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"My friend and I chose this place for a relaxing weekend away. We were very disappointed in our experience. It was hard to find, very loud, and a little creepy.
Hard to find. There was no house number so we had to guess based on the neighboring addresses, there was very little lighting to lead us to the door, not even the porch light, just one little string of lights on part of the path. The path was rocky and treacherous to navigate in the dark.
Very loud. This was in no way a “truly private space.” While we understood that this was a basement unit and there would be tenants upstairs, we did not expect to hear every detail of the goings on up there. We heard every pulling out of a chair, stomping of feet, clanging of dish, and every note on the piano (of which there were oh so many). We knew when it was bath time, meal time, and of course bedtime, because it could not be bed time for us until it was bedtime for the upstairs tenants. We could hear specifics of conversations so we assumed they could hear ours. We left our children at home for a weekend away only to listen to the sounds of someone else’s children. It was stressful and disappointing. Calling it a “woodsy retreat” is a pretty big stretch. It was a house in the suburbs. It had a couple of nice trees, but it did not “feel miles away from civilization”.
A little creepy. As I did my safety check of windows and doors I discovered that the door separating the two units only locked from their side. There were holes on our side of the door where a padlock had previously been. Super unsettling. We did not feel entirely safe, and I can’t say the axe on the porch helped that vibe. Nor did the lack of window coverings. Especially in the shower.
The physical space was nice. It was clean and well furnished. The sauna was great. If it were standing alone, it would have been a relaxing weekend. But as it was, we do not feel like the representation on vrbo matched the reality of the experience. We felt misled by the description and didn’t get much of a response when we reached out to the owners, though they did offer a 15% refund in the end."
A verified traveler stayed at Unique Woodsy Residential Retreat In Heart of PNW With Large Jacuzzi Tub and Indoor Sauna