Hound's Ear - Boone

Stayed here for a week in an Airbnb. It should be noted that I am not a golfer, but the course looked spectacular. Hound Ears Club is located in the perfect spot between Boone and Banner Elk, NC. I highly recommend taking advantage of the brand new hiking trails overlooking the community. Was great to take the dogs hiking on a non-congested trail. Will definitely be back!

My experiences are from the mid 1990's but may serve as some historical insight. My wife and I visited Hound Ears twice.....Both times over the Christmas holiday. We had to make reservations months in advance as at the time they had a very small number of guests who were there and as I recall, they were only open for 2 weeks or so during that period of time. At any rate, the experience as a whole, or viewed individually, as culinary, service, facility, staffing and/or atmosphere all received the same rating from both myself and my wife. 5 Stars. While there we met some incredible people who had come from all over the world to stay there only over the Christmas holiday. Of course I don't want to exclude the owner of several Ford dealerships from our home town, Ft. Lauderdale FL who we met the first night there. To give you an idea of the service, as we sat down in front of the huge fireplace and watched the mountains through the beautiful windows overlooking part of the golf course (closed at this time) my wife ordered a drink a portion of which included whipped cream on the top. As the service person delivered the drink, a Chef in immaculate white uniform and tall starched hat came up the spiral staircase at a fast clip with a genuine goat or sheep skinned piping bag, full of freshly made whipped cream which he expertly applied to my wife's beverage. And......the whipped cream, regardless of the presentation was EXCELLENT! We're going back up there this week to look around and see if anyone we knew from our prior two trips still works there. I hope we find it as we left it. Mixed with the heavy snow that occurred both times we were there and the wonderful staff, facility and other guests, this is a remarkable place that was perfectly able to provide you with incredible experiences you might remember for a lifetime.

This Golf course is amazing here Hound Ears breathtaking view of the golf course very clean establishment hats off to housekeeper management Vickie and her staff and the Golf course

What a beautiful place in the mountains! Club accommodations (3 suites and one bedroom style) are warm and welcoming. It reminded me to stay at home, only this kind of cozy and well ordered and clean everywhere. The staff was very helpful and welcoming. There is 24/7 access to the Snack/Continental breakfast room with much to choose! The club restaurant gave us one of the best meals we've ever eaten. All in our party of 5 were thrilled with our choices beef Stroganoff, sea bass, trout, steak... and the buffalo flower better order two! Club Pie it is delicious and huge two slices satisfied our entire party. They also have a well-equipped gym and a beautiful pool in the area, complete with a waterfall and a snack bar. It is really a special community in the mountains.

Great location between Boone, Banner Elk and Blowing Rock. Easy 2 1/2 hour drive from Charlotte. Beautiful golf course, hiking trails, pool and tennis courts, and beautiful clubhouse -restaurants. It's so funny to take kids for golf rides every day. My husband also loves fly fishing on the river Watauga, which flows through development. We liked it so much that we bought a summer house in Hound Ears.