Lakefront getaway! A-Frame cabin, private dock, sunset views, pet friendly.

We only have one entrance to our property, and it is not under construction. Not sure if this review was meant for another property, or if you are referring to some road construction at some point around the lake…? If that’s the case, Hayden Lake homeowners are not notified about when the city does road work in town so we would have no way of knowing this. Hopefully folks reading this review won’t believe our property is a 3 star property because of road construction somewhere on your drive.

From what we can tell, Nicole feels she was entitled to an early check-in because they had an 8 hr drive, and was inconvenienced that we must clean the cabin between guests. We want to assure everyone reading this, that despite Nicole’s expectations, we will continue to clean the cabin thoroughly on same-day turnovers. NIcole also acted confused about the fact VRBO bills in two very clear payments and asked that we refund her. We explained that she would have to speak to VRBO about all billing, as that is not within our control. The guest never complained about flies upon entry, and she had no problem staying for the full length of her stay. Finally, a major plumbing clog suddenly happened on the final day of Nicole’s visit. We immediately had plumbers arrive who cleared the clog. The cabin did not have a “full septic tank” as she claims… Nicole is aware of this fact as she was fully informed of the plumber’s findings. We did not blame the clog on the guest at first but we were suspicious. Now after reading this review we suspect Nicole may have financial motivations. We will be reporting the situation to VRBO.

Such lovely guests! Thank you for the kind words! We can’t wait to host you again. Think of it as your own cabin on the lake. 💛

Thank you so much for the kind words! We are so happy you enjoyed your stay and hope you can return again soon. *The mattresses in both bedrooms are Tuft & Needle. 😊 Thanks again!

Thank you so much Craig! So happy to hear you and the family (and pooch) enjoyed your stay. You are always welcome back to the A-frame- hope you can return soon!

Noah, we are so sorry about the mistake in the door code and take full responsibility for the delay in getting you checked in. In our instructions, we provide the name and number for our local house manager to call in case of emergencies, but regretfully you did not call her. The instructions also state that we live part time in Norway on a different time zone, which is why we provide the local contact for immediate assistance. We are sorry you didn’t contact our house manager as the instructions ask. We also don’t know why VRBO did not contact our house manager, since they have the number in all of our contact info. We are looking into that issue. We are also sorry you didn’t accept VRBO’s offer for a free pet-friendly hotel nearby to enjoy while you waited for the entry code. Although an inconvenience, we would have gotten you in the cabin within a few hours. Or the next morning if that was preferred. Instead you chose to go back your home, and we are sorry to learn your place was not clean enough for your ex to feel comfortable. It sounds like the code mistake on our part led to a long chain of unfortunate decisions on your part. Again we regret and take responsibility for the mistake on our end. We have learned from this. We wish you well and hope things go differently for you in the future when life throws you curveballs.

This "guest" came alone, and it appeared the plan was to get money from us from the moment he walked in the door. He entered the cabin unannounced 1.5 hours before check in, and asked for all his money back from the housekeeper because he wanted an early check-in (which he didn't ask for). He then sent away the housekeepers just before they were finished explaining that they didn't need to bother finish cleaning because his dogs were running in an out of the cabin, creating a mess (which was the case). Then he contaced me asked for money back because the cleaning wasn't finished and was dishonest. We knew the circumstances but refunded him some money anyway. That wasn't enough so then he asked to have all of his money back because his dogs weren't able to get out along the shoreline and thus the cabin wasn't a "fit" for him. He threatened us advance that if we didn't give him more money back he'd leave a negative review, which he did. It all very much felt like a calculated scam. Most guests are wonderful but these types of situations make us question whether it is worth sharing our lake cabin with the public.

This is without question the most thorough review, possibly more thorough than the home inspection when we bought the cabin haha! We appreciate the kind words and agree it is an amazing location that isn't too far away from town, with ample parking, ideal sun conditions, great sunsets and perfect swimming water. And, as this local keenly pointed out, we have strong water pressure and excellent drinking water from the tap. Rare for a lake cabin. Some of the comments have to do with the timing of the stay during an exceptionally hot week. We rent the cabin year round so it only applies to a few weeks a year, but we understand as we stayed there ourselves this August during the hottest days of the summer... between 85 & 98 degrees every day. We thought we'd sleep with the AC on however this area of Idaho typically gets nice and cool at night time (65 degrees) so we slept in the upstairs loft with the window open and just a fan on. We like waking up to the morning lake view. Happy to report that we care about the cabin a great deal so we stay on top of improvements. Tightening bolts here, replacing planks there. Recent dock damage (from wake surf boats) has been repaired. This little gem is always ready for fun during every season of the year.