My dearest beloved lady companion and I have been avid focused, discriminating, varied travelers…read morefor 25 years and I've fished East Texas and surrounding areas for about 50 years. Out of the 604 nights we've spent away from home in that time in places ranging from sketchy to highly luxurious, the three we enjoyed in Scenic View's motel were among the very, very best. Ellison Creek Reservoir aka Lone Star Lake turned out to be one of our favorites in the state. It is beautiful and uncrowded, with clear water and abundant vegetation to support bass fishing. The people in the town of Lone Star were very nice. The Scenic View facility is very clean, safe, pleasant, and operated with a most impressive devotion to quality and friendliness. The owners and operators since 1998, Jim and Kim, are super cool, dedicated to guest enjoyment, and clearly have reinvested abundantly in the property. They are starkly authentic and decent souls. Bass fishing was good even during a cold front. Tap water was tasty, no need to tote bottled. Beds were comfy. Hot water did not run out. The boat ramp was good and well-lit. Dockage with power or park boat trailer in front of cabin/motel door and charge up. Multiple grill-BBQ-smoker options. The kitchenette worked great, was very helpful, and there is good restaurant food within walking distance. Two bed double occupancy in the motel was $80.48 per night TOTAL final cost with no cleaning fee, etc. Coin-op laundry facilities are at motel rear, workshop side. That area has an almost supernatural ability to pull one fantastic sunset after another from the heavens, and the comfortable sheltered lower outdoor level of the store is a great place from which to watch them. So is the open deck atop the store. And sunset happens but once a day, but all day lasts....wait for it....all day! Watching a storm roll in at dawn from there was a treat. Relaxing and gazing out at a forested lake is simply fulfilling. The lake is very scenic with pine and hardwood forest and is much smaller than the chaos-riddled metro reservoirs many of their guests are used to. We were often the only boat on the lake. Lakeside properties are fun to look at and were well-kept. The residents were friendly, unlike what I've experienced at some places, and their docks and boathouses held fish. Lots of wildlife - bald eagles, river otter family of 5, raccoon family of 5, dozens and dozens of bird species, white pelicans, herons, cranes, and so on. Children must be supervised at all times and pets are not allowed in the motel or cabin. Yes, that's not ideal for some, but for everyone else, well, it's.....uh.....AWESOME, casting (see what I did there?) away a big chunk of things that can make leisure days go sideways. It's pleasingly close to the DFW metroplex and the drive through the middle instead of using I-30 or I-20 is very pleasant Texas backroad fun. Bortle stage 3 dark skies are just 15 minutes away to the ENE with ample gravel county roads with turnouts for stargazers. Lake O' the Pines is just a few minutes SE. Daingerfield SP. Jefferson. The most excellent Welsh Reservoir power plant cold water fishery. As part of a loop tour of the bevy of great lakes in E TX, SV is a great base camp. Amusingly, we arrived intending to spend a day or two of the four fishing Pines, a longtime favorite of ours, but were so happy with Scenic View facility and Lone Star Lake that we never left. Why go out for steak when there's already a tomahawk ribeye in your lap? The best part of this great experience was making friends with several of the soundly and roundly pleasant, considerate, and interesting staff, guests, and neighborhood residents, who often get together for events such as Thirsty Thursday and have a just plain good ol' time. I expect some of those associations will last for a long time. Hopefully, days other than Thursday get thirsty, too, for we plan to return regularly. A+ drenched in 5 star sauce.

Love this place!!! Truly a unique experience that one must enjoy!!! Thanks Kim & Jimread more

I was moved into two rooms one had a refrigerator that didn't work with a towel laying in it and a…read morepuddle of water on the floor and the refrigerator. The second room they moved me into the refrigerator was dirty and the person above me had a broke shower I was told by the front desk that's why they were making so much noise from 2:30 AM all the way into checkout time.No hospitality here and I was told I was being rude to their staff when I asked their maintenance man if he spoke English? Because I was trying to figure out how much I should say to him if I could keep it simple or speak, fluent English to him or try to use a little bit of Spanish that I knew I definitely will be disputing this charge with my bank

Clean! Nice room. Modern not worn out. Great staff. We always enjoy our stay there. We especially…read moreappreciate that the hotel accepted pets.

