Let's be honest here, the owners somehow tripped onto a cash cow that is so lucrative, there is almost no way to ruin their cash flow, despite their best efforts. Smoke hole is an exceptionally beautiful place, with plenty to do and see. The locals are friendly, helpful, wonderful people that work hard to take advantage of this natural resource.... more

We arrived at 6:30PM. The open sign was on but the building was locked. There was a bubble board with two numbers to call for a room. We called both numbers and got answering machines. We left a message. No one showed up on returned our call. We called again and again, no one answered. We never received a call... more

We stayed at the Smoke Hole Motel. Motel is very simple, but clean. The grounds are very well kept. It is adjacent to the Smoke Hole Caverns and Gift shop. All the employees were very pleasant and accommodating. I had a small concern about staying here due to some of the negative reviews, but luckily our experience was truely pleasant.... more

My family and I just spent the week end at Smoke hole Riverside Cottages, used to be Sites cottages. I've stayed there four times over the past 20 years and love the area and the fishing. My wife and I spent a weekend in the honeymoon cabins in Feb. of 2008. Every thing went well until we returned home and... more

I didn't know about or use tripadvisor when we were planning a trip in August 2007 - wish I had. We are frequent motorcycle tourers and since my SO is from WV we go there frequently. We were coming out of a 4 day trip of almost all back roads and small towns in WV and we had planned an... more

My husband and I stayed at this quaint resort June 12 & 13, after continuing our mountain travels from the Shenandoah River. We didn't really know where we were going, we just wanted to drive away from our city-stress filled life. (and very hot weather) We stopped at Seneca Caverns and picked up a tourist brochure for the Smoke Hole... more

Our organization, the Christian Sport Bike Assocation, planned our annual National Rally to be head quartered out of Smoke Hole Lodge. The owners had agreed to our group using the conference facilites and most of our group were staying on site. There were a few who were staying else where and communting in the am to meet up. When our... more

We had planned our national rally for the Christian Sport Bike Assoc. In the WV area, the Smoke Hole Resort seemed to be the perfect place. My vice president and another rider took a trip up to check out the resort and meet Jerry, both were impressed with the place and let Jerry know what we were planning, Jerry even... more

With my line of work, I am placed in a city usually for 3 months. I lived in Petersburg West Virginia from April, 2007-June 2007. Due to the rural area, my company placed me to live on Jerry Hedricks property. He put me in a very run down trailer house that I believe had been in the Potomac River flood!... more