Azalea Falls Lodge

The hostess was very kind and helpful during check in giving us a map and information about nearby trails and where we could possibly see elk. The breakfast was delicious and thoughtful. The room was great with the 2 person whirl pool tub and comfortable queen bed. Lost of good amenities such as full stocked kitchen, in room mini fridge, microwave and coffee pot. Would definitely recommend staying!

I wasn’t going to write a review for this place but after reading the owner’s response on airbnb, I felt the need to explain our experience.nnThe location is excellent. It’s secluded and in a beautiful location in Arkansas. It’s close to Whitaker Point and many other hiking trails and when we were looking on airbnb for places to stay near Whitaker Point, this place was it. We messaged the lady on airbnb and got prompt response about our questions. She also asked us if we’d like breakfast and if we’re allergic to anything. Super thoughtful and we were very excited to have a weekend stay!nnOnce we got there and met with her, she gave us a quick tour of the place. Immediately when we entered the lodge, there was a musky smell. I looked up and apparently it’s due to mold that wooden cabins often get when left unmaintained. In the airbnb response, she disregarded this by saying that the smell is from “the clogged toilet we left behind” but ill get to that later.nnThe furniture was dusty and when she showed us our room, she pointed out that there’s a wasp that somehow made it into the room. She went and grabbed a fly swatter and asked us to go downstairs while she kills it. She came down and told us she couldn’t get the wasp and left us with the fly swatter to kill a giant wasp. We legit spent 20 minutes of our time after she left finding and eventually killing the wasp. We’re young professionals in our mid 20s so maybe our expectations were too high, but i dont think any place should leave their guests to deal with giant stabbing insects.nnShe had informed us that there was gonna be a couple who would be staying at one of the other rooms in the lodge so we weren’t surprised when they showed up. We had plans to go see Whitaker Point the next morning at 4 am so we went to sleep around 9 pm. We got woken up at midnight with the other guests being obnoxiously loud and having s*x. We could hear everything and couldn't fall back asleep. Our phones didn't have network so we panicked a little about sharing a place with drunk people we’ve never met before being noisy at 1 in the morning now.nnDue to the slight anxiety, we used the restroom and to add to the already frustrating situation, the toilet was clogged. 1 am for a clogged toilet probably isn’t a good reason to call the owner, don’t you think? THAT’S why we didn't call.nnThe noise from the couple wouldn't stop so we quickly packed and left the place at 2 am, drove an hour to Fayetteville and got a hotel room for that night (Friday night going into Saturday morning) till Sunday morning (when we’d travel back home). We went back to the lodge around noon on Saturday, picked up everything we had left in a hurry the night before, and never came back to the lodge. Despite having the stay paid for from Friday till Sunday. (Oh btw, when we came back to pick up rest of our stuff, there was another wasp just chilling in the room.)nnI realize the noisy guests wasnt the owner’s fault but the fact that she was so rude in her airbnb response, i needed others to see this too.nnI took pictures of how dusty the place was, the number of dead wasps under the bed and the bathroom, and even voice recorded the noise from the other guests in case we need proof when we want to put a request for 1 night refund (because, again, we didn’t even stay at the lodge for longer than a few hours). We were so frustrated that we didn’t wanna deal with the refund process which, i feel, was very well justified.nnSo please, take reviews from your guests as constructive criticism and dont try to defend yourself when you can actually work on making the stay better for your guests.nnI will not be coming back and do not recommend anyone to deal with the smell, dust, and dead/live wasps when it was meant to be a relaxing getaway. UNLESS this is taken in a positive way and they fix these issues.

Fantastic place to stay! Next time we vacation in the area again, it will definitely be on the list of staying.

Kathy went out of her way to make us feel welcome and at home. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay of 2 nights at the Beauty B&B and wish we could have stayed longer. We enjoyed the whirlpool bathtub and comfortable bedding! We spent a good part of one morning hiking down to the waterfall and explored all around the bluffs. Lots of birds and wildlife in the area and it was so peaceful and quiet! We very much look forward to returning again soon! Great memories were made here!

Beautiful cab in the woods with everything you would want right there. The cabin has everything and expensive home would have, the deck is beautiful and looks out on forest, a box canyon, and a waterfall. In the area is plenty of hiking, floating on the buffalo and king rivers, and lots of other outdoor things to do.