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Dr David Delorge
Romantic Get Away with Wife- Gone Bad !!!!!!!!!!!
Hotel and amenities:
So, I wanted to surprise my wife over the weekend and take her somewhere she has always wanted to visit. I picked Massanutten Resort. Looked through web site, hotel rooms, views, amenities, ect. Looked cool, relaxing and a nice break from day to day.
The pictures on the site were gorgeous views and the hotel rooms, spadiceous, and with a balcony and large bathroom, done deal for me.
-EPIC FAIL!!!
The room was on the third floor, not very spacious, like the pictures, nice balcony and view of trees and a small view of mountains. The room itself was from 1981. Direct TV with 22 Channels and a DVD Player- No Microwave- they had 2 communal ones in the Ice Machine room. The walls were beige and the bathroom sink stained and looked at least 20 years old. Clean but so old and antiquated that it ruined the mood.
Then....
FOOD:
Food Critic Review: Great Views, Terrible Food, and an Experience We'd Rather Forget
There are not many choices (Base Camp, Camp Fire, a Pizza place and BB@ - Off the mountain, small grocery store with WAY overpriced food and horrible coffee- and all are plain, overpriced and food is blah to horrible.
My wife and I recently planned a much-needed romantic weekend getaway, hoping to enjoy the beautiful scenery, relaxing atmosphere, and local dining. The destination delivered on the views and activities--but unfortunately, our dining experience at Camp Fire Grill was one of the worst we've had in years.
Dinner Experience
We started with high hopes. My wife ordered the steak, and I chose the Chicken Pot Pie. We also ordered cornbread and Tomato Florentine Soup as appetizers.
Unfortunately, things went downhill quickly.
Appetizers took over 35 minutes to arrive and were served cold.
The Tomato Florentine Soup was bland and lacked any discernible flavor.
My Chicken Pot Pie arrived only lukewarm and was completely under-seasoned.
My wife's steak was so overcooked, dry, and unappetizing that it was nearly inedible. It looked as though it had been sitting for hours before being served.
After sending it back, the replacement dish wasn't much better--she managed only a few bites before giving up.
The atmosphere didn't help matters either. While a lively restaurant can be enjoyable, this evening felt more chaotic than welcoming. Between screaming children, loud guests, and constant distractions throughout the dining area, it was difficult to enjoy what was supposed to be a relaxing dinner.
To their credit, management removed $10 from the bill, but on a $65 dinner, that didn't come close to making up for the disappointing meal and overall experience.
"Maybe It Was Just a Busy Night?"
That's exactly what we thought.
So we gave them another opportunity and returned the next morning for breakfast.
Big mistake.
Breakfast Buffet Review
The buffet offered all the standard breakfast options: eggs, bacon, sausage, grits, fruit, French toast sticks, biscuits, muffins, and coffee.
Here's how it went:
The eggs appeared highly processed, formed into perfect squares and lacked both texture and flavor.
The sausage was difficult to identify and tasted heavily processed.
The bacon was excessively salty and overcooked.
The grits were swimming in grease and butter to the point they were nearly inedible.
The French toast sticks tasted like frozen, pre-packaged products that had been over-fried.
Even the muffins were dry and hard.
The only enjoyable item was the fresh fruit.
As for the coffee, it was weak, bitter, and forgettable.
After spending $57 for breakfast for two, we left still hungry and ended up driving several miles to Starbucks just to get something edible.
ygiu hjk
nice resort long food lines and not much indoor seating to eat at
Lily
It took 3.5 hours of waiting in line to get ski rental
Eric Cruciani
Not during winter, but a warning to all.
Let me preface this with, I am a timeshare owner, and have been coming here with family for the better part of two decades. We used to love it here before management changed.
This time we stayed in condos and starting off our rooms were not ready when we got here at 4pm. The room is newly painted with furniture and mattresses from 20 years ago. Pull out couch? More like garbage bag full of springs. We chose to sleep on the floor instead.