Slept really good not noisy at all and very clean. The staff is very friendly and welcoming also…read more If you're in the area and looking for a place to stay I recommend this place. The only thing is no hot breakfast

Great spacious and well-maintained place for my family. They have a free washing and drying…read moremachine, but the detergent is $1.25. They don't serve complimentary breakfast, but they're located near a few breakfast places and there's a Walmart within walking distance. Overall, the service was exceptional! Huge shout out to Brianna and Kim for taking good care of us and being patient with us.

As we arrived the young lady at the desk was Sweet as can be! Even let us change our room from 1st…read morefloor to the 3rd after she'd already entered all info. Room was Nice Clean & Very Spacious. The decor very mod & bed, chaise VERY COMFORTABLE! We DEFLY lucked out! Do not hesitate if in the area & looking for a Well kept Hotel property this is your place!

Easy checkin with professional front desk staff. Breakfast bar was also very clean and had typical…read moreHIE food. Staff here are very friendly. The king room and bathroom were both very clean. No individual soap, shampoo or lotion but many in this and other brands are doing the same. OverLl good one night stay.

This was our second time staying here and we absolutely love it! We stayed at the Allen house which…read moreis right on the swim cove. We rented a John boat with a trolling motor so my guys could fish whenever they wanted. The paddleboards and kayaks are free and you can use them whenever you want. The house was very clean and well organized when we arrived. We had zero issues with checking in or out--very smooth process. The escape room was fun and a good way to get out of the sun. We mostly just relaxed by the big lake and just soaked it all in. If you want a real East Texas getaway--Deer Lake is the place!!

We met our daughters there and an amazing full day of fun on the atv's.. we went into Mt. Vernon…read moreand enjoyed the The Chophouse and lovely square. A total package of fun and relaxation.... The dee are a very big part of the adventure and we saw an armadillo that was alive and right side up!!

All things considered- you could do a lot worse. My room had a funk to it when I first walked in,…read morebut the a/c was off and the ceiling fan too. After putting those two on, the smell dissipated by the next time I entered. As for the room itself, it was fine. Plenty of outlets, very normal accommodations. The TV was a bit small and the fridge was actually kinda big. I liked that there was even a couch /seating area. We had been told that the breakfast was going to be amazing so I was really looking forward to it. I was surprised to find it had most of the same breakfast foods you get these days at hotels. And of the 5 things I tried, 2 were terrible. Maybe skip the eggs and biscuits. The people were plenty nice though!

We were charged $75 over the regular room rate because we got one of the last rooms available…read more Room was run down, sockets were not all functional and children were bouncing around.

A great place to stay for our girl's trip. Darrel and Christi have made this gorgeous place…read morewelcoming, comfortably elegant and downright charming. They wrote the book about gracious southern hospitality: They are friendly, the bed was comfortable, and the breakfast was delicious. This is the best B&B ever and all 4 of us highly recommend! Thank y'all so much!

We love this place. Darrell and Christi are the best hosts. We honestly couldn't imagine staying…read moreanywhere else in Jefferson. Location is superb based on all the places we like to go when we are in town. Breakfast is so good and happy hour is a plus!

The pictures and reviews scared me, but I had business last week in Gilmer, and stayed the night…read more The room was clean and fresh, except for the bathtub. There's no way to take a shower. There was no knob, or anything to turn to make the shower activate. The tub was nasty, but I had to bathe, so I was forced to take a bath. The cost was $98, which was reasonable. I'd stay there again, but would need a room with a shower.

