The first question to ask before booking a cabin for two is not which one looks best in photos. It is what the two of you actually do when you have a free weekend. If you cook, the kitchen matters more than the bathroom finishes. If you sleep in, the morning view matters more than how close you are to a trailhead. If you talk for four hours after dinner, the deck and the hot tub matter more than the TV.

A hot tub is the part of the trip people remember. The hike was great, dinner in Logan was good, but the conversation that ran past midnight happened in the water. That is the real reason hot tubs sell cabins in Hocking Hills, and it is why every property at Reserve the Hills has one.

Most people who plan a Hocking Hills trip have never heard of Lake Logan. They book a cabin tucked back in the woods, drive past a quiet 170-acre lake on Route 664 on their way to Old Man's Cave, and only later realize they were ten minutes from a swimming beach the whole time.