Ozark Mountains - LUXURY in Arkansas!!

Firstly, I know you are in shock from the title! I was as surprised as you are to find a luxury resort in Arkansas. Having traveled around the world a few times staying in luxury hotels, I have seen some outstanding locations and sumptuous suites. But nothing could prepare me for the Ozark Mountains - simply glorious, lush green rolling mountains - trees everywhere which of course leads to... birds. Hummingbirds, red cardinals, pileated woodpeckers, blue birds. If I hadn't of known better, I would have thought I was in Belize or Brazil. The lakes in these mountains are clear blue/green and a warm 80 degrees during the summer months. My days of the beach are over! Who needs sand and salt to ruin a perfectly good day. There was so much to do, I didn't know where to start - waterskiing was great fun once I got the hang of it. Hiking, trail walking - Arkansas has many waterfalls to discover and many rocky bluffs to climb for an amazing view. And the best thing of all was the complete lack of other people, was this what the planet was like before we all arrived?

So, onto the hotel - or should I say cabin - or could it be a luxury lakefront mansion? Maybe, except scaled down to a discreet 3 bedrooms - each with an en suite bathroom, a giant opulent bed and a view to end all others of the shimmering lake. All amenities and facilities were of a five star hotel - swimming pool, hot tub, daybeds, swing chairs and hammocks outside and designer furnishings inside. In fact, it was pretty difficult to leave home.

Our only complaint was that there is no restaurant on site, enterprising guests can fire up the barbecue - or you can request a chef. But we found a great barbecue joint just down the road which gave us a real taste of the south. My advice is to forget the beach this summer and check out this luxury secluded lake cabin in the Ozarks.