Tread Carefully
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 7/21/08
Positives - The little resort has a pretty setting with cabins overlooking the lake. A river runs past that is a 5 minute walk and an enjoyable place to hang out and swim. Current was strong enough in July to defer the weaker swimmers amongst us, but most of the guys liked it.
Negatives - advertised as only 3 miles to the entrance of Sequoia Park, but it turns out the entrance to the park is still an hours drive or more to most of what one wants to do in the park so it did not end up as convenient as we had hoped. Our round trip driving times into the park averaged close to 3 hours per day.
When we arrived we were told exactly where to park, but the sprinklers were watering that spot so we parked elsewhere. No problem but then we had to climb a fairly steep dirt trail to our cabin and the trail was also being watered so was muddy and we got unexpectedly wet reaching our cabin. Same thing every afternoon for this cabin. Last night there we decided to use the big barbque by the lake - nice settng - but walking down to it the stone steps were being sprinkled and one of us slipped and took a nasty fall on the rocks, injuring leg and back. The owners response at the time -"well, we need to water the place, you know". If it had been the 77 year old woman with us who had fallen the situation could have turned serious, for her and for him. We had to move the sprinkler ourselves in order for the steps to dry out which they didn't since it was close to dusk when this happened.
It seems minor, but the lack of willingness to water early or late at night (he did it by hand instead of installing a system) coupled with the lack or care about the accident gave us a feeling that the owners convenience came before his guests well being.
The other viewer who mentioned the air conditioners inability to cool the double rooms was also our experience, although one couple in a single cabin had the opposite problem - the ac was too powerful and noisy to use except when the room became unbearably hot.
Conclusion - if you want a pleasant, very quiet getaway with basic conveniences, and are willing to deal with the owners carelessness, go for it.