Unfortunately, we did not have a positive experience during this stay. I will note I have stayed in hundreds of rentals over the years and am very quick to provide a positive review and this is my first negative. We traveled up with our Family of 4 (2 and 4 year old kids). To be fair, the place was in a great location and had fantastic rustic charm - would have been a different situation likely on a "boys" weekend without small children. Our experience:
We arrived and the place was dark, dingy and it was obvious the cleaning company did not do a thorough job - crumbs on the floor, couches and leading up the entire stairs. We immediately felt unsettled by this alone. As we toured the home - we noticed stains on the window coverings, unfinished floors, broken tile in the bathroom and what appeared to be lead paint still on the window coverings. Unfortunately, the quick upgrades and nicer furniture was an obvious mask for the major renovations this place truly needs. This place was NOT little kid friendly. Beware of the pictures that paint a nice image of this cabin. This place is old (again possibly a positive for the right situation).
Following our unsettling tour of the home, we attempted to put our children into a bath - the hot water never worked. This was our last straw and we left the cabin never to return for the weekend.
Long story short, the owners would not refund our stay in full. I was happy to pay any cleaning fees for our 45 minute stay, which I thought was fair but they thought otherwise. It was an unfortunate experience - but you do live and learn. I took a chance on this property being only 1 review on VRBO and it being one of the last properties available. We did get to see a Bear hanging out in the backyard while we were there - one positive for our short time at the cabin.