Lost Valley Lake Resort Reviews

My parents had this for over 20 years and when my dad passed my mom couldn’t afford it no more. We as a family done everything to get her out of this and they told us that’s not their problem, keep paying extremely high prices, my mom is 70 years old living on a fixed income. Such a terrible place.

The staff and the guards at the gate are rude. When I asked why the RV was so much and to get a manager he said he called someone the sheriff dept to have me removed from the premises. This ruined my 5 yr old's bday weekend. I want out.

If I could rate it zero stars, that would be my choice. When we bought this “ownership” 37 years ago, it was a beautiful place with so much to do, a restaurant on site, maintained facilities and happy visitors. In the last several years, more and more of the “services” have disappeared and the resort has become run down and not maintained properly. The cost of “maintenance” each year keeps increasing but the amount of maintenance being done is almost non-existent. It’s not what it used to be and not what we were “sold” years ago. Steer clear of this place!

I have been trying to get rid of this membership for years. No one wants it. It has really became run down. Trailers are nasty. There are only half the trailers they used to have. Some roads are so tore up. Maintenance fees are outrageous. Your associates need a 200.00 card to use the facility. You would think as high as your fees are your children shouldn't have to pay that. We are on a fixed income and can't afford these rising Maintenance fees. We just want to cancel.

We purchased a Charter in 2004. The maintenance fees started out around #350 a year or so. Since then the fees have gone up to approximately $800 a year. I have always paid this through Paypal. All of a sudden this year they changed how they charge you. It said NOTHING about fees if you did the payment plan. Also now a charge of $5 bucks for paper billing. They changed the website in April 2021 to list the new rules. I started my payments in January 2021 and now I got hit with $70 bucks in charges and $10 bucks for statements. I tried to call and spoke to Stephanie. VERY, VERY, VERY rude. I asked to speak with her supervisor, was told she was not in. Spoke to her boss's boss (so she told me) Sherri. Just as bad as Stephanie. Asked to speak to the person that handles the website... Not available. Asked to speak to Leeanna (Stephanie's boss). Not available.

We have been members for over 10 years, we enjoy LVL every chance we get. There are bad reviews but those people don't or (must not) know how much it cost to camp elsewhere with way less amenities. I have 2 kids in their 30's they grew up tent camping in State Parks. My daughter does not want to go to them anymore saying I have spoiled her with Lost Valley. It is a wonderful place for us and our friends, camp as much as we want for a low price of under $900 a year!

We went and visited Lost Valley in Feb 2019, I kept telling them no to purchasing, they push and push and push and make you think that you're getting this great deal and payments aren't hardly anything. Come to find out the payments are double what I thought we agreed on, told me that we didn't have to pay maintenance fees and then I start getting bills for fees, plus payments. Tried to get out of it. Wouldn't happen, was told that I need to learn how to pay my bills. So, now it's hit my credit report even after they were to send me papers to redo the payments and take a lower amount if we didn't use the resort. No papers yet and 50 phone calls from them tormenting me. Whatever you do DO NOT get a timeshare at this place. It's run down and they lie. No wonder they are giving away so much to try and get people there. They are good I will give them that, because I didn't want to buy and yet I still did. Don't fall for it.

I was active duty Army when I was sucked-in to buying this timeshare. I was a resident of New York temporarily attending a military school at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The closest we have been stationed to Missouri since has been San Antonio, Texas; most of my time was overseas. We have always paid our yearly fees until a few years ago when in the process of moving, we didn't receive our notification of our yearly fees. IMMEDIATELY, our fees and penalties were sent to a collection agency.

This is true extortion. And extortion is illegal. I'm pursuing a look into a class action lawsuit for mismanagement of funds and not delivering on the model that they promised to the membership. We've been members since 1997 and the maintenance fees have climbed to ridiculous amounts over the years. There was a time when this membership had a monetary value.

My husband & I have been owners since 2005. The dues may have gone up the last 2 years, but the pool was leaking and the sewer system needs to be updated. I want those things to be fixed. This will just better the resort. Lost Valley is my happy place! The staff have always been great!