Dahlonega Spa Resort

Had a wonderful stay in a cabin with my husband! The drive into the resort is beautiful! The staff were all very friendly and helpful. The bed was comfortable however the pillows are really thin. I recommend bringing your own pillow. Breakfast was tasty and the view from the porch is stunning! We will definitely come back!

place looks good and has great view. the main problems I had was breakfast and being way isolated. breakfast is the same cold toast, mild warm scrambled eggs and either turkey bacon or turkey sausage. only good thing was the coffee and juice. no pastries, biscuits or any of what a southern breakfast should be… staff was very good — no phones to main house and no tv. wifi under a 3.00 speedtest. not that far from town. where food is a lot better.

I booked here– sight unseen– for a company Christmas party. It’s was fabulous! The staff, the food, the views– all if it was perfect! I fell in love with this place! A few months after my company Christmas party– I booked a girls weekend here and it was an even better experience than the time before! A perfect little get away

We stayed at the Dahlonega Spa Resort for 3 nights recently and we highly recommend this beautiful and peaceful place. It’s a small resort and the people running it are warm, personable and welcoming. Our visit was in early spring so it was still cool and the property was just coming back to life after a long cold winter. The apple blossoms were blooming as were dogwoods (I think) and tulips and several other plants and trees. The property is well kept and beautiful. There is a nice walking trail around the property. The surrounding area provides lots to do. We hiked 2 waterfalls and visited a couple of vineyards as well. The surrounding area is spectacular and we particularly enjoyed driving around on the curvy mountain streets and lanes.
We stayed in a cabin with a full kitchen and it was very nice. The bed and linens were comfortable and the cabin was quiet and peaceful. The food was good — we did not eat lunch or dinner at the resort … only breakfast … but it was good and there was plenty. The service was friendly and good as well.
All in all, we would return. It’s a quiet vacation … it’s peaceful and the scenery is absolutely breathtaking.

What do you give your sweetheart as a present for an early January birthday? A night at the Dahlonega Spa Resort.
I was looking for a little overnight trip to celebrate my guy and I also wanted to bring our dog along. I found Dahlonega Spa Resort through a Google search and it was so fabulous that he thought I had been planning this for months. Erm, suuuure… I’ve got that kind of time to plan a birthday excursion during the holidays! That’s totally {not} what happened!
The staff at Dahlonega Spa Resort was so helpful in the planning! I rented a cutesy little cabin, reserved two fabulously healthy and delicious box lunches for an afternoon hike on a nearby trail, and had dinner reservations with a special birthday dessert planned in less than 10 minutes. They also offered me their winter discount package without me even asking.
Our cabin was great, our hike was great, and our food was phenomenal! It was a bit chilly, but we decided to sit on the front porch of the main house to watch the sun set and loved that a member of the staff came outside to offer us blankets.
I would go back to Dahlonega Spa Resort in a zen minute! It’s such a lovely little retreat.

I give this bed and breakfast two stars. My wife and I went there for a last minute Groupon getaway.
Room: 3 out of 5
We had a room in the main inn, right upstairs from the reception area, which meant it was very noisy downstairs. There was some sort of disgusting substance on the top cover, which I know never to use, but it was there, nonetheless. It’s just not pleasant to find in the morning while you’re waking up.
Food: 0 out of 5.
We went into town for dinner instead of staying at the inn; based on breakfast, that was a good decision. The food was almost intolerable. They had toast (didn’t try it), whole grain pancakes (I ate one, it was extremely heavy and just OK), eggs (a little salt/​pepper, not bad), turkey sausage (worst «meat» I may have ever tasted), oatmeal (gruel-​like) and mixed fruit.
We didn’t do any yoga, or the hot tub, or really anything else at the B&B, but let’s face it, you have to absolutely dominate two things if you’re the proprietor of a B&B. The bed, and the breakfast; and you have to be pleasant doing it.
The outdoor area is pleasant with great views of the mountains and a nice walking trail, but the rooms were just OK and the food was just awful.

