Is parking available at the property?

Free self-parking is available on-site.

What type of breakfast is offered and what are the serving hours?

Buffet breakfasts are served on weekends from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee of approximately USD 9 for adults and USD 5 for children.

What are the standard check-in and check-out times?

Check-in time is at 16:00 and check-out time is at 11:00. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request, but additional charges may apply.

What accessibility features are available for guests with disabilities?

The property has assistive listening devices available, but it is not wheelchair accessible. Guests are encouraged to inquire about specific needs prior to arrival.

What is the location of the property in relation to key landmarks?

The property is located on the beach and is a short 10-minute drive from Legion State Park. It is 0.8 miles from Diamond Grove Center and 2.9 miles from Louisville City Hall.

Does the property have a swimming pool?

The property features access to a water park (surcharge) and a waterslide, but specific details about a traditional swimming pool are not provided.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Children are allowed at the property, and the minimum age for children to stay for free is not specified.

What are the policies regarding extra beds and cribs?

Cribs are available for a fee of USD 10 per stay, and rollaway beds are also available for the same fee. Advance request or confirmation may be required.

Lake Tiak O Khata Resort in Louisville

Average nightly price at Lake Tiak O Khata Resort by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	US$99
February	US$99
March	US$99
April	US$99
May	US$112
June	US$129
July	US$129
August	US$126
September	US$98
October	US$103
November	US$102
December	US$99

What guests think

At Lake Tiak O Khata Resort, travellers highlight peaceful lake views, friendly staff, and generally clean, comfortable stays, alongside an old-school, budget-friendly vibe, while noting aging buildings, dated rooms, and intermittent maintenance or technology issues such as weak Wi‑Fi.

The lakeside setting, beach and slides, and family-friendly activities are a draw, though parts of the property—including parking areas—show wear. The on-site restaurant and bar receive frequent praise, but breakfast is mainly on weekends and the dining room can be closed on some weekdays; a few guests found prices high or meals inconsistent. Location is convenient for Starkville visits and highway access, and many describe a quiet, nostalgic atmosphere. Expect a simple lakeside stay with great scenery and modest, older accommodations.

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Facilities

Scenic grounds with an on-site restaurant and bar, a beach/swim area with slides, playgrounds, and options like cabins and RV parking. Some facilities, including the parking lot, show their age.

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Kay

10 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful property with walking, camping, swimming, fishing, playgrounds. Old school complete with a motel key ring, friendly staff, older but kept up and clean !! Great getaway for a young family on a budget. Fun, great food, great slides and beach at affordable price. A Jewel !!

10

Michael

20 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The parking lot needs repair

10

Douglas

29 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great place! The restaurant buffett isn't included in your stay but its very good and VERY affordable! Peaceful area and there is a small casino 🎰 less than five away!

10

Bruce

29 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We found Lake Tiak when making last minute plans to visit our daughter in Starkville. We chose it because of the great price and a friend said it was nice, clean and safe. We were SO happy we found it. Check-in was so easy, we were early so we stopped and had an amazing burger in their restaurant, AMAZING, a wonderful peach margarita at the bar and had a fun visit with the nice guy tending the bar. The room was convenient and SO clean. Yes, it's definitely like a state park room, but it had all the convenience we needed and a bonus of SUPER comfy mattresses. We loved it! Even though it was a fluke we found it, we'll be back for our next visits. It's such an easy drive to Starkville from Tiak. There are also convenient gas stations and fast food close so we could gas up with no problem. and EVERYONE was SO nice there. We loved it!

4

Lisa

12 Dec 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I grew up in the area. Always loved and enjoyed lake Tia Khata. I had my wedding reception there, but sadly, the property has not been kept up. I was so disappointed with the motel rooms. The large parking lot where you have to park to go into the restaurant is filled with broken asphalt and inside is dated . Although there was some acquaintance to this that I remember it just like it was it felt sad and unkempt, But a lot of people were there to eat and enjoy the lake so it works for the area at this point in time maybe I’m just being a little snooty, but it seemed like I walked into the 1970s. With no upgrades!

10

Avril

13 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This sight does not provide breakfast during the week but has lunch and dinner dining available. Also, guests can order from takeout menus. The grounds are beautiful and rejuvenating. The rooms are comfortable with all modern conveniences. The staff is pleasant and welcoming.

