First, let me comment that I have never written a review on HomeAway or any other vacation site even though this is our 4th stay at a vacation home thus far. Upon first arrival of the Hawks View home, the owner notified me via text that the upper room air-conditioning was not working and that she can schedule a service repair, so we can use the back-up wall a/c unit in the room for now. My wife and I graciously declined the service repair because we did not want to get bothered by any repairman during our stay.
The pros were the gorgeous sweeping mountain views and the variety of birds was spectacular! I have stayed at several different mountain homes and the views of this home were by far the best we have seen. The owner had an amazing setup for the birds, with many different bird feeders and foods for the birds.
The cons were the creepy and inappropriate décor that represents death and evil that encompassed mostly the area of the top loft floor and upper bathroom. A lit up “Born Under a Bad Sign”, skulls, skeletons, and dominos lined up on the top walls of the bathroom… A vacation home is supposed to be relaxing and peaceful and not influenced with such creepy décor. I myself had around 3 sleepless nights, from these disturbing decorations. If that is a joke, we found nothing funny or entertaining about it. We never imagined in a million years that we would see something like that decor in a 5 star vacation home.
Google research revealed the following for the lit up “Born Under a Bad Sign:” According to Astrological signs only the signs of Capricorn and Scorpio are considered bad signs. Well the owner Cynthia has a photo id of my driver’s license that reveals my date of birth. So coincidently or not, I was born in the month of July that is the bad sign of Scorpio. The Zodiac sign is ruled by a Tarot card ruled by the Death Card.
Scorpio is represented by the Scorpion in Astrology, a passionate water sign that is often associated with Death. The polarity is negative and spirit color is black. So that explains the skulls and black and white skeletons. Our present society predominantly associates skulls with death and evil.
The dishware was mostly all chipped and cracked. This included coffee/tea mugs and dishes. These we did not expect for a 5 star rating stay. So unfortunately, even with all the gorgeous views and birds, we will not be repeat customers.