We were called by the property manager a day and a half before our stay, telling us there was a larger party who would like this cabin, and asked if we would be willing to switch to a much smaller cabin for the same price to accommodate these strangers. An incredibly rude thing to ask, but we regretfully obliged after realizing we had no other rental options on such short notice. 24 hours before our stay, and after making new arrangements to accommodate our much smaller cabin, she called to say we could have the original cabin in the first place.
For our inconvenience, she waived the fee for our early check-in, and said “come anytime” and gave us the code. Just the two of us and our dogs were staying the night, but we were opening presents with our extended family and having lunch during the day here.
So, we drove up three hours, arriving at 10am to get settled and make lunch, to find the cleaning lady just starting to get to work. If you’ve never been to Clear Lake, there’s nothing to do in the winter time but get drunk.
So, the dogs, the food, my family and I all sat in the driveway and waited two hours for our cabin to be ready. The property manager just shrugged it off and said she was off today, there must have been a communication, and offered no apology.
In fact, there was no one at the office to help us check in, even though I heard voices that would stop talking when I would shout “hello?” to try to get help. No one answered the hotline, either. So, hope you don’t have any questions or special requests.
Since our first stay last year, things have considerably worn down and are no longer “charming”.
The main bathroom door does not shut. Swings right open the moment you close it, so enjoy peeing in front of everyone. Don’t open the utility closet, or you worn be able to close it again. The house is drafty and cold in the winter,
so sleep in layers. There is a thermostat dial on the baseboards, but they won’t tell you that. Find out the hard way, like we did.
The beds are sketchy; don’t let your kid sleep on the top bunk. The railing is barely hanging on. In the master suite, the headboard smacks into the wall if you so much as roll over, because it’s so wobbly and loose. If no one has slept in the beds, they don’t change the linens. I had dust on my pillowcase.
If you need a place to crash after partying on the lake in the summer, and are too drunk to care, go for the stay. Just don’t expect much otherwise.