4 Seasons of Fun - Our 3-day stay at this cabin in Big Bear…read more
Our goal was to spend 3 relaxing, fun-filled days in Big Bear where we could enjoy the sunny outdoors and 'chillax' in the comfortable INDOORS. That's exactly what our group experienced when we found ourselves in this beautiful, rustic mountain dwelling of a cabin that fulfilled --and exceeded-- our needs and expectations!
Upon arrival, the first thing we noticed was the long wooden patio that ran across and around the cabin. Upon entering the log home, we were pleasantly surprised at HOW SPACIOUS the place was, with its open concept layout. The huge living room area has several sofas, a fireplace, a xmas tree (!), a flat screen TV. There is 1 large, spacious master bedroom w a large connecting 2-sink bathroom and shower. There are 2 other bedrooms (w/twin, full, and bunk beds) and 1 bathroom in the hallway with a huge bath/shower. All bathroom fixtures are modern and even stylish. The kitchen area is wide and open. As the designated cook for our first dinner there, I was especially intrigued to find such a well-stocked kitchen --not just with the standard glasses, dishes & utensils --but with plenty of pots/pans, cooking tools, bowls, appliances, cleaning supplies -even spices! The modern oven/stove and the huge modern refrigerator/freezer were a saving grace. I was able to make my spaghetti dinner quickly, made a big salad and baked some garlic toast simultaneously. It was a huge success and cleanup was super easy, like being at home.
The décor is nice and rustic, with plenty of bears and pinecones to remind you, in case you'd forgotten, that you woke up in Big Bear. The place was VERY clean, the water pressure was great -- the cool was cool and the hot was hot. The beds and pillows were clean and comfortable. It's so nice and peaceful there...on our first night, we heard some munching sound outside our bedroom window. We suspected it was a possum nibbling on something...it was just so quiet outside at night, we slept great!!
There is just one thing that -if it were left up to me to change--are the chairs in the dining table which, we found too bulky and heavy with its too-thick legs; the children in our group could not use them very well. But everything else....the Wi-fi, the waterfall spa....we spent much of our 3 days actually living and chillaxing in the cabin...and we could not be happier!
Overall, we had such a FANTASTIC time at this cabin!! We were 3 small families and, never once, did it feel like we were in each other's way. We all said we couldn't wait to do it again!
Thanks for allowing us to stay!
-Maria Cohn and Mario Martinez --with Leo Martinez