Canaan Valley Resort is a great place to visit for adults, kids, and couples. I think this place is very romantic.
Meghan Ratliff
Can’t say enough good things about Magic Carpet employee, Gary! Gary was extremely helpful and encouraging to new skiers and provided great ski tips. He made our experience wonderful! Thank you, Gary!
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4 dollars for 1 can of Pop.
J W.
The tube staff took care of our party of four. ( Only 2 other people showed up for our scheduled time) so we basically had the park to ourselves. We rode the magic carpet up and tubed down about 15 times during the 2 hr time frame. We teathered 4 tubes together, 3, then 2 and ran singles a bunch. Lots of fun. 360's are fun and If you like speed, teather 3 or more tubes together. We tubed on a Thursday and avoided the crowds.
Kevin S.
Rooms are very nice with comfortable beds. Long. Small lobby with no fireplace. Has a nice pool and hot tub; workout room is available. Good pricing near slopes and BlackWater State Park.
Michael L.
I called and left messages on January 8, ninth, and 10th 2024 to try to make reservations. Not once did they call me back. Do yourself a favor. Take your business elsewhere. They obviously don't need it.
Kayla Lyles
Stopped in and got a crème brûlée frappe and a side of fries. The frappe was delicious as were the fries. They are spiral type fries and come with condiments. The place is located right when you walk into the lodge on the left. The prices are def a little pricier because they are inside the lodge and it’s convenient, but I don’t think they are that bad. Plenty of seating, as well as a la carte options, and some bakery items as well. It’s a nice little cafe for a quick bite
Toni M.
I was here rather recently after months of using my magnifying glass for finding hidden West Virginia resorts. Caught off guard, I stumbled across the majestic, characterful Canaan Valley Resort State Park near Davis. The price I didn't have to pay was worth the time I stayed.I was stunned by the raw picturesque features of the region -- with mountain after mountain fighting over who wanted to photobomb each of my epic photos.However, it took me four tries to get the keys to my room as the bigshot tourist who stayed before me seemed to get too comfy in his accommodation. No more time wasting for that guy.I will be back -- after I finally recover the patience I lost when waiting for the nearby clouds to stop crying.
Robin P.
4 day 3 night stay for a very large conference check in was decent, very slow but the ladies were nice, enter first room, very dirty. There were toenail clippings on the floor, on the bed, the bathroom had hair on the sink, in the bathtub, just over all dirty. I go back to the front desk and the lady "Dreama" said this has been a nightmare so many people have complained their room is dirty. Our room was upgraded due to being such a large conference they were almost fully booked. 2nd room was "checked" for "cleanliness" was told it was great. My husband went in to take a shower and was yelling oh my gosh that's disgusting. The shower curtain has mold on it! Back to the front desk I go. When we are brought a new shower curtain Dreama said they turned over 137 rooms the day before. Mold doesn't grow over night like that. We are in room 150 and I keep smelling dog urine. Had the housekeeping staff come in and they smell it as well. They coated the room in febreeze but that's not gonna help much. The set up of the hotel is awkward, it's like walking through a maze and you have to go down to be able to go up. The amenities the hottub has a brown foam on it, the pool area needs cleaned up. The restaurant food is pretty bland but the Cafe has Starbucks and the pizza is pretty good. I love the views and all the wildlife that browse the property.
Christina Danley
Limited menu with some basic hospital cafe style sandwiches. I had the chicken salad that was good, but just a standard chicken salad. It didn’t have any real stand out flavors and was very generic. The “croissant” it was on was more like a bun and was dense. The sweet potato fries and ranch were really good though. Kudos for them. The Starbucks frappes lacked any real coffee kick. The second day here I even had espresso added and although it was better, it was still more milkshake like than a blended iced coffee. The staff were all very friendly though.
Dated but decent state park conference center with hotel. It's not really a resort; most average hotels have the same amenities. The rooms are very dated, and ours smelled like an old man. The bed was horrible though. I ended up having to take Tylenol the 2nd morning of our stay. Everything seemed pretty clean, but the smell was persistent. The staff were friendly and check in was easy. There are 2 "towers" and you have to access them either from outside the center main building or take an elevator downstairs and then walk down a hallway to another elevator to go back up into the tower your assigned to. Very poor design.
Tom O.
We enjoyed both Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners at the Hickory Dining Room. Great food and the staff were excellent. We really enjoyed both holidays with friends. We will do it again! Thanks
Rachel T.
