Deer Creek Lodge & Conference Center - Lodge in Mt Sterling - 22300 State Pk Rd 20, USA

Best kept secret!! Beautiful older lodge with character and charm. Super nice staff, the place is under remodel but the main areas and spacious rooms offer a peaceful stay during the winter months. If you haven't experienced this place and have always wanted to now is the time to come by and sit by the fireplace. Highly recommend for business travelers to the area.

We drove 100 miles for our first trip and it was worth it! Great check in and out. Great friendly housing staff we got everything we asked for and needed. Boys loved the pool, game room, gift shop which had friendly helpful staff as well . Excellent restaurant experience the food was outstanding and the service I wish I could remember her name. Enjoyed the beautiful decorations and the great views of the outdoors! We will definitely be back!!

Beautiful Ohio State Park Lodge! Even though parts of the lodge are still being renovated, the entryway, lobby, restaurant and some of the rooms have already been completed. Our room had already been remodeled and the updated decor is very nice. Our room also had a balcony with a view of the lake, highly recommended versus a room overlooking the outdoor pool. Rooms are a bit small, so families off 4+ might want to consider booking adjoining rooms. There is an indoor swimming pool and hot tub to accommodate guests year round. Plenty to see and do at the park. Would definitely visit again.

Over the decades that I’ve visited Deer Creek it continues to go downhill. Hit or miss if the room is in working order. One visit my mom and I finally got in our room at midnight after changing 3 times for various reasons. The bartender seemed very bothered to be there, let alone ‘wait’ on customers when we were the ones actually waiting on her. I waited 17 minutes for a drink at one point 7:30pm, and I was the only customer at that point. My last visit I called ahead to make sure the gift shop and bar/restaurant would be open since I was traveling, got there and the bar and gift shop were closed, lights didn’t work in the hotel room etc, asked the guest services to let the mgmt know and I never received an email/call etc. I feel like just a number there. I am/was a loyal customer but now extremely dissatisfied and disappointed. I can’t get over the ‘beautification fee’ guest have to pay for all purchases, (food,drink, room, gift shop) when there are cigarette butts all over the property. I could go on but what’s the point, no one follows up. It’s a ‘Roll the dice’ situation at this point as to how my stay will be.

The views were very nice and include a beautiful lake. There are walking paths; I suggest stopping at the park office for maps because they can be difficult to find. The lobby has leather sofas and a fire place and is a nice place to sit and read. The room was nice but the bed was hard. They are remodeling so hopefully they get new mattresses.

We arrive to the lodge just to find out that the pool is down, the internet is slow, and the refridgerator isn't cold. You would think they would have said something on the phone but they did not. My kids love the pool that's why we came. Why would they not tell us that the pool was out???

The Lodge itself had a rustic and warm feel. Here are the issues: 1. Food was not kept up when it was empty, and some if the conference attendees waited some time for the food to come back out. 2. We had a broken bed, how it was not obvious I could not understand. You could stand and look at it once the sheets are off the mattress it literally sunk in the middle. The box spring had busted springs, so the maintenance was unable to switch because it was late at night. So they did accommodate us by giving more blankets to try to level. If a guest complains, you should have a staff confirm the issue, not question the guest, and give no answer as to how the problem will be solved. The guest has to leave the room and have the front person come down to look. That staff person climbed in bed with street clothes on to check it out and says, "Oh yes, it's broken." I can say that the morning staff did accommodate us by giving us a great discount off the room for the inconvenience. Customer service training is recommended for some of the staff.

Very impressed with the Deer Creek Lodge, the new entrance is very impressive and the rooms have all been update, very nice, nice colors and a very comfortable bed. I was here over 10 yrs ago, what a change. Dinner was excellent, steak was cooked perfectly and loved the salmon with the spicy sauce. The sweet potatoes were done perfectly, cubed and seasoned, different but very good.