Update upon second visit:
The people are great, the view is spectacular, the house is beautiful, rooms and beds are comfortable but the floors need updating and décor is sparse, it’s peaceful and welcoming, massage therapists are wonderful, but the food leaves a lot to be desired. Breakfast was good. Dinner however, the rice was undercooked, the meats were overlooked and dry, there was little flavor to anything both visits. The price at $ 35 is too much for what they offer, especially when we got an incredible meal in Dahlonega (see one of my other reviews) for the same price. We will go back, but I do hope they start preparing better food. It would be nice if they were farm to table since they pride themselves on being holistic and do a great job on all other fronts.

Seriously?! I thought for the price it might be a little bare bones BUT the scenery, service and staff, and amenities are truly second to none! I have been fortunate to be able to travel a good bit and the people here are on top of it yet somehow they stay out of your way! Perfect balance! This is my first trip here and will NOT be my last! :) Truly a gem!!!

I didn’t have the fabulous dining experience that other reviewers had.
I came back hot and tired at the end of the day after walking back from a nearby winery; I though it would be nice to sit on the porch and drink a cold lemonade. But they don’t have lemonade. Or any kind of soft drink. Just water and iced tea.
They weren’t serving dinner that night — all they had was cold chicken salad wraps, and pasta salad. Although the wraps were tasty.
In the morning, the breakfast buffet was fruit and granola, cold toast, greasy bacon, and dried-​out scrambled eggs that looked like they had been sitting out for a while, unheated and uncovered.
The facilities were clean and well-​maintained and the scenery was lovely. Just consider bringing your own snacks and drinks. And plan to eat out if you want restaurant-​quality food.

A girlfriend and I went into the unknown and spent a fantastic weekend at Pura Vida on ⁵⁄₁₄. We went at the same time as «Yoga by Helen» had a retreat there, which truly added to our fun, but this is a review about Pura Vida.
The place is lovely. The views are nice. The porch was a great place to gather in the morning. The landscaping is perfect for the area. We had 2 dogwood blooming (still!) outside our cabin. The air is fresh & clean and the drive from ATL is a snap.
The food is fantastic — breakfast and dinner. Definitely spend the $ 25 for dinner. Truly amazing food. Small but nice list of wine selections. Wine prices are definitely restaurant level and they request that you not bring your own.
Nice walking trails. and lots of space. Jacuzzi was perfection.
We stayed in a cabin with 2 queen beds, which was spacious and simple but not rustic. It has a little porch with chairs for relaxing. AC & heat. Refrigerator. No TV or internet in the cabins, but wireless internet is available in main building and in the «Internet lounge» — sorry I’m not completed disconnected ever, but I did find myself more interested in the natural amenities after a few hours.
Very clean. The staff is great — friendly and helpful. Good sense of humor about anything that comes up.
Dahlonega is a short but confusing drive away — bring your GPS or mapquest the directions before you go!

A quaint little villa set upon a hill, overlooking valley and mountains in the sweeping landscape of north Georgia. I was only able to spend one night and part of one day here but I was taken by the view, the staff, the cuisine, and the general atmosphere of this resort.
It’s like stepping out of the real world for a moment and into this memory of what simple life might be like for those who first settled in the area. No worries, no problems, just the chore of taking in a breath of fresh air and relaxing. I would 100% recommend this for anyone wanting a weekend away for a mini-​vacation.

I came up to Pura Vida with a group for a Yoga and meditation retreat.
It was my first trip to Dahlonega and I was thankful for the VERY accurate and helpful directions on the Pura Vida website. Google and Mapquest have you going off roading.
Our group was very nicely accomodated, and everyone on staff was very helpful and gracious. For me it was a nice change of pace from being a mom, and a caretaker.
I can understand what Maigh was saying about the noise. Sadly, I am at fault for being inconsiderate here. I did not find out until I checked in who my roommate was going to be for the weekend. As I was matched to share a room with a mystery person for our retreat, only to find it was one of my neighbors! (insert girl squeal here) This was 3:30 in the afternoon, and I did calm down, but not before my neighbor started thumping on the wall loudly. I never did find out who it was, but I can tell you the walls are pretty thin, because I listened to him snore all night.
I would love to go back as a B&B guest and be able to take advantage of the spa treatments when I am not on a schedule for classes. There are also a number of lovely walking trails that I only got to see a small portion of.
As Maigh said, there are a number of wineries close by. Three are within a few miles, and there another two further out. This B&B is also close to Helen, and Dawsonville shopping. Dahlonega itself is known for it’s Copper and Gold mining history. So there are a number of neat activites to do in town like gem grubbing and panning for gold.

