The cabin and the surrounding area are beautiful, and we really appreciated the bug-free kitchen area. However, we had two problems that somewhat spoiled our trip. First, the hosts communication was awful. The listing says guests will be emailed check-in instructions the day of their booking, and we never received them. We messaged the host several times (with other questions as well), wanting to wait to head out on our trip until we had instructions to make sure we wouldn't be stranded. The host finally responded after several hours to our other questions, but NEVER gave us check-in instructions despite us following up. We decided to start the drive anyway so we at least had a chance of staying for the majority of our booking, and were thankfully able to get inside the cabin without instructions. However, the unnecessary stress from the lack of communication was deeply frustrating and set the tone for much of our stay.
Second, be aware that there are TONS of ticks on the property. I was shocked that no other reviews mentioned this. Despite our precautions, I returned from our hike on the peregrine falcon trail with over 30 seed ticks and spent HOURS removing them. We ramped up our tick precautions after that, but I still got ticks virtually every time I made the very short walk to the bathroom I found at least one new tick on my ankles. In short, if you stay here, be prepared to be itchy for a week after.