Chestnut Retreats, Rockbridge OH

Our family had a wonderful time at Crane’s place! It is a very quiet, clean, secluded newer 3 bedroom home tucked in a hillside next to a private lake. Plenty of room for families and the kitchen has pretty much everything we needed. Please do heed the “4x4 needed” to access this home in the woods. Not just AWD but something with ground clearance and preferably 4 low. Turn left at the Crane’s place sign on Trillium and the adventure begins! Wife and kids loved the decent down the driveway, totally added to the experience. Worth every bit of it. Take the path to the lake and you will find a small fishing dock with a bench. Caught a few bass with a small spinnerbait. Short drive down some single-ish lane roads to all the Hocking Hills attractions. Grandma Fayes has everything you could possibly need grocery wise. We honestly can’t wait to go back. Hats off to the owners who provided this busy family with some much needed quiet time (no internet or cell signal means your kids will actually talk to you). If you do need to touch base with the social media world, there is no place better then ash cave firetower. Beautiful view at the top and makes for some great FaceTime conversations.

Had a guys weekend over the summer love the fact that you have no cell coverage and that's what we wanted but the driveway is super crazy and I'm really happy that one of our friends had a 4wd Tahoe.

Lovely place to stay! We were very impressed! It does have a VERY steep driveway, but it's manageable with a 4 wheel drive. The only disappointments were the landline was not working, there were no canoes by the lake like in the picture, and the lake was pretty gross so we didn't swim (but we drove to Hocking hills park which is close by and had fun). I definitely recommend this place!

FLEAS OR BED BUGS! I recently stayed at Crane's Place and after the first night we noticed small bites, in clusters, on our bodies. We inspected the beds and found several bugs that we believe to be fleas. Upon arriving home, I sent an email to Lisa Gresko who handles the reservations for Crane's Place. I was very polite in the email, letting her know what we had found, hoping that we could save the next family who stayed there. After three days with no response, I called Lisa to make sure she received my email. She then accused me of making the whole thing up, even after I sent pictures! She was very rude and not sympathetic at all. BEWARE IF YOU DECIDE TO STAY AT CRANES PLACE!

A very secluded get - away, perfect for a couple or a group gathering. We have stayed here twice, and enjoyed each time.

Although it is a nice and secluded area we ran into infestation of fleas as well. We too have been bit by the bugs. My friend even got bit on the face. I don't know if you guys have a policy on pets, but it seems as if someone brought in their furry friends and they left behind fleas. The woman on the phone was very rude and even went as far as to blamed us for bringing in the fleas. So with that being said, I will not return to Cranes Place again. Disgusting bugs and an even more disgusting attitude and costumer service.