"Mountain Seduction" managed by Cabin Fever Vacations. The first criticism I offer on this cabin is the concept of "greed". Here, the greed for increased profits has impacted every element of our stay at this cabin, from researching it, the description by the owners, the active occupation of the cabin, and whether the owners ever follow up with our many, many, many complaints.
1. The attic loft is accessible by a dangerously steep ladder, yet the owners expect 2x people to sleep up there against the roof. Note that they do not offer a photo of that terrible living location! Greed of course...cram more people into this nightmare cabin.
2. The two queen sized futons in the loft are literally, literally covered in semen stains on both sides- it was completely disgusting. No linens fit or are provided for the loft futons either. You have to sleep on filth, or find flat sheets to try to lay over. Gross!
3. WIFI is a joke. 1-2 people on the server get reasonable bandwidth. 16x people- forget it. Worthless and false advertising. Greed again here.
4. Driveway is dangerous. Many guests have complained in the guest book and on Yelp about it- yet the owners do nothing. Greed. They need to put a vehicle reinforced fence or barrier on the drop-off because it is a nightmare...seriously- and guess what- they do not offer a photo of that driveway on any listing. Hmmm....
5. The cabin was dirty, in disrepair, and rather cheap and worn. Again- greed. The main floor shower was built poorly and leaks run-off water into the floorboards so it drips onto the bottom floor. The hot tub was nasty, not maintained, and the steps up to it broke due to dry rot and disrepair. The management company had the nerve to want to "talk with us about those steps" when we complained about the stink and filth of the hot tub, as if we had broken them intentionally!
6. False advertising- and Mountain Seduction ripping off guests. We went down to the "private pool" on the property to use it, as advertised in Mountain Seduction and in the cabin. We were approached and informed that our cabin had not signed up for it, and we would have to pay $300 for the week for everyone to access the pool. We haggled and paid $150, and then complained to the property managers that eventually got the entire charge dropped. But this was another example of the greed. We guests are just numbers and sheep here- they are trying to suck every dollar out of you while not giving you the return on service or accommodations.
7. Very small kitchen; cannot handle 16x people. Seriously. Rip off.
8. Garbage service slow; had to call them repeatedly; and 16x people run out of toilet paper fast; not enough paper or towels for us either- again; all about the profit here, nothing on service.
9. The decor was cheap; worn out- light bulbs long dead still in sockets; dirt everywhere on the floors, under beds, on counter tops....there is no cleaning here between guests other than emptying trash cans and wiping down the kitchen. Couches worn out and filthy. Wooden chairs at main table falling apart and broken. No vacuum or mop or any cleaning materials at all- which further drives guests into an inability to clean up minor things, and makes the cabin even more dependent on maintenance (which is clearly failing here miserably). Greed, greed, greed.
10. I cannot stress this enough- this cabin is a rip off. Filthy; falsely claims to sleep 16x when it really sleeps NO MORE THAN 12. Any number above that is a bold lie and a desire to grind more money out of you at the clear expense and discomfort of anyone willing to rent this place. If they fixed all the things on this list and listed the place at 12x people for rental, I would say "great work!" But I am banking on greed driving either no action at all, or a superficial and symbolic gesture of fixing only the very cheapest of these issues. Plenty of people will not read reviews and rent this place. Heck, my family member did- and plenty more fools are out there. I will not be one of them again. read more