Quaint Lake Cushman Cottage w/ Private Access!

Reviews

• Not bad, could be better, wouldn’t do it again.

  4/5

  Pros:

  love the playroom for kids

  The location is good

  The living room area is nice

  The layout of downstairs was nice for managing kiddos

  Jayson was responsive

  Check in was super easy

  Check out process was not too much

  Cons/needs improvement:

  No washcloths provided

  No laundry supplies provided

  The mat under the carpet upstairs is so thin it is basically nonexistent.

  The dishwasher worked, but is on its last leg.

  The tub has a repaired crack in it that made the tub feel like it wasn’t very stable when showering.

  We could never get the air conditioner in the kitchen to work and with only window units available the house got very hot.

  The house never really felt clean. We’d see odd food stains- not from us. Randomly step on sticky stains- not from us. Touch an area of the counter that was also gross- not from us.

  The property has great potential, but definitely needs some work.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Not great

  3/5

  The owner is pleasant, communicates, but not quite forthcoming on condition and cleanliness. Housekeeping is done as well as it can be. Some things aren’t under control of housekeeping.

  What isn’t okay is that the listing is quite strategic. The remodel is odd, and rooms are actually closets converted into “rooms”. The kids room is a closet with two twin mattresses on the floor. The second bedroom barely fits the bed. I don’t know if it was an attic or closet… Carpet isn’t secured to subfloor and is absolutely filthy. Very little room outside. Very small lot.

  The washer is filled with mold. We ran the washer sanitizer cycle twice to try to make it usable so we could at least utilize the facilities. It was marginally better. No laundry soap provided. All of the towels reeked of mold.

  You will get 11-14 minutes of hot water. We had 6 very low maintenance people who just wanted a quick rinse after a day at the water or hiking. At best, 3 of us got warm water. Tub badly cracked. Sink barely drains.

  This brings me to the hot tub. It’s unusable, murky and not maintained. We have a hot tub, so I’m not unfamiliar how the tub should appear or smell. I was not comfortable exposing my family to a clearly unbalanced ph and who knows what else. It did occur to me that people may be literally using it for washing due to the hot water situation.

  The dish washer runs but will not clean your dishes.

  AC is portable units that are very loud.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Just okay.

  3/5

  The location was great, very beautiful views in the area. It was a good location for what we wanted to see of Olympic national park. We traveled late on the first day of our vacation and didn’t arrive to the Vrbo until almost 11pm. We were all exhausted and ready to sleep, when I went to the room and pulled back the cover to the bed the sheets were very clearly not clean. The last thing I wanted to do after traveling all day was to have to clean the sheets. Most of the dishes were still in the dishwasher, the dishwasher was loose from the counter and needs some maintenance. The whole place could use some general maintenance. The entire downstairs has no curtains and we felt like we had no privacy as we could see outside into the neighbors houses and yards, not something that was mentioned in the description of the place. The tub has a crack in the bottom of the tub that felt very poorly repaired. The hot tub cover was clearly in bad shape and the water was dirty so we didn’t even use it. The floors needed mopped, and the stove has damage to the front burner that looks like some of the glass is missing. I am very big on the cleanliness of our vacation stays and this one very clearly needed a deeper cleaning than it has been getting especially when you charge a cleaning fee. Other than these issues we did enjoy our vacation.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

  Manager's Response:

  Hi Keri, we want our guests to rest easy when they stay with us, and we apologize you experienced some issues during your trip. We followed up with the homeowner after reading your feedback, and they wanted to share the following:
  -We've notified our cleaning team about the concerns with the sheets, dishes, and floors to ensure these issues are addressed for future guests. We are committed to providing a much higher standard of cleanliness moving forward.
  -The bottom floor has three windows in the dining room without coverings, but all upstairs windows have blinds. The house is set back 100 ft from the road, with a structure and fence blocking most visibility. The neighbors to the left are elevated about 20 ft above our property.
  -We’ve replaced the hot tub cover with a brand new one, which helps maintain cleaner water. The hot tub is also cleaned after every departure.
  -The stove, despite minor damage caused by a previous guest, is still fully functional and poses no safety concerns.
  -The tub crack and loose dishwasher will be addressed promptly by our maintenance team.
  Thank you for your insight, and we hope to have the opportunity to host you again soon!

• Cozy cabin in the woods

  5/5

  Enjoyed the cabin as our home away from home while we enjoyed Lake Cushman. House was clean and very comfortable. Enjoyed having access to all of the lake parks too. Didn’t get to use the hot tub due to overwhelming chlorine smell.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Just okay.

  3/5

  The location was great, very beautiful views in the area. It was a good location for what we wanted to see of Olympic national park. We traveled late on the first day of our vacation and didn’t arrive to the Vrbo until almost 11pm. We were all exhausted and ready to sleep, when I went to the room and pulled back the cover to the bed the sheets were very clearly not clean. The last thing I wanted to do after traveling all day was to have to clean the sheets. Most of the dishes were still in the dishwasher, the dishwasher was loose from the counter and needs some maintenance. The whole place could use some general maintenance. The entire downstairs has no curtains and we felt like we had no privacy as we could see outside into the neighbors houses and yards, not something that was mentioned in the description of the place. The tub has a crack in the bottom of the tub that felt very poorly repaired. The hot tub cover was clearly in bad shape and the water was dirty so we didn’t even use it. The floors needed mopped, and the stove has damage to the front burner that looks like some of the glass is missing. I am very big on the cleanliness of our vacation stays and this one very clearly needed a deeper cleaning than it has been getting especially when you charge a cleaning fee. Other than these issues we did enjoy our vacation.