*Long read* Worst…read morerun business I've ever witnessed. Booked for a week on a business trip, there was a place I was going to stay at in Mount Pleasant, but it was booked up. Went to check in around 1pm, room wasn't ready but they made my keycard so I could get in after getting back after midnight. When I get back to the room around 1am, deep smoke smell in the room, I didn't even know it was legal in 2023 to smoke in commercial buildings but ughh, just nasty smelling. On day 2 they call to tell me they will be replacing the carpet in the room on day 3 of my visit, I told them I will be in the room until after 1, they could come after no problem. They agreed and I thought that was the end of that. 6:55am of day 3 the phone in the room rings and they tell me they're coming up and I have to get out of the room, (mind you I am getting back to room around 1 am each morning and not getting in the bed to sleep until 2:30 at the earliest after showing and winding down.) I told them they could move me to a different room, preferably non smoking, if they wanted me out before 1 that this had already been discussed. Very argumentative guy working when I got down to the lobby was mad that I couldn't carry all my things at once (suitcase, case of water, snacks, shoe bag, etcetera.) told me I was holding up his crew that was already on the clock. I told him soon as he gives me another room key I'll go and get the rest of my things and they could get to work. Then, he told me I would have to pay about $100 to move to a new room... I told him I would be more than happy to take my self back to the room I've already paid for and I was doing him a favor. I pulled out my phone to call my boss to authorize ANOTHER room purchase on my card for some BS, the guy at the counter asked me what calling someone was going to do and once again told me to hurry up and I was supposed to have all my things out of the first room already. As I handed him my card I told him he was more than welcome to come carry the rest of my stuff to my new room if he was so worried about it. They never charged my card!!!!! he only wanted to be an inconvenience... crazy.. The new room didn't lock, so I shoved the chair behind the door as I just knew someone at some point from the staff would try to come in. I took all my stuff with me when I left each day, big PITA. Day 4 someone knocked on the door around noon, they were there to take the AC out of the wall to clean the coils and would reinstall it, took about 10 minutes, but still. That night I my card wouldn't open the door so I had to get another made from the staff, apparently they "didn't put enough days on my card" I told the guy thank you, and got not a single word or smile in return. Morning 5 I was woken before 8am by someone trying to force themselves past the barricaded door. At this point I decided I would just drive the extra few hours a day and did not go back for the last 2 nights as I wasn't getting to sleep more than 5ish hours without interruption anyways.

REVIEWING THE COFFEE SHOP ONLY…read more It's a quick and good cup of coffee in the historic hotel downstairs lobby (but this isn't he coffee shop you're looking to hang out in; try another place that's busy as a bee HIVE in town) Ordered our usual before we left out for the last run on March Miata Madness weekend. Decaf flat white with heavy cream. Everything came out exactly to spec and we're on our way! Follow our adventures online: www.tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com

My husband and I stay here every year for my birthday. We even stay in the same room! It's hard to…read moreexplain until you visit but it's so cozy and relaxing! Coffee shop downstairs is my favorite! You can walk to anything you need or want to see downtown! Just a great small town feel.

My first stay was three years ago. I stayed in the Jacob room and pampered myself with solitude and…read morethe clawfoot tub. I convinced my husband to stay in the cottage on our next trip through the area. He fell in love with the B&B just as I had. We now average 4 stays a year at Roseville. We have been in every room. Each has its own character. All are quiet and comfortable. We plan our routes to be able to stay in a place that lets us truly get away. Virginia and Melvin are what makes a great experience exceptional. His breakfasts are beyond delicious!

To say this place is a charming farm bed and breakfast is like saying the Empire State Building is…read moretall. Virginia was a sweet host and the cottage out back is an amazing getaway with a private living room, bathroom, bedroom, and it's own porches and swinging bench. Ana, one of the farm cats literally just walked up to my wife and climbed in her lap within minutes of us settling in. We woke up under warm fuzzy blankets to the sounds of the cows mooing and soft light coming through the stained glass windows. Dinner and lunch here are NOT always an option (they do special events and seasonally open as a dinner restaurant) but breakfast was exceptional! From their famous tomato pie (savory tomato and melted cheese over a seasoned biscuit) to the quiche to the hash Potatoe casserole. It was all delicious and just enough.