Everything about this place is the best! Staff, facility, and the site itself…read more.. I have visited during the annual Wakarusa Music Festival and explored the grounds very thoroughly! Magical beauty, but with the creature comforts you enjoy. I always miss it greatly once I leave, that's the sign of a place getting ahold of you.

I stayed here with 3 other guys. We took a bike ride up to Arkansas to try out the Pig Trails. This…read moreplace is nice. The staff went out of their way to make us feel comfortable. Whatever we needed or asked for they were ready to accommodate us. At one point we needed a gas can and they provided it. We got there late (10 pm or so), when the front office was closed. We called the phone number posted on the front door and someone came within 10 minutes to let us into the house we rented. We rented the Sears house. The place comes with a washer and dryer. This is great for those on bikes, this means you can carry less clothes and wash your jeans and shirts along with your "unmentionables" every night. Laundry detergent, shampoo, body wash, and towels are provided. I would definitely return and stay here. We bought a few beers and relaxed at night. The room has satellite television which is great to watch the news and local weather daily. The A/C worked and cooled the house great. We ate breakfast at the local gas station down by Ozark. It was a great diner with big breakfast plates. The place is called Hillbilly Hideout. If you are on your motorcycle, remember that the ride up to the Sears house is tricky. There's pavement for a short stretch but then there's loose gravel/rocks. This can be a little difficult to cruise or ride on with two wheels. Makes your front wheel dance left to right quite a bit.

We ate at the restaurant the view and food was amazing. They had a BBQ buffet that was out of this…read moreworld and the price was reasonable. Great place to enjoy a motorcycle ride and lunch.

My husband had the salad buffet and the soup on the buffet. He said that was good but the Caesar…read moresalad with crispy chicken was the worst I have had anywhere. If it wasnt for my husband, I would have asked them to take it off our bill. There were only 4 to 5 tables occupied during our visit and the food took a long time to come out and we had to go looking for the waiter to pay our bill. Nice setting, great views but the food is definitely a weak point.

What a beguiling mix of eccentricity and sharp esthetic sensibility. The details can be odd, but…read morethey are all clearly connected by the couple's personalities. My room (Middle Eastern) was bright and comfortable. Last night, I appeared to be alone in the place, with its proximity to potentially menacing dolls in a crib (and deep, looming shadows down the entryway). Things might well have gotten spooky (and if I had the $$ and a production crew, this would be an amazing location for an indie-horror flick!) Instead, because the vibe was so clean and the aura so well-manicured, it was a perfectly tranquil, restful evening.

Such a quiet peaceful retreat. I don't ever use a tv in a hotel room, and I love a room without…read moreone. This place is clean and has decent electricity, cute, and history appropriate, but the themed rooms are cool. The only problem me and other guests had was you had to let yourself in with a code at night, no onsite staff, and the door lock was quirky. So, guests were propping it open when they went to their cars in order to not get locked out.

They offer reservations on third party websites but then they will not have a room for you when you…read moreget there. When you arrive chances are you'll be waiting for an hour before someone shows up at the front desk. The employees will blame you for their poor management and their rooms smell like farts. Overall a terrible experience I recommend staying somewhere in Clarksville instead as they have better management and cleaner rooms.

Very friendly staff. They extended our check out as long as we needed while our car was broken…read moredown. Great place to stay.

Loved it here, drove in late, looking like a zombie from driving all day. Front desk guy helped me…read moreand treated m so politely. I scored the last available room!!! Slept like I was on a cloud in a super comfortable bed. Slept 6 hours, the same cool guy at reception gave me a breakfast bagel to go. I was off again to keep driving. I had a long drive so was happy to find this beautiful Hilton and get my honors points Thx for a great stay

Emma was great! There was an issue in our room and she moved us to a better location within…read moreminutes, after communicating with the manager. And did it with a smile.....in a kind and empathic way. Thanks Emma!

I actually struggled a bit for how many stars to rate this experience. (The staff pushed it from a…read more4 to a 5) We were only here for the night so our exploration of the facilities were limited. 5 STARS for the customer service we received. -Jimee at the front desk was very pleasant & made the check in process quick and easy. She was friendly & seemed genuinely interested in helping us with whatever we might need. - Cathy in the dining room served us breakfast with a smile. (We've been to about a dozen hotels this year & this is the ONLY one to be cautious enough to have someone serving the hot foods. I appreciate the extra consideration) She explained the serving process thoroughly & was incredibly kind. She was a sweet soul who was really easy to talk with, made sure we got everything we needed and was encouraging about our journey. (She's the main reason I'm writing a review ) 4 STARS for the actual room The beds are VERY comfortable, everything is clean & tidy, and with an ease of use. Parking was right outside the room which made for easy loading & unloading especially since we were traveling with our two dogs. We were able to get them right onto the room without disturbing anyone else. The room has a TV and fridge that we'd have used had we stayed longer. 3 STARS for the smell of the room I think it's the humidity in this state that makes everything smell stale & like mildew. We're from Arizona where everything is DRY as a bone. But the smell when we first came in was very unpleasant. We used air freshener and turned the A/C on and that seemed to help (or we just grew accustomed to the smell who knows) Anyway...nice place, good rates, easy booking, friendly staff...

