Lost Valley Lake Resort Reviews

This place is ridiculous. You pay a large amount of money yearly, then you try and book your visits over the summer and you can only book 1 at a time. Nowhere in the contract does it say this, first off it took at 4 months for us to get our transfer paperwork completed because you can never get an answer in the financial department. You have to play phone tag for days, sometimes a week. The facility is going downhill. They don't have the staff to run what few things they have left. I highly recommend not joining.

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!

I am very disappointed in reference to the dues going up so much this past year then being told it would drop so I paid then find out it dropped from 600 to 509. Not much of a drop. Been a member since 1990. Since then the place has gone downhill. I could have sold mine but I would not recommend this place to anyone at this time. I offered to give it back with a quick claim deed but they said no.

LVL is one of the most disgusting places I've ever been. I've owned this membership for many years. There was a time when we enjoyed the facility, but those days are long gone. I never want to stay there again. The trailers are gross, infested with bugs, dirty and run down. We could not even use the shower or bathroom in our trailer. We had to use the facilities at the camp grounds, which were not much better. I tried to give this membership away a few years ago. They made it almost impossible and my potential taker lost interest saying it was not worth the hassle or money. I am going to contact LVL first thing tomorrow to see what steps must be taken to dissolve this contract I have with them. If anyone has been successful at getting rid of their membership/ownership, please let me know how you did it. I want out of this membership.

I don't even know where to start with this review but let me tell you this resort is a pure rip off!!! I've been a "so called owner" of nothing since 1985 and effective April 2017, I just paid a fortune to rid myself of the biggest financial fiasco that I have and will ever make in my life! You can get rid of homes, cars and for the most part spouses but you are stuck with this dump and extortion run business for the rest of your life? I don't think so! I officially bought my way out of this BS for a fortune but I can be rid of this foolishness and BS forever more now and it is worth every penny to be done with the ever rising maintenance fees that isn't being put back into the resort! Good riddance of this so called resort which is a true dump with run down RVs that are dirty with roaches and bedbugs!

Me and my daughter and grandkids stayed for a week and the staff was very helpful and there's so much for the grandkids to do. We played games, putt golf, volleyball, watched movies, played on playground, swam, fished. It was a wonderful weekend. If I could I would give them 10 stars.

I was told "it's an investment" - my children when adults could use my membership at no additional fees - maintenance fees would only go up slightly yearly if at all and that these monies would ensure beautiful, clean resort with up-to-date accommodation. This place is a DUMP! The accommodation haven't seen an update since they were purchased. They reek of urine and cigarette smoke with broken fixtures, leaking when it rains and infested with ants and roaches! The employees are rude and hateful and the Resort's Owner has not put forth any effort to resolve these issues - instead he raised the maintenance fees over 80%. We don't even go there because of the deteriorating conditions.

Absolutely horrible business practices. I am a member and boy is that a curse. You are stuck once you buy in and miraculously can't even give back your membership that Lost Valley values at around nine thousand. You'd think they would fall over themselves to take your membership back for free but that's when the face of the SCAM shows itself. You see, your membership has zero value. They call it an investment... I don't know about you but I always thought a investment should bring some kind of return.

Yearly dues were $109 a year when we bought in and was told at time of purchase they could gradually increase with the cost of living. They jumped up to almost $500 a year and here we are a month before it's time to pay up and we get notified they have doubled it to a grand. "Surprise!!" The owners have been jerked around so much and picked up on the tab for crap. They don't save back for so much that nothing is a surprise anymore... Scammers.

I have been a member of Lost Valley Lake Resort sine the 90's. When we joined we paid several thousand for the membership (or as they call it a permanent ownership). However this ownership gives you NO rights except to pay them more money every year. I have lived in a subdivision for 25 years and our road fees have stayed the same and only one time did we have to vote a special assessment to pave the roads. Lost Valley's maintenance fees have gone up three fold since we joined. We started paying about $300 per year. Last year they were about $600 and this year it is now close to $1,000. They say it is for improvements but I was out at Lost Valley in Oct of 2016 and I have not seen any improvements. The Condo my daughter stayed in was old and run down. The indoor pool was so small it only allowed a small group to swim.

This is the worst ran place I ever did see. We paid 500.00 maintenance fees. Now this year it has double. What a scam. I can't afford that. I email them through Facebook to it and shove it. They can have it. I don't want it. Now I'm trying to get out of it.

My parents bought a membership to LVL in 1998. They used it maybe 5 times. In the meantime the cost of ID cards went up, maintenance has gone up astronomically and the rules which they bought under are totally changed. They live on a fixed income and could no longer afford the yearly fees that went from $159 to $600 this year. They just want to give the membership back to the company but LVL wants them to pay over $6000 just to give it back. People do not realize that they are tied to this deal for life when they buy a membership. They certainly don't expect the dues to skyrocket to a point that they can't afford it. It is wrong.

