Ivy Cottage -Central Pennsylvania-Creekside

I drove with 3 girlfriends (2 visiting from FL and another from Seattle) for almost 3 hours from Philadelphia Airport. When we arrived the cabin was occupied. There was a car parked outside, the cabin door was unlocked and there were personal belongings inside the cabin: woman's purse, sunglasses, shopping bags, etc. We knocked and called out loudly but nobody came out. We contacted the property owner but she did not reply.

We left after 30 minutes of waiting. Five minutes after we left the property owner called us saying that “HomeAway should have not double booked the cabin”.

It was a huge inconvenience for us to end up staying in a hotel that HomeAway booked for us immediately after the incident. A lot of our limited vacation time went to managing with the hotel the food that needed to be refrigerated (rooms had no fridge), making numerous phone calls to HomeAway to explain the situation, figuring out what we were going to do in the area (since the initial plan was to make bonfires and hangout in the jacuzzi).

I am very disappointed in how irresponsibly our booking was handled. I was in communication with the property owner via email and text few days prior to our stay asking questions about the cabin. The emails clearly specified the days of our stay in bold font.

This was a very stressful “vacation”.

Very serene, large wooded property. Great screened in porch area and several outdoor seating areas.

Charming cottage creek side. The ride from the highway to the property is rolling hillsides with amazing vistas and farmlands backed by mountains and big sky. The 15 minute ride to Knobels was beautiful. The 10 minute ride to Catawissa for the Weis market had fields of orange tiger lilies. The cottage is a true get away....no cell phones, no tv, sounds of gurgling creek, chirping birds, crickets and frogs 24/7! We brought books, Pictionary and Scrabble as our evening entertainment...along with a campfire and s’mores! Will definitely want to come visit again!

The cottage was peaceful, scenic, and a welcome escape from daytime activities. We only stayed one night and it rained so we did not get the chance to enjoy the charm as much as I would have like to. But I could see how the stream and property in nice weather would make for an excellent retreat.

The owner was VERY fair and easy to work with. Thank you!

When we arrived Mary already had the wood stove burning for us. So when we entered it was already warm and cozy. The house was beautiful. The hot tub was a nice touch. You can hear the stream from the hot tub. Everything worked fine heat, water, etc.

The tv is very small 12in max. So if your addicted to tv like us, I suggest you bring your own like we did.

A+ Vacation 😁