Eseeola Lodge - Linville

Some of the best people to deal with. Truly professional, accommodating, kind, thoughtful and fair. The entire crew, managers, grounds keeping and office family go over and beyond making sure satisfaction is achieved. When things take a misstep, it becomes a challenge to make things right, and ESSEOLA succeeds. There no snobs in the chain of command. Everyone who saves up for an experience are treated with the best attitude. When you make the time to have an experience, they refuse to let you down. ESSEOLA appreciates the reputation they want to convey. Failure is not an option. Even the food service rating only makes three digits. 100%. Looking after details is the goal of ESSEOLA.

Elegant and at the same time quaint. Breakfast is so good here. Dinner is fine dinning. Accommodations are cozy and step back in time. This is a very relaxing and beautiful place to stay. My happy place! Highly recommend.

A Special Place If you ever get a chance to visit the Eseeola Lodge, jump at it. This lovely little out-of-the-way mountain hideaway is elegant and luxurious. The atmosphere is absolutely wonderful, the service is outstanding, and everything is set up to provide a perfect guest experience. The guest rooms are small but charming, and each one has its own poplar wood balcony, complete with the most beautiful flower basket you ever will see. You can sit out there in your plush Eseeola bathrobe and no one will pay you any attention as you soak in the pure mountain air. It is worth the trip just to see the beautiful small gardens throughout the property. Even if you don't play, be sure to go over have lunch at the golf club and enjoy the lovely flowers there.

Rooms were comfortable, and the weather was just right. Besides being 20 degrees cooler than Charlotte this time of year, it was a pleasant, peaceful getaway. There are hiking trails all around and the front desk was helpful to point out a few good close ones. I would say, my favorite part of dinner in the lodge was the starter fried green tomatoes. Great flavor, and it had a touch of curry. Don't skip this appetizer! I really looked forward having it again the second night. It had a good wine list and we were not disappointed with the bottles we had each night. The staff was very courteous as well, from the waitresses, to the housekeepers.

We were visiting the area and called the Eseeola Lodge dining room to inquire if we needed tone a member and if there was a dress code. We were told No sir we are a public restaurant and we do not have a dress code for lunch . We made a reservation and drove 45 minutes. The hostess looked up our reservation and was sitting us when a manager comes up and tells us abruptly we can not eat there because I was not wearing a collared shirt. I explained nicely we called ahead and were told there was not a dress code for lunch and we had driven quite a ways. The manager responded coldly we could not eat there without a collared shirt. I complained that since their management made the error of telling us there was not any dress code we should not suffer for their incompetence. The manager could care less about how we would waste 1 1/2 hrs driving alto and from his restaurant because of their mistake. Common sense and just a little empathy would have allowed us to eat lunch with the caveat next time please wear a collared shirt.