The 1927 Lake Lure Inn & Spa

What a wonderful place to stay. A time capsule for the 1920’s but with new mattresses. Quiet, beautiful and easy to walk to restaurants close by. Absolutely a trip for my husband and I.

We came for a family wedding. Every aspect of the Inn was perfect! The room was clean and the housekeeping service was great. The food from a dinner in the bar to Sunday brunch and the reception food was all top notch! Loved every bite- quail, chowder, prime rib, omelets , and the wait staff- excellent. The front desk staff was super helpful. Some family members opted for air bnb- we arw sooo glad we stayed in this one of a kind , classic inn. Nevermind the nay sayers in other reviews- you will enjoy it all here and the beautiful mountains surrounding Lake Lure.

Love this historic inn. Pet friendly and great staff. Loved the ambience and old furnishings. Decent sized pool and great brunch. Will stay again next time we come to visit the lake! Prices are reasonable and it’s very clean. Highly recommend

Our party of five went to Easter Brunch today with high hopes of a wonderful experience. We have never been, and thought it would be great to try given the menu we had seen and favorable reviews we had heard. We drove an hour each way, and it was far from worth the time. The servers were very inattentive. Drinks were rarely refilled unless we asked. Sadly, the food left a lot to be desired. Everything was overcooked and lacked flavor. The sausage links were difficult to cut into, sides like the mac and cheese and stuffing were extremely dry, and the beef and other proteins were overcooked as well. I was offered “rare” roast beef which was dry and cooked beyond well done. I honestly barely ate because it was just that bad. I never even had dessert because by then I was just frustrated, and no one in my party seemed to enjoy anything they tried anyways. Our server not once asked how anything was, and just brought the bill. I asked to speak to a manager. The manager finally came and I was greeted literally with the words, “manager.” Not..’Hi, I’m so and so, I understand you asked for a manager…what can I help you with…’. I explained how disappointed we all were, and that other than the cocktails, everything was very disappointing. She said she would see what she could do. Never apologized or anything. The server returned with a new bill where she had taken 25% off of my $50 charge, but nothing done for anyone else. The manager never returned. So…$200 for the three of us for an awful experience, and it looks like I’ll be making another meal at some point in the distant future because we all walked away hungry. The icing on the cake was when we were leaving we were walking down a straight path through the restaurant and a server started to walk through us to cross and then very loudly exclaimed, “Well okay then!” as if we had somehow cut her off when she was literally trying to walk through us. Extremely rude behavior. We will never go back.

The sofa arm rest was broke, the sofa itself was uncomfortable and run down one of th e poles on bed was loose and would not tighten upon leaving noticed container of food in microwave that was not mine. This place could be nice but in need of a lot of tlc, new carpet for one and furniture which current is run down.I f it were me they need to have some swayze pictures also.

Stayed in a room in the back and found this as we tried to open the window. Stink bugs were everywhere in the room too. Absolutely ridiculous and can't believe we paid 200 bucks to stay in this dump. I was going to write a review on the card in the room but the damn pen wouldn't even work. We did get a kick out of playing a game of "how many used rubbers can we find".

This is possibly the worst hotel I have ever stayed in. It is very run down and needs a complete overhaul. Stayed in what was supposed to be “the best “ room per the desk person. There were roaches in the room, facial hair all over the mirror in the bathroom, holes in the blanket on the bed. The furniture in the room was stained, no cold water in sink tap, little hot water in tub. The room next to ours was empty. Alarm went off before 6am and continued to ring. Tried to call front desk- no answer. Finally had to go to desk and ask to have it turned off. Staff member tried to enter room while we in it to spray pesticide. Breakfast is horrible. Couldn’t wait to leave. Stay somewhere else!!

The 1927 Lake Lure Inn and Spa Google review summary 4.4 862 reviews 5 ★ 4 ★ 3 ★ 2 ★ 1 ★ Reviews on other travel sites Reviews Search reviews holy smoke 1/5 4 days ago on Google We had decided to stay here as other family members were also staying at this location. The first floor is quite beautiful full of antiques from 1927 with information about them. The rooms were however a complete letdown. Extremely small, "queen" bed the size of a full and if you're traveling with someone who's a bigger guy, he won't fit comfortably. Try finding an outlet, very small bedroom, large stain on the sofa (over a foot long), furniture that was so worn (chipped, veneer peeling/worn out through stain) that I could have found furniture in better shape in Goodwill. The first room could not accommodate someone who needed a medical device so we tried a second room. That room was even smaller and smelled like musty vomit. The third room was slightly better but anything that we brought home that we used, and I mean everything, needed to be throughly washed to remove the musty smell. Window air conditioners were loud, pool was not heated but they do state that on their website. I understand that this is an old building but the owner seems to have not done any updating or even a good job of fixing areas of the plaster areas where anything newer had been added. The rooms were just very poorly outfitted and any updates were also poorly done (think plaster ceilings that were just slapped with some plaster and not artistically done to match the original). It was somewhat difficult to find two places to set our suitcases on without using the bed. Continental breakfast consisted of Eggo-like premade waffles that couldn't be heated in either of the two non-working toasters, small containers of cereals, packages of oatmeal, bagels and small packaged muffins. Canned juice and coffee were available. Overall it was a very unsatisfactory experience. The hotel clerks were very nice though and the linens were clean but why didn't the person making the bed also pick up the dirty towels which were just left on the floor. Doors and walls are extremely thin so you get to hear everyone coming and going. I don't know how this managed to get 4 stars from anyone but I would encourage anyone thinking of staying here to look elsewhere. It was a very disappointing place to spend $$$ for a vacation

I’m not sure what places people stay in usually that give this place 4 or 5 stars which stand for ‘very good’ and ‘excellent’ respectively. The place is old, tired and worn down from decades of doing just the bare minimum of maintenance and upkeep. We had a room with a kingsize bed and window facing the lake. The windows did not open (jammed). The blind and curtains do block much light in the morning so be prepared to wake up early. Our bathroom was so small that at the same time, I could sit on the toilet, wash my hands in the sink and wash my feet in the shower without moving. The carpet makes you want to wear flip flops. The AC unit in the wall was loud. When switched of, we could hear the party that was going on in the hallway of our floor. Linens were clean and mattress was comfortable. When we sat at a table in the bar area, I looked out the window just to see at least 6+ dead bugs on the windowsills. It’s been a while since they’ve been cleaned. The ‘continental breakfast’ is not great. Stale bagels, dirty tables. The staff is friendly but that is not enough to make us come back. This place is in need of some serious renovations and investment in customer relations.