We spent 3 nights here (Canaan Valley Resort Lodge, North Wing) and were a bit disappointed with our stay. The mountain setting is lovely and I could see how this would have been a destination 30 years ago, but the place needs some updating for sure (see pix). Ceiling tiles in hallway stained brown with water damage. BOTH saunas were out of order. Fitness center out of order/closed. Went to arcade, but token machine was out of order and other arcade wasn't open yet so not able to play any of the games. Indoor pool and hot tub decent although so much chlorine our eyes burned nonstop. Band-aid was in the pool when we arrived and when I told worker at pool desk and asked him to remove it, he said "I could try but there's enough chlorine that it won't matter. I'd probably have to use the vacuum and it's charging right now." We stayed at the pool for another hour and a half and he did nothing. Tried to get some water from the drinking fountain in pool area but, you guessed it, out of order and rusted frankly. Tried to get a Gatorade from the vending machine after a hike and it charged me but gave me nothing. Christmas decorations in main lodge were lovely. Front desk staff was nice. Restaurant staff for NYE buffet were smug and rude, but restaurant staff for breakfast buffet New Year's Day were great! Breakfast buffet was wonderful and a great value. Hotel room itself was clean, quiet, spacious, and comfy. Starbucks coffee is served at the Cafe, but they were out of all dairy milk and only had almond or oat milk. Snow tubing was the highlight of the trip! Affordable, fun, and fast! Dinner in restaurant 1/02/23 was really delicious, but service was pretty awful. 45+ minutes to get the food, got multiple orders wrong, incorrect charges on the bill. *sigh* I really hope they find the money someday to bring the Lodge back to its former glory. All of these inconveniences really add up to a disappointing overall stay, and for $200+ a night , I would not come back to the Lodge in its current state.
Lynnette Drake
The “fresh baked” sweets were poorly made. Clearly had been put in an oven that was not preheated. The scones were spread on the pan and misshapen from the poor cooking.The cookies were burnt or leftover from yesterday. The latte was expensive and tasted burnt. Hotel restaurants are generally low quality and poor value, but this was exceptionally bad.Cafe was clean, and staff polite. Maybe we stopped in on a bad day. But definitely will not be back.
Susan B.
We were really looking forward to a nice family-of-three get away for a night. Sadly, my husband accidentally made two identical reservations (he double clicked online) and when we figured that out we called the resort immediately. We were hoping they would cancel the second reservation at no cost - which was made under the same name, for the same family of three, for the same date and within minutes of the first booking - but when we arrived, knowing our son was 20, they said there was nothing they could do for us. So we ended up paying for TWO rooms which could NOT have been farther apart from one another. HUGE disappointment. We even asked if they could credit us for the second room and we could come back another time. All we received was the response "we tried our best but there was nothing we could do." Breakfast was ok - but not included with the booking. Rooms were nice.
Canaan Valley Resort is a great place to visit for adults, kids, and couples. I think this place is very romantic.
Can’t say enough good things about Magic Carpet employee, Gary! Gary was extremely helpful and encouraging to new skiers and provided great ski tips. He made our experience wonderful! Thank you, Gary!
4 dollars for 1 can of Pop.
The tube staff took care of our party of four. ( Only 2 other people showed up for our scheduled time) so we basically had the park to ourselves. We rode the magic carpet up and tubed down about 15 times during the 2 hr time frame. We teathered 4 tubes together, 3, then 2 and ran singles a bunch. Lots of fun. 360's are fun and If you like speed, teather 3 or more tubes together. We tubed on a Thursday and avoided the crowds.
Rooms are very nice with comfortable beds. Long. Small lobby with no fireplace. Has a nice pool and hot tub; workout room is available. Good pricing near slopes and BlackWater State Park.
I called and left messages on January 8, ninth, and 10th 2024 to try to make reservations. Not once did they call me back. Do yourself a favor. Take your business elsewhere. They obviously don't need it.
Stopped in and got a crème brûlée frappe and a side of fries. The frappe was delicious as were the fries. They are spiral type fries and come with condiments. The place is located right when you walk into the lodge on the left. The prices are def a little pricier because they are inside the lodge and it’s convenient, but I don’t think they are that bad. Plenty of seating, as well as a la carte options, and some bakery items as well. It’s a nice little cafe for a quick bite
I was here rather recently after months of using my magnifying glass for finding hidden West Virginia resorts. Caught off guard, I stumbled across the majestic, characterful Canaan Valley Resort State Park near Davis. The price I didn't have to pay was worth the time I stayed.I was stunned by the raw picturesque features of the region -- with mountain after mountain fighting over who wanted to photobomb each of my epic photos.However, it took me four tries to get the keys to my room as the bigshot tourist who stayed before me seemed to get too comfy in his accommodation. No more time wasting for that guy.I will be back -- after I finally recover the patience I lost when waiting for the nearby clouds to stop crying.
