What do you picture when you read about "a town situated atop a 2100 ft. mountain" and an inn "400 paces from a pristine lake surrounded by hundreds of acres of forest, incredible waterfalls, sunsets, skiing, and hiking"? Although both statements from the inn's website are literally true, you're probably not imagining a B&B in the middle of a residential neighborhood, with grounds the size of a modest suburban yard, without mountain views, valley views, or lake views, but that's what this Inn is. Rooms are clean and pleasant, but small, with a quilty, stuffed-cat decor - like staying over at someone's aunt's house. It's pleasant to sit and rock on the front porch, but you're looking at the houses across the street. You might also expect that an inn ostentatiously filled with copies of The Wine Spectator and other gourmet food & wine magazines would have something better to offer by the glass than jug wines (Woodbridge, Concha y Toro) that retail for about $8 a fifth, or that they'd at least charge less than $8 a glass. Nope. You can BYO, but it will cost you a $15 corkage fee. The magazines left in the rooms haven't been replaced for years (Jan. 2001 Field & Stream? Top Cooks of 1998?), which is just lazy. Dinners are ambitious, certainly for upstate Pa., with "exotic" ingredients like lentils, couscous, and pomegranate/wine sauce to wow the guests, but somehow they don't quite make the grade - e.g. roast pork sliced so thin that it became deli fare. On the positive side, the waitresses are exceptionally friendly, the guests are sociable, the breakfasts are excellent, and the town is quiet and a little cooler than down in the valley. The lake (1/4 mile) away is pretty, although you have to pay the local association another $8/day/person to use it. With a 15% "service charge" and tax added to the entire bill, figure on dropping $400+ per night for a family of 4, MAP (breakfast & dinner, not lunch). A perfectly nice place to stay, but particularly considering the generally modest price levels in Pa. bear country, it's overpriced for what you get.

My husband and I have stayed at Eagles Mere Inn three times. The quality of each visit was superior. Staff is friendly and helpful, meals are excellent, rooms are cheerful and clean and the town is quiet and relaxing. If you are looking to get away from stress, this is the place to go.

The Inn was delightful. The roon was beautiful, the food exellent, and service excellent with one exception. The web site advertises free bikes to ride. I based my decision on that premise (having bikes and racks at home. I asked manager night before arriving if I should reserve bike. He said No. Friday would be fine. Upon arrival, one bike was broken. He suggested we rent them down the road at our expense. We paid $20 and he would not refund all of it. I felt he should because of the circumstances. He reimbursed us $10. It was disappointing for him not to fulfill his promise of free bike rental and not reimbursing us. I will never go there again and I will express my displeasure to all my friends and relatives. The waitresses were fantastic. Top shelf!!! But for a $10 principle, he'll lose big time and future business.

My wife & I recently spent a wonderful weekend at the Inn. We were greeted by Molly, a very old and very friendly dog who frequently welcomes guests. We knew we were in for a relaxing, homey weekend at the Inn. We were not dissapointed. Our hosts, Susan & Peter, were wonderful and very helpful. Our room was very nice & cozy. Though we were right above the reception desk we barely could hear any noise from downstairs. The food was wonderful. We started in the pub down in the basement and had an enjoyable time with Pat who was tending bar both nights we were there. Dinners were excellent as were the breakfasts.
Eagles Mere is a quaint little town famous in winter for its tobogan slide (which we went down twice). Most of the houses around the lake are summer homes, so the town is sparsely populated (about 150) in winter. We saw a couple of deer wandering down the street, drove around the area and saw a couple of the covered bridges. A visit to the Forksville General store was like walking back in time. And we found the ONLY traffic light in the county, up in Dushore. If you want to get away from it all, a trip to Eagles Mere in winter is the place.