I didn't want to write a negative review but the owner gave me no choice. I addressed all of the below issues in an email to her after our stay but received zero response...not even an apology. Renting this cabin was a spur of the moment decision for us and was only one available for the weekend that allowed pets so we reserved it, after the owner confirmed to us that it had air conditioning. The days we were there it was very hot and we have four small children and two dogs. The day before we left, however, the owner informed us that she incorrectly thought the cabin had a/c but it didn't. We were upset but didn't want to cancel and disappoint the kids so we agreed to take it. We also really appreciated the owners honesty and gave her the benefit of the doubt. She had provided a bottle of her homemade wine in the fridge for us which we thought was a very nice gesture, even though we aren't big wine drinkers.
*There was a large, melon sized hornet nest on the front porch. We were forced to use the side door during most of our stay to avoid being stung. There isn't any wi-fi/phone line at the cabin so we couldn't notify the owner. We used bug spray several times before the bees deserted it.
*The master bedroom had a huge adult-themed poster with cartoon pictures above the bed and on the night stand were Ken and Barbie on top of each other. I have four small children who easily could have walked in and seen that; very inappropriate for a family cabin.
*The ad advertised a working hot tub but it was broken and not even connected. We were very disappointed.
*The bathtub was dirty with black hairs and dust balls and the bath mats looked like they hadn't seen a washer in quite a while. The floors were quite dirty, also, forcing us to clean as soon as we got there. Not what you want to do on your vacation.
*The house was infested with ants, requiring us to store all of our dry goods in the small fridge.
*Due to the heat, the upstairs room was unusable for the majority of our time.
We have stayed in Packwood before at a different cabin with none of these issues. Again, I notified the owner of this and gave her four days respond because I didn't want to write a negative review but she didn't. She was very prompt with our security deposit refund, though, which we greatly appreciated. This cabin could be a cute getaway if the above were remedied.