4 day 3 night stay for a very large conference check in was decent, very slow but the ladies were nice, enter first room, very dirty. There were toenail clippings on the floor, on the bed, the bathroom had hair on the sink, in the bathtub, just over all dirty. I go back to the front desk and the lady "Dreama" said this has been a nightmare so many people have complained their room is dirty. Our room was upgraded due to being such a large conference they were almost fully booked. 2nd room was "checked" for "cleanliness" was told it was great. My husband went in to take a shower and was yelling oh my gosh that's disgusting. The shower curtain has mold on it! Back to the front desk I go. When we are brought a new shower curtain Dreama said they turned over 137 rooms the day before. Mold doesn't grow over night like that. We are in room 150 and I keep smelling dog urine. Had the housekeeping staff come in and they smell it as well. They coated the room in febreeze but that's not gonna help much. The set up of the hotel is awkward, it's like walking through a maze and you have to go down to be able to go up. The amenities the hottub has a brown foam on it, the pool area needs cleaned up. The restaurant food is pretty bland but the Cafe has Starbucks and the pizza is pretty good. I love the views and all the wildlife that browse the property.
Limited menu with some basic hospital cafe style sandwiches. I had the chicken salad that was good, but just a standard chicken salad. It didn’t have any real stand out flavors and was very generic. The “croissant” it was on was more like a bun and was dense. The sweet potato fries and ranch were really good though. Kudos for them. The Starbucks frappes lacked any real coffee kick. The second day here I even had espresso added and although it was better, it was still more milkshake like than a blended iced coffee. The staff were all very friendly though.
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Dated but decent state park conference center with hotel. It's not really a resort; most average hotels have the same amenities. The rooms are very dated, and ours smelled like an old man. The bed was horrible though. I ended up having to take Tylenol the 2nd morning of our stay. Everything seemed pretty clean, but the smell was persistent. The staff were friendly and check in was easy. There are 2 "towers" and you have to access them either from outside the center main building or take an elevator downstairs and then walk down a hallway to another elevator to go back up into the tower your assigned to. Very poor design.
We enjoyed both Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners at the Hickory Dining Room. Great food and the staff were excellent. We really enjoyed both holidays with friends. We will do it again! Thanks
We spent 3 nights here (Canaan Valley Resort Lodge, North Wing) and were a bit disappointed with our stay. The mountain setting is lovely and I could see how this would have been a destination 30 years ago, but the place needs some updating for sure (see pix). Ceiling tiles in hallway stained brown with water damage. BOTH saunas were out of order. Fitness center out of order/closed. Went to arcade, but token machine was out of order and other arcade wasn't open yet so not able to play any of the games. Indoor pool and hot tub decent although so much chlorine our eyes burned nonstop. Band-aid was in the pool when we arrived and when I told worker at pool desk and asked him to remove it, he said "I could try but there's enough chlorine that it won't matter. I'd probably have to use the vacuum and it's charging right now." We stayed at the pool for another hour and a half and he did nothing. Tried to get some water from the drinking fountain in pool area but, you guessed it, out of order and rusted frankly. Tried to get a Gatorade from the vending machine after a hike and it charged me but gave me nothing. Christmas decorations in main lodge were lovely. Front desk staff was nice. Restaurant staff for NYE buffet were smug and rude, but restaurant staff for breakfast buffet New Year's Day were great! Breakfast buffet was wonderful and a great value. Hotel room itself was clean, quiet, spacious, and comfy. Starbucks coffee is served at the Cafe, but they were out of all dairy milk and only had almond or oat milk. Snow tubing was the highlight of the trip! Affordable, fun, and fast! Dinner in restaurant 1/02/23 was really delicious, but service was pretty awful. 45+ minutes to get the food, got multiple orders wrong, incorrect charges on the bill. *sigh* I really hope they find the money someday to bring the Lodge back to its former glory. All of these inconveniences really add up to a disappointing overall stay, and for $200+ a night , I would not come back to the Lodge in its current state.
The “fresh baked” sweets were poorly made. Clearly had been put in an oven that was not preheated. The scones were spread on the pan and misshapen from the poor cooking.The cookies were burnt or leftover from yesterday. The latte was expensive and tasted burnt. Hotel restaurants are generally low quality and poor value, but this was exceptionally bad.Cafe was clean, and staff polite. Maybe we stopped in on a bad day. But definitely will not be back.
We were really looking forward to a nice family-of-three get away for a night. Sadly, my husband accidentally made two identical reservations (he double clicked online) and when we figured that out we called the resort immediately. We were hoping they would cancel the second reservation at no cost - which was made under the same name, for the same family of three, for the same date and within minutes of the first booking - but when we arrived, knowing our son was 20, they said there was nothing they could do for us. So we ended up paying for TWO rooms which could NOT have been farther apart from one another. HUGE disappointment. We even asked if they could credit us for the second room and we could come back another time. All we received was the response "we tried our best but there was nothing we could do." Breakfast was ok - but not included with the booking. Rooms were nice.