Orin Carney is probably the rudest, most dishonest, flim flam man I have ever met. Not only did he flat out lie to me about the availability of other lodging than his own, but he knew I would need phone service in the crappy cabin for which he charged me $125. for one night but then refused to allow me to stay (after I drove 10 hours to get there.) because I had my 4 pound chihuahua with me who would be staying in her crate in the car for the one night I needed lodging on a business trip. And he refused to refund my money. My first clue should have been that in a jam packed small resort town in CO, I was the only guest at his Big Horn Resort. Not one single cabin was rented except the one I tried to rent. I know this because when his wife asked him which cabins were available on that Saturday night, he read the names of every cabin he owns. He was angry because I caught him lying about having a phone in the room and tv service, which there were none. ( you should get something for $129. per night. )
I was there about 10 minutes when he told me I would have to leave because of the dog. There are no signs anywhere on the property that says "no pets". There is nothing on their website either. Also they told me that I should have known there was no tv ( in that cabin alone) if I had looked at the website. Well, guess what? I did look at the website and there is nothing about no tv or phone. There is phone service there so there is no excuse not to have one in the cabins.
The cabins were almost and trashy and nasty as the owner (but not quite). I was afraid to sit on the furniture or the bed spread because they were filthy, broken and actually dangerous. I would not have let my dog stay in the cabin because the carpets were so nasty they smelled. I am convinced he thought he could pull one over on a woman, find some excuse to make her leave and keep the money. In my opinion he is nothing but a theif pure, and simple.
I had no choice but to turn around and drive the same 10 hours back to my home after my buissness meeting with no money. Some hospitality huh.
The good news is that I got the job I went there for and will be spending time in Rustic Colorado. (the site of the dog houses, I mean cabins) and I will be able to warn as many people as possible about the kind of business Orin Carney conducts. (His name is a perfect fit.) He is nothing more than a carnival flim flam man. He left me stranded in a town and stole my money. As mentioned on his website, the cost of the room was to cover 2 people. At the last minute my husband decided to come with me as well. Orins wife made a trite comment about my bringing my husband along. I pointed out that the website clearly states that the (outrageous fee of) $125.00 covers 2 people. It is hard to know whether Mr. Carney was really angry about the dog. (By the way there were dogs everywhere there.) or were his intentions more sinister??? It maybe a blessing that I did leave. Save yourself a HUGE headache and stay away from this obviously disturbed individual. He is frightening. Also, while I was there he treated his wife like she was trash. Poor thing. If I could I would give this establishment MINUS 5 stars. I did report his actions to the police and they advised me on the actions I can take. This is one of them. Thanks officer. read more