I was a bridesmaid in a wedding at Mountain Lake Lodge and couldn't find a place to stay. One other bridesmaid and her family were also in the same boat. Thankfully we found this house which accommodated all of us! It was spacious and clean. It's an older home, and we knew that going in, so we expected it to be a little dusty and musty. If you've got severe allergies, bring along an air purifier! There were window units in the master and in the living area, but none in the guest rooms. However, the house stayed pretty cool (we were there over labor day weekend). All of the amenities were there, and they even provided some drinking water and snacks, which were a nice touch! You can tell a lot of love was experienced within the walls of this home over it's lifetime. Keep in mind, you're in the mountains, and it's pretty remote, so you won't have much reception. We downloaded the area map on Google maps so we could navigate when we didn't have wifi. But the house has wifi and it's adequate for being able to communicate. The driveway is hard to see, so just be careful when you're coming up the road, it sneaks up on you!
Overall we enjoyed our stay and would likely stay again if we ever needed to stay in that area of the world again. Dawn was AMAZING at communicating-- super quick and always pleasant. She was very accommodating, too. Would recommend this property to large groups looking to stay in the Newport VA area.