Lake Cabin Minutes from Oaklawn Racetrack and Casino, Hiking Trails, Downtown

We try to fully disclose the nature of the cabin in the description. It is an OLD Log cabin - built more than 100 years ago, predating Lake Hamilton by decades. It was originally a hunter's cabin in the woods. The site-built, rock fireplace dominates the living room inside the original cabin, and the smell of a fireplace is ever present. We cannot remove that distinct smell. Almost everyone who stays there seems to like it the way we do. Also, this is not an investment property that we bought for purposes of renting it out on this or any other site . . . this is our family’s lake cabin. We’ve always tried to repair and replace things only when they have to be replaced and we have tried to stay loyal to the original architecture of the cabin as well as the 1952 addition of “modern” necessities, such as electricity, indoor plumbing, heating and A/C, a kitchen, bathrooms and two floors of bedrooms. We’ve replaced and updated the boat dock, the back deck, all of the appliances and the HVAC system. Last winter it all got a new metal roof. The downstairs bathroom and shower are probably next on the to-do list of renovations this winter. As for the reference to black mold, that’s just not true, after this review and before the next reservation, we personally went to inspect and did find a few spots of mildew on the ceiling of the shower and with a splash of bleach and a wipe of a sponge the mildew spots are gone. We’ve admittedly not tested the paint on the doors for lead, we didn’t realize children chewed on doors, but we’ll have it tested and obviously if the paint on the doors contains lead, we’ll have them removed and repainted. We do an annual deep cleaning of the property in the Springtime, we’ll consider the need to deep clean more often in the future. As for the complaint of the cost of “all the fees” those include VRBO’s fees and local short term rental taxes to Garland County; those are not something we control and our cleaning fee goes straight to our property manager who personally cleans the cabin, we’re not upselling the cleaning fee, it’s necessary. We were not able to accommodate this particular reviewer with last minute requests for a discounts. We don’t mind when people ask for legitimate discounts, especially for Veterans and active duty Military families, but normally those issues are worked out at the time of the booking, not the week before you arrive.

Don: It always makes us so happy when our guests have a good time and make special memories. That is exactly what we want! Thank you for being such wonderful guests and please come back again!!