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Indian Rock Rustic Studio Cabin Near Hiking Trails Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Where is Indian Rock Rustic Studio Cabin Near Hiking Trails located?

Located in Fern Valley, this cabin is steps from San Jacinto Mountains, and within 3 mi (5 km) of Mount San Jacinto State Park and Idyllwild Nature Center. Idyllwild Park is 2.1 mi (3.4 km) away.

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2/10 Terrible

Joshua T.

Jun 25, 2024

Big disappointment

Rating Details: The property manager was adequately helpful. The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. I was somewhat unhappy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This rental is managed by a management company and you have to fill out additional paperwork. Not a big deal. I completed the paperwork prior to my trip. I was arriving "after-hours" and had to go to their office to pick up my keys. Not a big deal. When I got there, I had to request a code for the lock box in a group text. Someone in the chat told me I had to fill out the paperwork in order to get the keys. That kind frustrated me because I had already done that. Someone then "confirmed" I had already taken care of it and gave me the code. I feel like that should've been "confirmed" before asking me to fill out the paperwork again.I had a special trip planned for my 12 year old son and I, and while I don't generally don't care about internet while in the mountains, I did care for this trip. There was a special curriculum I was going through and needed Internet. It was clear in the description this rental had internet so I was ok with renting it. When I got to the cabin I logged into their wifi but had absolutely zero service. No internet, no cell reception, not ability to text, email, anything. The next morning I drove back to town and contacted a couple ladies in the office. I explained to them what was happening and they reminded me I was in the mountains and sometimes cell service is spotty. Im 41, I backpack, spend time in the backcountry, etc., Im quite familiar with how spotty reception is in the mountains. But to not have any wifi when it clearly stated there would be is what was frustrating for me. They said they would have someone look into it. I don't know if they did but I still had zero service at the cabin and was forced to spend my time away from the cabin I paid for because I NEEDED service and couldn't get it.Sidenote- Im not sure how often they dust the walls but the wood panels had enough dust to make a large sweater.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

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8/10 Good

Tiffany A.

Mar 26, 2024

Such a great stay

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was more than happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This is the 4th time we've stayed at Indian Rock and each time it's been so nice. There's a creek right along the back side of the property and sitting outside listening to the water run and reading or having coffee in the morning is so peaceful. It's the perfect place to stay if you're looking for a small quiet spot in the woods. We spend the days exploring and hiking and the evenings taking it easy!

2/10 Terrible

Dan B.

Oct 11, 2023

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Didn’t stay.

It was terrible, an hour and a half drive from Indio where we were going to the 3 night concert, we had no idea that the highway was a death trap . I didn’t even pickup the keys , there was no way I was driving that road at two in the morning

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

justin p.

Oct 3, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

Nice and quiet. Lots of ants but worth it to be near nature.

Stayed 16 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Debra C.

Oct 31, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Happy Little Trees

Great place…Amenities were perfect. Cozy, comfortable and very clean! I would definitely stay here again.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

4/10 Poor

Vanessa R.

Sep 5, 2022

Liked: Check-in

Disliked: Location, listing accuracy

A roof over your head and that’s it.

When we first arrived we passed by the rental and went straight to the main house because we thought the structure was a shed. Once we figured out we were staying in the “shed” we opened the door and was greeted by suffocating heat. No windows could be opened other than the small window in the door and they only provided a box fan. Our first words to each other were “This is definitely a set up to a horror movie.” The unit is a studio with the barest of essentials available. Not at all what I thought when I read the listing or saw pictures. This rental IS NOT a short walk from town. The shower had clumps of hair. Ants were crawling on almost every surface: nightstands, bathroom counter, bed, walls. Not worth the rental price, not a comfortable stay. (lol… if that wasn’t obvious) At least my husband’s birthday weekend will be a running joke for years to come about how we stayed in the sketchy “nightmare shed” and made our own ac with bags of ice and a fan.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Aug 9, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

This property management had great service. The cabin was clean and provided everything we needed.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Darian H.