10

Brandi

23 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very scenic and peaceful. They have a swim area with a slide. My room s grouping was separate from the common type hotel. They also offer lakeside cabins and RV parking. I would love to go there just to be there!

8

Eileen

19 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The location was convenient as it was just off of Hwy 25. I was disappointed that the dining area was not open during the week.

10

kristen

27 Oct 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Very quiet, affordable place to stay. The lake is right by the restaurant with outside seating available.

10

Charles

13 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The property has easy parking and nice beach and restaurant area. My family of 4 stayed there and enjoyed the food (both the dinner and breakfast buffett and the beach menu for lunch) and beach. The beach has a younger side area (small slide and splash waterfall), a bigger kid area (bigger slides and sports), and then all the stuff that's out in the lake for those that can swim. I plan on making an annual trip out of this area.

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Cleanliness

Reports are mixed: many guests found rooms very clean, while others noted missed details. Issues mentioned include dirty or mildewed bathroom items, floors not mopped, and leftover items from prior stays.

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Bill

18 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Check-in was easy and the place is easy to navigate. Our room was OK but issues were dirty bath towels, hair dryer did not work and the shower curtain was mildewed badly.

8

Adrienne

26 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

could be cleaner... baseboards, corners, under beds, rails, ledges, edges and cabinet fronts

2

Tyrone

16 Mar 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Third time staying at this property. Guests smoked marijuana, guests were loud! The light fixture in our room was hanging down. The room was not properly cleaned. Food was left in the refrigerator by previous guests. A bar of soap was left in the shower with hair on it. I’m sorry but we will not return. I’d recommend visiting, not staying over night. The back area of the property was loud and unsafe!!!!

4

Robert

22 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Booked this place while doing work in the area. This place is aged, like old. The room was worn out. The tv was old, the furniture was old, the tile in the bathroom was dirty and like old old. I went and purchased shower shoes so that I didn’t contract fungus. The bed was worn out and had a huge dip in the middle white h made it impossible to sleep well. Woke up with back pain. The main building where the office and restaurant are looks like it is ready to crumble. The foundation has multiple cracks from the front to the back that are opened quite large. You have to step over them when you walk into the building. I had a hamburger steak from the restaurant and it was horrible, and it was expensive. Not worth the money. I will never stay here again.

10

Rosie

7 Dec 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was clean and comfortable. The staff were all courteous. Would stay again.

4

Kenneth

30 Jul 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Our front entry way was blocked with boxes, tables, radio placed on the window sill of our room blasting! Loud kids everywhere by our room. My husband couldn’t even park near our room due to the teenagers setting up registration tables with boxes everywhere in front of our room. The floor in the motel is not being mopped. I had dirt on the bottom of my feet just going from the shower to the bed! I had to wipe the bottom of my feet off before getting in the bed. The facets in the shower was stripped and we had to manipulate them to get the cold to even work. I couldn’t even rest when I came to my room in between meetings due to the level of noise at our door. I was very disappointed in our overall stay.

10

Nicole

16 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Real clean and quiet

10

Bruce

11 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Clean room and great staff

10

JoAnn M

28 Feb 2023

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Stayed 1 night

It was old but very clean. When we was given the keys to the room, someone else was staying in the room. Gave us another room quickly and like I said old building but very clean. Had a lot of workers staying there but quiet.

10

Ferquelix

27 May 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

great hotel very clean and quiet

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Rooms

Rooms are older and often described as dated, with mixed comfort—some beds are very comfortable while others feel worn. Recurring issues include weak Wi‑Fi/TV problems and occasional maintenance quirks (lights, hot water), plus some noise transfer; select rooms offer lake views.

