My wife and I stayed at this charming tiny home-style cabin for our first year wedding anniversary. We were looking for a place where we could get away from everything for 4 days and reconnect, recharge, and rest. Overall we were able to do this well, with one exception (more on that later).
The cabin itself is very cute and cozy, clearly remodeled sometime in the last few years and very tastefully set up. The small space is used really well, and we like small spaces, so it was a great fit for us. We brought all our food so that we could just stay there and not have to leave, and the well stocked kitchen was great for us to use for the light cooking we had planned.
The outside area is beautiful - this is one of a series of properties that butts up to the lake, and the property is really well maintained with some great features. There is a swing for two out near the lakefront, a firepit that was wonderful on one of the cool nights, and several sets of chairs for just sitting and enjoying the scenery. There is also a new outdoor covered pavilion that is getting finished up - this was the source of the frustrating experience.
On day 2 of our stay, there was a knock on the door during the afternoon. My wife and I were shocked, not expecting anyone. There was an older woman who told me that she needed to pick up something from the property and that someone was supposed to have called me. I replied that no one had, and that I had no idea what she was talking about. It turned out that she was somehow involved with the construction of the outdoor pavilion and needed a box from that.
This was super frustrating for me to have a complete stranger intrude on our time, with no prior warning whatsoever. After the interruption I checked my email and saw that I had a note in my email from the property manager, but I wasn't checking my email on the trip on purpose, as it was a getaway. I had some communication with the property manager through emails and she was very apologetic, which I appreciated, but I was also just disappointed that this even happened. I suspect it wasn't the property manager's call, and I understand she was in a hard place, but I was pretty upset by the intrusion on our peaceful getaway.
I will say however, that the overall stay was really wonderful, and was the peaceful getaway that my wife and I were looking for.
