Birchwood Cottage on Big Bear Lake

The house was a great setup for our hunting weekend. Everyone had a great time and we hope to make this a yearly outing. I would recommend this house for any group gathering. Thank you

Note I gave this a 5 star because it is a really nice place. I've included this note, not as a complaint, but as information that would have relieved some of my stress had I known before I arrived. This is a lovely, neat, clean, comfortable place for a family retreat. The kitchen is well stocked with dishes. We had rainy weather, but the house is roomy and very well stocked with lots of things to do. We had a few hiccups but overall was still great. There are two fairly steep flights of steps to the water. Should have been no surprise, because if you look at the pictures you can see them. It was nice having a dock to tie our boats to. We, and half of the lake lost power one night, but the owner was prompt to bring battery lanterns and water. It worked ok for our 9 month old grandson, but would be challenging having a toddler outside and keeping him away from the bank down to the water.

Thank you Julie and Chris for making Birchwood cottage available. It is challenging to find a 4 bedroom cottage on the lake that allows dogs! We had an amazing weekend with our children and grandson.

One more detail that would have been helpful to know - as stated in the listing, there is plenty of parking for utility trailers, but the winding drive was barely wide enough to get the extended cab/long box truck with boat and extended cab with pontoon to the parking area, and the parking area is up the drive a ways from the house. It was good that I arrived first in a car and could forewarn the guys not to pull the boats all the way to the house because there isn't really turn around room for long units.

The cottage had plenty of space and was beautifully located on the lake. Our family enjoyed our time on the lake, fishing, bonfires and playing games.

The property was well maintained, and everything was prepared for our stay. The only disappointment was that the pontoon that was advertised with the property was unavailable. The pontoon availability was a large factor in electing this property for our getaway. Renting a pontoon from the local marina increased the cost of our stay considerably. Outside of that, the stay was extremely enjoyable.

Great property-our family loved our time away. Very clean and lots of space!