New River Retreat

My husband surprised me by renting the Kirkner Lake Cabin for my birthday. It was in the middle of nowhere. I thought we were in some backwoods scary movie. But once we got there, it was beautiful! The lake was stunning.
We stayed 2 nights — Thurs/​Fri. I wished we could have stayed longer but it was booked. We mostly went out on the canoe and fished. My husband was obsessed with the fire pit. There weren’t any spiders in the house so I was grateful lol.
We were 20 minutes from civilization. You can get groceries from either Food Lion or Walmart. There aren’t a lot of restaurants unfortunately. The closest café only had breakfast on the weekends so we had to venture further.
I’m a luxury kinda gale. I love staying in a nice hotel. I understand this kinda place isn’t a hotel, but if they’re claiming luxury, they need to step it up some. I was expecting a little more Pottery Barn and less grandma’s house. The place would have been perfection except for a couple things — needed better shower heads, towels, bath mats, bathroom rugs. The chair cushions on the balcony were dirty and they need to move the sofa closer to the tv in the living room. However the rest of the house was downright cute and cozy.
Overall, I had a wonderful time and I would highly recommend this place.

Red Hawk Rising cabin is AMAZING!
We had a great family reunion in this fabulous cabin that sleeps 12.
Close enough to Blacksburg that commuting for Virginia Tech graduation activities.
We rented 2 canoes as well.
Highly recommend.