Idyllic Hellertown Cottage w/ Patio & Fire Pit!

Reviews

• Great but some concerns

  3/5

  I waited some time before writing this because my intention is not to leave a poor review but there are some issues we ran into that were pretty significant and I feel others should be aware. Had I known in advance I would have stayed elsewhere. First of all I will say that this is a cute home, comfortable and very charming. The goats and chickens were a plus for us and entertaining for our 3 kids. We also enjoyed the fire pit and got to see deer cross the field a few times. Wonderful atmosphere. On the second day we started to fill the bath for my daughter and the water was very cloudy and a yellow/brown color. This is of course after we had been drinking and cooking in it for over 24 hours so that was worrisome. I contacted the host and he said he had never seen anything like it. He did have someone drop off a case of water which didn’t last our fam of 5 even 24hrs. My kids refused to bath the whole week we were there and we ended up buying a bunch of bottled water to drink, make coffee, tea, cook, brush teeth. Visiting from FL it felt very post-hurricane and was such a source of stress. We did wash our clothes at the end of the week and the water stained almost everything!!! I have washed the clothes since and nothing came clean. That’s a weeks worth of clothes for a family of 5 that is now ruined and as usual, I don’t pack “play clothes” on vacation, it is of course everyone’s favorite outfits.

  Smaller issues would be the quantity of bugs in the house and a huge nest of bees that has made a home in the side of the house between the 2 upstairs windows. They weren’t a bother to us but if someone was visiting who had a severe allergy, this would be very concerning. A little pest control and a water treatment system on the house to address water issues would make this an amazing place to stay. I wish I could upload pictures (showing the bath water, a pitcher of yellow water, orange brown residue from the faucets and shower head, stains on clothes, clearly this is a long term issue and not something that just suddenly started) but there is nowhere to attach photos to this review. I wish I was sharing a different experience but this should be something future guests should be aware of.

• Great stay in Hellertown

  5/5

  Great place to stay - clean, comfortable, quiet. Perfect for graduation weekend at Lehigh.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Cute Cottage

  5/5

  The property was clean, just as described. Farm fresh eggs were left for us during our stay. If we come back to the area, we would definitely stay again.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Country house

  4/5

  The house was neat/clean, and the beds comfy. The setting was a bit too rural for us. The kitchen was not well equipped for cooking. The shower did not drain well, and we were standing in water. Additionally there were large bees.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Farmhouse Chickens and Lots of Land

  5/5

  Myself and my two Australian Shepherds enjoyed our stay. They had plenty of room to run and our host was very pleasant. We had fresh eggs from the chickens. I entertained my brother and his wife during dinner on Saturday, which we held on the patio. My long weekend stay was peaceful and rewarding. It was a truly wonderful experience.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo