Big Creek Castle Retreat- 5 BR, 1acre next to the Metroparks-5 mi to Cle Airport

We love hosting dungeon, and Dragon folks at the Castle and hope you come back again soon

So happy that you chose the castle for your daughter’s lifetime achievement, and hope she has many more to come. I’m sure she will. We hope to see you back again soon.

Thank you for staying at our home and being so communicative too. We hope you’ll come back and book with us so you can save 15% and make even more memories. The fall is incredibly gorgeous with all of the trees in the park next to us.

Thankyou for staying!! So glad you received a bit of holiday snow too. We were happy to have some Christmas decor up for you. Our neighborhood is big on decorating for all holidays.

Thankyou for the compliments. So glad the triplet fawns showed up in the yard. We name them every year. And yes the house is set at the edge of the Emerald Necklace of the Park System. The wildlife plus all the trees make you feel like you are in the country because it’s acres and acres and you don’t see neighbors.

We so loved hosting you and your local family and your pet. What a joy!! Do stay in touch !!

We were happy to accommodate you in checking in early due to the mega blizzard of the century. To be clear for future renters: No house could be "ready" for that blizzard. It was set up the same way as last winter which did just fine. Thanks for the followup on adjusting the one railing. We appreciate conscientious guests like you & your family. So happy you also enjoy the deer & our antiques. Come back again in better weather!! Love your idea on having a pictogram on how to open and close leaded glass casement windows. There are 2 levels of being closed. Future guests pls Check out the guest book for the pictogram.

Thankyou for your thoughtful review. We do try to think of things guests might need including USB ports inside the electric plugs and in power strips. AC: We do have ac in every bedroom & the living room. The lower level in summer is always a perfect temp with zero need for an. To be a bit more precise on ac. We do not usually install until mid June when temperatures could spike which is why the ac was only in the master for this reservation. If we see that temps will spike earlier in the season then we are able to quickly put in the AC units -even day of arrival if needed. The house is set up on a hill and the set back from the Main Street is approx 100 ft and with that said there is 3/4 of an acre here behind the house where the entertaining patio is located as well as the fire pit (by the stream in the woods) - all relaxation areas and the grill are in the back no where near a street. There are literally no houses to the west or north of the castle and only one to the east. So it is peaceful and yes so peaceful that a mother doe leaves us her newborn during the day. Ask to see photos. We will share.

Thankyou Amy. A pleasure to meet you & your family. For clarity sake: 1. there is a second kitchen with fridge, microwave, sink, stainless steel food prep surface in the lower level. The dishwasher is found there next to the sink and works great! Apologies this was not realized. See photo in new check-in instructions. Nice to see some people enjoy washing dishes though. You are blessed Amy. 2. Full baths: the second floor has a full bath with both a large tile shower & a soaking tub with hand held shower. One door leads to the master bedroom making it en-suite. The door in between the shower and tub is just outside the tower which has approx 9 steps up or down to get to it. There is also a Jack & Jill half bath between the other 2 bedrooms. The second full bath with massive tile shower is just outside Merlin's Cave bedroom making it really en-suite so no need to take any stairs to this from that bedroom. Theoretically 3 people can take a bath or shower at the same time depending on how well they know each other. He he. A wife and husband can decide who gets the tub and who gets the shower. We have an 80 gallon hot water tank so there is plenty of hot water. If you are in the 3rd floor 700 sq ft bedroom you can choose to use the 2nd fl full bath. Approx 9 steps away. If you are in one of the 2nd fl bedrooms (not the master) you can either take turns using shower/or tub or walk down to Merlins Cave & use that full bath when the occupant of Merlins Man/Woman Cave give you the okay. It's not 3 stories away - just pop down to the first floor make a right & follow the tiled stairs to a tiled shower large enough for an entire family to take a shower in at the same time. Lol. We've never actually had anyone have serious inconvenienced with the layout of the upgraded tile bathrooms. No one has to wait to use the loo or wash their face, put makeup on, brush their teeth. There is also a 1/2 bath on the first floor. Yes, we are planning on adding an additional shower to the 2nd floor possibly the 3rd fl but don't expect that until 2023. It will be advertised. It's a very workable situation for such a gem of a home. Thank-you Amy for all of the compliments. It was a pleasure to host you. My main question is: does your husband have any single dish-washing brothers for my single girlfriend?

