Lisa S.
Yelp
I've been to many conferences and many resorts across the USA and Stoweflake is in my top 5 - well above top-end resorts I've visited in the Catskills, Michigan, and San Diego.
I stayed a few days at Stoweflake as part of a team that is planning an event for later in the year. I was immediately impressed by the grounds - lovely gardens with unique art/sculptures and water features. The resort is unassumingly large, a series of building connected with gardens and a meditation labyrinth in its center. The rest of the grounds holds lawn games, volleyball, racketball, tennis, and a horseshoe pit, as well as a par 3 executive golf course, and villas/townhomes. There is an extensive indoor gym, as well as a racketball/squash court and a yoga room. There is even a private women's only gym for those who wish to work out in quiet.
This resort is family owned and run and it feels personal, not the cold, sterile, one-size-fits-all of corporate-run resorts.
The food is exceptional -so much so that I had to order the simple greens salad with perfectly seasoned and cooked moist chicken breast two lunches in a row! Local blueberries, local herbs, local goat cheese.
The spa is lovely, with mineral baths, a soothing massaging waterfall, and a large outdoor pool - all very clean and inviting. The women's sanctuary is a true spa experience with lockers, showers, and a resting area with lounge chairs. Plenty of towels and robes are available at all times, as is the lemon or cucumber water. The sauna's (dry and moist) were not open due to Covid restrictions, but they looked clean, bright, and welcoming. Unfortunately, I did not take part in any treatment due to my own time constraints, but the Spa management were friendly and I'm confident that my next visit will include a treatment. The Spa shop also had beautiful items.
And finally the hotel staff - all of whom were friendly, kind, and informative. I am very very much looking forward to returning to the Stoweflake later this year. I recommend this resort not just for events, but for my own family trips.