On a turnaround trip from Southern California to North Carolina, stopped here on our way back to…read moreCA. It is our 5th night in a hotel and by far the best. The staff are the nicest people we have encountered this whole trip. The breakfast was the best we've had also. Biscuits, gravy, sausage...not the nasty little omelets we've been eating at the Hampton Inn. The rooms are nice and big, the bed was good. Definitely would try and make it to this point if you can.

Extremely Disappointed - Unsafe Room Conditions & Poor Management…read moreWe stayed at Holiday Inn Express Van Buren-Ft Smith Area in July 2025, and it was an incredibly frustrating experience. We booked two rooms, but one had no working air conditioning, with 97° weather outside and even hotter inside, it was completely uninhabitable. We had an infant with us, and when we asked for help at the front desk, we were told no other rooms were available. So, our entire group was forced to squeeze into one room for the night. To make things worse, we checked in just before 2:00 a.m., and housekeeping knocked on our door at 8:15 a.m. because the front desk clerk checked us out 5 minutes after we arrived. The noise woke everyone, including our baby, after a long night of travel. I attempted to resolve this with hotel management. The front desk initially told us the manager would call us, but that call never came. When I called the corporate office myself, the manager argued with me and then hung up. Completely unprofessional. I've now had to dispute the charges with my credit card company because the hotel charged me for both rooms, including the one we could not use. Based on the poor service, unsafe conditions, and total lack of follow-up, I would not have anyone stay here! I expected better from Holiday Inn Express and IHG. I do not recommend this location. After reading several other reviews looks to be the MO for this location! RIP OFF!

The hotel was clean, fresh and new. The beds were very comfortable, bathrooms were clean and nice…read more We stayed on the first floor, and it was a little noisy as people walked around upstairs. The air conditioning in the room was loud every time it came on. Otherwise accommodations were pleasant and the room was quiet.They serve a typical free hotel breakfast nothing exciting, but very convenient. We would stay again, next time we are in town

I need a bleach bath after staying here!!…read more (Zero stars for cleanliness) (Zero stars for service) (Zero Stars for ambience) No explanation needed Read previous reviews No food by 6:30 am Disgusting rooms Terrible service Will be reporting to Arkansans Health department

Clean your rooms. Before grilling a patron about pets try getting rid of some of your own bugs. You…read morecould also do a little maintenance around the place. It was dreadful. I would not recommend this to my worst enemy. The breakfast looked so nasty. I wouldn't have eaten it even if I hadn't found a bug after driving for many hours my husband and I just wanted to sleep. We didn't have time to change rooms, even if we wanted to or were offered it.

Stayed here on my roadtrip to Cali. The rooms were very nice and the staff was amazing! The…read morebreakfast was even pretty good too for a FREE continental breakfast! I'll definitely come back here again when I make my way through in January!!!

Clean Plenty of plugins…read morePark in front of room Room for vehicles pulling trailers Comfy beds Breakfast of waffles, cereal, eggs, sausage, biscuit n gravy Friendly, helpful staff

This is off the beaten path and nestled in the country in the shadows of Mount Magazine in…read moreArkansas. If you look on the map it looks like you are in the middle of a pasture, and that's sort of how it feels. It's the most comfortable place I've ever stayed. And the owners, Barbara and Edward Clare are almost like family to all of their guests. When you stop in the main house they have a fresh baked loaf of bread for you--there's butter and blackberry jelly in your fridge at one of the two cottages. Now if you are looking for 5-star accommodations with the finest spa amenities, this is not your place. If you are looking for a country cabin with a fire pit, comfy bed, rustic beauty of the mountains all around you--then you have hit pay-dirt. This is the only place I stay in the area. Based on when you books you will pay $80-$100 per night, less than most hotels in the area. We stayed the night before in Mena and regretted it. The cottage has a fully stocked kitchen with coffee, hot tea and enough spices, pots, pans and dishes for you to cook what ever you want. I make breakfast every time I'm there. I grab some eggs and ham at the local convenience store and I'm set. The bed is comfy and the bathrooms is super clean. They have DISH Network, so you can watch television or enjoy the selection of VHS tapes. But really you should go sit on the porch and see the stars or listen for the wildlife to come scurrying by.

We have loved out stay here! It is the perfect little homey cottage away from it all but the…read moreperfect launching spot for hiking and wine tasting adventures. My husband and I have had such a wonderful week and the hosts/owners are so welcoming and lovely!