Peaceful Valley Ranch — Attraction in Four Corners States

I had my wedding here 8/15/2015 and it was perfect. The views were amazing, the staff was friendly, and my guests couldn't stop talking about how beautiful everything was. For anyone considering a wedding here, let me be the first to tell you that the venue has such a vintage rustic charm that hardly any decorating is needed. No matter what room or area you're in, your guests will be wowed. The price is outstanding for what you're getting since most mountain weddings seemed to be charging much more than this beautiful venue.

My husband and I were married at the chapel which housed all our 56 guests comfortably without having to even use the 2nd story landing. The decor was minimal since the chapel is lovely and the view can't be beat! The only downside to the Chapel was there was no air conditioning, or if there was, it wasn't on. We were all sweating like crazy though it didn't help that I wore a ball gown dress.

Cocktail hour was relaxing and we had plenty of time to mingle with our guests and fun photo opps. Don't be afraid to ask for tables to be moved, or set up to be different. I can't speak for their new wedding planner since I was told it was her first day on the job but my wedding planner worked hard with Jeanne (the wedding planner I had been working with the full year and a half of my engagement) and the decor/feel/look/and everything was above and beyond what I expected. I am still being told that my wedding was the most personal, genuine, and beautiful that my guests have ever been to.

Would not change a thing!

Reviewing the rooms would be different. The main lodge rooms had a fan for air conditioning and are roughly the size of a dorm room. It was still good nature run for the guests and maybe even gave a feeling of closeness to them. I stayed in one of the cabins and they were very clean, air conditioned, and relaxing. The only thing I would advise the lodge would be to change the blinds in the spa room. The moisture from the Jacuzzi rusted the blinds so they would not lower and one fell off completely at a light touch. If I were to stay as guest again, I wouldn't pick the main lodge rooms but the other ones or have a go at the cabin again. It was amazingly. All in all, everything...

We booked a party of 8 to go for 3 days 2 nights. The cabin was everything a cabin should be but with entirely too many dead bees (not sure about house keeping?) The beds were extremely uncomfortable. date of manufacture and ours said 1996....must I point out the obvious of it being now 2017. They have notes about mountain water restrictions and to re-use towels instead of getting new ones (fine by me) but when you book a room for 6 adults with disabilities and the water pressure completely goes out after 2 showers and the toilet no longer flushes, you can almost guarantee there were some negative results. I have been there in the past when they offered line dancing, hay rides, and meals but we're told a week before our trip that new management took over and they don't offer this anymore and there are no horses. When you tell the population of people I take care of that a lot has changed and they don't offer what they use to, there's a lot of disappointment. We were told however we could access the pool for free entertainment - just our luck the boiler went out and needed to wait 2 days. Needless to say we still went into the cold pool and the hot tub was broken. Meals were only offered due to a larger party being there- we passed on the $25/person fee. Continental breakfast consisted of cold cereal, oatmeal, old oranges, undercooked boiled eggs, and watered down waffle mix. We rented for $5/piece fishing poles that didn't even cast out properly. Cornhole there were only 4 bags to play with - 1 had no beans in it anyway. I could go on but that's the gist. We made the best of our trip but we're dissatisfied. Seems like they are more focused on wedding parties (based on reviews, they aren't pleased either). We will not be returning with our group...

Ranch is absolutely beautiful! I came from Expedia, only looking for a place to spend the night, and I found a place I want to spend the day. Buildings are all historical and handmade from local wood. The grounds are incredible - from a stocked trout lake to an incredible mountain chapel to the pool, fire pots, petting zoo... Not to mention a beautiful mountain river running right next to the lodge...

Rooms (at least in the lodge) are cozy and a bit dated, but will maintained. But with a campus like this, you won't want to spend time in your room anyway...

A couple of notes : the location is remote. Leave enough daylight to get here. If weather is poor, make sure your route is paved and you have chains (Google took me on a non - paved route, which would be rough in the rain or snow). Also, they don't serve lunch or dinner, so plan on either bringing it or going into...