff. Beautiful area. Quiet.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

15 Jul 2025

Dan

No A/C. Charged extra for a coffee maker?

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2025

rickie

We really had the time of our life!

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2025

Jonathan

Beautiful location,out of this world,on top of the world,fantastic,many thanks

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jun 2025

Liz

It is beautiful, the atmosphere is so relaxing and the staff are very nice. Plus Dirty Dancing 💃

Leisure Pet

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2025

Shawna

Beautiful property that looks like it is right out of the movie . They were a little short staffed so dining service was a little slow but every staff member was so kind and attentive. Lots of great trails surrounding the property. Don’t forget your bug spay!!!! The pool and hot tub were nice .

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Jun 2025

Melanie

Dream come true visiting this property! Overall great stay.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2025

Joanna

This place is very special, whether you're a fan of Dirty Dancing or not. Its location is just beautiful, so peaceful and totally immersed in its surroundings. There are so many lovely trails where the only sound is birdsong. No planes overhead, trains or traffic. That's a rare thing in the US!!
The Dirty Dancing info and scenes are realy well done, we loved it all!

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

01 Jun 2025

Tonya

The mountain to get up to the resort is very steep and tight turns our car smoked when we reached the top!! As a resort I thought food would be free but it was horribly expensive for mediocre quality food. Paid 700 dollars to stay in a room with no ac no microwave or refrigerator or tv, what little WiFi we had was bad signal this place was overpriced and overrated I will not come back nor recommend this money pit!!!

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2025

jamie

Everything was amazing. Great service and friendly faces. We love Gable, Brooke, and Mica.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2025

Verified traveler

A must for Dirty Dancing fans

If you are a fan of the movie, you have to go here! So many movie locations. We stayed in the Chestnut Lodge which was spacious and nicely decorated. We had dinner at the Tavern, which was fine but with very stressed “servers”/bartenders who dropped many f-bombs while they seemed quite overwhelmed. Service there not great so maybe the other dining option would be better. Other than that, absolutely loved it here. Total bucket list hotel.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2025

Jethro

Excellent

Business_and_leisure

4/10

Poor

13 May 2025

Marshall

When they say rustic, please understand this involves a hike uphill to your room from the bottom parking lot, no elevators, and no TV in the rooms. We were told AT CHECK OUT the main lodge is the largest on property but the only one with no TVs. All this would have been ok if advertised as such. I could have reserved something more accommodating. Just don’t see the appeal. Room was just ok, best thing was the decor in the bathroom was cute. The drive up there is nice, was the best part to us.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 May 2025

Samantha

Disappointing

The room I initally booked was a \"multi unit\", definitely did not get the right room. Also asked for a mountain view as written on the website, didn't get that either. Although I enjoy wooded areas, it was not what I paid for per the site; you couldn't see anything past the trees. Cleanliness wise, there was a chip and empty alcohol bottle underneath my bed so I guess it wasn't cleaned that well. And while I understand a lot of this hotel is historic and they try and minimize changes, some things do need to be fixed and/or replaced. All of the windows were opened when we arrived and being on a mountain, it of course gets very cold at night. We had a hell of a time closing them as multiple were broke or the wood was warped in some way.

The highlight of the stay was Evelyn at the Kellerman's gift shop, she had so much extra knoweldge on the Dirty Dancing history tied to the hotel and was extremely friendly!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2025

Bonnie

Beautiful property. I was only there overnight but i am hoping to go back to spend a few days hiking and enjoying the resort.

8/10

Excellent

09 May 2025

Daniel

Stayed here in past, place in need of renovations, but knew what we were getting into. Conveniently located near Virginia Tech, this worked good for Metallica concert and prices were not as bad as the hotels in Blacksburg.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2025

Dawn

Enjoyed our stay and staff were very friendly.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 May 2025

Tony

No hot water for a bath

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Apr 2025

Arne Greenleaf

Pro: It is very secluded and quiet, the staff are nice, it is extremely peaceful up in the mountains.