What is the common denominator with all these replies? Rude incompetent staff. In addition they are ripping off the owners after the sale. They have a board of directors who are also employees of LVL. Of course they vote in favor of what the owner tells them to vote for. Their job is on the line. The latest rip-off is increasing the annual dues for all members from $600 in 2016 to $1050 in 2017. What a scam. Their excuses are the pool is in need of repair and the water supply won't pass QC with the city. Them raising your dues is no guarantee it will be fixed. Based upon how they have operated in the past they will take the money and then leave the owners holding the bag, probably either closing down the park or turning the water over to Gasconade county or the city of Owensville and the owners will get stuck with a surcharge every time they camp.

I've been to Lost Valley Lake Resort many times over the years since my childhood. And have many friends with memberships. I would recommend it to anyone with a love of nature in a safe, fun country setting. There are numerous activities for your entire family to partake in. The staff has always been kind and helpful when needed. Very welcoming resort!

Do not get involved with this resort. Have had membership for over 30 years and it used to be great. Now it is overcrowded with permanent residents who live in RVs on the property. Most of the help is very rude. We decided to get rid of our membership and talked with their office about it. They would charge us thousands of dollars (about $5,000) to get rid of it. We decided to give it to a friend and had the title company transfer the deeded ownership ($105). Title company said we also had to contact Lost Valley to change membership. I called and got a very rude woman who said we have to pay $1600 to transfer membership.

2/4/2015 - reported I had not received yearly maintenance fee for 2015. Upon research I found the billing was sent twice (January and February) to wrong address so I reported this and requested a bill be sent to me immediately for payment to avoid a late fee. Was first threatened that I had to pay a late fee. Instead of providing good customer service (understanding the situation and waiving the late fee automatically), I had to demand no late fee and only after I called several people and reached a manager was that matter settled. Wanted to contact the manager via email and was given a wrong email so couldn't send to her. Have tried to reach her again by phone but no success. Rude staff members for such a large resort.

My husband and I wanted to join this really bad. I was so excited to finally be a member. (I love the indoor pool or did.) The first visit I was able to swim for like 10 minutes until I was ask to get out so they could clean the pool. It had a lot of people there. So we decided to take the kids to the sports area where we were rudely kick out by a bunch of other kids that had a major basket ball game going. Not to mention that they were using very vulgar language. I was thinking it was just a bad time but then the second time I was told I couldn't swim in the pool due to it being cleaned again. This place is over populated and you never can seem to get a spot. Keep your money and go else where.

Trying to enjoy Lost Valley Lake is impossible. We have been a General Membership owner for 20 years. Our children loved going there when they were small. Now they are grown with families of their own and we cannot go there together unless they purchase their own membership during "in season" time. We can rent several RVs with approval but only during off season and only if Approved by the board. $500 per year maintenance fees buys nothing and family time is not encouraged at all! Why pay for what you can't use?

I have a owned a LVL resort membership for over 12 years. Worst investment I have ever made. It's so bad you can't even give it back to the resort. If you they try to talk you into purchasing, RUN, Run and don't look back.

On Feb. 21, 2014, my wife and I visited LVL for a 90 minute presentation and then were to receive vouchers for a free 7 night cruise and 2 airline tickets. We did receive them after the 90 minute presentation. Our agent, Kate, was very nice to us, although she showed us areas that we said we were not interested in. At the end, a strong seller pitch was given by her boss. We did not bite as my niece has a membership out there a few years ago and did not like it. This morning, 5 days after visiting LVL, I called about the vouchers to get cruise info. I received a recording which stated what was on the voucher. There was no person to talk to, only this recording. I got suspicious and called the Better Business Bureau in Florida, where the company, Cruise Advisor, is supposedly located. They had no such business, no address and the phone number was for a different travel agency than Cruise Advisor and they had an "F" (worst) rating.

Lost Valley is a very fun place to be at and has a lot of pretty places. However they will sell you 110 lies to get you to buy in. Most of their administrative/sales staff is rude and doesn't work with you. They pressure you to get others to buy in. It is the worst investment that we have ever bought into. They told us that we could go Coast to Coast, but failed to tell us that you have to have a RV. The pool closes too early. They over charge you for a membership and then charge you to stay there on top of the $1000's that they charge for their membership.

I pay 500.00 a year in ownership fees and my family and i go there on vacation once a year. when we try to reserve three trailers for four or five days they tell me that i can only reserve one trailer until two days ahead of time. i figure that since i am paying for my time and only use this once per year i should be able to at least reserve what i will need to accomadate my family.

As a child, my grandparents would take us to LVL Resort and those were memories I carry with me all through my life. My grandparents passed away last year and I felt it would be a nice memory to give my children as well. I purchased a Lost Valley Lake membership from a colleague, paid full price for it last year. The seller and I needed to go to the resort to transfer ownership. The staff that handled this had a jagged schedule that did not work with my work schedule. We had to make arrangements to meet with the staff at different times. The seller signed all ownership over and also delivered the revised deed to me at work.