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Black Connection Valley Lodge

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View from front porch
Patio with fire pit
View as you enter the house
Rear entrance right into kitchen
Front porch exit to front yard

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
6 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 18206.2 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Fireplace
  • Barbecue grill
  • Kitchen
  • Pet-friendly
  • Outdoor space

Explore the area

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Orbisonia, PA
  • East Broad Top Railroad
    ‪19 min drive‬
  • American Legion Country Club
    ‪22 min drive‬
  • Raystown Lake
    ‪49 min drive‬
  • Reedsville, PA (RED-Mifflin County)
    ‪56 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

6 bedrooms (sleeps 18)

Bedroom 1

2 Double Beds

Bedroom 2

2 Single Beds and 1 Double Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Double Beds

Bedroom 4

1 Queen Bed and 1 Crib

Bedroom 5

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 6

1 Double Bed

3 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 3

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Outdoor play area
Dining area

About this property

Black Connection Valley Lodge

Tired of your busy lifestyle or just looking for a relaxing getaway? At Black Log Valley Lodge your peace can be restored. Surrounded by an abundance of Oak trees, you'll find the lodge, overlooking acres of forest. With the scent of the woods wafting in the air and the sound of chirping birds, you'll find tranquility. Although relaxation is key, there are multiple extracurricular activities to keep you occupied during your stay. Right outside your back door you will find a fire pit, swing set, a horse-shoe game and walking trails. Not too far down the road you will find access to a creek well equipped for fishing or cooling off. This is a perfect activity in the spring and summer. And as the weather transitions, the coziness of the cabin will be irresistible. Cuddle up by the gas fireplace and watch a movie. The possibilities are endless with the sights and scenery nearby.
Don't miss your opportunity to experience nature at its finest, book your stay with us.

Total (6 bedrooms )

Basement:
Bedroom 1: Double bed
Bedroom 2: Double bed
Full bathroom

Main Floor:
Kitchen (refrigerators, oven, stovetop, microwave, cookware provided)
Living room (TV, DVD/VCR player)
Full bathroom (bathtub and shower)

Second Floor:
Bedroom 1: Queen bed
Bedroom 2: Two double beds and a crib
Bedroom 3: Two double beds
Bedroom 4: One double bed and two twin beds
Full bathroom

Activities:
Quoits (provided)
Outdoor fire pit
Swing set
Biking/walking trails
Yard games
Fishing/swimming creek within walking distance
Juniata River with dock (4 miles)
Raystown Lake (20 miles)
Cowans Gap State Park (16 miles)

Property manager

Phares Zeiset 717-471-0927
Premier Host

Languages

English

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Amenities

Kitchen
Pet-friendly
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Outdoor space
Parking available

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 12:00 PM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed
Pet fee is 35.00 per pet
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
1.No smoking inside the house 2.keep all pillows / bedspreads indoors 3.wash all dishes and put them back in the original place.
4.please roll back bed covers and place your Owen bedding and pillows, 5.You need to provide toilet paper, 30 gal trash bags,

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

About the area

Orbisonia

Located in Orbisonia, this cabin is in the city centre and in the mountains. American Legion Country Club and Seven Points Marina are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Thousand Steps - Standing Stone Trail and Riverside Park. Travelling with kids? Consider Rockhill Trolley Museum and East Broad Top Railroad. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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Orbisonia, PA

What's nearby

  • Rockhill Trolley Museum - 18 min drive - 16.1 km
  • East Broad Top Railroad - 19 min drive - 16.1 km
  • American Legion Country Club - 22 min drive - 17.8 km
  • Juniata College - 35 min drive - 36.7 km
  • Raystown Lake - 49 min drive - 41.3 km

Getting around

  • Huntingdon Station - 32 min drive
  • Altoona, PA (AOO-Blair County) - 76 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Whitsel's Pub - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Checker's Grill - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Hill Valley Inn - ‬19 min drive
  • ‪Johnny' S Place - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪Original Italian Pizza - ‬18 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Black Connection Valley Lodge pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Black Connection Valley Lodge ?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Black Connection Valley Lodge ?

Checkout is at 12:00 PM.

Where is Black Connection Valley Lodge located?

Located in the mountains, this family-friendly cabin is within 12 mi (20 km) of Rockhill Trolley Museum, East Broad Top Railroad and Thousand Steps - Standing Stone Trail. American Legion Country Club is 11 mi (17.8 km) away.

