Hillside Cabin was absolutely beautiful and had everything I needed to host a proper dinner. The owners are friendly, accommodating, and were very helpful in returning items we left behind. My brother and his family loved the property so much that they intend to book it again for us next year.
I do have to say that I reserved with the understanding that I would have a 2 hour early check-in to prepare the dinner I was hosting. Four days prior, I emailed the owner to confirm said check-in. They informed me that they could not accommodate our original arrangement, causing me to lose half of my meal prep time. I understood their reasons, but was very frustrated and had to change my entire mean plan at the last minute.
Another issue was that the hot tub was cold upon arrival, and never reached more than 90 degrees during our stay. Everyone came prepared and excited for the hot tub, yet no one could use it. I did not contact the owners as it was Christmas Eve and did not see how anyone could make the water hotter in the time allotted.
I also feel I should point out that the bedroom listed as having 2 Queen beds and 2 Twin beds actually has 2 Queen beds (one of which is crammed into a closet space), 1 Twin bed, and one sofa which is almost the size of a twin. This was an issue because we are a family of tall people, but I think a group with smaller children would be fine.