We walked into a freezing house with no heat running, we were not told we would need wood to keep stove going to stay warm. Small wall heater does virtually nothing to keep the first floor warm. Our cost for wood was $180 over the 5 days to keep our family warm. Called rental company who told us to go to the gas station for wood. Loft bedroom had wall unit but did not keep us warm unless we got up during the night to keep the stove lit. This was not disclosed and we had our coats on until bedtime which was cold. Stove was very diffucult to light due to a vent issue, which filled the first floor with smoke until my son goggled it and learned he had to manually slide the broken vent which covered him with soot as the stove hasn't been maintained/cleaned but at least we had heat on the second day.
We found a broken chair turned upside down in the living room, mouse droppings in the first floor tub, cobwebs on the lights over the table and in general dirty kitchen utensils. Thought they only had 3 cups until we opened the dishwasher and found it full, we had to empty that. Pots should be replaced, if you plan on cooking bring your own I'm glad we did, metal cowboy style dishes are rusty and should also be replaced, found set of dishes in a cabinet but they were filty so we stuck with paper plates. Fan in downstairs pool room was literally coated in dust and filth which we cleaned before the kids went to bed. Metal twin bed downstairs not only squeaks horribly when you move but the springs stick you in the back. My grandson put his mattress on the floor to sleep it was so bad.
In general this is a really nice cabin that truly needs cleaning (which I blame Carolina Cabin Rentals for) and updating. As a retired Property Manager I would never allow one of my properties to be rented in this condition. My daughter in law owns a cleaning business and was shocked at the dirt we had to clean. Again per their "rental agreement, 1 towel per person (even cheap hotels give you 2) so we did laundry daily in a washing machine that you have to watch (per note on the wall) as it had issues. When I spoke to the rental company they referred me to my rental agreement instead of helping. Again, the owners need to be made aware that they're property isn't being maintained and cleaned properly. I'd like to say we're going back but would never again rent a property being maintained by Carolina Cabin Rentals.