Blast from the past. Analog keys. Tube TVs & Phones as big as cash registers…read more Our room had a killer 50's pink bathroom and earthen 70s wallpaper & wood paneling. Very clean. Don't change a thing and run by the sweetest lady who was going out of her way to find a biker a room nearby when they were full.

#HurricaneHelene. God Bless Pops and the Pixie Inn! We had been on the road 8hrs trying to find a…read moreway home to Charlotte after evacuating Asheville. No room left at the Inn and no power, but pops was so kind to let us use the facilities and share pillows and blankets and feel safe sleeping in the truck in the parking lot overnight. Just the respite we needed to make it home the following day. We will be back! Love to all those who showed kindness in the face of this catastrophe!

Second time staying here. Just as good as the last time. Stayed in the Tiny House. Very cool! Clean…read moreand comfortable. Great communication. Will definitely stay here again. Thank you for making us feel like a part of "The Pineola" And the music on the weekends is a plus!

Terry was a great person to talk with and was very appreciative and helpful. He helped with finding…read moreour way around and making the experience a reality! Terry is firefighter just like myself. We had some great conversations and he helped us with our camp. Thank you terry with the great visit!

Great location for the area. Comfortable stay with good amenities and solid value. Great views from…read moreeither side of the building. Stayed via Airbnb

Fantastic sunsets and views. Summertime temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s are great. Love…read morethis place. Martin

It's a nice unit 4605 feet elevation with a beautiful view off the balcony. 103A is a two level…read moreunit with the master upstairs with a huge bathroom and loft area with a pull out couch. There's a fireplace too but we didn't use it, washer and dryer, and no air conditioning, but we didn't need it. King size beds in both bedrooms. Little things like a balcony door not locking, bedroom door misaligned so it didn't close properly, remote control inoperable due to not the same as tv, and coil style stove caused deduction of one star. Pool, jacuzzi, sauna, and exercise room, along with game room with pool table, ping pong table, Foosball table, and two gaming tvs on site as well.

We enjoyed our stay. We did stay in one of the refurbished buildings so there was no…read moreJacuzzi in our unit. However, we did enjoy the heated pool in the game building one evening. It did need to be cleaned but we swam anyway. The main comwas there were little bugs in the water. But we pushed them away and enjoyed it. The room was clean, and we felt safe. The drive up to the resort is twisting and curving and a bit unnerving.. however!! What else do you expect in the mountains!!?? We enjoyed our weekend and even lit a fire in the fireplace twice!! We had a lovely time and were thrilled to wake up to see Grandfather Mountain right out our living room!! We enjoyed our stay.

Banner Elk is an area that is in the mountains nice any time of the year. It has a variety of…read morethings to do , and great places to eat!

We stayed at Blue Ridge Village (BRV) in the last week of March and it was our first visit. We…read moreenjoyed our time, check in was easy and the staff was friendly. Our room was great with no issues, everything worked fine and there was plenty of space for all 5 of us, 3 boys, 10, 7 & 4. To see a video of our 1 bedroom villa check out my video on YouTube (https://youtu.be/hBiVuzv7HB8). The bedroom was huge and the walk in closest good honesty be a study or they could make the 1 bedroom into two with a smaller closest, plus the bathroom was huge as well, seriously watch the video. We were thankful we had a view of the lake and the mountains, I believe all rooms face the lake somehow, but doesn't mean they all have a view of the lake. The resort is being refurbished, so there is some construction going on, and they recently got rid of the pool (there are plans for a new one). There are also plans for a new miniature golf course (this is very needed), the one they have now is in dire need of retirement. When the weather is warmer you can take out paddle boats and there are also tennis courts and some nice pavilions with grills and even a blue tooth speaker, the fire pit behind the hospitality house is very impressive and very secluded would be a great place or a relaxing evening. We took advantage of the hammocks by the lake and enjoyed relaxing in them too. We loved all the little touches around the resort and once all the construction is done it's going to be even better. The hospitality house has free coffees, and lots of movies and games you could rent out, there was also an activity center that has fun stuff going on everyday. BRV is in a great location about 20 minutes from downtown Boone, 5 minute from downtown Banner Elk, very close to two or three ski resorts and 15 minutes from GrandFather mountain. Asheville 1.5 hours away too, so it's doable for a day trip as is the Biltmore. There is so much more to do than what I've mentioned, plenty of places to hike and explore. breweries, wineries, stores, good restaurants and attractions. You'll love your time here and can't wait to see the updates they make to BRV, I'm sure I'll give it a 5 star when those changes are made. Enjoy your visit and we look forward to visiting again soon, the 2 bedrooms and the loft units look awesome.

The room was clean and nicely decorated and the bed was comfortable as well…read more We would definitely stay here again.

Great room, air, clean and tidy and overall i would come here again 10/10 but it should come with…read morebreakfast.

IDK what all the 4- and 5 star reviews are about. Must be talking about a different place. The…read moreSmoketree Lodge in Banner Elk, where I stayed, is ran down, old, smells bad, furniture stained and ripped and broken. 7-foot ceiling feels like a cave. It's dark, dingy, and just plain nasty.

We love this place. Full of character and quite comfortable…read more The lodge is more fun when everything is open, but that's understandable during the pandemic. The beds are comfortable. The scenery is outstanding. Absolutely beautiful scenes out my window every morning. Neat places for a short hike. Well maintained pool. The first night the hot tub had an odor, but they cleaned it and it there were no more odors the rest of the week. The whole place smells kind of like my grandmothers sewing room. Sort of a cedary-musty smell. I have mold allergies, and didn't have issues. So it might just be the smell of old wood. Lots of things to see on the nearby blue ridge parkway. We picnicked at a scenic overlook one day, and at Linville falls the next. Price was right too.

WARNING Bed bugs and roach infested - stay at your own risk! Stayed here this year and 3 years ago…read more When we visited 3 years ago, after a few days of stay, we found roaches all over the kitchen and covered everything up & threw away some stuff. This year we checked for roaches when we got there and thought we were in the clear but it turns out we had bed bugs instead. My moms body is covered in over 100 bites!!! I am not exaggerating!! Sadly we did not realize that was the problem until the last day of our stay, all along my mom thought it may have been bugs outside. When we inspected the bed we found the bed bugs in her bed! I stopped by the office to inform them and the manager at the office slipped up thinking I was complaining about another room by saying "we are already aware of that problem". Once she realized we were a new room complaining she went on to explain that "people carry the bed bugs into their establishment". Yep she said that! She NEVER apologized for the inconvenience! And you can't just go home after a bed bug infested hotel - nope! You have to clean & wash everything - can't bring anything from your trip into the house otherwise the infestation carries into the house! Took pics of the bugs and mom's bites & going to find out about recourse options. We do not recommend anyone stay there since they have no pest control program!

This Entire Festiva Hospitality Group time share corporation is a disaster. I would absolutely not…read moreever recommend anyone purchasing one of these time shares. It is almost impossible to book a place at the resort in Banner Elk using points. I paid quite a bit of money and still pay yearly maintenance fees for these points yet am almost unable to use them where and when I need to. These places are available if I wanted to pay cash for the rental but that is so wrong since I already have thousands of dollars invested in it so I should be able to use the points. So they are continuing to make money off the general public to rent these places yet those of us that are time share owners are being shafted. Never buy a time share from this group!