So sorry you were disappointed and we wish you had simply texted us asking us about the outdoor cushion location and letting us know you had someone that would prefer a first floor sleeping option. The master bedroom futon could have been moved to the 400 square ft living rm. There is plenty of room for it. This review took us by surprise because we are experienced Super Hosts with mostly 5 star reviews. And... all communications with Lindsay were positive - she even thanked us for her stay and let us know at 8am she had left for the airport. Coffee? To be clear this high quality home is a vacation rental and not a bed and breakfast. Expectations of providing coffee for a four day stay for 7 are surprising. We provide a normal coffee pot, a keurig, and a French press we have never in 2.5 years had a guest expect that we would provide food or coffee. We do as a courtesy have multiple flavors of tea bags as well as some tea keurig cups and a keurig cup where you can load your own preferred coffee. The closest grocery store is a half mile away and many deliver within 30 min if you need any food, firewood, or other supplies. Departure day - the 100% solar eclipse day- At 8am you texted us that you had left the premises for the airport and thanked us for your stay. You stated you were going for breakfast before your flight. We arrived at 10 ish to put a few items in the garage and left a few minutes later. Housekeeping arrived at 11 am and we came back at 1:10 pm to welcome Solar Eclipse guests. Whomever wrote this review labeled us as unprofessional after Lindsay (the person who booked) texted that they had vacated the property. There were no cars present either at 10:15 am or 11 am Outdoor cushions: You arrived at the tail end of winter when we still keep our cushions conveniently located inside the garage. You were quite proficient at texting us asking how to work our dimmer switches & the remotes that turn on lights so we truly wish you had also sent a short text saying you wanted use of outdoor cushions. Help was a text away. Safety: we have more smoke and carbon monoxide alarms than are legally required. Again wish you had expressed a concern. You texted asking if we provide firewood and also about extra paper towels but then later state there is an alleged missing smoke alarm? Why wait? Don't ever wait on safety. FYI for future guests we actually have more smoke and co2 alarms than required and in places that aren't as visible to avoid any tampering. We also check our alarms twice a year at time change and have staff take videos pressing on the alarm proving it works. We keep extra batteries available in case a battery gets low. There are two fire extinguishers. Your safety is important to us. Heat: when our heat is set to 55 it is 62 degrees upstairs - and even warmer on the second floor. It doesn't take long with steam heat to get super warm. Stairs: All bedrooms require stairs. We do have a futon that can be placed in the living room for mobility challenged guests preferring to avoid stairs. Please let us know in advance if it is wanted. Lighting: 3rd floor Tower as we call it has multiple options for lighting including lamps for both queen beds and for the desk. The overhead lights are a convenience and not a necessity and can be used based on personal preference. We welcome feedback from guests and always ask that guests let us know when they need or want something "during" their stay so that we can help rather than complain about it after departure. Still scratching our head about this review since a note one of your fellow guests wrote in our guest book was positive. We so wish you had communicated more during your stay. Ps. Merlin's Cave is not gender specific it's more like a suite since it has a brand new giant walk in tiled shower next to it. The bath is so large that the shower alone is 4x6 ft approx Most guests love Merlin's Cave because it's so quiet and private. The room next to it has a second mini kitchen with fridge, another keurig, microwave, a table ( stainless steel with a table cloth on top) this room also has a full size dishwasher & sink. So sorry you felt disappointed and prices were higher due to it being Easter week, the Fab Four Basketball & the Solar Eclipse: If you had stayed in town we would have also welcomed you to the once in a lifetime Solar Eclipse Watch gathering. Come back again during non-peak less pricey times and even summer or fall when we leave our cushions out 24/7. We hope to even give future guests access to the gorgeous stone fireplace in the garage once we have reinvented the space and make it less of storage and more of a bonus space. (Note: we don't give access for car parking inside the garage since there is a large concrete parking area plus a gravel area. We just ask that guests "not" park on our lawn. )

Wonderful meeting you and your friends. Please do return again. Thankyou for the glowing words ...we really love sharing our castle with others & we haven't even started on making the 3/4 acre yard what we envision. As soon as spring is here...we will be transforming the outdoors too.