Speckled Owl Mountain Cabin

We loved the cabin and morning sunrises over the mountains. We did have a hard time finding the cabin though. The turn left sign seemed a bit early and I wasn't confident the I was on the driveway. To be fair; it was unfamiliar territory, pitch black, pouring rain, windy (50 mph wind gusts) and leaves were covering the driveway. Once we got there though, everything was perfect with the cabin. We were a little disappointed the restaurant in the lodge was not open on Tuesday and Wednesday. The breakfast we did have on Monday was delicious and Katie did an unbelievably great job considering she started out alone and the restaurant filled up fast! I would add Maybelle's on Main for breakfast and New York Pizza in Stanardsville for the days Bearrr Apeptit is closed. Sorry I missed the check out email but we were enjoying an electronics free vacation. We did leave early but did try to leave the cabin as clean as we found it. Hopefully your cleaning crew did not need to spend much time there.

Overall, it was a great place for my wife and I to get away for a few days and enjoy the outdoors in the fall. The cabin’s location, setup and accommodations were great. However there was an opportunity with cleanliness - moldy chicken wings left in the oven from a previous guest and the constant smell of sewerage coming from the downstairs bathroom (maybe a draining issue from that point to the septic unit outback).

Speckled Owl is a wonderful escape location. Well designed and furnished, met all our needs and exceeded expectations!

Overall we enjoyed our stay. We actually stayed at another cabin 12 years ago for our honeymoon. We were slightly disappointed by the cleanliness of the cabin. We understand it has vaulted ceilings, but there were VERY large spiderwebs on the ceiling. There were also several stains on the futon upstairs. The hot tub was also disappointing. We did not end up using it because it had a very strong chlorine smell and was murky/dirty looking. It had been a main reason for us choosing one of the Lydia Mountain cabins. We did try and call the main number several times during our stay with no answer. We do love the location and quiet!