I stayed here several times between 2016 and 2017 and had a most excellent experience. I returned…read morethis past weekend, first time in many years. Asha is still at the helm as the general manager and the place is run just as well as I remembered. The breakfast they provide is certainly more than you would expect in a hotel of this size. Rooms are clean, service is great. I highly recommend.

Very clean and comfortable when we stayed here in June of 2022. We were in Willow Spring for a…read morefamily wedding and were happy to find a place right off the highway. The front desk attendants were very friendly and helpful. Our room was neat and clean. Sounds weird to say we were thrilled with the bathroom, but we were. Nicole long countertop, shelves underneath. The tub/shower is probably the first I've seen that was not at all slippery while showering/bathing. Decent lighting for makeup. The fridge and microwave were handy and also very clean. The AC was easy to use and kept us quite comfortable in our first floor room. (The outside temps were in the 90's. The Cattleman's Steakhouse next door offered 10% off with a room at the hotel so we walked over and enjoyed a delicious meal. The hotel offered a very nice breakfast buffet in the morning. Nice selection of breakfast offerings: eggs, bacon, biscuits, gravy, waffles, yogurt, fruit, juice, coffee, tea, cocoa, cereals. The hotel is great for travelers who are looking for a clean and reliable place to stay. It's just off the highway and very easy drive to "the main strip" in Willow Springs. When I had a slight wardrobe malfunction in the morning, the front desk was able to provide me with a tiny sewing kit and I was good to go.

Had a friend stay there for a week did not give her deposit back and she was the maid of her room.read more

Great quality and price. I have stayed here twice. Clean and friendly service as well as nice…read morerooms. Very charming with everything you need including Wi-Fi.

The whole place was so nice and relaxing. It was the perfect place for a girl's getaway weekend. We…read morelucked out and had the whole place to ourselves. The kitchen in the main lodge has anything and everything you could possibly want or need. It needs some cosmetic repairs on the outside, but the inside was great.

Most relaxing and stress free place to stay. If you wanna just get away from it all this is it.The…read morestaff is great Judy she's like family the way you are treated. The kitchen is great just cook and clean up after yourself that is all they ask for you to do. Windy canoe rental came and picked us up in front and also dropped us off for a small fee I mean a very small fee you feel a little guilty. We did give them a good tip.The rooms are great they are a decent size plus it came with it's bathroom ,shower and tv with dish network. Like I said it has a little bit of everything. So if you looking for a place to stay that feels like home this is the place. If you are going to call the best hours to get ahold of someone is 11:00am to 3:00pm .They have only two care takers there. So check out time is at 10:00 am .Check in time is 3:00pm so they are a little busy.

Outstanding! Very friendly and helpful staff! Nicely decorated, clean comfortable rooms, good hot…read morebreakfast options. Free fresh ground hot coffee 24-7. Could not ask for more. All at a reasonable price. Oh, and it's across the street from a Walmart and a dozen good options. Good location.

Very clean , modern and nicely updated hotel and convenient to so many activities in the area.The…read morehotel offers a delicious breakfast ,with plenty of seating and a nice outdoor seating area with fire pit for weather permitting,large exercise room and a very nice indoor pool.The staff is very helpful and oh so friendly.

My wife's Family traveled to this area of the country for probably 15 years while she was growing…read moreup. They use to stay in Eminence, MO and camp at the State Park (Alley Springs). I've probably been there 10 times over the past 20 years. Prior to Echo Bluff being built, we stayed at various places in Eminence (Rivers Edge, various B&Bs). The accommodations were always Spartan and it was almost impossible to find any restaurants that offered anything more than "Fried something" or hamburgers. All that has changed with Echo Bluff State Park Lodge. The Lodge has accommodations that are orders of magnitude better than what can be found in Eminence and the on-site restaurant has really good food and a menu that is large enough that one could eat several different meals at the Lodge without having to repeat and entree. There is a beautiful creek behind the lodge (about 150 yards) that you can put your lawn chair in, sit back and enjoy the cool stream water and the absolutely gorgeous view of the Bluff.

