We were there in July and we had a great time.Nightly we would go to the shore and have a fire and visit with other guests. We would search for agates on the shore.The service was great.During the day we would make trips into the Duluth area to see the sights.

We went to the lakehomes for our Thanksgiving. We didn't have any hot water for a three days we were there. They offered to move us (quite a distance with a lot of stuff) on the last night, but we were checking out early and it was already 8:00 p.m. They didn't offer any discount or compensation for our inconvenience. I wouldn't go back through the hotel. I might go with the company that has taken over renting most of the lakehomes now. They have a lot more units to select from and the hotel just seems to be focused on the hotel property and the 6 lakehomes they are renting. Unacceptable. No showers, no hot tub, no dishwashing, etc., for Thanksgiving. Happy to be home!

My girlfriend and I put in a bid on a Gales of November package on our local papers online auction website and got the stay for $330. We received a two night stay and $60 in food vouchers. We planned on going November 10th as that's the day they light Split Rock Lighthouses light in honor of the Edmund Fitzgerald but I had just gotten out of the hospital after a four day stay and we called on the 10th to reschedule, we were very surprised that it would be no problem. We went on December 1st and found the room to be excellent, hot tub, a gas fireplace in the bedroom and living room, a fully stocked kitchen, and a patio with a grill and partial view of the lake. We stopped in the bar on Friday to find it all to ourselves for 45 minutes, and there was no one in the restaurant. We were there during the period between fall lovers and Ski season. Breakfast on Saturday morning was good and we ordered dinner on Saturday evening and brought it to the room. Probably would eat in town if we didn't get the vouchers, just average food for the price. We've been up to the area 3 times now and always in winter, keep telling ourselves to do it in summer, but there's so many other things we like to do then. The whole north shore is beautiful and we hope someday to make it up there during the summer.

We stayed in a ground floor lodge unit. It was nice, but there was really no view of the lake. It was too low. It is a beautiful resort. We ate in the dining room and had a very nice meal. My wife and I had a very enjoyable time walking the grounds. The units separate from the main lodge have beautiful views of the lake. If you can afford it, I would recommend that you stay in a town home. They are set in the woods and are a long way from the highway. It was a very enjoyable stay. I would recommend it to anyone. I didn't rate it as excellent because the information on the web site didn't tell me that the first floor does not have a view of the lake.