I came here with my small son for just an overnight getaway. I was really excited because I saw such beautiful pictures online and heard amazing things about getaway house. After staying at the getaway house I have mixed feelings.
I'll start with the positive stuff:
The staff is really communicative even days before your trip. You get text message updates about your cabin and you can reply back to the text messages with any questions, concerns, and needs that you have before and during your stay. The person sending the text was really responsive and got back to me right away. The cabin itself is pretty clean. And it has all your basic needs. My absolute favorite part was having our own fire pit. And they even give you a S'mores Kit, although I recommend bringing extra marshmallows, chocolate and Graham crackers. They also have the wood and fire starters for you for a small extra fee. Also had someone who has never started a fire in a fire pit before, when I text for instructions they gave me an article with step-by-step instructions that were really easy to follow to start a fire in the fire pit. They do warn you that you're not going to have service while there on your phone but I actually had service where I was, and was able to tether my Wi-Fi to watch a movie with my son before bed. My son had an absolute blast!
Now for the negative stuff:
When I first walked in, although I knew it was tiny, I was really surprised on how tiny the cabin actually is. When I walked in I realized why all the pictures on Instagram are taken in the bed near the big window. The best part of the cabin, the rest of the cabin is small and nice but nothing to write home about. The first thing I noticed when walking in was the pretty strong wood smell inside the cabin, which makes sense because the entire inside of the cabin is made of wood, but it surprised me and I think mixed with the fact that I haven't eaten much earlier in the day the smell with giving me a headache (the best way to describe the smell is the wood section of a homedepot). But after I ate something and was in the cabin for a while I got used to it and I didn't notice it anymore. Also the cabins are pretty close to each other. I had a cabin next to mine, I'm thankful that the one that I had all the windows were facing the woods and my fireplace was away from everyone too (I was the last cabin) so I had more privacy and never had to look at my neighbor's but the cabin next to me one of their windows with staring at the back of our cabin and any time I had to walk the 30ft or whatever back to my car I had to pass by thier fire pit area. The last thing was the shower, it's a nice size, clean and I LOVE this soap and hair products, but the hot water is limited. I gave my son a less than 5 minutes shower and then I went in right after for less than 10 minutes, and before my shower was done the water became cold. So if you like hot showers you have to be pretty quick or be the first person in the shower.
All in all, I had a good experience and I think it's definitely something that you should experience at least once. I don't think I would stay there longer than one or two nights. I think after I have experienced it that it might be a while before I go again but I'm glad that I got to do it this time! And again I really loved the fire pit area! read more