• Cabin is not safe for kids

  Cabin is not safe for kids

  • Guest megtim
  • Date of stay 07/01/12
  • Review Submitted 02/15/13
  We stayed at the cabin for the week of July 4, 2012. I have to agree with the other renters that wrote a review. The cabin had poor a/c in it. It is not a safe cabin for kids. We seen covers missing off the wall outlets. The bathroom in the upstairs bedroom is very small and has no door. Lighting is poor. The stairs leading down to the house really could use some handrails the are dangerous. Getting to the pool area is a steep incline and as she said it is mud when it rains. The pool area is very nice. But we did not stay at the cabin much because there were centipeds all over in the cabin. The kitchen was not clean. One of the bedrooms is open to all with no privacy. That is were the enterance door to the cabin. During our stay at the cabin some of our family members were there and someone just walked into the cabin because they new the code. That really freaked out the kids. Sleeping at night was impossible because of the heat and there was a window in the elvis room that did not have a window in it it was covered by contractors paper and that made it very uneasy sleeping. We did not stay at the cabin much during our stay due to the conditions of the cabin. We only ate at the cabin a couple of times due to the condition. In the kitchen there is sliding glass doors but you can not go out of it due to the unfinished deck. I did mention centipeds in the cabin I know that we were in the mountains and you should expect some bugs but everywhere you turned there were centipeds. They were getting into our suitcases and on our clothes. I will never rent this cabin again. Also in there ad they said that it was seculed with no one around but they lived about 500 feet from the cabin. They can see everything that you do. We had to put up sheets to cover the window so no one could see into the bedroom.

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• Property with Potential but Far from Ready

  Property with Potential but Far from Ready

  • Guest Jim and Nelda
  • Date of stay 07/16/12
  • Review Submitted 07/27/12
  Lodge is listed as sleeping up to 30, with 4 bedrooms plus sleeping porch. The lodge actually had beds for six in 3 bedrooms with the fourth bedroom being in the one bedroom cottage. So sleeping for our party of 17 was difficult at best. Blow up mattresses were provided but could not be used as they all were either moldy or full of holes. When we inquired about this we were told that the "30" included pitching tents on the hill. Tried several times to contact owner by phone and email, but never got an answer and voice mailbox was full so could not even leave a message. We did get assistance in the evenings from other family members. The house was not cleaned thoroughly, and the oven and microwave were so dirty that we used very little. There was left over food in all refrigerators, which was in the way for our week's worth of groceries.Several trash containers still had trash in them. It appears that renovations are not finished with many electrical outlets that were not finished or covered; paint cans sitting around and box of trash left in master bedroom area.. Promise of beautiful views were so clouded by dirty windows or with left over painter's tape. Lighting situation was equally poor. No light in large walk-in closet or bath of second lodge bedroom or porch-light for cabin; and lighting around house was spotty making walkway steps treacherous at night. A couple of us took bad falls. Cabin was nice, but neither tv in cabin worked. We had planned to use for a honeymoon cottage for our niece who got married, but we needed the extra sleeping space for family. The only saving grace to our week was the beautiful pool area. We lived and ate at the pool. However, the only way to the pool was down a mud hill and it rained each day we were there. We took some concrete pavers and built a couple of steps to use. The ice machine did not work. There were no lounge chairs by pool as shown in photos. No one came to clean the pool as promised; had to clean ourselves.Pond was stocked with fish, but way too young to catch.This property should really be pulled off of the rental market until it is complete and safe for rental. Overall, not what we expected and way over-priced for what we got.

  Owner response: Unfortunately this group is the type of renters who fail to properly research the details of a vacation rental and then complain when things don't go right. Our listing clearly states how many beds we have and how many people our rental will sleep. If renters bring tents, sleeping bags and blow up mattresses then we can accommodate many more sleepers because we have 28 acres of land. When this group let us know that they did not realize that they would have needed to bring tents/sleeping bags/mattresses, we did our best to accommodate them by finding as many blow up beds as we could -- and yes, some of them were old - but we were simply trying to help. When I discovered the ice maker quit working I went and bought plenty of ice trays so there would be ice. There was an additional ice maker in the main lodge so ice could have easily been taken from the lodge to the pool house. I do agree that this group shouldn't have paid as much for this type of vacation rental because they would leave early in the morning and return late at night. This is the type of rental where there is always something to do and so much to see. Everyone else who has rented with us stays here and enjoys the property. This group would have been better off staying at a cheap motel because they were rarely here. We live on the property so getting in touch with any of us is just a matter of walking up a hill and knocking on a door. It is true that we did not clean the pool everyday but this is because it was barely used and it didn't require cleaning everyday. I have no idea what electrical outlets do not have covers. I've yet to find them. In order to get to the pool house you must walk the yard. Yes, there is an incline but there is no "mud hill." There are 2 other ways to get to the pool house and both of these are rocky roads. One of the roads allows you to drive all the way to the pool house. Everyone else who has stayed here has absolutely adored the property. I just need to take the time to include their testimonials as they are written in a book. I'll do that soon. It is truly unfortunate when a group such as this, who cannot appreciate such a property, and who did not do their due diligence while researching the property, decides to write a review.

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