The Cornerstone Cabin - Mount Rainier

We spent three nights at the cabin while hiking around Mount Rainier. It was quaint but there are some things that could be improved to make it more comfortable. The beds were comfortable and the hot tub was great, especially after 5 hours of hiking each day! The refrigerator wasn't cold when we arrived so we turned it up a bit. It proceeded to freeze everything. The fridge is old which is why it doesn't work properly. We planned to cook breakfast and dinners, so this was very inconvenient. We ended up throwing out the vegetables that froze and became unusable. The living room furniture was dirty and uncomfortable. I would suggest removing the futon and getting a more comfortable sofa. It would mean less overnight guests, but at least the rest of the people could sit comfortably in the evenings. The cabin sits close to the road, so opening windows in summer evenings was a little noisy. I agree with another review that replacing the kitchen sponge between each guest would be good. I actually brought a new sponge with us and was glad I did.

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Very nice and cozy cabin right near entrance to Mt Rainer. The no WiFi , satellite tv or service was a nice change. Forced to talk and laugh and play games. Hot tub was clean and relaxing. Definitely will return.

First, the location....very close to the entrance of Mt. Rainier National Park! It's a beautiful historic cabin that is much bigger than it looks. It's updated, with modern conveniences (nice big bathroom, washer & dryer, and comfortable beds) but still has the historic charm of an old house. It was very clean and had everything we needed... the bathroom was stocked with plenty of big fluffy towels and plenty of Airbonne toiletries, which was an extra nice touch. We were surprised (and happy!) to see a window a/c unit in the living room. It was quite warm while we were there and the a/c cooled down the whole 1st floor very nicely...including the master bedroom.

We did not use the one upstairs loft bedroom because it had a ladder to get up there and with small children, it was not a good idea. But the other room has a twin bed and a queen, so everyone slept in there and was quite comfortable. We had fans running to keep it cool up there.

One thing I must note: the cabin is very close to the road. This wasn't an issue at night because the traffic died done fairly early, but there was a lot of construction going on in the Park and the heavy construction trucks started down the road very, very early. If you are sleeping in the master bedroom, I would highly suggest bringing ear plugs and an eye mask. The only curtains are thin window sheers and the bright lights on the vehicles is almost blinding and the noise is quite loud.

A suggestion: Give a new sponge in the kitchen to every renter! There is no dishwasher (which is fine) but our sponge was still wet and moldy smelling from the previous renter. When we went to pull out a few glasses, they were not cleaned properly from the previous renter. Ok, I would just rewash them right? Wrong. The sponge was gross. Ended up washing them with a paper towel, putting them back and drinking out of my own plastic cups I had in the car. Small, but a super fixable issue.

Outside the home, we loved the hot tub, a few paths we could walk, and a wonderful dart board that my children loved. Parking was terrific and we loved having a level surface to easily get our bags into the house. Overall, wonderful!

First of all, I am so impressed by the owners of this cabin. They really went out of their way to help us out. They mailed a phone we had left at the cabin not just once, but twice! The first time we had just changed our address and the mail-forwarding did not work. So they were kind enough to mail it a second time, this time to the new address, all with a cheerful disposition.

Not only that, but when I was reserving the cabin, they offered an off-peak season discount that I didn't even know about. Very generous people!

As for the cabin itself, it was very cozy and fit all 8 of us comfortably. The bathroom was in high demand between all of us, but the sleeping accommodations were perfect. The fireplace was lots of fun, as we really needed it to warm us up. We enjoyed sitting around it making s'mores. All of the fire making materials were readily at hand, and the fun Jacuzzi was easy to manage as well.

We enjoyed our stay and would highly recommend this place to others!