Riverside Lodge is just about the cutest and sweetest family owned restaurant and lodge I have ever seen! A mom and her grown kids all share their talent, love, and sweet smiles with the Paris community.
Jennifer, the owner and proud mom, was a wonderful host, and her family provides all the finishing touches from massages, to saunas, from fresh pizza to cupcakes!
We booked a room through Airbnb, and upon arrival we were given a quick tour of the lodge, including the beautifully updated saunas and our adorable apartment! The space was lovely, clean, and newly renovated. The saunas provided warmth throughout the building on a cool, rainy fall evening.
We scheduled a couple's massage with our stay, and what a treat it was! After the massage we enjoyed homemade pizza and salad and drinks in the restaurant. We were relaxed, warm, happy, and greatly enjoyed the local company. We sat at the bar and watched pizza after pizza be made with careful attention to ingredients and overall perfection. The restaurant was filled with locals and some city-folk, but many were lodge regulars! Many came for the saunas and stayed for the pizza and drinks.
The family worked together to greet, host, cook, and serve. It was beautiful to watch. Our salad was so beautiful I forgot to take a picture, and was served with homemade dressing in a carafe like at your grandma's dinner table. Our pizza (the Sweet Jane, a very popular choice) and dessert, both homemade, were delicious!
Having the massage and sauna services on-site made for a wonderful retreat, and I can only imagine how cozy this lodge is in the winter months.
The restaurant was clearly a local hot-spot on a Saturday night, and we felt so lucky to have stumbled across this gem. Our Airbnb apartment had everything we needed, and we were so sad to leave the next morning! We will likely come and stay again, and enjoy more salad, pizza, and local charm! read more