I had a wonderful stay here the 2nd week of June for a girls trip. My friend, who lives outside…read moreSt. Louis, had made all the arrangements and got us a wonderful cabin for 2 nights. At first, there was a bit of a disappointment as we were supposed to have a top floor, and due to an error we got the downstairs. It ended up being okay as we still had a lovely deck to take in the park views. And our upstairs cabin neighbors were pretty quiet. The main building of the lodge is so rustic, yet modern with a restaurant, nice gift shop, fireplace and a large outdoor deck. The staff was lovely and so helpful. The cabin itself had a small kitchen, 3 bedrooms, one bathroom, deck and living room. For 3 of us, we were very comfortable. I'd have to say the best part of the cabin was sitting out on the deck at night listening to crickets, watching fireflies, and seeing the stars. We lucked out with great weather so were able to enjoy hiking trails within the park, evenings sitting at the creek near the bluffs and pick up from a local rafting company for a river float. The lodge also has the main "hotel" with traditional rooms but I'd highly recommend the cabins for a quieter stay. They're just a short walk away from the main lodge. It was a truly magical and memorable experience here at Echo Bludd.

$40/night is a fantastic price no matter where you stay. This place was one of the few finds in…read morethe small town of Birch Tree. The girl that works here greeted me at my car and asked if I was staying. I reassured her I was. I think she was worried about a random car. She later knocked on the door and asked if we were taking their towels. Their towels and sheets all had stains, I hardly wanted to use them, let alone steal them. She said others had been stealing towels in the past, this was our first stay and it was only my girlfriend and I. We woke up in the morning to no hot water, not even warm. We asked another room and they had the same issue. When going to the main office, it was locked and nobody was around. This is a cheap stay but lacks any type of amenities you may be looking for, such as hit water and clean linens. Also, there were 3 cars broken down and being worked on in the parking lot.

This place was so bad that as soon as we got off Hwy 60 and I saw the building I said Dear Lord don…read moret let that be it and it was . There wasn't anything that worked right in the room and the carpet and everything else in the room looked like trash off the curb and there were pieces of baseboard missing in the room that gave you a good view of the spider webs in the walls. The front door didn't shut very good and didn't look very safe at all. There were spiders on the towels and in the shower like they had been there for weeks. They do allow pets to stay for an extra $10.00 a day but if you bring your dogs they will get fleas like mine did and you ll have to stop and dip them before taking them home again. The girl running the place said the owner is sick and never there and I can why. She was very friendly and helpful but that did not make up for us coming into town on a weekend and being stuck in a nasty place with no chance of getting another room some place else. I was also confronted by someone who had already spent on night there while in the parking lot and she said they had mice under their beds and that while they were across the street at the gas station someone had broke out their passenger side window while their suv was parked in the hotel lot. They were already in the second room they had been given at The Colonial Inn and they were leaving after driving 7 hrs for their vacation that was ruined by their experience with the hotel. I will be looking for a different hotel to stay at with my pet s the next time and I wouldn't recommend that anyone stay at this place. It should be condemned.

Their location is great, right in the middle of the lively metropolis of downtown Emminence. The…read morevarious boat rental places will pick you up right in front. Easy walking distance to the restaurants & bars. Carries Suite IMHO is the best room for the money. Breakfast consisted of a toasted English muffin w an egg & breakfast meat & yogurt & a fruit cup.

Love this place and the owner Patty! Very comfortable, clean, with exceptional service. The only…read morething better than a B&B owner that knows how to keep a place clean is one that knows how to cook... Patty is great at both!

