I'm giving this 5 stars, which I rarely do, because Pine Grove Cottages is pretty clear and up front about what you're getting: a cottage/cabin in a small community of 10 cabins. The location is great in that it's quiet and at the end of a street. It's maybe a mile or so from the main street in town (depending on how you go) and a grocery store, and a mile from "Million Dollar Beach", and 1/2 mi or so. from Adirondack Brewery. We had a 20 min drive or so around to the other side for a day hike we wanted to do.
My family was in cottage 10, my brother's was in cottage 7. I can't speak for the other cottages. The accommodations are basic, some might consider them rustic, yet comfortable enough and have pretty much everything you need: decently stocked kitchen (note: some kitchens are pretty small), bathroom, bedrooms, TV, wifi (though if you plan on working remotely it might not be a strong enough signal). Look at the pictures so you know what you're getting, they are accurate. Note this isn't a 5-star resort hotel. It's 10 cabins on a residential road, a couple fire pits, a swimming pool, and owner/operators who try to be as responsive as they can. Maybe, for the same price, you could be in a hotel. However, I challenge you to find lodging with the same "vibe" and indoor/outdoor space to move around for the same price. We walked around town and saw a lot of the other hotels and decided we were happy where we were: It was quiet, woodsy, and not on a noisy main street.
Note that some of the cabins have "dorm" sized refrigerators so a cooler might be good to bring if you plan on a lot of groceries or cold drinks.
I should point out the cottages don't have air conditioning and do get as hot as the outdoors. Each cottage seems to have its own unique method of creating ventilation to keep it comfortable. Cottage 10 is in the sun a lot and got hot. My brother's cottage, 7, was in the shade. If you're in cottage 10: put a fan in the kitchen window blowing in, a big box fan on a chair in the TV area between the kitchen and bedroom door and angle it up toward the stairs, put a fan in the window at the top of the stairs blowing out. This creates a nice draft. Cottage 7 is a little easier to create a cross draft because there re windows opposite each other in the main room.
My experience with the owners was fine. They responded to any concerns with appreciation and apologies, and were social enough. For example, I mentioned to him that the fridge had a hard time closing properly (the door hinge sagged), and there was evidence of rotting wood around the shower stall (my toe went right through the trim/moulding). He appreciated the observations and added them to his "to do" list and explained that the only time he gets to do maintenance is before and after the season. And, before this season he was working hard to fix damage from a tree limb that landed on and damaged the roof of one of the cottages during the off season, resulting in a few months of water damage.
If you stay here, I hope you enjoy and appreciate it as much as we did. Mostly, we appreciated a woodsy place to retreat to after being out and about all day. read more