Hales Bar Marina and Resort

We have stayed at campgrounds all over the country. I have never seen worse false advertisement. The website and pictures are extremely old. Terrible experience.

Rented multiple cabins and immediately regretted it when we got there. This place could have so much potentially but it is run down and outdated. I looked in 5 of the 7 cabins that were rented by our large family and every single cabin was filled with issues. You should not advertise your "newer/updated" cabins on your website. It's is extremely misleading. What you charge for what is offered is outrageous! Call it "redneck" whatever you want, but to me its just an excuse to offer the bare minimum and rip off families trying to have a nice vacation. Wasps nest all around the cabins, multiple family members stung, broken furniture, rotting floors, toilets barely worked, no air in bedrooms, broken smoke alarms, broken cabinets, garbage in the river around the house boats, no water at times, mattresses that are completely sunken in the middle, and honestly so much more. We honestly tried to make the best of it, but there was so much we couldn't overlook that we couldn't get on the road back home fast enough. Instead of insulting people who are trying to give you honest feedback on your property I would listen and start making improvements. We will ALL be taking our money somewhere else next year. To note I never leave reviews for anything, but I had to here. Hopefully you guys start taking feedback seriously and are upfront with your guests about accommodations. Also no refunds policy is wild since you guys obviously know there are problems with your cabins.

“Rustic” is a very generous description of this place. Our floating cabin was 86 degrees inside, smelled like a septic tank and was covered in May flies. Maintenance severely lacking, broken picnic tables, goat poop everywhere, a lot of vegetation and debris around the marina that clogged boat motor every time leaving and returning, and their $220 per night price for lodging, parking fees for trailers, boats, and every other “add on” expense were absurd. Only reason I gave it 2 stars is because despite the miserable nature of the cabin conditions, it was clean. Staff was also pleasant, even though they didn’t do anything to rectify the conditions. RV sites ok, but nearest boat ramp a mile away. If it weren’t for our friends, we would have left after the first night. A lot of potential…and missed opportunities for repeat business. Won’t return.

We stayed 3 nights at this place . The cabin was clean , well set up for our time there . The bed was comfy and provided a good night's sleep . It was awesome to wake up to the view of the lake and the mountains around us . We loved fishing from our front porch , and caught our first ever large mouth bass . The staff was wonderful , very friendly and helpful . We stayed at other fish camps this summer , and this one did not disappoint us . It was exactly what we were looking for , R&R .

I love fishing and this place offers amazing fishing BUT the ceiling fan in the floating cabin did not work . The window air conditioner barely worked ….. the last day it broke . We asked for an extra fan and never got one . The cabin was very clean and would have been a four star but with no circulation and half working air conditioner it ****** . It was hot AF . The people next to use also had a barely working air conditioner and they did get moved to a different cabin with air conditioning . It was okay ….. would I recommend it …… probably not. My main goal was to fish and we did catch some beauty’s ….

Let me preface this by saying, I used to live in the Marion County area several years ago, so I’ve seen the changes over time that this place has had, and it’s not many. We were invited by family in town to come stay at a floating cabin. Let’s start there. They really missed the mark on the views. The unit should be turned around so the bigger porch/deck, is facing open waters and the mountain vs the marina. The unit itself was nice, small, but clean. Would rather have had an extra couch vs the indoor dining room, but I digress. The refrigerator is terrible so bring a cooler with ice. The pool area is decent, but the pool was a little dirty. No funny smells or anything just bugs and leaves. I really can’t tell what they’re trying to do with this facility. They have ample space and opportunity to make something nice, especially with the high end mountain homes coming in, but it just feels like they’re trying to do too much in different areas. Been this way for years.