Just passing through. This hotel looks and feels brand new. The lobby is warm and welcoming. The…read moredining area offers plenty of comfortable seating. Need a little snack or drink? The mini mart has plenty of options. Abbie was the front desk clerk on duty when we checked in. She was helpful and accommodating. We had a room on the fourth floor. The room was well decorated, clean and comfortable. Bedding and linen are standard Hilton quality. The pillows are always too soft for my liking. The bathroom was spacious and clean. Excellent water pressure in the shower. We had a leisurely morning and were able to sit and enjoy a nice breakfast. There are plenty of options to choose from for a hearty start to the day. I highly recommend the DIY waffles in strawberry or vanilla. A cup of house coffee rounded out a nice meal.

Very clean, friendly staff, and a great 5 night stay. We stayed here during the Thanksgiving…read moreholiday. All of our needs were met and in the midst of a holiday week. We appreciated the great service throughout our stay.

If you don't want to read the whole review I'll summarize by saying don't book here, it's a rundown…read moreproperty with poor food and no good river access. The bumpy, crumbling, neglected driveway into the property was the first clue. Our cabin was so musty it gave us head aches and runny noses. There was a dehumidifier running (which we emptied three times a day as no one from the property ever came to check on it) and four box fans running when we entered the unit. It had a European style ventless A/C which could not keep up with the heat and left one bedroom unusable at night for sleeping. The furniture looked as if it was from the 60's and the front porch furniture even older. The cabin was sort of clean, the bathroom faucets still had toothpaste spots from previous guests. The porch was just plain dirty with holes in the screens. On a positive note, the beds and linens were more than acceptable and the staff who worked there could not have been nicer. Food is included in your room rent and it was awful. First night dinner..some shredded slaw with a limey dressing of some sort and a plate of oily noodles topped with cube steak cooked with chunks of green peppers and onions..the cook's take on Philly Cheesesteak noodles ??? A small piece of bought carrot cake. No bread, no butter, never a choice, food is served plated. There was a coffee pot in the room which we used the first morning (as well as some complimentary Folgers) only to find not one single mug to drink it. And there were no glasses either which we had not noticed as we had bottled water. We found that when we went to pour some wine! Lunch was a "bag lunch" which would have been fine. In other places we've stayed bag lunch to the river is great, sandwich, chips, piece of fruit and a cookie and that's what we expected. Instead this is what we got, this "sandwich", no mayo, no mustard, and off brand bag of chips, no fruit, no cookie, not even a napkin. The second day was a repeat of the first but this time the sandwich was a blob of cold pulled pork on a bun and the chips, nothing else. It was like the pork you buy at Sam's Club but you would serve it heated! The charge for this wonderful food was $55 per day!! And the beautiful Black River could not be seen from the property. You had to walk down the long hill, cross the two lane gravel road, make your way through the brush to find a treacherous set of steps to reach the river. In short we left early. It is impossible to understand the 5 star reviews unless written by someone with interest in the property, especially the one written by "Sabrina". If you are looking for a place to stay go to the Black River Lodge, the property is cared for, lots of activities, three family style meals a day, and a well maintained set of steps that take you right to the river. Interestingly, these properties are owned by the same people, but Wilderness Lodge has certainly been neglected.

Great food and amenities! The black river is crystal clear and always cool and refreshingread more

There was blood on the sheets- and not just a smear. It was splattered all over the bottom half of…read morethe mattress. Staff were very friendly, though.

It was my 1st time in Hardy AK, and my good friend recommended this hotel for a couple of nights…read more Upon my arrival, all the staff were great, but Ms. Trinity, was truly a standout! She was friendly, hospitable, pleasant and very helpful! She honored my request for a 1st floor room, which was very clean and tidy! On my last night, I needed to wash my laundry, but didn't have any detergent. Ms. Trinity gladly provided a little of hers without hesitation and reimbursement, which saved a trip into town. Hardys Spring Lodge is a very nice place to stay and hope to return back soon. Ms. Trinity was a very pleasant surprise and a rare treat! THANK YOU for the fantastic customer service!