If you like glamour and glitz, this place is not for you. If you like peace and quiet, watching nature, decent prices, and friendly owners, make your reservation. The Promise Land Resort is off the beaten path - outside the town of Mountain Home and on Bull Shoals Lake. The cottages are thoughtfully appointed with modern conveniences, but homey and country-ish. When we checked in, the owners showed us a sign-up sheet, and asked if we take anything from the pantry in the office to please just write it down so we could settle up at checkout. That was a first for me - operating on the honor system in 2006. It was great, cuz my husband and I got hungry in the middle of the night, went to the office pantry, and were able to feast in our cabin and then just pay for our goodies at checkout. While my husband went fishing, I sat behind the cabin and watched the strikingly beautiful cardinals vying with bluejays for some birdseed. A fuzzy caterpillar slowly inched by in the grass. At... more