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Franz

20 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

WiFi issues

10

Stephen

23 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We really liked the lake setting and the view from our room. The only thing we didn't like was that we couldn't get our bathroom light to turn off. (Room 240)

8

Emily

4 Jan 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

It was an interesting stay. We've stayed in the two double beds room, so this time decided to stay in the king room. The double beds will nearly break your back, but the king bed was by far a great bed. No issues. This stay however, the hot water heater went out and we had to be moved to another room. (I'm grateful they had another room) however, it was two double beds with the same issue. We love the lake, not the double beds :(

4

Robert

22 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Booked this place while doing work in the area. This place is aged, like old. The room was worn out. The tv was old, the furniture was old, the tile in the bathroom was dirty and like old old. I went and purchased shower shoes so that I didn’t contract fungus. The bed was worn out and had a huge dip in the middle white h made it impossible to sleep well. Woke up with back pain. The main building where the office and restaurant are looks like it is ready to crumble. The foundation has multiple cracks from the front to the back that are opened quite large. You have to step over them when you walk into the building. I had a hamburger steak from the restaurant and it was horrible, and it was expensive. Not worth the money. I will never stay here again.

6

Kenneth

22 Feb 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Rooms need remodeling,.

10

Bruce

29 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We found Lake Tiak when making last minute plans to visit our daughter in Starkville. We chose it because of the great price and a friend said it was nice, clean and safe. We were SO happy we found it. Check-in was so easy, we were early so we stopped and had an amazing burger in their restaurant, AMAZING, a wonderful peach margarita at the bar and had a fun visit with the nice guy tending the bar. The room was convenient and SO clean. Yes, it's definitely like a state park room, but it had all the convenience we needed and a bonus of SUPER comfy mattresses. We loved it! Even though it was a fluke we found it, we'll be back for our next visits. It's such an easy drive to Starkville from Tiak. There are also convenient gas stations and fast food close so we could gas up with no problem. and EVERYONE was SO nice there. We loved it!

8

Kelvin

7 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I liked the property, but it could use an update in the rooms. The bathroom could use a small update, and there was a smart TV with internet, but the room didn't. The stay was great.

6

Mike

26 Jun 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Walls are too thin. We could hear people talking in room next door and their dog barking.

4

todd

10 Nov 2024

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No wifi

8

Jennifer

25 Feb 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Love this place! The only issue we had was our TV didn’t work! It kept loading! It was clean, beautiful and peaceful!

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Service

Staff are frequently praised as friendly, welcoming, and helpful, and check-in is often easy. A few guests reported inattentive service or slow follow-up on maintenance problems.

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John

4 Apr 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Third time staying. Nightmare with toilet. Could NOT use. Horrible. Called office reported and no one ever repaired. It totally would not fill up or flush. We like this area but the rooms need major plumbing repairs, old. The stay prior had issues with the shower.

10

Whitney

12 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Such nice people, clean place, and COMFORTABLE beds!

10

John t

5 Nov 2023

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Stayed 1 night

This is a great place to stay. The rooms are clean and very comfortable. Everyone that we interacted with was so nice and courteous.

4

Steve

8 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Weekends Only... I requested a room on the top floor facing the lake. Even though there were only a couple cars in the entire parking lot of the motel, I was given a ground floor room NOT facing the lake. When checking in, the clerk's attention was only on her adult daughter behind the counter. When asked about the breakfast offered, I was told that it only applies to Fri/Sat night stays. When asked about the restaurant advertised as open 7 days per week, I was told it was closed during my stay. The lake was beautiful! The service was not.

10

Rosie

7 Dec 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was clean and comfortable. The staff were all courteous. Would stay again.

10

David

18 Feb 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Easy check in, rooms are a good size and beds are comfortable

10

Rachel

12 May 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The customer service was exemplary. The property was clean, pleasing to the eyes. The food was very delicious, and tasty.

10

Bruce

29 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We found Lake Tiak when making last minute plans to visit our daughter in Starkville. We chose it because of the great price and a friend said it was nice, clean and safe. We were SO happy we found it. Check-in was so easy, we were early so we stopped and had an amazing burger in their restaurant, AMAZING, a wonderful peach margarita at the bar and had a fun visit with the nice guy tending the bar. The room was convenient and SO clean. Yes, it's definitely like a state park room, but it had all the convenience we needed and a bonus of SUPER comfy mattresses. We loved it! Even though it was a fluke we found it, we'll be back for our next visits. It's such an easy drive to Starkville from Tiak. There are also convenient gas stations and fast food close so we could gas up with no problem. and EVERYONE was SO nice there. We loved it!

10

Avril

13 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This sight does not provide breakfast during the week but has lunch and dinner dining available. Also, guests can order from takeout menus. The grounds are beautiful and rejuvenating. The rooms are comfortable with all modern conveniences. The staff is pleasant and welcoming.

