The Lazy Beaver cabin is a lovely spacious cabin. The location is great, and the property is beautiful. There was plenty of room and comfortably slept 8 of us. It was warm and had very nice views. We also appreciated having the driveway plowed after the heavy snow.
There are a few things keeping this from a five-start rating.
The flooring was problematic. Normal walking around in the second-floor bedrooms could be heard quite clearly in the lower-level master bedroom, particularly at night. When someone would get up to go to the bathroom, etc. you could hear every single step. I’m sure this is related to it being a log cabin and a different insulation process, but it is incredibly loud when trying to sleep. In addition, most of us found the ultra-firm pillows provided uncomfortable for sleeping.
The other less-than-5-star issue (a much easier fix), is the lack of conveniences, particularly in the kitchen. We found hot chocolate mix, pepper and a seasoning blend - that’s it - no salt, sugar, cooking oil/spray, etc. There was no lighter or matches for the candle we brought and the two that were provided in the cabin and no foil, plastic wrap, etc. that would have made things much easier in terms of food prep. The oven was filthy and smoked up the cabin, and there were only two dishwasher pods, which for a cabin that sleeps 10, two loads of dishes seems unrealistic. Because we were unable to run the dishwasher as needed, we had to wash dishes by hand, however, with only a dish cloth provided (no sponge/scrub brush), cleaning some of the pots and pans was a chore. The photos show a coffee maker with a K-cup option, but the required insert was missing, thus K-cups could not be used. We also could not find a shovel to deal with snow, which would have been very nice.
Recognizing that the flooring would be a challenging resolution, a focus on the little things, would have made the experience much better, and increased the star rating. This is an amazing cabin with a ton of potential.
