We were in WV for the Chriatian Sport Bike Assocation National Rally. After our orginal accomodations were forced to be cancelled by Smoke Hole Caverns/Lodge (DON'T STAY THERE!), we found Yokum's Vacation Land just down the road. Yokums has serval motel/cabin and camping options. We originally were going to stay in the older motel but after seeing the room decided not to. It smelled of cig smoke and was swormed with flies. We then checked out a cabin and it was GREAT! The newer motel at the store is supposed to be good also. The store/restaurant and gas station are all nice and the people couldn't be any more friendly or helpful. This is a nice place to stay, espicially if you want to be in Seneca Rocks area and not have to travel in, it's about an hour in either direction to name brand lodging.

This July we wanted to hike Seneca Rocks and the Potomac Highlands together with our dog, so our choice for lodging was a bit limited. The Yokum's cabin sounded great and I felt on the safe side when I heard they cost $130/night. I thought it couldn't be too bad if they charge over $100. Wrong idea.

We arrived Friday afternoon after having driven past the Smokey Hole Log Cabins which looked very pretty.... Yokum's Vacationland is a property between the highway and the river which lays deep in his bed, so no running around for younger kids, I would guess. They have a little indoor pool similar to the ones you find in cheaper motels, just to mention that.

The cabins itself are semiattached and close to the river (down there, no view). The one we could have used was #22 - dark, old, smelling like the inside of a fireplace. I entered the place and was deeply dissapointed, but up to give the stay a change by checking the beds. Unfortunately, the linens were a least dusty and when I got the pillow out of the grey-green pillowcase, it looked very old to me, unwashed for a long time of its live, mostly a yellowish brown color.... I couldn't sleep in this place so we cancelled the reservation. My husband offered to drive an hour back to the next Walmart and buy new linens (and we better had....). So we had to go back to Winchester just to find a place who would take us and the dog for a night. The cabins we passed were booked or, like the Smokey Hole Cabin, only accept pets to a kind of hunter's cabin, very moldy with a freezer like an oversized coffin.

On Saturday we had better luck with finding a very clean place for $35/night in Mt.Storm - a place not keen on taking dogs and allowing them only to one of the five rooms. I have to admit that I would have never booked this $35-room, guessing the worst. But it turned out to be a neat place, close to lots of State Parks, the heated lake, Thomas etc.

Bottom line: I would only reccommend Yokum's Vacationland for horseback riding.

We reserved by phone a 2 night stay in what sounded to be a very nice cabin w/ indoor pool facilty within a mile. An indoor heated pool was a must because we had a small child who loved to swim. We had asked alot of questions about the area and the facility before we arrived and the pool was described as "very nice" , so we decided that this stay in our own cabin would be perfect !! It was the dead of winter---20 degrees outside--we went to the office to check-in and were horrified that the pool was half drained and green---needless to say it hadnt been in any working order for a very very long time. ( we were told the week before it was beautiful). When I asked about it the lady said that it was only open during the summer ! (Not what I was told about the HEATED indoor pool on each call I made to them.) We complained, but paid for our room in cash and headed down the road about half a mile to our cabin. It was absolutely wonderful, everything we had hoped for inside and out, BUT it was also about 20 degrees inside when we walked in !!! Nice fireplace BUT NO FIREWOOD ! The jacuzzi tub in the master bedroom was also very nice, but stained horribly with a dark brown cast over the entire inside of it. The kitchen was nice thank goodness because we had to use the oven on 500 degrees for the first 5 or 6 hours to heat the place up. The small propane wall unit had been SHUT OFF and hadnt been on in days ! No phone---so we had to get back in the car and drive to the office to complain about no heat. They said they would give us firewood for free to heat the place up , but that during the rest of our stay----WE WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR IT ! I complained about the jacuzzi---they blamed it on "dark mountain" water stains. Not true----the water in the other places we have stayed in this area is fresh water---NOT DARK OR DIRTY !! We were also told that satelite TV was offered in each cabin, but we had 4 channels all of which were FUZZY. I was told that they were having problems with the service. I now know why this place was so easy to get reservations at----during the winter they are extremely hard to come by due to the ski resorts nearby---NO ONE WANTED TO STAY THERE !!! By the way, the jacuzzi came clean FOR ME and looked brand new when we left !! Of all the issues we had and others that I dont have the space to mention, we were given the state tax back on each night of our stay...which totalled $25. Absolutely poor business and alot of talk about a place that just wasnt all that ! The cabin was nice and would be nice for along time to come if taken care of . I realize that the elderly couple who own this place are only trying to make a living, but lieing about your establishment in order to drum up business of people who are traveling there from out of town JUST ISNT MORAL !! I would be embarrassed to recommend this place to anyone I know !

the cabin we stayed in was great .very beautiful,great fishing close to the most popular ,and beautiful sites in wv. its well worth the low prices we paid .great place to take family. would be great for family gatherings or even a cozy little honeymoon. had a great time vic and vickie