Con: The main appeal seems to be nostalgia for fans of the film \"Dirty Dancing\". There is no air conditioning in the lodge, and there is really only one place to eat. The hotel room had no fridge, and everything was extremely dated. The room was tiny, just barely enough room to fit the bed, desk, and dresser. The lake is all but dried up as well, greatly reducing the views on order. I am not generally negative in reviews, but anyone wanting to stay here needs to know what to expect.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

17 Apr 2025

Robert

The property is very outdated and needs a lot of upkeep. Rooms and bathrooms are in poor condition and old. The facilities are not kept. It's quite boring and unattractive.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2025

Lauren

This facility was amazing! Beautiful views, great staff, amazing food. Great history for Dirty Dancing movie!!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2025

Henry

Interesting history.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2025

Claire

Wonderful stay at Mountain Lake Lodge. The staff were so friendly and accommodating, great seeing all the Dirty Dancing locations. Would highly recommend.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Apr 2025

Telly

You can really do everything in just a few hours visiting this property. We booked a weekend trip and wished we only booked one night. There are no televisions or entertainment on property. Bar service is very very slow, they staff always seemed overwhelmed even when bar was not busy. This place needs more activities to keep guests entertained during spring months. Its a check off your list after a one night stay and done kind of place.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2025

Dana

Loved our stay! Can’t wait to return and partake in one of your Dirty Dancing weekends!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2025

Adam

Very nice and cool

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2025

Jason

Very cool place to stay.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2024

Jim

We go often in the summer. This was our first time staying overnight in the winter.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Dec 2024

Leslie

Beautiful historic lodge

6/10

Pleasant

02 Dec 2024

Jennifer

Overall enjoyed the trip. Property is dated

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2024

Larry

This property is a place to relax and unwind. The staff, excellent, friendly and egar to help you. The light illumination this year was wonderful. Will be coming back and definitely will be recommending.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Nov 2024

Donna

The property is older so do not expect to be a typical hotel, but then what hotel has a wood burning fireplace in the rooms and deer walking around in front of your porch. Food and drinks were good and a good atmosphere to relax and enjoy nature. Easy drive to Blacksburg for VA Tech games.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

04 Nov 2024

Chrissy

Great place to visit if a fan of Dirty Dancing. Otherwise, the food service was understaffed and lacking. We stayed in the Chestnut Lodge on the bottom floor where the guests above us started their day at 6am and sounded like a heard of elephants running back and forth until we left our room at 9am.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2024

Heather

Beautiful place ..but nothing to do there

the property and hotel were gorgeous! Very well maintained ..staff was courteous. My only complaints are no tv’s in the main lodge and lack of staff that leads to long wait times at the restaurants and outside bar. They have one server doing the bartending and restaurant each night The outside bar was only open a couple nights a week. I feel like once the summer season is over there is nothing really to do there except sit outside by the fire.

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

29 Oct 2024

Cherish

It was a little disappointing. I think it was off season. There was no tv in the room and the place was confusing to find your way around. Dining was very limited. We had to drive 17 miles to get dinner that our son would eat.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2024

James

Excellent experience. The staff is very friendly and helpful.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2024

Suzanne M.

Gorgeous property and area! Everyone was very friendly and helpful. Unique history makes it a fun stop, and the grounds are just beautiful, with many walking paths. There are also hiking trails to take you around the mountain with many different skill levels. We loved the hike up the Bald Knob Trail, it was sooo pretty at top!
We enjoyed a quick meal and a beer at the tavern, which was a nice alternative to a full-on meal at the restaurant.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2024

Anthony

We had a lovely overnight stay. The property is beautiful and the staff was friendly. It was like stepping onto a movie set and reliving fond memories of Dirty Dancing.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2024

Stephanie

We can’t wait to go back!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2024

Dara

Charming, unique

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2024

Bradford

Historic property set in tranquil environment. Room was clean and comfortable. Nice staff

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2024

Katrina

Had a great time staying with the family, walking around the property and viewing the sites. Room was comfortable and clean! Bathroom was also large and clean!! Only wish there were a few dining options for children as my kids were not fond of menu choices

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2024

Alison

Great quiet location and scenary

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2024

TRACEY

Amazing Dirty Dancing experience a must do if in the area.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Aug 2024

marie-claire

Outstanding customer service and care! From Ben at the front desk ... to Jake in the dining room .... to an amazing room at the Chestnut Lodge.... nothing to lack! Truly an experience!

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2024

Sarah

Great stay while we moved our daughter into VT. Definitely coming back!

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

20 Aug 2024

Neal

Relaxing place

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Aug 2024

Gillian

While the property was lovely , the dining options was not that good. Could have had more diversified food options in the harvest restuarant

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2024

Kellie

The staff was incredible- friendly, helpful, and engaging

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2024

Colleen

Loved it! Glad we could stay for a short visit.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2024

bradley

The staff was extremely nice, the property was very clean... only downside is no a/c in the main lodge but it stayed cool even though it was 80 degrees during the day.. every room has a celing fan and a box fan for extra air movement. But had a excellent stay. Kalise was a great server.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2024

Elizabeth

Stunning scenery and kind people

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

04 Aug 2024

Leon

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Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2024

michael

great place to get away and spend quality time with that special someone

Leisure Pet

8/10

Excellent

25 Jul 2024

Claudia

A quiet and relaxing stay in the mountains. Staff was amazing. If going in the summer be aware that there is no AC. Would stay again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2024

Chris

Fantastic place, excellent room, majestic grounds.

my complaint is that checkout time is 11am and so at 10am we returned to our room to shower and get ready to leave but instead found that our stuff had been thrown away and the beds stripped.
upon asking about this at the desk I was told..
\"I dont know, it says you have been checked out since yesterday\" .
she then called for some help from the back, but upon the arrival of that help.. i quickly decided to cut my losses and leave with as few words exchanged as possible!