May 17, 2022

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Never would stay here again

It felt dirty and we woke up itching. I used my own blanket and slept with cloths on to avoid the itching my partner experienced. Afraid I brought bed bugs home with me. I got really sick from using the water to cook.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

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10/10 Excellent

Jose F.

Apr 19, 2022

Cozy Vacation

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We rented this cabin to get away for the weekend. it was everything we expected and more. We will be coming back soon.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Blair

Jan 10, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Quiet Cozy Cabin

Perfect for our needs. Tucked away in the pines, the quiet setting was very relaxing. After long days of outdoor activities, the memory foam mattress provided comfortable, restful sleep. Two electric heaters warmed up the space nicely. Wifi signal was decent for four devices. Stand up shower was sufficient. Kitchenette has no sink, so cookware was cleaned in the bathroom which was not a problem for us. It was nice to see that the property manager took past reviews into consideration to improve the cabin. Glad we drove a 4x4 vehicle as recommended in the listing. Would absolutely stay again.

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2022

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2/10 Terrible

Herbie S.

Oct 12, 2021

A Ture Nightmare!

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. I was somewhat unhappy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Let's see where do we begin. We are vacation rental hosts and property managers ourselves and this was a true nightmare experience. Although their was great communication when we arrived there was no key in the lockbox at the management company as promised, we had to call and wait for the representative to come to the office and give us a key. When we finally found our way in the pitch dark neighborhood down a road the badly needed repairs, their were no lights to identify the property. When we finally found the property, we had no idea which unit we were suppose to enter as none were marked and when we tried the key on the door with the matching address the key did not work. We had to again call out a representative. Once the representative arrived and opened the door their was no heat and no lights and the representative had to actually run out to the breakers to flip the switches. The representative explained that we could only use one light and the two heaters or risk tripping the breaker, and although we followed the instructions the breaker still tripped and we had to once again call the representative and go out to the breakers ourselves in 40 degree weather, this is unacceptable to say the least. So being the busiest weekend of the year in Idyllwild, the rep could not relocate us without great expense we were forced to deal with these substandard conditions. The manager advised us to use the battery powered lantern to avoid overloading the breakers so we went a step further and turned off one of the portable heaters and only used one light and we were terrified to even try to charge our cell phones for fear of having to run back out in the pitch black night to flip breakers. Although the motion light kept going off an on all night we were just too tired and scared to even get up to see who or what was tripping the motion light, a true nightmare. However in the morning on a positive side, the shower worked great.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

2/10 Terrible

Nick

Sep 7, 2021

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, communication

It was a very peaceful and nice little cabin in the middle of nowhere. The check in process was a nightmare. They had an office that no one told us to check into. We waited at the cabin for 2 hours before heading into town to get reception. The lady answered and said she would wait for us. We thought she meant the cabin, but she was referring to an office we knew nothing about. We didn't check in until 10pm.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

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10/10 Excellent

Melissa G.

Aug 24, 2021

Perfect for relaxing getaway.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The cabin is coxy holiday vacation. Surrounded with trees. Very clean place. Walkway to the creek. The only thing that we did not like is the area was hard to find, we ask someone from the office to show as the area.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

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6/10 Okay

Timothy M S.

Jul 25, 2021

Cabin in the woods

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Jul 13, 2021

I did not like that the internet was very weak, the outside lights did not work and the TV had no signal

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

2/10 Terrible

Theresa T., Carlsbad

May 3, 2021

Liked: Communication

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

DO NOT STAY HERE!

