Briana Pace | Southern Indiana Business Report
More cabins, packages, lighting and a camp store are just a few of the things coming in phase two of the Atlas View Resort project. The new improvements began with tree clearing in March.
With the completion of phase two, four more cabins will be built, bringing the total number to seven. Each cabin is uniquely designed and Scandinavian-inspired with a dark exterior and bright white interior with many windows to view the outdoors.
“Mostly, we’re basing it off of a lot of glass and a lot of views,” owner and operator Jared Pfaff said, “so you have clear vision, bright space, great thinking time.”
Each cabin will have its own hot tub, cold plunge and, potentially, individual saunas. The cabins will have stories behind their names, each intentionally chosen based on their view of the property.
“We’re not looking to replicate the other ones that we have. We want each one to be different and unique,” Pfaff said, “so that we have the ability for people to have different views, different experiences, different perspectives.”
Another shared sauna and more path lighting will be installed along with a camp store and laundry facilities. Experience packages will also be available with phase two. Pfaff and his wife, also an owner and operator, Katie Pfaff, are still curating what will be offered, but they know romance and birthday packages will be offered.
“We’re thinking through it thoroughly and not just rushing in,” Jared Pfaff said.
Other elements of phase two that are already complete are the addition of kayaks to the property’s lake and a three-quarter mile trail loop connecting all the cabins to the sauna and lake.
Right after the completion of phase two, targeted for October 1, phase three will start. It will include a 60-person event space, with a small kitchen, private massage rooms and a small gym, as well as raised bed gardens and an orchard, from which guests will be able to enjoy fresh fruit and vegetables.
“We’ve been taking our time to make sure we get it right with the whole layout of the property,” Pfaff said.
The Pfaff’s are not focused on packing as many people into the resort as they can and stuffing their stay with things to do. They want it to be a place of relaxation with activities offered, if people want them. As they build more, they hope to host retreats and events, like couples’ cooking classes. In each cabin, they want to have journals and journal prompts waiting for guests upon arrival.
The mission behind Atlas View is to provide a space for people to disconnect from the world. It’s a place to pause, reconnect, reflect and find yourself, no matter where you are in life.
“Whether you’re completely crushing it or you’re in the low spot of your life,” Pfaff said, “it’s really to meet you where you’re at in life and help you rediscover your next chapter.”