I was lucky to learn about these cabins from a local realtor. We stayed in late September while…read morevisiting our son at college. The location, on Lake Colby, is convenient to all things Adirondack as it's close to Paul Smith's College- Tupper Lake-Saranac Lake downtown Village-Whiteface-Lake Placid- and the High Peak trails. Did I mention it is lakefront with kayaks and canoes to play with? The lake has a certain outboard motor restriction of 10 mph engines. Kelly and John own the 4 cabins. 3 are lakefront. Attention has been made to the smallest details like garden plantings, cottage themes, a boat house of gear, welcome bottle of goodies, small basket on the kitchen island with small necessities like flashlights, sewing kit, toothbrush, bug spray, pads and pens and more. If you are not familiar with the Adirondacks and/or want the "ADK experience", ( an attractive cozy intimate brown one story cabin on a pristine clean quiet lake with a great view with an attentive owner) look no farther than The Cabins at Lake Colby. The location is not way out in the middle of the woods. You are close to a main road and near the local hospital---- but when you step inside you are transported elsewhere! "Moose" Cottage was top drawer! Quality furnishings! Comfy mattress and sheets! The largest Moose head I have ever seen! Decorated beautifully! I can't give it all away! The flow of the cabin works. The kitchen is large enough for two to be prepping at the granite counters and stainless propane gourmet cooktop while others easily pass by. Room enough to cook together. The propane fire really can heat the place and adds ambiance. Outside there is a fire ring and split wood. We used the grill. Adirondack chairs line up like soldiers on the waters edge. Everything you require to cook was there! We forgot mustard and Kelly came over with two types. She enjoys meeting her visitors! These cabins are ideal for the couple who wants to get away. Two cabins have two bedrooms, two are one bedroom with a living area. One sports two bathrooms. Ours had a jet tub! Our cabin sported 2 queens and a sofabed. I do not think it's appropriate set up for really young kids necessarily. Check out my photos which capture the essence of the Cabins at Lake Colby

Looking for that hidden gem??? Here it is... This trio of charming rustic lake front cabins are…read moreabsolutely amazing!!! The attention that the owners pay to every little detail (John and Kelly Dobek) is far unsurpassed. If you want charming, warm, cozy and unequivocally inviting, this is without question the best place to be while visiting and staying in the beautiful Adirondack region.

This was the second time my friend and I stayed in cabin 10 and will happily be back again if we…read morereturn to the area. Todd was very accommodating to us when we had to switch dates for our vacation. He was also great with communication, giving us detailed welcoming and departing emails stocked with all sorts of info. There was one small glitch that Todd saw to in a very timely manor. The cabin had a kitchenette that had everything we needed for our week stay. Two separate bathrooms (with abundant hot water) were very nice to have and would come in handy for two couples or a family with kids. The Wi-Fi was fantastic - no issues. TV with Roku was nice though we used it just once. We made use of the fire pit, grill and picnic table almost every day. Corn hole and a horseshoe pit were also used. We also brought croquet and bocci sets that we used as there was ample space to play. $10 for firewood that could be used for 3 separate fires was a decent deal. It's a great location between Saranac and Placid. The only suggestion I would have might be to put together a binder with suggestions of local hikes, water holes, falls to see/swim in, places to eat, etc. Here are a couple to consider: Jay Covered Bridge (swim, 30 min drive), https://www.whitefaceregion.com/story/2015/08/jay-rapids-adirondacks-best-kept-secret, Peninsula nature trails (10 min) easy trails with access to swimming in Lake Placid https://www.lakeplacid.com/hiking/peninsula-nature-trails , Donnollys ice cream 20 min, mom and pop ice cream place with just one swirled flavor that rotates daily. It's the creamiest that I have ever tasted. The same guy has been running the place for nearly 60 yrs. https://www.facebook.com/people/Donnellys-Ice-Cream/100064413290587/?ref=page_internal. There are tons of places to checkout. Make sure to do some homework and make a list before you arrive,

Wonderful cabin for a weekend getaway. Contactless entry as well. Cabin very clean and well…read moredecorated. Most comfortable bed! A little kitchen area and couch with a tv. We will definitely be staying here again! So happy we found this hidden gem.

