Pinnacle Inn Resort Rentals & Sales

my family made last minute plans for a short family ski vacation. I was thrilled to find there were still some places available to hold 6 people, given that it was during the holiday season. Each unit is individually owned and rented. We stayed in unit 2101, on the first floor of bldg 2. it has a decent view of the slopes. This unit is also close to the indoor pool and hot tub. There is free wi-​fi, which was important as I still had office work to take care of. The staff in the office were very helpful and friendly. Because these positives, I rated it average.
However, the exteriors of all the buildings are in serious need of repainting. They all look run-​down. Note, they were doing renovating on one of the buildings while we were there. Our unit was nicely decorated, had a good size kitchen, living room, and even a wet bar. The master bedroom has a large king size bed, which is nice, but too big for the room. There were a few problems though… the TVs were all very small and outdated. There was no way to connect our kids game system to any of the TVs. The water heater is a standard size, but often ran out of hot water, so you have to time your showers accordingly. (the front desk said this was due ot the water being so cold to start with on the mountain.) Also, the master bathroom had an unpleasant odor whenever the fan was turned on.
The most critical problem though is that we found mouse droppings in the kitchen (in one of the drawers and behind the microwave.) so the cleaning crew isn’t thorough.
Given that it was a last minute trip, the vacation was still pleasant enough. I would pick a different unit next time if we ever go back.

We stayed in a ski suite (1305) for the Autumn at Oz festival. Our room was beautiful– wood floors, nice décor, updated kitchen and bathroom. I really recommend this particular suite and would stay here again. It was nice to be able to cook and have a large fridge. There was no internet in the room, but as I had planned on unplugging for the weekend I didn’t mind. There is a nice indoor pool and Jacuzzi but it was very cold so the thought of walking back from the pool was unappealing. Some of the stairs were rickety and need repair, and a large part of the property was under construction. It is also very windy, and the wind through the chimney and the rattling flue did keep me awake at night. But the staff is very friendly, you can walk to a few restaurants and Fred’s Mercantile, and again, our particular suite was lovely.

Great location and views, but the accommodations were not what we expected. They need to do some extensive remodeling here to be competitive.

A dear friend got married at Buckeye Lake on Beech Mountain and selected the Pinnacle Inn as the hotel at which wedding guests could get a discounted rate. I don’t ski and am thus unfamiliar with the genre of «condos at which one stays when one goes skiing.» My partner, who is familiar with these sorts of places, judged out room to be «perfectly fine.» In contrast, I thought that our unit was old and gross and not worth the $ 126 per night that we paid for it.
A friend staying in a different unit at the Pinnacle, however, booked a fantastic unit with wood flooring, new appliances, tasteful decorations, and an updated bathroom. I would have LOVED to stay at his unit and I would have been very happy with my stay.
Well, maybe not «very happy» because the Pinnacle neither provides internet service nor gets access to the major national phone and internet networks. I know, I know, it’s on a mountain and there are very few places on the mountain where one can reliably check one’s internet or make an uninterrupted phone call. So if you’re attending a wedding on Beech Mountain and the details for said wedding are primarily/​only posted on the couples’ wedding website, print it out before traveling.
Another note: Google Maps does not recognize «Pinnacle Inn Rd.» Enter instead «Elderberry Ridge Rd,» which is the road on which one turns right before turning left into the Pinnacle Inn property. Thankfully the sign for Pinnacle Inn is one of the first things one sees after ascending the mountain on 184. Had we followed the Google Maps directions to «301 Pinnacle Inn Rd» on my iPhone (during the brief moments at which I got service), we would have ended up in the wrong place.

Wow. How do you start with such a terrible place? The condos smell like a retirement home. The sheets and towels were gross. No hot water either. They advertise $ 80/​night for a 80s ski weekend but it ended up being $ 300 with all the fees for 2 nights. I’ve stayed at better Hojos in college. I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone unless I hated them. Save you money.

Save your money and go to a hotel.
We met friends here for the weekend and decided to stay for one night. They were staying here because of a work get together, so neither they nor we took much time to look into the place.
Since it’s called a ‘resort’ we had expectations of nice amenities. The units are individually owned so they’re all different. The one we stayed in was $ 200 for the night, and was something out of a bad movie. It was a 500 sq ft condo that looked like it had been untouched since the early 80s. When we walked over and saw the Murphy bed we realized it had been touched because the bed was covered in stains. Also, the mugs we used for coffee in the morning were filthy.
I understand the units are individually owned, but there should be some quality control. It also appeared that they cleared the sidewalks only once while we were there so most of the time we were walking from place to place through several inches of snow.
I would not stay here again. We could have booked a nice hotel room for 200/​night. I gave it two stars because it had locks on the doors and the heat worked.

We stayed at the Pinnacle Inn during our spring break snowboarding trip. We rented studio chalet 4104, and it was great. Some things were a little outdated, but it seemed like they were replacing things with newer appliances as the older ones bit the dust. This place had a full kitchen with washer and dryer, and a fireplace with wood waiting to be used. We brought our own because we were unsure of where and when we would be able to purchase some. The chalet supplied 1 roll of toilet paper and paper towels, which was plenty for us. If you plan on staying longer than a few days, I would bring extra.
Because we went towards the end of the season, the place almost seemed like a ghost town. Which was awesome for us, because that meant that the indoor heated pool and jacuzzi were available at our disposal. The rec center also has a workout room, sauna, locker rooms with showers, pool table, and a few arcade games though only 1 looked to be on. It had a couple of vending machines and even a dvd rental box for $ 2 a night.
Because this place is at the top of the mountain, it can get VERY windy, and VERY cold. Be prepared, and dress warm if you are there in the winter.

This resort is amazing! We rented a condo for a week in July to attend my husband’s family reunion. It was sooo cozy. Every room has a balcony and a view. The staff was so friendly, and the security guard was incredibly helpful, from our late check-​in to helping us get back into our room when we (oops) locked ourselves out! They have a great indoor pool area with ping pong tables, a pool table, and some arcade games, along with a common room with some games and magazines provided and a great outdoor deck area, lots of hot tubs around the property (I’m assuming they’re meant for ski season), a nice picnic area, tennis courts, shuffleboard courts, plenty of room to set up volleyball nets, a little putt-​putt course for the kids, not to mention all the great things to do nearby (Grandfather Mountain, whitewater rafting, etc). The ONE thing that kind of bothered me is that they were repairing/​renovating the hot tub area right outside our room, along with a few balconies in our courtyard, so we couldn’t really sleep in as they usually started construction around 8:30 in the morning and our window was open since the units don’t have a/​c. But, at least it got us up out of bed! ;-) Overall a great experience, we are definitely planning to return for our next visit to the mountains!