Totally unsuitable for children. I felt very very UNSAFE . My children are 8 and 10 and it was totally unsafe and sketchy. It looks nothing like it is pictured. Very dingy and dirty. Icky Icky vibes inside. The main house it is attached to is a mess. The internet is too weak to even watch a movie on the TV. The front porch lights didnt work. The creek near by is down a danger steep hill. A dilapidated tree house high in trees that could fall on children. No one near by. Felt totally unsafe. This unit should not be rented out. It is disgusting and UNSAFE.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

8/10 Good

Michelle L., Los Angeles

Apr 26, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful location

Great, remote location but close enough to walk into Idyllwild. It’s a pretty good up hill hike back though. Exactly what we were looking for. Accommodations were very comfortable but rustic.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

8/10 Good

Lupe S.

Apr 24, 2021

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Good and peaceful

Good

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2/10 Terrible

Jesse J.

Apr 13, 2021

awful

Rating Details: The vacation rental was very dirty. I was very unhappy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: horrible place to stay. road is almost washed out to start, then the door is molded inside and out. refrigerator has a microwave and lamp on top of it and leans heavily to the left. very bad stained carpet, smells bad, and bed is like laying on concrete. this place was no where like in the picture. couldnt get tv to work at all, very spotty service. we left the very next day and didnt stay for the entire time we rented it for, life is to short.

2/10 Terrible

Sean G.

Apr 3, 2021

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Misrepresentation (NOT PALM SPRINGS)

This place is NOT anywhere near palms springs as what is advertised by vrbo... the listing claims it’s less than 10 miles from Palm Springs city center ... it’s NOT ... very disappointing... also they needed my drivers license and all kinds of funky paperwork... it was a nightmare ... would not recommend ... might be a nice place but I was looking for a place in Palm Springs not Idyllwild...this kinda ruined our trip ... we ended up staying with friends at another place but not ideal having to stay with them due to covid. I really hope my family doesn’t get covid... if we did it’s surely because of this bull shit

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Margie J.

Mar 8, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Getaway

Great cozy little cabin in the woods. Perfect for a small family of 3!

10/10 Excellent

Mikhail B., Los Angeles CA

Feb 19, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Property Management

Property Management representative could be a little bit more polite, otherwise the property is great the location is a little bit hard to find but it's nice nonetheless the only little issue is with the property management. She's not bad, but she could be a little bit more personal and helpful

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Feb 16, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Nice cozy studio cabin. Stores are near by. It was a nice stay away from the city. It would have been nice to have a small hairdryer.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

4/10 Poor

Mayra K.

Jan 26, 2021

Liked: Check-in, communication

Disliked: Cleanliness

Bad experience

Traveled for a little getaway with my family to relax and give my kids some snow fun. The property first was hard to get to, there weren't no signs with the property name to help guide us through. We went back to the office location and a manager was able to escort us to the property. By the time we got there it was dark so we started to turn on the lights, but 2 out of 3 lamps were in working conditions. The lighting was pretty bad, to the point that I was unpacking out a change of clothes with the help of the flashlight from my phone. 1 lamp was not working and all were very dusty, well the whole property was. A basket in the kitchenette where plates were placed was very dusty. I understand that the property is in the mountains and there is dust, but not tho the point where I'm trying to turn on lights and getting dust cobwebs on my hands. Thankfully I traveled with my own disposable plates and utensils that I didn't need to use the ones at the property. The tosteroven was very dirty and full of crums, looked disgusting and didn't use it either. There was no basket in the restroom, but the funny part was that there was a sign at the door that said not to flush anything down the toilet! So what were supposed to do? The aerosol spray in the restroom was very dirty and filthy looking too. We did try to overlook at all the problems, but nevertheless it was a bad experience overall. Beware of this property it is not as pictured.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021

6/10 Okay

Natalie G.

Nov 16, 2020

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice getaway

We liked the location and the cottage was perfect for us to relax in at night as we were mostly out and about during the days. My only criticism is that the cottage was ended up being more than double the advertised nightly rate with all the additional fees. I would prefer to have chosen something that closer to the advertised cost as I initially chose this location because it seemed affordable, yet with all the additional fees I probably could have found a larger space or even a hotel.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

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