Details: Our trip was 4 adults and one dog. What we liked: Other than sleeping we spent all our time outside and loved that there were multiple outdoor spaces to choose from as the sun changed. The view of the lake was why we picked this place and it was worth every penny; it was hard to leave. The dog: We always appreciate a dog-friendly place, and each deck space had its own gate to keep the dog in. They weren't escape-proof, but enough to discourage wandering. He had a great time. Cleanliness: We are VRBO hosts ourselves and have high cleaning standards. My pet peeve is linens that get washed, but not cleaned (they still have hairs wound up in them, etc). The linens here met my standard, and I felt comfortable drying my face in a clean towel. That being said, the cabin could use some better general cleaning (stairs were dirty, doors around the handles where people touch them) but nothing critical was dirty. I would also counter some of the other reviews with a reminder that this is a cabin in woods...so yeah, you may see a spider, but we also saw deer and bald eagles. If you want a resort, don't book a rustic cabin. Issues: At one point we lost water pressure (our fault: because mom accidently unplugged the water pump to use the hairdryer and didn't know it). I was worried about the response based on other reviews I'd seen, but we messaged the host team and heard back within half an hour. They suggested checking the pump plug and voila, problem solved.
We arrived at our rental cabin and were horrified to find that it was not clean, no pillowcases on any of the pillows, the dock area had a hole in the boards and all the others were popping up off the frame.We did not stay even one night and had to rent a room in a hotel in Coeur d'Alene. It was such a misrepresentation of what we were expecting. The photos on the listing are deceiving and do not accurately display the cabin and surrounding area. Check it out before you book!!! I have requested some compensation for this falsely advertised property but have not had a response. I will pursue.
The good: Parking was excellent for the area. The house was cute, clean and well appointed. The beds were comfortable and the bathroom was nice. The bad: The outside of the house was full of weeds and tree debris. There were allot of stairs from the parking area all the way down to the water. We ended up sweeping the decks and common areas and pulling the weeds that were encroaching the stairs. The takeaway: All that being said, it was a pleasant stay that we would consider going back to again.
The steps are steep and have no tread. Totally unable to get to the house when there is rain or snow. The management is responsive but that is all. They get back to you quickly to tell you they won't help you. We spent almost our whole vacation trying to get something worked out with the rental and it just kept getting worse. Lost so much money. Had to end up paying to stay somewhere else and no reimbursement from Vasca. Ruined our vacation and time with our daughter. I will make sure to never rent with this rental company again.
The code was wrong at the front door. Had to crawl through a window to get into the place. The washer machine is broken. The room with the bunkbeds is pretty chilly at night. The livingroom tv doesnt work at all. The wifi kept turning off and on. The view is beautiful. Not far from town. Just needs some fixing up.
The views are amazing! The cabin itself is older with some updating in the kitchen and bathrooms. The upstairs bed and living room furniture could use an update. The location is great. And tons of privacy as it is set down away from the road. If you have a hard time with stairs, there are a lot of them from the parking area to the house. So just keep in mind all the stuff you haul down those stairs, you will need to bring back up. The washing machine didnât work, so hopefully they get that fixed. No dishwasher, so you are the dishwasher. Bring your own oil and seasonings if you plan on cooking as there was only salt and pepper. Overall, i enjoyed my time there, but it would have been better with a comfy bed and couch to chill on.
When we arrived the refrigerator was not at a safe food storage temp. It was at 47 degrees. We had to store our perishables in a cooler-which meant we couldnât take out cooler to the lake. The dock has several broken planks, deck railings are about to fall over and stair railing outside need to be sanded and painted. You can not hold them I fear of splinters. Couch in the upstairs is super old and stained. Overall it just needs some TLC and it would be worth the price or more. In its current state it is not.
We really enjoyed our stay on the lake. Location was awesome. The house was clean. Needed a few more kitchen items like a toaster for breakfast and more BBQ utensils. Outside the cabin could have been tighten up a bit with some maintenance.
