Let me begin this review with a little back story. My friends have been coming to this location and staying at these cabins for the last several years for Labor Day. Usually they would spend 3 days, including fun at the cabin, floating the river, and simply enjoying the time with family and friends as the summer is coming to an end. I have heard good things about these cabins in the past but due to my work schedule, I have never been able to attend.
Now to 2018, I worked out a plan to ensure I was able to attend this year's festivities. I requested comp time several months ago and was super excited to get to participate this year. My wife, two kids, and myself were set to go. We were planning on staying at two separate cabins with almost 20 other individuals. The cabins were booked in the spring of this year, which was early enough to ensure we got the cabins we needed. We were all set with kayak rentals and were planning on spending over $800 for the entire trip. This was not a cheap trip for a three day weekend, but it was worth it to spend time with my friends and family. Let me also throw this out there, that most of my "friends" are individuals that served this great country in their respective military branches, including myself. This will make a little more sense on why I say this in a minute. I now work in law enforcement, and again this will make more sense in a minute.
Now, to two weeks ago. Our trip coordinator made the final payment to the cabin company, several thousands of dollars mind you, and all was going as planned. So we thought...... Our coordinator was told either the same day or next day, not sure which, that our cabins, which were the best ones to accommodate our large party, were no longer available. Apparently the company told him that there were issues with one of the cabins. It was still a month out, which should have been enough time to fix any issues, and this information seemed odd to our coordinator. He continued to push the issue to find out what was going on. After pushing hard enough, he was finally told that the company representative had lied and that they double booked the cabin. After a lengthy discussion between our coordinator and the representative, he was told that he would not receive a refund but they would put us in two cabins that were left over, which by our count would not accommodate the size of our party. This discussion continued for several days with continued pressure from our coordinator. I was appalled by the lack of cooperation from the company when they told us that we would need to "just sleep on the floor" when they realized there was not enough room for everyone. Again after several discussions, a corporate meeting, and a continuous back and forth on their word, the company has finally agreed to refund our money. I believe they did this due to the issues I will bring up in the following paragraph.
Here are my thoughts. First of all, being a military veteran, I have been treated very well at places and not so well at others. But I have never been so disrespected and blatantly lied to and swindled like this company has. Secondly, being in law enforcement, I know this company did nothing short fraud. When you obtain money, as they did from our coordinator, with the sole intent of not providing the services they promised (knowing they double booked it and knew we would not get the cabins when the final payment was received, without saying a word), this is considered fraud. This is a crime, punishable as a misdemeanor , in the state of Oklahoma. But here is the funny thing, the value of this whole trip for the cabins was over $1000.00 dollars which would elevate this crime of fraud to a felony. Things get pretty serious when individuals realize they have committed a crime of that extent. Again, this review is not meant to complain, as much as it is to inform. I hope this becomes a learning experience for all parties involved and know that life will move on. Just would not recommend this company to my worst enemies. read more