Before going to
Harder Hall Resort Club most reviews I read said people were going for relaxation (agree) and cheap good golf (not a golfer, but does seem inexpensive).
The first building of
Harder Hall Resort Club was built in 1981 when
Harder Hall Hotel was still open (The Blackmon Family is restoring the hotel, article
here). At that time, the Resort guests had access to the hotel amenities. The second building was built in 1983. The original design was for five total buildings (70 total units). Each building has two stories. Each story has seven units, two
studio (on the end), four
1br/1ba's (where living room can be closed off for a 2nd bedroom) and one
1br/2ba unit. Each room includes an outdoor screened-in patio. Harder Hall Hotel closed in 1986, Harder Hall Country Club
closed in 2021. The resort is lakefront on Little Lake Jackson including having their own dock. The
municipal golf course across from the Harder Hall Hotel is supposedly very good and inexpensive. Weeks are fixed, Saturday-Saturday. Buildings 3-5 were not built and some of the land was sold off.
Nice clean, well maintained and quiet/relaxing resort. The staff is great and seem to take a lot of pride in the resort. The kitchen and furnishing may be a bit vintage, but we did not find anything materially worn or broken (I have stayed in Disney timeshares with furnishings in much worse shape). My guess is that the occupants are not as rough on the units/furnishings as other kid focused timeshares/destinations are.
I am not aware of a resort with more included self-directed amenities (brochure
here):
• Heated outdoor pool - the pool is huge - even for a 70 unit resort (resort is only 28 units, but original design was for 70 units). Depth between 3ft and 5.5 ft.
• Hot tub
• Pool amenities - bathrooms, drinking fountain, chairs, umbrellas, etc
• Gym
• BBQ Grills
• WiFi (a little slow at times, but worked fine for us)
• Clubhouse with indoor recreation room
• Gliders/Swings
• Lakefront dock
• Three single person kayaks
• Two aluminum rowboats
• One pedal boat
• Nine bicycles (bring your own lock)
• Fishing equipment (may bring your own live bait)
• Corn Hole
• Horseshoes
• Shuffleboard
• Ping Pong Table
• Pool Table
• Croquette
• Yard size connect four
• Weber gas grills
• Gliders/swings
• Picnic tables
• Young toddler playground
• Table Games & Puzzles
• Books/Library
• Towels exchanged/washed on Wednesday
• Laundry facility (no laundry in the units)
Most people we met were retired and came to relax and enjoy a peaceful stay by the lake and/or
golfing in the area. We utilized a lot of the resort amenities with some other outdoors focused activities in the area (
Speedway,
Archbold Biological Station,
Hiking/trails,
Airboat (or
here), Horseback riding -
trail or
proper riding lessons, etc).