Luxury Lodging in the North Georgia Mountains

If you want a big resort day, a country-inn dinner or a vineyard villa, you don't have to leave the mountains. This guide covers seven upscale stays across the region, and each one is a different kind of trip. Pick the style first, then check the drive.

Helen's own options are on our luxury lodging near Helen page. This page looks wider.

Highlights come from each property's own site. Drive times are routing estimates without traffic.

Valhalla is a boutique resort set in the Innsbruck golf community above town. Suites have fireplaces and balconies. The Solasta Spa is open Tuesday through Sunday, Caledonia serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, and the Sky Bar pours from 4 to 9 PM. Rooms, restaurant hours, spa prices and the cancellation policy are in our Valhalla guide.

Brasstown Valley at brasstownvalley.com is the closest thing to a full destination resort in the area. It has an 18-hole, Scottish-links style golf course, three places to eat (The Dining Room, Brassies Grill and Fireside Lounge), equestrian stables with trail riding and the Equani Spa, which is open Monday through Saturday for guests 18 and older. It also has an outdoor hot tub on the Relaxation Deck. Call (706) 379-9900 for rooms and cottages. See our Brasstown Valley guide for more.

Glen-Ella Springs calls itself a historic north Georgia bed and breakfast that's over a century old. It has 16 guest rooms and a restaurant that serves the public as well as guests, and it has won OpenTable's Diners' Choice honors, according to the inn. If you only want dinner in an old country inn, this is an easy drive from Helen.

Montaluce is a Tuscan-style winery with villa rentals on site. Le Vigne is the upscale restaurant, Trattoria di Montaluce serves house-made pasta and brick-oven pizza, and the winery runs tastings, wine hikes and wine classes. Hours are posted as 11 AM to 9 PM Monday through Thursday, 11 to 10 Friday and Saturday and 10 to 9 Sunday, with reservations through Tock. Pair it with a Dahlonega day; our Dahlonega guide has ideas.

Barnsley Resort is a trip of its own, not a day detour from Helen. It offers cottages from one to seven bedrooms, a 55-room English country-style inn, a golf course, a spa, the Beretta Sporting Grounds, horseback riding and a lazy river and pool complex. Its restaurants are Jules, Woodlands, Biergarten and Dugan's Pub. Call 770-773-7480 for rooms.