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

22 Jul 2024

Jeremy

Front desk manager was rude on 2 occasions. She tried to charge us an additional fee when checking out. She said it was for the wifi and other amenities. We told her we had already paid this fee and she argued we hadn't. A quick look at our card showed we had. She was very short and rude after that. Also it says the wifi is complimentary. All the other employees were great and a pleasure to talk to.
The grounds are pretty run down. Rotten boards on walkways. Some marked with cones. Walkways overrun with brush. Completely dead trees around parking area. A good wind could put them on a vehicle.
The breakfast buffet was the same you get complementary at any Holiday Inn but its $20 here. Also the fruit sat out all morning with no lid on it and was covered by fruitflys.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2024

Iryna

😍

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jun 2024

John

Nice, but no lake.

Could have mentioned that the lake is no longer there. Hotel / property looking very tired. But still a cute trip.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2024

Regina

Amazing!

It was amazing! The peacefulness and nature were so relaxing. Will definitely be returning..soon!!!

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jun 2024

Regina

Amazing!

It was amazing! The peacefulness and nature were so relaxing. Will definitely be returning..soon!!!

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2024

Zuzana

Is this very nice place..

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2024

Larry

Quit, peaceful, a perfect place to relax and unwind. If your looking to rest and recover rhis is the place..

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2024

Michele

Loved our stay here! Really enjoyed seeing where Dirty Dancing was filmed.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

16 May 2024

Tracy

Very disappointed. Got the room here because it said pool and hottub. Neither kne is open. Does not say on the website it is seasonal. Wifi doesnt work. No tv dining room.Closes at nine.

6/10

Pleasant

09 May 2024

Rose

We enjoyed our stay as it felt a little surreal to be where the iconic movie was filmed. Felt a little sad that the rooms and outside the lodge feel a little unloved. Its a beautiful natural setting, but the rooms were not that great quality. Needs a little TLC.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2024

Miguel A

It's a awesome place and so peaceful. We love everything about and we will go back again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2024

David

It was brilliant to see where \"Dirty Dancing\" was filmed, very atmospheric and a great challenging walk round the lake bed.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

16 Apr 2024

Beverley

Room was mediocre for the price. Building seemed worn out. Grounds very slippery when wet weather arrived. Staff in hotel were nice. Charge resort fee which includes pool but pool wasn’t open, maybe a reduced fee if facilities aren’t available. Would not stay here again unfortunately.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

15 Apr 2024

Justin

Cool hotel but not so cool prices

this place is straight out of 1987 dirty dancing. With that said, food prices were extremely high, food wait time was extremely high, food quailty was extremely low. I had several other guests come to me and ask if my meal was terrible and it infact was. With that said, the breakfast buffet was awesome! but still expensive at $20 each person. No nightly fires as adertised, im assuming the pool was out of season, the best bar that was outside was closed. Staff was friendly and inviting. The building is neat and the grounds are nice. I cannot say i had a terrible experience but i really have no desire to come back unless the prices were more reasonable, more activitys were availiable or the lake came back. I would recommend some way to watch dirty dancing in the main lodge.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2024

Alexandra

The time of my life

The trio from starr to finish was absolutely amazing the staff the hotel the food the service i cried so many times whilst i was here a dream come true and more

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Apr 2024

Mark

Historic

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2024

Rita

OK, totally came for the Dirty Dancing experience, so I am a little biased. But the staff is AMAZING (reception and dining. Room is quaint, but clean and the toiletries smell great. FYI I had read a review that there were no TVs, so we all had books, but if I didnt know that in advance, I may have been irritated so I am putting it in my review so you arent surprised. All in all, very happy to check this off my bucket list, and would recommend to anyone who loves Dirty Dancing!!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2024

Ben

Amazing stay! Highly recommended.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Nov 2023

Arnold

Staff were all very friendly and helpful. Room was small but very clean and tidy. We missed not having a TV in the room though. It was awesome to see all the spots where Dirty Dancing was filmed!!

Leisure Partner