I just returned from a short trip to Lake Lure North Carolina. I went there for an attractions meeting. I mentioned before that I work in Tourism and attend these meetings three times a year. The meetings are held at a different place each time. This time we met at Lake Lure and the beautiful Chimney Rock State Park. I was there Sunday through Wednesday. This post will be about staying at the Lake Lure Inn & Spa. I will have other posts about different parts of my stay in this beautiful part of the country.

I left on Sunday. I knew I had about a four hour drive ahead of me. I was off work on Saturday and did all of the usual weekend things that needed to be done, buying groceries, laundry and cleaning the house etc etc. I don’t know about you but I have to have a clean house before I leave. Fortunately my husband was home most of the time with the kitty babies.

Before I left on Sunday I had a quick lunch with my nephew and my sister and niece at a small restaurant in town. It was so good to catch up. Now that my nephew has moved over two hours away I don’t get to see him a lot.

Oh the weather was beautiful on Sunday. The temps were in the mid 70’s F and there was a slight breeze blowing. You could feel fall in the air. I had a very uneventful drive and I even saw some leaves falling along the road. The traffic was a little heavy for a Sunday but I made really good time. I listened to an audio book most of the drive. Sometimes those make me sleepy so I had to switch to music.

I checked into the Inn. We stayed at the Lake Lure Inn and Spa. This Inn, which is on the historic register, was built in 1927. The lobby area is absolutely beautiful with lots of antiques and beautiful furniture. Lots of famous people, even Presidents have stayed at this hotel. This area is also where some of the movie Dirty Dancing was filmed and both Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey stayed at the Inn while filming the movie. None of the movie was actually filmed at the Inn but parts of Lake Lure was used in the famous Baby and Johnny dance practice in the lake. More on that in the next post.

After checking in I went to my room. I had been given an old fashioned key on a huge plastic key chain. The doors still had actual locks. I would like to say the room was beautiful and stylish but it was old and somewhat musty. I understand that a 1927 Inn is going to have some challenges but I could lie on the bed and touch the door. I do know that some of the rooms at the Inn are quite luxurious. My room was very small with a huge king sized bed in the middle, the bed was actually quite heavenly and took up almost the entire room. Fortunately on these trips we do not spend a lot of time in our rooms .I will tell you that bed felt wonderful at the end of our long days of meetings and visiting area attractions. I sank blissfully into it at the end of each day.

After getting settled I went downstairs to find some dinner. The hotel had a nice little restaurant and the food was delicious. A lot of our crew was not arriving until the next day so the hotel was a bit quiet.

Our meeting didn’t start until noon the following day so I slept in and had coffee in my room. I had a quick breakfast downstairs and did a long walk around the lake and property. Again the weather was picture perfect. The Inn also had this huge porch with rocking chairs it was the perfect place to sit and relax.

You can close your eyes and imagine the town during the summer. Lots of families hanging out and swimming and eating ice cream. I’m sure the town is really hopping during the summer months. I can almost hear children yelling and running into the water. It would be such a fun place to be with the little beach area and small mom and pop restaurants. All of these areas are within walking distance of the Inn. Most of them have closed for the season.

After my walk I headed back to the Inn to get ready for my meeting. It was a great way to start the day.

Always remember

Love your day your way!!!