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 59 out of 84 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 84 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 84 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 84 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 84 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

8/10 Good

Kim L.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Restful Family Weekend
This house accommodates our family well with its many bedrooms and bathrooms, and large living room. We enjoyed visiting on the porch, around the fire outside, and on the swing-set.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ashlyn F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Perfect secluded cabin
This was our second stay. We returned to this cabin for the simplicity and seclusion. Just enough entertainment for a relaxing time and big enough for family!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chadd R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Review
2nd year in a row at this place and will continue going for many years. Great place to relax. Entertainment is close by, but we love sitting by the fire the most. Highly recommended
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Family vacation
This cabin was perfect for our annual family trip. We had 14 people with an age range from 2-62 years and a dog. The cabin was clean and plenty of rooms and seating for everyone. The kids had a blast on the swing set. I would stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

peter b.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful location, spacious family accommodation
Multigenerational family gathering for Baptism in nearby town. Age range from 4weeks to 90 years old. Everyone had a place to stay, enjoy nature on the porch and fire pit, beautiful woods with some walking trails. Ground floor be dry with attached bathroom was perfect for grandmother
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Trevor H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
secluded getaway
nice place tucked back in the mountains. would return. bring sheets, TP, etc as host guides; basic cooking supplies are in home.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kyle B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Outstanding location for a guy's weekend
I just got back from an extended weekend at this camp with 14 other guys in their 30s and 40s. It was EXACTLY what we hoped for. Secluded out in the woods, plenty of space outside to do stuff, plenty of space inside to hang out, enough sleeping arrangements for all of us. Couldn't recommended high enough!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Secluded family cabin
Perfect cabin to accommodate multiple families. Nice open layout on first floor with kitchen, large table and livingroom allowed conversation during meal preps. Beautiful fire pit, large bundles of wood for only $5. Surrounded by woods. Only negative was there was not much close by and the mountain roads make travel take a very long time. The host was very responsive. I would recommend this cabin.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chadd R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Excellent place
We enjoyed our stay so much. Will definitely be going back again.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jack S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Nice place
This is our 2nd time staying here. Enjoyed the location and area.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rosanna S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great time
We had a great time with family!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christina G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Nice place for a quiet family get away.
Nice place for a quiet family get away. Very remote, we saw a bunch of turkeys and other wild life, and could hear coyotes howling in the distance. The firepit/play set area was great for both adults and kids. Plenty of space for a large family.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rose P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Relaxing
Very nice relaxing place.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Tara T.

Great family getaway!
The house was clean and spacious. There was plenty of room for all of us. The property was beautiful and very private. The fire pit was awesome.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Theresia T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful weekend
Lodge was spacious in all areas, kitchwn, living room, deck, outdoors, plenty bedrooms and rest rooms. Fully stocked ( kitchen utensils) for a crowd, down to having dish towels available ( although we brought our own). Family enjoyed fishing and tubkng nearby.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kim L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Enjoyable Family Getaway!
Beautiful wooded property. Enjoyable putdoor activities on site. Perfect place for infants to great grandparents to enjoy each other. Spacious. Comfortable. Relaxing. Host was very helpful with any questions I had.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

marvin m.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Family get together
Family friendly-average accomodations. Shower knob off in the basement shower, beds need new mattresses,breakers would flip in the kitchen when running more than one appliance.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Gretchen F.

Wonderful getaway from everything!
This was a great place to get away and enjoy a few days of family bonding. Even the teens talked and played games with everyone. The house was clean and thoughtfully planned for large groups with plenty of beds and plenty of seating inside and out! There were fans in every room making it very comfortable for sleeping. We would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Robin R.

