Lazy Bear Lodge is a luxury Bed & Breakfast, perched on a mountainside overlooking spectacular vistas of the Blue Ridge Mountains and historic Valle Crucis below. This Bed and Breakfast mountain retreat was built from the ground up with love and care and with you in mind. The Lodge is centrally located and only minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway, Boone, Blowing Rock, and Banner Elk. Guests can relax in the common areas where a wood burning double sided fireplace graces both the Great Room and Dining Room to create a warm and friendly atmosph
The current owners, John & Marsha Speer, purchased the Lodge from the Winkelmans in 2017. In their previous careers John was a financial executive with a large public manufacturing company and Marsha's career focused on customer service while raising two boys. Although they did not have backgrounds in hospitality, they both have a passion for travel and whenever they traveled they often looked to stay in unique small Inns and B&B’s. They often found that meeting Innkeepers and other guests made