Always a great place to stay. Can't beat tye views

This place is perfect! Staff is attentive and the food was delicious. Love the bird background noise in the room, the great coffee that is always available, river front dining with our wonderful waitress and the cozy and comfortable bed and bath. Motorcycle garage a plus!

Awesome place in the river

We selected a cabin and could easily walk from it to the main lodge. The setting on the water was perfect. Just a short ride from the Lodge is the southern tip of the Tail of the Dragon, a great ride for us in our Vette.

Great Trip and the Food and Staff were excelent!

We stayed there for our 40th wedding anniversary and we had a very special weekend. We hope to return in the future!

Great location, large clean room.

Just a spectacular property and amenities!

We loved our stay at the Lodge. It’s such a peaceful, relaxing place. The restaurant was very good and service was excellent. The Overlook Cabin was great except for the bathroom which is in need of a major update.

Best place to stay if you are trying to hit the dragon. The staff is incredible and the food is great as well. The rooms are spacious and have a great design.

It has a fabulous history and is a wonderful location for a get away. The food is fabulous, particularly the mountain trout! The staff are warm and friendly and so helpful!

Another great trip to the lodge. Our only disappointment was the removal of the breakfast buffet. The breakfast menu was lacking in our opinion and very pricey. Our cabin was nice but definitely needs weather stripping around the door

Outstanding property and team. Looking forward to returning.

We really enjoyed our stay at Historic Tapoco Lodge. Beautiful setting, great holiday decorations, exceptional service/food, and live music. We look forward to our next time there!

Amazing

Despite all the positive reviews, I am extremely disappointed with this place. I thought it was maintained better since it is a historic hotel. We stayed in Overlook cabin, the bathroom's grout was falling apart and had cheap plastic bathtub. The room was musty. Kudzu is invading all the vegetation in the yard, either the owner has no idea or they don't care, the lawn was maintaned as little as possible. Right by the river and national forest, how can you even use and serve a coctail in a plastic cup? We were served stale chips with jar salsa, salad's romain was old, pizza was OK, if you like the cheapest topping on your pizza. I am sorry, I might have higher expectations if I am paying $250 per night, but if you own and manage a place built in 1930, please be proud and maintain it better, and don't use plastic cups or straws, be environmentally conscious.

Location and nature

First visit ~ this place was simply amazing! One night weekend anniversary trip with my bride on our Super Tenere. Room was phenomenal, meal at the lodge was superb (had the trout appetizer and the loaded pizza), walked the beautiful grounds, relaxed on the porch over looking the river and appreciated the covered bike parking for our rainy morning departure.

We enjoyed a couple days of outdoor adventures and good food.

Beautiful and quiet retreat with on site dining by the river.

Gorgeous setting

This historic old lodge is just a few miles from the Tail of the Dragon. Accommodations are clean and charming and the restaurant is right on the river. The grounds are beautiful and well maintained. We'll be back.

Our stay was wonderful. It's a very peaceful. Lots of outdoor seating for dinning, sitting around the fire pit or just watching the river run. They have a covered motorcycle parking area complete with supplies to wash your bike. This was an unexpected bonus. The restaurant was amazing! We had the fish, pizza and chicken during out stay. Staff was very helpful and friendly. FYI rooms in the lodge do not have tvs or a refrigerator. It's 3 miles from the Tail of the Dragon. Great place over all

The pizza in the restaurant was very good.

Excellent stay, room with AC that only went down to 68 (would have liked 65 at night). Very nice and clean room, comfortable beds and pillows and linens. Big bathroom. Room on main level which was probably more noise but nice and convenient. We had a nice river view. But the description from my booking said the room had a 32" TV but No TV was in the room. Internet was good so we steamed a movie. Felt Safe. Ate dinner in the Tavern on site and it was really good. Will come back.

The property is awesome. Beautiful area. Dining was excellent.

I liked the 1930 nostalgia and the modern amenities, as well as the cleanliness of the grounds and the rooms.

Beautiful history, friendly folks, and great service. Also, accommodations were very nice. Cabin was rustic but exceptionally comfortable. Will return soon!

Awesome place, great staff.

Beautiful lodge in the Smokies. Everything about it was wonderful.

A last minute booking on our way into Ashville. We got in late ~10pm. Friendly greeting. After we checked out in the morning, we went on a hike and got some pizza. Very cool location. Nice staff

The property is beautiful, very peaceful. We especially loved eating at the restaurant by the water.