Bernard’s Landing Resort & Conference Center

Gorgeous place. Peaceful and quiet with amenities like pool, sauna, gym, racquetball and a restaurant. In summer they have water sport rentals.
I stayed here for my 31^st birthday at the end of April and had a blast. I arranged everything about 1.5 months before with Cathy, one of the rental ladies on-​site who lives there part-​time and she was very friendly and helpful.
I’m from Roanoke originally so SML has always been a place I’ve loved. Bernard’s Landing is nice and secluded but has a very nice on-​site restaurant, the grounds are well-​maintained, and the gym, sauna, racquetball courts and indoor pool are all very nice and well-​kept.
We rented a 1-​bedroom condo but because they weren’t busy we were upgraded to a larger one right on the water for my birthday which was nice. We stayed for 4 days and really just enjoyed the peaceful lake life — it was very relaxing and quiet.
We had a nice dinner the night before my birthday at The Landing where I had some yummy seared Ahi Tuna and a large pear salad with house-​made vinaigrette. Our service was excellent and their menu offered some very yummy options.
We drove about 15 minutes to Bridgewater Marina for lunch one day and rented jet skis. They operate rentals from Bernard’s landing but don’t begin that until later in the season — around May 15^th I believe they told me.
Very nearby is a Mexican place called Crazy Horse I think… we weren’t expecting much but it was very nice with a water view off their outdoor patio and fresh food with excellent service.
They’re building up the neighborhoods surrounding Bernard’s Landing with several nice developments so I suspect traffic will pick up considerably once they finish the 100 – 200 houses that might be going in.
We will def. come back and might make it a birthday tradition.

We had a wonderful evening at Bernard’s! Celebrating our friends anniversary, we docked our boat at the restaurant and enjoyed a wonderful meal. Started with apps, ahi tuna with avocado salad and chips sprinkled with old bay seasoning. The Cheese Board was not my favorite, came with only 2 cheeses and some bread. We all loved our entrees and the wine list was amazing! I will definitely go back!