In reality, it’s in the state “ for lovers” and probably, then, more suited to the love story of our fave dancing duo. Virginia? I know, in the film Kellerman’s was supposed to be set in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York. The hotel has a 2-night minimum stay restriction on weekends, so we were just going to stop by and take in the sights, but a few days before departing on our road trip I called the hotel and they were able to book us into a cottage that would fit the 6 of us! Excited was an understatement! We were going to THE KELLERMAN’S MOUNTAIN HOUSE!!!!Ībout 13 hours drive from Toronto, Mountain Lake Lodge is set at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Pembroke, Virginia. Filmed in 1987, this year marks the 30 th Anniversary of the film, which just fueled my “hungry eyes” to see this place for myself and make a bucket list wish come true! When we booked our road trip vacation to Myrtle Beach this August, and I saw that Mountain Lake Lodge was on the way, I knew stopping in was an opportunity we couldn’t pass up. My heart went “ga-gung” and I couldn’t believe there was actually a place to visit where Baby had the time of her life with Johnny! I saw this film when I was 8 years old (censorship wasn’t a big deal for us 80’s kids) and remember it being one of the first times I felt truly inspired in my youth, and also having my 1 st celebrity crush on the suave and striking Patrick Swayze (RIP beautiful man).Ībout 2 years ago, after seeing the film on TV replay, I googled “where the movie dirty dancing was filmed” and came across a search hit for the “real” Kellerman’s Mountain House – Mountain Lake Lodge. If you’ve followed our “Things We Love” series on the blog, you’ve heard me talk of my love for (or slight obsession with) the film “Dirty Dancing” before. Stay at The Real Life “Dirty Dancing Resort” – Mountain Lake Lodge (“Kellerman’s Mountain House”)
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