Five Star Ranch - Campbellville, Ontario

Corey L.

Rented the pool off swimley. The pool was murky, full of bugs, very dirty, and not filtered. We opened the hot tub and put our hand in, it gave an electrical shock and is very unsafe. We were with a child and this could have been very serious.

Minu S.

Really nice place to spend sometime away from busy life. Gail was really helpful. She welcomed us when we reached there and gave a tour around the farm, which was great. The horse riding lessons offered with an additional cost were a new experience for us and the trainers were really nice . The location is close by the conservation trails and hence easily accessible.

Robbie B. (. B. R.

A beautiful country setting to host a celebration. I photographed a surprise 50th Wedding Anniversary Sept 2020, I was welcome to stroll the grounds and capture the outside atmosphere, then turned my attention to the barn loft and the warmth of the country feel.

Andrea H.

This is one of the best experiences I have ever had! Gail is such an awesome lady and very nice, we felt so welcomed and free to roam around! This place is a paradise! We did horseback riding lessons and we had never done this before, Gail was such a great teacher and helped my daughter a lot! I highly recommend this place for a great getaway with nature, animals and the pool is awesome and of course horseback riding, a must especially if it's new for you!

Hina R.

I had an excellent experience at Five Star Ranch. I have been there on several trail rides and each one has been well organized and very enjoyable. The trail guide was attentive and ensured that we all felt safe and comfortable on the horses from start to finish. Everyone was extremely welcoming and friendly. I have been to other ranches and would definitely recommend Five Star to anyone considering a trail ride, or riding in general. It was a wonderful experience and I cannot wait for my next ride!

merlineaton

My daughter has had riding camps there twice so far, and is now taking lessons there as well with one of their awesome groupon deals. I was riding when I was much younger and watching her made me wish I would do it myself so I signed up as well for the classes. I had a lot of riding classes in the past and found this one outstanding. There are a lot of riding teachers that are not so friendly (we bought a riding voucher for another stable a few years back and actually decided not to return do to the unfriendly instructor there plus the horses were really hard to ride.. typical 'school horses'). I haven't really ridden in quite a while (and am around 50 with a few to many lbs) and was a bit nerveous starting joining the class but was pleasantly surprised of the age mix in this class (didn't stick out like a sore thumb). It was a real workout and there was no problem for me taking a break stopping in the middle for a while while the class continued to catch my breath. The instructors where really good explaining everything to the riders, no yelling, more suggesting and with explanations about horse behaviour/safety why things should be done that way. Five star does a lot of different age groups and seam to have horses suitable for all levels of experience. I am looking forward to the next class and after the 10 weeks, hopefully a bit more stamina to keep up for the entire hour of riding. There were some bad reviews from a few years back and I was wondering and asking how they came about, apparently the management has since changed. I can recommend Five Star Ranch and am sure any level rider will have a great experience taking lessons or going on a trail ride.

Ashley H.

This is a beautiful place with great people and amazing horses! Please read my review, you will get the truth about Five Star Here, and you will know it is a wonderful place!
I read the reviews below and find the negative ones a little "overblown". The horses are kept healthy and do not spend much time in the dirt pasture, they are only in there for a day or two while the grass pastures grow back (the piles someone mentions in the fields is because the manure was taken from the rest of the dirt pasture and put in a pile so that no horse had to walk through it, and yes it does get mucky in the rain but so do the fields, it is what rain does.) There are actually 6 grass pastures so I think the horses have more than enough room and variety.
Someone said that they were told they were riding a 4 month pregnant horse? Seeing as horses are pregnant for ELEVEN months I think that it was okay to be riding her.
The Chocolate labs were beside chickens for probably a week while we built a new pen away from the dogs. The puppies are kept indoors in a puppy proof area with plenty of play space, including trips outside to explore! The other dogs get lots of exercise and love to swim around in the pond and run around on the farm. They are not stuck in their "cage" all day, and the wooden box in their pen is just a lookout bench for them, they sleep in a shed that is filled with comfy bedding and is insulated and waterproof. I think the dogs have fun, just like the horses and people here have fun.

All in all Five Star is wonderful, it is unfortunate that the majority of people that like to leave reviews are the negative Nellie's in stead of the many, many people who have had positive experiences. I encourage others to come and see for yourself just how nice Five Star is. Thanks for reading and I hope I have cleared up the confusion!

Reuben A.

We had a wonderful weekend Airbnb stay here. Beautiful property, hot tub and pool. They have different sized living quarters for different budgets. We got to get up close and personal inside the pens of horses, goats, and chickens. Rode horses, which we had never done before. Awesome experience!