My wife and I like to consider ourselves very seasoned cabin campers. We have stayed at numerous campground cabins throughout the state during our travels, some rustic and some modern. Unfortunately cabin #2 here at Mic Mac Campgrounds we would consider the worst accommodations we have ever experienced. We were on vacation with another couple for our friends birthday weekend. We normally stay at another campground close by but it was booked so we figured we would give this place a chance being it had fair sounding reviews and that we had not been here before. We were greeted by the owner whom was very friendly and provided information on the recent fishing activity on the pond and explained that if we needed any additional kitchen supplies to just come up and get them. We did take note that the camp store was not very inviting nor was it well stocked with supplies you may need as you may find at other campgrounds. It was sort of messy and disorganized, but we figured maybe it was a work in progress. We departed across the road to our cabin which from the road appeared to be dated but large enough for our group of four. Upon entering the cabin the first thing we noticed was that the floors were very bouncy and extremely warped and on even, sort of gave us that "Funhouse" effect when walking across then because you bounced along the softening floor. We then observed that there were cobwebs everywhere and even in areas that were easily accessible if the cabin had been remotely cleaned. The cabin is very spacious and well laid out for each rooms privacy and it has a spiral staircase in the middle of the living room going up to the loft area which has two twin beds. We ventured upstairs and during the climb noted that the staircase moved around a fair bit as we ascended. Upon accessing the loft I felt extremely concerned that the floor would possibly support us up there. The other couple with us said you could see the ceiling bowing as we walked across the floor. Once we got back downstairs I observed that the mounting plate holding the stairs upright was completely un-attached from the floor (missing 3 of the four bolts and the only one there was broken off) and that the only thing holding it in place was two lag bolts into an old ceiling beam, so we decided not to go up there anymore. Again we figured we don't need to access upstairs so it was not of concern to us but folks staying there relying on the upper beds should be cautioned of this. During the rest of the walkthrough of the place I noted several areas of concern. First I would like to mention that I work for a Federal Government Agency that is responsible for safety, so I have a vast understanding of what's safe and what's not.
- The bathroom had a missing electrical plate on the 4 receptacle outlet right above the bathtub as well as not being GFCI protected, there was mold build up on the ceiling by the shower, the safe grabs in the shower are rusted out and broken, and the bathroom window would not open.
- The master bedroom (King Bed) has two closets in them and one has exposed insulation falling into it from the ceiling where it looked like something possibly crawled through it at one point. We observed a colony of ants crawling across the floor so bad that we dared not put anything of ours on the floor. The window looking behind the cabin was broken and just barely holding in place but was still out just enough if you were to run your hand along it, it would cut you. On a plus note the bed was very comfortable. There was a television in the room but it was just static, no channels were able to be gotten. In here again just like ever where else throughout the cabin was cobwebs all along the beams.
- The second bedroom (Two Doubles) was a little bit better as far as accommodations and neatness. However the door accessing that room from the outside was not lockable and the deck outside of that door was horrific. The deck felt as if it was going to collapse as you stepped on to it and the rain gutter just above the door was collapsed down onto the deck and the roofs eave was rotting away to the point that you felt that portion of the roof would leak or collapse.
- The kitchen was your typical kitchen and had the basics as far as pots and pans. The stove island was missing a draw front and was pretty dirty. We went to utilize a few pots and pans that evening for supper and found that the pots were not even cleaned from the folks before us. There was still stock food all over the bottom of them and most of them were rusting. We did the best we could to clean them but did manage to locate one or two that we could use. The top shelf of the pantry we observed a mouse nest in the back corner and the following day we found some of our food had been chewed through and mouse feces on the counter tops. read more