Pembroke ยท Salt Pond Mountain, Giles County
Mountain Lake Lodge
William Lewis Moody Jr.'s 1936 hotel of native limestone at about 4,000 feet; the lodge says it was a primary filming location for Dirty Dancing.
- Built
- 1936Current stone hotel built in 1936 by William Lewis Moody Jr. (2000 NRHP district nomination; HHA). A resort hotel has stood at the lake since the 1850s. Chestnut Lodge dates from 1944; cabins from around 1900.
- Style
- Arts and Crafts / Adirondack
- Type
- Lodge
- Area
- Salt Pond Mountain, Giles County
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district; Historic Hotels of America member
The story
Mountain Lake has had a resort hotel since the 1850s for visitors seeking cool summers at about 4,000 feet. Galveston hotel and insurance magnate William Lewis Moody Jr. built the present hotel in 1936 of poured concrete clad in native limestone gathered on Salt Pond Mountain. In 2000 it had 100 rooms, eight of them suites. The lodge says it was a primary filming location for the film Dirty Dancing.
Good to know
- Address: 115 Hotel Circle, Pembroke, VA 24136
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.