Mount Mitchell Eco Retreat

The property impresses with its beautiful, peaceful location and excellent customer service. Guests appreciate the clean, renovated facilities and comfortable, beautiful rooms, but no specific disadvantages were mentioned.

This place is wonderful. I went for a family reunion, and it was perfect. The mountain scenery is breathtaking, and you wonder what view you’re going to see next. The staff are so friendly and accommodating. The kitchen is wonderful, and we made full use of it. The rooms are very nice, not that you spend much time in them. Most of the time, you’re out on the grounds or rocking on one of the porches.

Loved this place and would definitely like to return! Room was well-appointed, very clean (TOP priority for me) and the linens and bed comfort were both excellent. We stayed three nights and slept well every night. What I especially loved was the quiet--there were no traffic noises, near or far, just birds and the wind in the trees. I'm sure there are more people noises at busier times of the year, but everyone's tolerance varies, and the few other guests while we were there were all fine. So nice to sit in our rockers and listen to the little creek rushing by. Everything is kind of self-serve, and there is a lodge for all guests with a fully stocked community kitchen. We did not prepare any meals there, but know that other guests with children did so. In general, people seemed to keep the kitchen clean. The view from the lodge porch is beautiful. Only thing that was not terribly convenient for us was that these accommodations are about 25 minutes from Burnsville, the nearest town, and slightly further than that from Spruce Pine, so to go out for the day, then come back and hang out a bit before heading out for dinner, which is generally what we like to do, wasn't practical, as it meant an hour round trip, with the last half in the dark, which isn't really what you want to do, especially if you've had any drinks. However, that's just a note about the location, not a criticism, and really was only an issue for us because we are on a later schedule than many people. If you're there to hike and/or are an early riser, and/or choose to make meals in the kitchen, it wouldn't be an issue. (There is a restaurant at the nearby golf club which would be conveniently close, but it wasn't open for the season yet, when we stayed.)