Pura Vida is situated in the North Georgia foothills, and has a picturesque sweeping view of blue (and at dusk, purple) mountains.
When I booked my reservation, it was a weekend package that included two spa appointments (assuming there were two people coming). Under normal circumstances, I would have expected them to only give me one (because I’m an idiot?) but they bonused me out and let me have both to myself for ultimate spoiling. The woman who took my reservation was also sweet/​kind/​thoughtful enough to put me in the «main house» since I was coming alone.
The directions on their site were perfect, which I can’t say about a lot of business, and thankfully so since they’re really off the beaten path.
For an additional $ 25/​night you can have dinner on the property, prepared by a wonderful chef with an impressive professional history and a bubbly personality. Being that it’s technically a B&B, I was delighted that he came out every night to chat and ask if I was okay. Me, the solo traveler. The women who worked there (Sarah and Michelle?) were also incredibly attentive and gracious. Really sweet women who chatted with me and I felt went out of their way for me.
Breads and cakes are supplied by a local baker who I was told was Amish but later told was German Baptist. Either way, if you come, I hope they have the chocolate cake because it. Was. Divine.
My room was small (not too small) and simple, and again as you might expect with a B&B, missing a television and a telephone. Both of those things were perfect, because this is a place where you open your screened window wide and listen to the bugs, birds, cows and roosters.
My spa treatments were better than anything I’ve had in the city (with the exception of my favorite massage therapist, no one on the planet beats her). I could have sworn my massage lasted 90 minutes instead of 60 because it was just that good. My facial was equally wonderful, and made more so by the lavish compliments the anestatician paid me. I was drunk on their pampering.
Speaking of drunk — the four flagstone vinyards of N Ga are all within a few miles of the property, and you’d be a fool not to make an afternoon of visiting them, soaking in the scenery and letting go.
Two things about the trip, one good and one not so good :
1) I’m typing this before I checkout, and this morning there was a wee scorpion in my bathroom, waiting to greet me to start the day. The sweet man who works in the kitchen was the first person I found at 7am and kindly went to my room to relocate the little fella. He didn’t kill him, he picked him up with tongs and delivered him back outside. I thought that was pretty rad.
2) I knew when I booked my trip that there was going to be a group here with me — a reunion group. There was a gaggle of 20 or 30 women in their early 50’s. I thought I was mentally prepared. I wasn’t. Some of my reaction is a reflection of their absolutely rude, inconsiderate, ignorant, entitled behavior, and some of this is a fault I find with the property management.
The main house (where I stayed) is also home to the dining room and kitchen. Each night, this gaggle of loud women (just having fun, not busting them for that, exactly) would come in and take over. Fine. Over the course of three days, five of them mistook me for being a staff member. Ugh. Whatever. What was NOT acceptable, was their arrival for breakfast every morning, when people were trying to disconnect and relax and oh — I don’t know — sleep upstairs — and their volume. Again, inconsiderate. What I would have loved, is if the property manager had injected himself and nicely reminded them that there were other guests. He did not. This morning they woke me up (and maybe I should thank then b/​c I might otherwise have wandered into the loo with both eyes closed and not seen the scropion) and proceeded to hoot, hollar and honk horns. At 7am. Last night was equally bad, because the check in/​out counter was 5 paces from where I was eating dinner and all 30 of them decided to check out at the same time… while having LOUD, soggy with wine conversations. I eventually took a 10 minute walk, leaving my dinner half uneaten and calmed down.
I was here because I’m high strung and needed silence. You can see the problem.
So yes, I really did love the resort, the staff, and the experience. Yes, the women did impact me. Yes, I would have loved for the manager to be more hands on with managing the guests.
Will I come back? ABSOLUTELY. But only if there’s not a group staying here when I do.