This is a cute and charming cabin. The interior is very nicely done and maintained. It’s exactly what you would want out of a cabin in the woods. We had a great time!! It was exactly what we needed to get away from the city.
A few things to mention for future renters: the property is facing I-90, so it’s loud. Not a huge issue but if you are noise sensitive, it might bother you. Overall, location is great, accessible and close to everything.
Cabin has 3 decks, and none of them were shoveled. There was a pile up of frozen snow with patio furniture frozen into it. That includes the drive way as well: it’s not shoveled, and there is an icy snow bank to go through to enter the house. We are lucky we went the week before to check out the location otherwise we would never found it when we were checking in: it was pitch dark.
Another note is regarding the management company: maybe remember to turn on the heat when people are scheduled to check in so renters can walk into a warm home. Our first night was tough- it took a while for the whole place to warm up. Our 4 years old son had to eat his supper wearing snow mittens. Part of winter charm, I guess. It was very nice and comfortable once the house got warm.
Also, renters FYI- every time you send a message through your VRBO app under “messages” in case you have a question/concern, it actually opens a brand new request. While you think you are having a continuous conversation with Vacasa agent, each one of your messages actually go as a separate request with no context. Vacasa agent educated me on that. Not sure why it would be set up this way: it makes no practical sense especially since most of these situations require a follow up. Word of advice: if you need to send a follow up question, better tie it to the previous message somehow otherwise the random Vacasa agent that will get your request will have no idea what it’s related to.
Bring your own condiments for cooking: we left salt and pepper, there wasn’t even that there. There are 2 coffee machines but no coffee- bring that. Bring your own detergent for laundry. We had to buy it while there.
The cabin is tall and narrow, with steep wooden stairs, and no hand rails. This maybe a bit of a challenge for children or elderly.
Overall, we enjoyed our stay, but did not feel like we just walked in and relaxed. We had to buy a few things that we anticipated to be in the house for use, like coffee and detergent.