Lakeview Resort is wonderful! So much to do there and very much family-oriented. We stayed at another resort for 9 years and now we have been at Lakeview for four years and have already booked for 2013. We chose Lakeview as we needed a family-oriented resort and this place delivers. They have a wide variety of accommodations and could suit anyone's needs/budget. It's the perfect place for our family vacation with two grown/married children and four young grandchildren . . . . the memories made at Lakeview are priceless.

We stayed in the loft. Just ask yourself, what would you expect for $180 a night? It had a kitchen, 2 bedrooms and living room/dining room with a hot tub in the living room. The actual set up of the loft was not bad........but......this is not what we expected. We had little hot water pressure, no dishwasher, no sink that stayed stopped up to do dishes, the hot tub had a plastic round "dollar store" stopper as the original was broken, no ice maker in the refrigerator (hell, you even get free ice at a hotel), the kitchen table was made from tile and the tiles were not fastened and it had old food between the tiles, the chairs at the kitchen table were uneven and they rocked back & forth, the beds were as hard as the floor, the TV was an older 15" not flat screen, it had an old VCR, old coffee pot that took 30 min to brew, and no screen on glass sliding doors. When the weather was nice at night, we couldn't open the glass sliding doors and enjoy it because there was not screen. And that was where the view was! There was a barbeque grill on the front porch. The porch was about 3 feet wide (vs the back deck that was quite a bit larger). But, the grill had a metal plate on the bottom of it and it was bigger than the grill so it stuck out. It was at the top of the steps and we all tripped over it at least twice, afraid we were going to fall down the steps. Not a good place for a bbq grill. I'm sure it's a fire hazard on the back porch but maybe re-consider the location of it. The pool / hot tub was not monitored and kids were allowed in there without their parents. We went a little later at night and thought the kids would be in bed.....nope. As I was sitting in the hot tub - a child got in and sat down, promptly telling his sister, "I pee in the hot tub.....I pee in the hot tub". Totally ruined that experience for us, and no parent to be found. The location of the loft was awesome however and the resort itself was quiet. I just wish the accommodations were better.

We went to the Ozarks with three other families. Our cabin was lakefront and worked great for us. The kids enjoyed the pools, tennis courts and sand volleyball. The cabin was a bit outdated as far a fixtures and beds but it really worked fine since we were not inside much. We would stay again if we go back to the Ozarks with kids!

The price was also perfect for our families allowing us extra money for shopping and excursions

Lakeview is far the best family vacation spot for any age. The staff is very friendly and the facilities are very well maintained. What sold my family on this vacation this spot was the endless and variety of things to do. There is a marina rental right on site that rents jet skis to ski boats. They also have two well maintained swimming pools one inside and one outside the only downside was the hot tub jets didn't work. Our favorite amentity was our living quarters which was very modern and clean. Also, we grilling out while enjoying eating out on our skyview deck. We are planning on returning soon.