Kanuga

Worth knowing

• Offers a wide mix of lodging: a 61-room lake inn, 43 historic cottages, six four-bedroom guest houses and two dormitory-style buildings.
• Carter Lodge is set up for youth groups, with four bunk rooms and two chaperone rooms for up to 36 people.
• The stated ceiling for a single group is 440 guests, matched by 18,000 square feet of meeting space.
• Group lodging and conference requests go through a conferences email and phone line; rates are not published on the pages we read.

What the operator states

Sleeps

Page says groups of up to 440 guests can be accommodated, and larger groups may be possible depending on season. Lodging: Kanuga Lake Inn 61 rooms with private baths; 43 historic cottages of 2-6 bedrooms; 6 guest houses (4 bedrooms and 4 baths each); Harold House dormitory-style, 11 bedrooms with two beds each; Carter Lodge dormitory-style, max 36 (four bunk rooms plus two chaperone rooms); rustic camp cabins with bunk beds.

Sleeping setup

Beds and bunks

Meals and dining

Buffet-style meals three times a day in the dining rooms, using produce from an organic garden when available. Vegetarian and other special diets on request. Seating counts and meal prices are not on the pages we read.

Meeting space

About 18,000 square feet of meeting facilities that the page says can hold up to 440 guests. Individual rooms and seat counts are not itemized on the pages we read.

Outdoors

1,400 acres with a 30-acre lake and 20 miles of hiking trails; group and team-building recreation offered.

Group rules

Kanuga describes itself as a non-profit center affiliated with The Episcopal Church. No conduct rules were stated on the pages we read.

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. Is there a kitchen your group can use, and how many people can it feed at once?
3. Can a church bus or coach reach the building, and how many cars fit?
4. Which rooms and bathrooms work for a wheelchair or walker?
5. Are pets allowed?
6. Is alcohol allowed on the property?
7. What is the minimum stay?
8. What is the full price, with cleaning fees and taxes?

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