205 Graves Mountain Lane,Old Blue Ridge Turnpike,Illinois
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Reviews
Stayed here for the festival, and will never stay again. We had many, many spiders dead and alive in our room, cobwebs abound, black roaches in the corners of the room and crawling up from the sink, and a worm at one point found its way into the bathroom. The room smelled EXTREMELY musty. No turn down service between days of staying (2 day min. during festival season) The beds were clean, and free of bugs (thank goodness), and the bathroom and rooms were average, but the view made up for a lot of the shortcomings, along with the fact that we were barely there, only to sleep. The festivities the lodge had were great, and breakfast was decent. Buffet for 4 people is 70$, and a 2 night stay was $480, again during the apple festival. We called and told the lodge all of our concerns, and it seemed the front desk receptionist had heard these complaints before as she got very defensive very quickly. Eager to get off the phone with me. If the lodge could be clean, I wouldn't mind staying but I find it hard to believe it will happen. I've been coming to the apple festival since I was a baby, and the lodge was always super nice and a great experience. In the last few year's it has degraded. Do not pay Hilton prices and expect Hilton service from this place.
Had a great experience horseback riding. The horses are well cared for and trained. The experience was memorable and highly recommended. Added excitement included the Graves Mountain Apple Harvest Festival, with music, vendors, hay ride and great food.
We did the 90 minute horseback riding and loved it! The tours we've been on in the past, the horses had to be single file and even in a specific order to know where to go. These horses all knew what they were doing no matter what order they were in and were able to stay on the trail without being in a straight line. The guide was also lovely and clearly very knowledgeable. He even got off his horse at a gorgeous overlook area to take pictures of us (and his horse stayed right where she was, super well behaved). I would definitely recommend this place, for horseback riding, it's a lovely little farm.
We went here for the Peach Fest in 2023. It was a wonderful experience. Made me wish we had kids as it was very kid friendly. The pony rides looked very fun. The vendors were varied and interesting. Everyone in our party came home with something to remember the day. The food at the lodge was alright but not exciting. The peach ice cream was homemade style and excellent. The peach wine was to die for! One small glass definitely gave me a nice little buzz. We bought a bottle to bring home. In general, the location is gorgeous. The creek running through the property is really beautiful. Overall we really enjoyed ourselves.
Wonderful, awesome, beautiful. Food is delicious and if you don't want the restaurant, go to the corner market. Good selections. Hospitality is true southern charm. The horse ride is a must. And the handlers truly care for their horses. Went fishing in the bass and crappie pond. Catch and release. I'm ok with this. Caught a nice 13" bass. Be sure to go to the stables and say hello to Callie the coolest dog in the world! All in all, if you want a restful, relaxing beautiful vacation, this is the place. Close to Shannondoah National Park, Skyline Drive, Luray Caverns. Graves Mountain is the place to be. Horseback riding was a lot of fun.