My family (9 adults and 5 children aged 3-19 yrs) spent a long weekend at Hawkeye Hunting Club - Main Lodge recently.
Upon our arrival, we were greeted by a staff member who showed us around and answered our questions. He and another staff member were available when needed during our stay. They were both very friendly and knowledgeable.
The setting for the lodge was simply beautiful with tall pine trees, green flora, and two lakes stocked with fish. The lodge itself had room and furniture for relaxing, playing board games/cards, watching TV, etc. Likewise the kitchen was large and well stocked with cooking utensils needed for preparing meals. The individual bedrooms were clean and furnished with comfortable beds, TVs, and individual bathrooms.
We enjoyed the swimming pool located just outside the bedrooms as well as fishing in the lakes and playing several games of horseshoes! It was a very relaxing and enjoyable weekend.
The reason I can only give 4 stars is due to three issues that directly affected our stay -
1. The wifi was not strong enough for use on a laptop computer. One family member who works for an online university had to travel into Center, Tx and use the Ethernet connection at the city library for 2.5 hrs on Fri & Sat in order to do his job. I understand that the wifi system is being upgraded and will be operational in the near future.
2. There was a "boil water notice" for two of the three days we were at the lodge. This meant that we had to purchase a significant amount of bottled water and stay vigilant not to accidentally drink the tap water or make tea/coffee with it.
3. A gas line had bee cut somewhere close by, so we did not have use of the stove/oven in the lodge as it was a gas appliance. This was a tremendous problem since we needed to prepare meals for 14 people for three days and there are no restaurants on the property. The General Manager brought two small hot plates but they were not adequate for the size of the cooking pots so he did let us use the electric stove/oven in the lodge next door, but this meant we had to walk between the two lodges carrying hot food in large cooking utensils.
While the lodge had no control over the water and gas issues, it would seem that they would have developed a "plan B" for dealing with unexpected problems that might come up. The staff members were apologetic and sympathetic.
We would like to return next year but will have to be assured that these issues have been resolved.