Liked: Check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Our stay
We had a few issues right from the start which I left a list of for the owner. Property was not as close to Lake Raystown as we would have liked.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lillian B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
very nice and secluded
we enjoyed it very much. lots of room for 17 people. only drawback no cell service. have to drive 2 miles to get it. lots of shade
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lori C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Camp
Camp was wonderful! This is a great house with a kind owner. There is so much space to accommodate a large group but also cozy enough for a smaller group. This was our second stay here and we have plans to return next year. Check in is easy. The owner provides you with area info and has the vet phone number posted in case you bring a fur baby that needs help. Nearby mountains are beautiful. Wildlife sightings are common. People in town are friendly and helpful. We enjoyed campfires, walks, horseshoes and more. Nearby Raystown lake is beautiful.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Farheen A.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness
Budget friendly stay
If you’re looking for a low budget/good enough stay. Obviously nothing fancy as you can see from the pictures but had everything we needed for the stay. The large property with firepit, yard games, balcony with grill, and nearby lake and river are great. The biggest negative for me was the cleanliness - it’s an old place with some broken things. This is definitely a bare minimum place- there is no washer and dryer, no dishwasher, you have to bring all your own bedding and towels (which can be inconvenient for a large party). But all this information is provided in the listing so it’s communicated up front as long as you pay attention to the details. We were out and about most of th
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Cynthia S.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Family Vacation
There were 13 in our group. The cabin is spacious and the kitchen features a large gathering table. We appreciated the well stocked kitchen and extra table to put on covered deck. All the kids ate on the deck. We enjoyed the woods and peaceful setting The kids loved playing on the property and in the nearby creek. The guys went fishing on the river and we had camp fires in the evenings. There is an extra charge if you use their firewood. We brought our own. This is a great place if you just want to relax and enjoy family time and nature. Suggestions would be more thorough cleaning. Mattresses need replaced and mattress protectors washed.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Jason O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication
Disliked: Listing accuracy
Comfortable, quiet, but no cell service.
Zero cell service. You have to drive about 4 minutes to the top of the mountain to get cell service. Since there is also no WiFi, that means you are completely out of touch with the outside world. Be sure to bring cards, other games, some puzzles or crafts to stay entertained while in the house. There is a DVD and VCR, but the single TV in the house is not HD. It's an older tube TV. Decent sized, but don't plan on plugging in your Roku or FireStick (wouldn't work anyway without WiFi). I always load a few movies on my laptop, for the kids or for my wife and I to sit and watch at night, and then plug the laptop into one of the TV's at the house using an HDMI cable. That won't work with this TV. Just note that. Very nice house, pretty big, and good for 2 families with kids, maybe 3 families if they share beds and you don't have a ton of kids, or good for multiple couples. Tucked in the woods a little bit, so it's very secluded from any neighbors. Well kept and clean. Very cool deck on the second story out back overlooking the swing set and fire pit area. So parents can relax and still see the kids while they play outside. There's a queen bed listed, but we didn't see a queen bed anywhere in the house. My wife and I sleep in a queen at home and whenever we rent a house (this was our 3rd house rental through VRBO). So we settled for one of the Full beds. If you want a secluded setting, it is definitely that. Just note the zero cell service (for any carrier) and no WiFi.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Robert P.

Everything as Advertised - Great Lodge Weekend Getaway!
Our group thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the Black Log Valley Lodge in June 2019. Although, this property is rural. The owner provided us with a comprehensive e-mail listing everything we would need to get the most out of the Lodge. The directions from the turnpike were spot on and the lodge was easy to identify from the road. Upon arrival, we were able to secure entry to the property. Once inside, everything was labeled appropriately to get the lodge up and running. Checkout was also streamlined and logical based on the description. The electricity had no issues, the water was clean and the hot water also worked. We were in the deep woods, so there were a few bugs around the doorways and outside of the windows; however, to our delight the inside of the lodge was essentially bug free. Regarding the kitchen, it met our needs perfectly. Two large refrigerators, an oven, microwave, and range (Which all worked great). In addition, enough silverware, plates, cups, etc to give us what we needed during our stay. Owner also had a grill with propane, which made dinner easy to prepare. There is no dish washing machine. Plan accordingly There were a total of six bedrooms (four upstairs; two in the basement). You have to bring your own linens which is fine. There is no Laundry at the facility, plan accordingly There were three bathrooms, one on each floor. Each had a shower and were clean. Outside, there was ample seating along with additional chairs in the garage. Garage also contained some yard games (Horseshoe, Cornhole, etc.) to pass the time. Fire pit was also well constructed and maintained. There was some wood there; however, this is for the owner during their time. As a result, bring your own wood. Regarding the location, we went into Mt Union for supplies which was roughly 20 minutes away. That town had food, beverages, fuel, and supplies to meet your needs. Lake Raystown and Altoona are also within an hour from the lodge. Finally, if you're looking for the lap of luxury (Cell Service, Internet, Cable, Air Conditioning, etc.) this place is definitely not for you. There is no cell service, a single CRT TV with a DVD player, and no Internet. However, it was great for our purposes as we wanted to connect with our group and unplug for the weekend. The lodge is also secluded so you don't hear/see the neighbors which is also a plus. Very Relaxing and highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

About the host

Hosted by Phares Zeiset 717-471-0927

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Our family resides in Lancaster county, I am an owner of a construction business, and have 3 children.

Why they chose this property

I bought the property and built the cabin in 1995 for a vacation home.

What makes this property unique

The location is ideal due to the fact that you are surrounded by lush trees and still have excellent access to the road. The cabin is tucked in the woods far enough to see quite a bit of wildlife yet still very safe.

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