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Golconda Lock and Dam 51 Homes


Ohio River Levee, Pope County, Golconda, IL 62938
Best fare found from Newark to Evansville: $388

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2 of 5 stars
BluzGirl76   4 contributions
St. Louis, MO
Apr 7, 2009 | Trip type: Couples

We stayed at the Golconda Lock & Dam homes for my birthday last fall. Overall it is a very small, very quiet town and the location of the homes is ideal right along the river. We pulled up to home #3 and were eagerly anticipating the inside and the hot tub that awaited . . .

However, we were greeted by HUNDREDS of ladybugs inside the house. All over the walls, congregating in the corners of every room. Ladybugs are fairly harmless, so we tried to make light of them being there. However when we stepped onto the back porch (screened in area where the hottub was) we were extremely disappointed. The screens were torn in many places, allowing an abundance of wasps and other bugs into the porch area. NOT appealing and NOT relaxing.

We did use the hot tub one night, however, it was nerve-wracking having to always look over our shoulders for wasps or bugs out on the porch. Didn't make for a very relaxing night. :(

The interior of the home is pretty...
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4 of 5 stars
Liberty123   6 contributions
Midwesterner
Oct 22, 2007 | Trip type: Couples

The Golconda Lock & Dam 51 homes are four former lock keepers' homes, restored to a 1920s look. We stayed in number 4, a one-bedroom house with living room, dining room, kitchen (stocked with pots and pans) and bathroom.

The location of the house is its main selling point--right on the Ohio River. Sitting on the screened front porch with morning coffee or evening wine was a luxuriantly relaxing experience that I would recommend to anyone who is looking for a slow-paced, country retreat. A family of deer came by most evenings--another bucolic pleasure.

The only major problem with our stay was a rain storm that caused the bathroom roof to leak. It also didn't help that no one answered the emergency number we were told to call, but we were checking out that day, so we could overlook that.

I definitely would go back to the Lock & Dam homes and recommend them to anyone who enjoys staying in a simple, family-type cottage as opposed to a 4-star hotel.
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Ohio River Levee, Pope County, Golconda, IL 62938