Summary: Lupin is a facility with an amazing capacity to be beautiful and functional clothing optional retreat. The overall dilapidation of the facility is depressing and I hope it is rejuvenated in the future. Otherwise, we will not be revisiting Lupin anytime soon.
We stayed in the yurt facilities at Lupin Lodge. My boyfriend and I have been to clothing optional facilities before and enjoy the relaxation and atmosphere usually accompanied by such facilities.
Hosts: The Lupin Lodge hosts were prompt, responsive, and extremely nice to communicate with. They were also accommodating when we asked to have a gate key because we were going to be returning late at night after check-in. Though it is very odd that you are expected to check-in and not leave the facility during your stay...
Yurt: Make sure to bring extra blankets if you're staying during a cold period. Each yurt has a small heater that failed to even remotely warm up the yurt and we ended up huddling under the heated blanket on the bed (the only saving grace) for the night and not thoroughly enjoying the yurt. The heated blanket was then counterbalanced by the bedding in the room smelling unclean. The carpeting had many questionable stains and spots on it that had not even been attempted to be cleaned.
Kitchen: The 'kitchen' was a room with haphazard kitchen appliances and items. The stove had a solid layer of grease in all the grease traps under the gas burners (fire hazard), there was dead and live ants all over the counters, there were rat and mouse droppings everywhere (counters, dishware, floors, etc.), which is a huge health hazard. We had to wash everything with soap if we wanted to use it and when we started finding the other health concerns we decided to pick up and leave to go to a restaurant for breakfast. Very disappointing for the pice paid for this stay and since we enjoy cooking together in the morning when traveling. We even asked about kitchen availability before coming and were told the kitchen was usable. Please do not plan on using the kitchen here unless they have some severe remodeling and safety certifications.
Bathing facilities: The saving grace of the Lupin Lodge. It's obvious that a lot of care and concern for detail went into the design of the pools and bathing facilities. We definitely enjoyed the hot tub at Lupin, though they do use lots of chlorine, so not recommended for those sensitive to chlorine. But we were able to shower off before and afterward, so it was ok.
Hopefully, Lupin Lodge can pull it together and rejuvenate this facility. Currently, it is showing its age and falling into a more dilapidated state. There is a lot of potential here.