My wife and I had a âhoneymoonâ type adventure that rekindled our 12 year flame! Beautiful views, warm, cozy feel, music and nature, great local restaurants and wine! Wonderful 9 days of peace!
Stairs are a challenge on the way home, makes you want to extend a view extra nights just to not have to carry your luggage up them.
This is a lovely spot, but it would really be nice if the amenities listed were accurate. We would have been more prepared and brought the necessities. Somewhere on the listing it needs to say that you need to bring your own drinking water--at the very least it needs to be in the email sent the day before. We came all the way from Portland, Oregon and had no idea you couldn't drink the water. The first thing my daughter did was drink a glass of lake water. This is a serious safety issue. I would really go after you if she had gotten sick, luckily she didn't. Then we had to drive back to town the first night we arrived to buy water, only to find there isn't a coffee maker, only a kerig. We are big coffee drinkers and there was no way to make coffee with our fancy coffee grounds. You need to specify this on the listing. The next morning after trying to pour hot water over the grounds we drove back to town to buy a coffee maker for the rest of our stay. The house sleeps 9 but has 5 coffee cups and 7 forks. The dishes in the cupboard weren't clean so we had to wash them before using them (which I don't blame the owners for, it was the last guest), but there are only 2 dish towels and they are polyester. This means they didn't dry the dishes, and if you tried they left little blue bits of fabric on the dishes. If you just left them in the dishdrainer, little bugs got all over them when they dried. The fireplace didn't work, super bummer as it got cold that week. Bring everything!
The description failed to mention (or if it does I missed it) that you have to go down TWO steep sets of stairs (14 steps, and 12 steps connected by a sloped landing) with an overall elevation drop of about 30'.
At 73, and having broken both ankles in the past, hauling our luggage down was hard. Hauling it back up was brutal.
House it self was cool. We had two smaller issues and one huge issue and the rental company is WORST
Internet didn't work, washer didn't work. I pulled into the private driveway and someone left a steel plate with railroad steak in it laying in driveway. It ruined my tire and tire places were closing Saturday until Sunday. If I owned this place I'd get rid of rental company
This house misrepresents itâs size and condition with its pictures. It is extremely small and not very clean. The water pressure was so low we had to move out after the first day. We could not take a shower and rinse off much less wash the dishes with hardly any water pressure. Also, there was no mention about the extremely steep long stairs leading from the parking area to the house. The stairs are dangerous and especially for children. This house does not look to be maintained very well. Internet was slow. The bathroom had a sink the size of an RV sink with the mirror blocking half of the 8â sink. Toilet would hardly flush. We called and were told this was the normal lake fed water pressure after sending a video to the maintenance person. It was very disappointing and very inconvenient since we had flown in from Texas and traveled all day the day before. We had to pack up and carry the luggage up the very steep stairs to leave. I canât see how this could be done if there was any ice or snow on the stairs. The rails were built out of code and you would have to bend over to hold onto the top rail. Lastly, when calling the host, I was routed to a foreign customer service representative who just took my name and information.
We enjoyed our stay, wished we had longer. Cabin with bunkroom was perfect for our family and 2 fur babies.
The pictures show the stairs going to water and a little of the ones from parking down to cabin. However we didn't realize just how many, lol. If you have knee issues or health issues these might be a concern. There is 2 sets down to cabin, and many down to water. There are platform spots to stop at. Just plan to take what you need when going down to the dock. There is not a beach, the hang out is on the dock. Worked perfect for us.
The cabin had no ac, but there were fans and with windows all open there was good air movement. We loved that there were no mosquitoes!
NOTE there is not a coffee pot, only a kuerig. That sucked as I didn't know so didn't buy any k cups for trip.
Kitchen stocked well with pots/pans, plates, bowls etc. But some key items not there were steak knives, tongs/bbq utensils. There also were no kitchen garbage bags ( luckily had some in our stuff). The coffee pot it lack of was the most problematic that should be included in the posting of what's included.
That all said we would come back...it is a great little beach cabin, and we wanted beauty if the lake more than the cabin.