One word, disappointed! especially when the last comments at check out by the owner was about…read moremaking sure we cleaned up the dog hair rather than being sympathetic to our less than pleasurable start to our vacation. We stayed at Cochran's Cabins, Camp Melissa, from 7/1 to 7/5/17. The unit inside was cozy and clean. The owner, Marjorie, was very friendly and accommodating us during our late check-in but that's where it ended. There was no mention or followup concern about the picnic table and deck issues during our 1st morning at the cabin. Lastly, management needs to update their website: 1) There is no wraparound deck or charcoal grill on location at Camp Melissa and 2) Camp fires were not permitted (we found out on arrival), management needs to alert potential guests of this rule and/or have a distinctive notice on the website.

quaint, clean, polite, prompt and wonderful. Would return again. Cabins have a personal touch-…read more"knick-knack" type of feel from the artwork to the towel racks and I loved it.

Had an opportunity to stay at this wonderful place! It is so fabulous and peaceful. On one side,…read moreyou can sit and watch the boats approach the locks. On the other, you can sit and look out at the mountains and the marsh. Lots of wonderful birds to view. Saw many eagles. Consists of 2 buildings, the main has the kitchen, living room and 2 bedrooms. The second has another bedroom, and a bathroom containing the toilet, shower and tub. Such a great place to be with friends. There is tv and wifi or you can choose to be unplugged and just enjoy! Nice firepit to gather around, too! the address listed is the owner's address as the property doesn't have one.

PLEASE HEED THIS WARNING!!! We are having the WORST experience with this real estate agency. Agent…read morePeter Kroll and managing broker/agent PJ Whitbeck have been absolutely dreadful to work with. From the minute we signed our listing agreement over two months ago we have consistently been experiencing great mistreatment, deplorable and unethical customer service, conducted with total unprofessionalism. They seem to have their own agendas, as we have never been treated with any respect or felt heard or valued as a client. They have refused or ignored all of our simple requests, including being added to MLS alerts for showing requests, and feel like we have been kept in the complete dark, with them seemingly telling us only what they wanted us to know. We have not felt seen or heard at any stage of this nightmare and they have dodged and deflected our questions and concerns at every turn. They have not responded to us in a timely manor and they do not keep their word when they say they will do things. Our listing is still lacking in specifics and riddled with incorrect and misleading information after two months! They continue to leave it uncorrected and have done nothing apart from posting our property to the MLS and their website to market it - they didn't even offer us a lock box but had 4 keys made, or put up a for sale street sign. We can't understand their erratic and nonchalant behavior as the market is hungry for properties while the area is lacking them and they currently have very few listings and sales. Their website has their recent stats - check them out! They've even had to close one of their offices (Lake Placid) last month. We are utterly baffled as to why they would treat my 86-year-old mother and I in this deplorable fashion. Regardless of our listing being incomplete and incorrect, we had over a thousand views and a hundred saves on MLS and no showings. We have asked several times to be released from the listing agreement in the last few weeks but have been denied every time, without any apology or effort to make things right with us. After our most recent demand to be released, eerily all of a sudden requests for showings started to "miraculously" come in, meanwhile we received none of the notifications ourselves and were only notified via email from PJ Whitbeck. We have refused any showings because we do not want them to have anything to do with selling our property and have officially fired them this week, though they have not released us from our agreement or responded in any way as of posting this. We have made multiple complaints and appeals to Coldwell Banker National to help us and they are seemingly unable (or unwilling) to resolve complaints for franchisees. This is deeply upsetting on top of everything else as we initially chose this realtor because they were affiliated with Coldwell Banker and felt we could trust them! If I could still post this with a negative star I would have!! Be wise and stay as far away from this agency as you can!!

I rented a cottage July 25 - August 1, 2015 from Whitbeck Associate and paid for the services with…read morea credit card and a $500 security deposit with a check. It has been two months and they have yet to return my $500 security deposit. Thus far my calls/emails go unanswered and they offer no explanation. Since I paid the security deposit with a check I have no recourse through the credit card company because I did receive the rental service. I rented from them before and did not experience this issue. I was also happy with the current services and would consider renting from them again but I would protect myself by charging for everything. Bottom line I expect more professionalism from a business represented through Coldwell Banker.