The second day we were here my young female cousin was let to run out to the car. On here way out she was approached by a man who asked her "What yours favorite color?" and asked her to come with him to "see his ring". Upon running and coming back to us we reported this to the main office who said that they would report it to security. We called back later to check the status and Security has never been notified, most people were not even aware a complaint was filed including supervisors in the main office. A resort where child kidnappers are welcome is not a place to bring your family.
The third thing to ruin this trip and my view. Everything closes at 5/6/7 pm. There is nothing to do in the middle of the summer when it is still light out. Aside from this every activity costs an outrageous amount. Making soap? 35$ per bar, tie dye? 60$ per shirt. Wanna go to the water park? well you have to reserve online or its 85$ for a park that is open for 6 hours. The only notification of this massive increase in price is a single line of text on their website at the bottom. This did not exist under old management, and there is not even a few hundred people at the park to justify the need to reserve previously.
I have no idea why the new management decided to start jacking up prices, lowering quality, and using straight up scam tactics to rob guests of every extra dollar. I will be using my timeshare points here as everyone of my 12 family members here have agreed that we NEVER want to come back again. Upon talking with the front desk briefly before writing this, I was told "well you should have called security they should be notified of this" and offering no recourse or action to even moderately make us feel safe or secure while they rob us blind.
Will
I first skied Massanutten in the late 80's. Nice party at the lodge, crowded, horrible skiing at a small resort. I skied over over the world for the next 30 years but settled in Virginia. After realizing that I would never own a ski home in the Rockies, I built a house at Massanutten in 2014 and have experienced the growth. New Basecamp Bar in 2016 (a glass enclosed tent structure). New waterline in 2019 that greatly increased snowmaking capacity. In 2022 new Mueller's Mile (Blue) trail off the peak chair. In 2023 new high speed detachable quad for the Peak chair, new expert trail under the Peak chair, new connector trail between the peak and the ridge lifts. If you haven't skied Massanutten in the past year or two you owe it another chance. BTW- Genesee drafts are $3 all day everyday at Basecamp and Elevations Lounge. New "Bourbon Bar" in the ski lodge opened this season. Reasonable season pass rates, lots of discounts for seniors, military, property owners and students. It isn't Telluride or Jackson Hole but it is still fun for a weekend and it is all Interstate and/or 4 lane US highway from DC right up to the resort. Plus Harrisonburg is 20 min away and has all the basics you could want (Walmart, Costco, restaurants, mall, bars, etc.).
lyla nof
very good ski team
Hannah
Every thing everything is very very expensive here! I can’t believe how much they charge people here for ski and tubing! Very expensive resort
Matthew Seel
I have no idea why you would ever drive here to ski. On a normal winter it seems like they maybe have 1 or 2 out of their intermediate to “expert” slopes open. The weather here isn’t much colder than it is anywhere else so they pretty much get zero natural snow and when they are fortunate to get cold enough weather to blow it they make no effort. On top of that it’s 85 dollars for a lift ticket on a weekend. 85 dollars for one slope. You can ski for cheaper in Utah. They should go to jail for that kind of robbery. The only good thing is the lift lines or short, probably because no one wants to come here. I have no idea how they have operated a ski resort this long, if this continues I doubt they will be in business much longer.
Wyatt
Had a great time of end of season skiing this past Thursday. Great conditions for this time of year, no lift lines at all!! There are 2 magic carpet rides for beginners - great for my daughter who is learning, plus intermediate and advanced slopes. The resort has added several amenities since we last came: at least 2 rec centers, restaurants, shops, tubing. There are a variety of lodging options; really a great place for a mountain vacation in Virginia.
Josh Weatherly
Overall decent experience, any experienced skier going here should have their expectations tempered. it is small and there are zero ‘expert’ runs, but it’s a good quick fix when needed. Since it’s the south and in the valley the snow conditions vary greatly. It is overpriced, although i went on monday night when they have a great discount deal.. otherwise id be very hard pressed to pay any regular admission when i could easily go to Wintergreeen or drive 3 hours to Snowshoe. They should really reduce their prices for sure.
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