Our History

Formally known as the Lakeview Motor Lodge covered 60 to 100 acres and which was formally a horse farm. The Lakeview Motor Lodge was considered one of the finest in all Virginia. 


A primer vacation spot with wonderful Southern hospitality. Lakeview had one the best restaurants in Roanoke and it was called the “Feedbox” who was known for its southern food: “biscuits, gravy, fried chicken, cornbread, grits, country ham, and all the other wonderful Southern delicacies.”


 Lakeview Motor Lodge was closed and sold to Friendship Manor in the late ’70’s. But the motel wasn’t torn down it became part of Friendship Manor. It was sold in 2007 and renamed North Roanoke Assisted Living and it was sold again in 2012. Today it is still known as North Roanoke Assisted Living.