My wife and I spent three days at Fair Breeze, and I can heartily recommend this cabin as a vacation destination.
On arrival, a code to open the entrance gate was given to us, and we drove to the cabin. Everything there is exactly as pictured (We rented the front half of the cabin, so this is about that area). The décor is quaint and beautiful - I described it as "early antique store" - with a full kitchen with stove/oven, microwave, all utensils (including a very nice kitchen/steak knife wooden block set), refrigerator, coffeemaker, and plenty of plates, cups, and saucers.
The "early antique store" theme does not rule the roost, however as there is a flat-screen TV tastefully hidden in a cabinet over the fireplace, with satellite TV and a DVD player, and plenty of family-friendly DVDs provided. The central heat/air is quiet, and easily adjustable.
Another modern plus is a beautiful jetted tub - very quiet and powerful. Why this isn't mentioned in the listing, I'm not sure, but it is VERY nice.
If you rent the front half as we did, the bedroom and living room are one large area, but it never felt cramped or obtrusive (in some cabins with this arrangement, you have to walk around the bed to get to the rest of the property, but not here).
The hot tub on the enormous screened-in L-shaped covered deck/porch was scrupulously clean, and the owners came by the second day we were there to service and clean it. Good stewardship indeed. The view from the potion of the deck that had the hot tub faced the forest (30 feet or so from the cottage) , and birds sang in the trees.
The view from the other portion was beautiful - a rolling meadow with gorgeous oak trees, melting into the forest line. Morning mists made the meadow look dream-like.
Now about the owners. Christie Cook and her husband Stan came up to the cabin exactly twice during our stay - Christie once to bring new batteries for the DVD remote, and once by Christie and Stan to service/clean the hot tub and ask if there was anything we needed. They are both wonderful hosts, and we really enjoyed chatting with them. Christie is also an accomplished musician - if you watch the video on the Fair Breeze website, that's her playing guitar - and we had a talk on recording technniques and compression issues.
Did I mention Milo and Cocoa Puff? We made a trip up to the owners' house (up a quarter-mile paved driveway) to visit this odd couple of horse-and-donkey. Both were very friendly and came up for pets and treats. They also have a tuxedo cat who lounges around like he owned the place (don't they all, really?), and and older dignified dog (whose name escapes me at the moment).
In short - beautiful solitude (but with Nagodoches a 10-minute drive away), beautiful views, beautiful cabin, gracious and respectful hosts - what's not to like?? read more