Robert's Retreat

Beautiful interior with real fireplace. Plenty of firewood. Lake view from the screened in porch was our favorite place to be. As a couple in our sixties, no bathroom upstairs on master bedroom loft level was a negative, as was the very steep gravel driveway.

After a frightening entrance down a steep hill and around a sharp curve on a narrow little gravel drive that had been washed out by rain, we arrived at our vacation rental only to find the lake had been drained 20-25 feet. So, the pretty dock in the pictures was left high and dry, and my husband was not able to get down to the lake to fish. (That was the primary purpose of our trip.) He had to drive around the area and locate a safer access to the lake. The only BR is upstairs which meant we had to go down a treacherous flight of stairs at night to go to the only restroom. The upstairs bed was extremely uncomfortable to us. So, the second night we tried the pull-out couch, but that bed sags badly in the middle. Finally, my husband gave up and slept in the club chair the third and fourth nights. As for cleanliness, I found food spatters on the kitchen sink & refrigerator. In the bathroom, there were toothpaste/soap spatters on the mirror frame and bathroom door. The LR rug was covered in spots from spills. One night I looked up from the couch thinking my husband had left some fishing line hanging from the balcony between the BR & the stairs. When he went up to check, he found it was hair instead. We have done vacations using Vrbo 4-5 times now, and this cabin in the woods was by far the worst we have ever experienced. We would never go back, and we definitely wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Pictures of the 3 sets of stairs, including the ones down to the lake should be included on your site. Two sets are safety hazards. One actually has a large window beside it for someone to fall through (of course, there's no handrail.). Only the steps to the basement have adequate railing and are totally enclosed so no one falls through them. The cabin is definitely not appropriate for families with toddlers, preschoolers, or elderly persons in their party. Also, if the water level in Lake Douglas is lowered like that every fall as we were told by multiple members of the community, then that should be noted as well on your site. Otherwise, someone is guilty of fraudulent advertising. Moreover, it is just a matter of time before someone gets seriously hurt using one of those sets of stairs. We hope you have really good insurance.

Great experience

We enjoyed a short weekend stay at this wonderful cabin. The cabin was clean and cozy. We loved the screen porch with the hanging bed, although we didn’t get to use the screened in porch much because the weather was a little too cool.

Great!