Large Group Stays

Holston Camp & Retreat Center

Banner Elk, NC · Avery County · Retreat centers and camps · Run by Holston Camp and Retreat Center

Worth knowing

  • Five heated cabins sleep 16 each, 80 in all, with two showers and two toilets per cabin.
  • Guenther Lodge adds 14 hotel-style rooms and three meeting areas.
  • A buffet dining hall seats more than 100.
  • The cabins are marketed as winter ski lodging near Banner Elk.

What the operator states

Sleeps
Group rentals page: five cabins at 16 guests each, 'sleeps 80 total'. Bell's Bungalow sleeps 16 and Grigsby Dorm sleeps 16; Guenther Lodge has 14 guest rooms (no sleep count). Shown at the stated cabin total of 80.
Largest single building
Sleeps 16
Bedrooms
Guenther Lodge 14 rooms (9 with two full beds and a private bath, 5 with two twins sharing two hall baths); cabins have 4-room layouts
Bathrooms
Each cabin: 2 tub/showers and 2 toilets; Guenther Lodge: 9 private baths plus 2 hall baths
Sleeping setup
Beds and bunks
Kitchen
Bell's Bungalow has a non-cooking kitchen (fridge, microwave, coffee maker, sink).
Meals and dining
Clemmer Dining Hall serves all-you-can-eat buffet meals with a salad bar and seats over 100; special diets accommodated.
Meeting space
Guenther Lodge 3 meeting areas; Grigsby Hall seats 80; Directors Hall seats 80+; Mooneyhan Pavilion seats 40+.
Outdoors
Campfire ring and swing circle at Directors Hall; cabins are heated for winter and pitched as ski lodging.
Season
Cabins are heated through the winter.
Group rules
Christian camp and retreat center; rates by phone. Cabin guests bring sleeping bags or sheets, blankets, pillows and towels; linens can be rented for a fee.

Ask before you book

Built from what the operator's page left open when we checked.

  1. Is your stated capacity the permitted occupancy, or a count of every bed and sofa?
  2. Can a church bus or coach reach the building, and how many cars fit?
  3. Which rooms and bathrooms work for a wheelchair or walker?
  4. Are pets allowed?
  5. Is alcohol allowed on the property?
  6. What is the minimum stay?
  7. What is the full price, with cleaning fees and taxes?

Also read what "sleeps 30" really means and the full question list.

Where this came from

Main source: holstoncenter.org. Also read: holstoncenter.org/rentals/cabins. Last checked 2026-11-02.

We read this from the operator's own page and wrote it in our own words. We haven't stayed here or checked its permits. Prices and rules change, so confirm them before you book.

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