What People Say . . . 

October 23, 2024 - Bailey M...

Friends, This place is amazing! Up in the untouched beauty of the mountains you will find this gem, 4 beds 4 bath, big kitchen, giant round table great for games, living room area with big TV, waterfall and a bar. Also a cool overlook area with 2 smaller beds for kids with a spiral staircase. You get shown how to use the fancy remote thing that controls everything in the main area and they have the biggest couch ever.  Gorgeous views and you can go and explore even more of the cave with a guided tour from the wonderful man who takes care of the place. I will now refer to him as The Man. ( feels bad i forgot his name, he and his wife were very easy to talk to and even though he doesnt linger or intrude we thoroughly enjoyed his company and conversation) if you want he will take you out to explore the beautiful land, it's on too many acres to see everything, has a pond stocked with some fish and a nice hammock area for everyone to relax outside.Price seemed shocking at first but it splits nicely with a group of friends. 9 of us stayed there and it was great. Some parts of the drive are a little steep but most of us had cars and they were fine making the trip.Rooms have heaters as it is slightly chilly but that should be expected in a cave. I turned ours on right before bed but would wake up hot and shut it off. Rest of the place warmed nicely with the geothermal heat. The men loved the temperature. I, a cold blooded lady brought slippers and a light sweater and was perfectly comfortable. Came with lots of extra blankets but we didn't use them. The showers get nice and hot and are tall for the 6ft folks.We saw vultures, armadillo, deer and squirrels. Inside the cave The Man showed us where the white almost clear salamanders hide! I, a big scaredy cat didn't climb high enough to see them. There was even a bit of plant life in the cave which was cool. Only saw 1 spider which made this Canadian happy, I thought there would be so many. Didn't see a single bug in the main cave where you live but we were quick when closing all the doors. It was fall when we went, lots of colors in the trees it was gorgeous.Arkansas roads are AMAZING so we had no trouble going and exploring other towns a few hours away. We flew into Memphis to add extra activities (giant bass pro pyramid, graceland and too much spicy fried chicken) it was about 4 hours away I think. You can fly into Little Rock which is closer and you can go see Hot Springs Arkansas it has the coolest old buildings and it's just stunning. I believe there is an amusement park nearby.If you're really rich and fancy they even have a helicopter pad at the cave, I definitely thought it was just for medical emergencies hahahaFelt safe and comfortable, it was very clean and well stocked with dishes, cookware and basics like paper towel, toilet paper, towels, pillows, blankets, coffee, cleaning supplies. We brought groceries and made almost all meals which was wonderful. It has a dishwasher and full laundry.100% recommend no matter how fancy you are