Brenda W.
Yelp
Revisited Hocking Hills State Park and stayed here after having had lunch here before.
This is a lovely Inn which includes wonderful rooms, a spa, gift shop, and restaurant.
We stayed in a room with a queen bed. The room was quaint and provided us with books, scrabble, iron, ironing board, fly swatter (yes, fly swatter), decent towels (thanks for the one extra -- a gal likes to have the extra for her hair), 2 robes, an electric fireplace (did not use), a refrigerator, coffee maker, glass wine glasses and cork screw (nice touch), shower gel, shampoo, and conditioner right in the shower, and an assortment of amenities such as shower cap, emery board, and body lotion. Note, there is NO TV. YAY!
Oh, and the sheets were oh so soft.
Downstairs from our room was a common room with a do-it-yourself wood stove, sitting area, magazines, and a game table with games. It was a nice area to come sit by the fire and enjoy wine we brought.
The gift shop was nice and they did have a selection of wines and cheese in a refrigerated case.
Breakfast was provided with the stay and was quite ample. The first day they had a egg and veggie casserole (we didn't partake but it sounded good). We, instead, opted for oatmeal loaded with everything, bacon, juice, and coffee, along with fruit and yogurt. The second day we had wonderful cinnamon French toast, a muffin, and bacon with, again, juice, coffee, yogurt, and fruit. Again, all this was included in the price of our stay and thoroughly enjoyed.
We had dinner the second night as part of a package we purchased. For 40.00 a person, we received an appetizer (cheeseball of sorts with crackers), salad or soup (we chose a house salad), entrée (I chose mahi-mahi with mango salsa and my husband chose filet mignon) with a side vegetable (we both chose broccoli), and dessert (I chose a chocolate torte and my husband chose a berry cobbler). The dinner was good, though not stellar on all points. The filet mignon was excellent while the mahi-mahi salsa was way too spicy for such a delicate fish. The cobbler was very good but the torte was just average.
The restaurant is in an old log cabin that is quite attractive and cozy. It's surprising that they can push out the food as well as they do given that the kitchen is the size of a small house kitchen with room for the chef only.
We didn't partake of the spa but the menu options are plenty and I definitely want to visit the next time here. We just couldn't fit it in this time.
This place knows how to do put the customer first -- every single employee we met greeted us warmly. Misty was there for our very late arrival and checked us in and answered our questions about the park and the annual winter hike. Then, lo and behold, she was there bright and early the next morning, as well. This seemed to be the case for several employees. Our dinner chef was the morning chef the very next morning. Bless them all!
We were here to partake of the 50th annual winter hike from Old Man's Cave to Cedar Falls to Ash Cave. They estimated well over 5000 people partook of that event and I believe it!
This place is pricey but oh, so worth it if just every so often you want to feel pampered.