From scale 0 to 10, I will give 8. It's a nice inn to rent with your whole family…read more It's an old cabin with vintage and classic styles furnitures and rooms that will give you a relax and homey feeling. The owners provide you free coffee, tea, cocoa to start up your day. They have clean dishes and silverware and microwave if you want to order food from outside and heat it up. The other nice things are they provide each room with coffee maker, water heater and small refrigerator so you can just bring your leftover dinner back to the inn and hear it up for lunch or something like that. Or if you come here with your little one, trust me that small refrigerator is really useful to keep some fresh milk, fruits and yoghurt fresh. They also have free wifi and it's actually the fast one. So my husband can still do some work that require fast speed Internet connection. Further more, it's not too far from down town saranac lake. Just about max 15 minutes drive. Last but not least is that this inn has big yard. So your can just actually take your little one or even your dog walks around the inn

Mike and Andrea were great hosts! Right when they got there they provided us with a ton of…read moreimportant information about the Inn. Mike even walked the dog of friend of ours who was always staying there while they were out to dinner. The water, the hot chocolate, the milk and the coffee were an added bonus! The fridge comes in handy as well. We stayed here while attending the Can-Am rugby tournament so we didn't stay in the room a lot of the time but I would gladly come back again and enjoy a more laid back vacation!

My friends and I rented a property with this management company. The way they handled situation…read moredescribed below is unacceptable and unprofessional! Please read below and see attached screen shots. SCAM!!! Book Elsewhere! Broken Jacuzzi!!! Please read till the end! Very disappointed with this property and the management office. My friends and I booked this property 6 weeks in advance. The only reason that we booked this house is for the Jacuzzi that was nonoperational. We were advised by management that Jacuzzi is broken at 7 PM of the check in date. As the check in is at 4 PM I am not sure as to why we were not notified earlier in the day. Management did advise that the owner feels bad and that they would refund $200 for our troubles. Now keep in mind that majority of the properties in the area charge $150-200 per night on average if there is a Jacuzzi tub on the property. We did send an email to management requesting for someone to come and fix it or a fair refund for broken Jacuzzi tub. Its only fair that for 3 nights of stay that we booked we are to receive $450. Well, the management came back and said that they are not responsible for any nonoperational appliances and left it at that. At that point we were very disappointed, but we decided not to let this get to us. Next day we have discovered that the freezer and fridge is not working as well. By the time we realized it was broken all the food in the fridge was starting to smell foul the items in the freezer melted. We quickly took everything outside in attempt to save our food but in the morning realized that out efforts were pointless. Everything got spoiled (all the meat, cheese, milk and other perishables). Oh, and we did reach out to management that night of discovery that the fridge was broken only to receive a snarky response:" What can we do for you today?". Management did not send anyone out to fix the fridge nor apologized for the inconvenience. Also, there is no guard rail on the staircase leading to the basement which is very dangerous. Besides the major problems that are described above, there were few other issues. There were no trash bags, the heater in the basement did not work,the lighting outside of the house did not work, multiple light bulbs when out on the day of the arrival, some blankets did not have duvet covers on them (which means that they were not clean) and in edition to all the floor in the house was not clean upon our arrival. On the date of the check-out, we unfortunately misplaced the only key for the house so we all spent additional time looking all over the house so we can find it. Well little that we know that cleaning crew was standing outside waiting. We apologized for taking more time and as they were "Cleaning" caped looking for the key. When we finally found the key, we proceed to leave the house. On the way out my friends overheard the one of the cleaning crew saying:" Those STUPID people won't leave!" very loudly. One of my friends asked the cleaning lady:" Why did you call us stupid". To which she responded:" Coz you are taking too long". I am guessing she took offence to us asking since we received a call from management asking us to not harass the cleaning staff. In conclusion we were also accused of cracking a counter top, apparently leaving bleach stains on bed sheets (obviously no one did laundry in rental property so that is a ridiculous claim) and a ripped seat cushion (can simply be sewed up in 2 min or new one is $5 in Ikea) We never got our promised $200 for broken Jacuzzi. They ruined the trip; they ruined the vibe. This property is a SCAM!!! If you do end up renting this property take pictures of EVERYTHING!!! Because they will be looking for the reasons to not refunds your security deposit.

We found out this morning that our rental for Ironman week (not rented through Engel & Völkers) was…read morecancelled with no notice. I spoke to Helen in a panic and within a few hours, she had confirmed a rental for us, and had a signed agreement and deposit confirmed. On an emotional roller coaster of a day, Helen was calm and polite and compassionate and helped me salvage what felt like an absolute disaster. I would HIGHLY recommend Helen and the Engel & Völkers rental team!