10

Bruce

11 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Clean room and great staff

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Location

Quiet, scenic lakeside setting with convenient access to Hwy 25 and a reasonable drive to Starkville/MSU. Some note the lake is across a busy street from certain rooms.

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Tracey

20 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We always love staying here! The view is amazing.

10

Jennifer

6 Nov 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Very friendly! Quiet and relaxing! Beautiful atmosphere.

8

Mike

5 Jun 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Location & scenery

6

Christie

24 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nice for older place. I don't like how lake is across busy street from hotel and camp grounds.

10

Janice

9 Oct 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

This is one of our favorite places to stay around starkville area for football and baseball tournaments! 30 min drive to state games and easy access!

10

Gwendolyn

16 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The stay was amazing and the lake view was phenomenal

10

William

20 Oct 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Easy access to the highway.

8

Eileen

19 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The location was convenient as it was just off of Hwy 25. I was disappointed that the dining area was not open during the week.

10

kristen

27 Oct 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Very quiet, affordable place to stay. The lake is right by the restaurant with outside seating available.

10

Susan

4 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was nice and peaceful. We enjoyed our stay.

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Dining

The restaurant and buffet are often praised for tasty food and enjoyable drinks. Breakfast is mainly on weekends and the dining room can be closed on some weekdays; a few guests found prices high or meals disappointing.

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Sabrina

1 Jul 2023

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Stayed 1 night

We had a really good time. Just know that all food is very pricey at this place. You will want to bring some groceries. Great fun for everyone in the family, and beautiful scenery!! Good place to throw parties of all kinds!!

10

Douglas

29 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great place! The restaurant buffett isn't included in your stay but its very good and VERY affordable! Peaceful area and there is a small casino 🎰 less than five away!

8

Kaiser

30 Nov 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

Decent spot to stay, no frills. The lake view is very nice and the restaurant has good food.

10

Barbara

18 Sept 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

It's such a good place to stay when going to visit MSU. Rooms are clean, beds comfortable. The entire property is tone travel back to the 1950s (in a good way). All you can eat buffet is really well priced and its a sunday destination for lunch.

8

Michele

2 Dec 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

I liked the convenience of parking. I liked how quiet it was. The cleaning staff was very nice. The lake was beautiful! The room was clean, but just outdated. The restaurant was right across the quiet street, but I hated that breakfast was only served on Saturday and Sunday. However, the breakfast buffet was very good, my husband reported! Overall, it was a nice stay!

10

Amy

2 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Everyone was so friendly and the food was great.

4

Robert

22 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Booked this place while doing work in the area. This place is aged, like old. The room was worn out. The tv was old, the furniture was old, the tile in the bathroom was dirty and like old old. I went and purchased shower shoes so that I didn’t contract fungus. The bed was worn out and had a huge dip in the middle white h made it impossible to sleep well. Woke up with back pain. The main building where the office and restaurant are looks like it is ready to crumble. The foundation has multiple cracks from the front to the back that are opened quite large. You have to step over them when you walk into the building. I had a hamburger steak from the restaurant and it was horrible, and it was expensive. Not worth the money. I will never stay here again.

10

Bruce

29 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We found Lake Tiak when making last minute plans to visit our daughter in Starkville. We chose it because of the great price and a friend said it was nice, clean and safe. We were SO happy we found it. Check-in was so easy, we were early so we stopped and had an amazing burger in their restaurant, AMAZING, a wonderful peach margarita at the bar and had a fun visit with the nice guy tending the bar. The room was convenient and SO clean. Yes, it's definitely like a state park room, but it had all the convenience we needed and a bonus of SUPER comfy mattresses. We loved it! Even though it was a fluke we found it, we'll be back for our next visits. It's such an easy drive to Starkville from Tiak. There are also convenient gas stations and fast food close so we could gas up with no problem. and EVERYONE was SO nice there. We loved it!

10

Avril

13 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This sight does not provide breakfast during the week but has lunch and dinner dining available. Also, guests can order from takeout menus. The grounds are beautiful and rejuvenating. The rooms are comfortable with all modern conveniences. The staff is pleasant and welcoming.

8

Eileen

19 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The location was convenient as it was just off of Hwy 25. I was disappointed that the dining area was not open during the week.

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