Whispering Ridge Cabin with Spa & Mountain Bliss

We are six 35 - 50 something PCT hikers. Booked for the 'close to town' location, the hot tub, and the washer/dryer. The hot tub, featured as the front page of the rental, was off. The washing machine didn't work. The house is located 2.4 miles up steep curving roads away from town. Unsafe to walk, but no Uber or Taxis in town. Paid a local $40 for the 2.4 mile ride to town and back for groceries. Rental Agency sent a person to take a look at the washer. Promised to send a repair person next day. Never came. Promised to do our laundry for us, never showed. We washed our clothes in the tub. The house is gross. Ripped furniture, wall to wall carpeting in one of the bathrooms. No hand soap, empty containers on bathroom sinks. Old, tiled counter tops with missing tiles, unsanitary gunk coming from the spaces between the tiles. Closet in entry not available to guests for coats/shoes, it was chock full of owner's junk. We finally located just one lonely dish towel. Advertised as '4 bedroom and sleeps 10'. There are 3 bedrooms, and a study with a futon. There is not another bed, so 'sleeps 10' is a strange claim. The television is in that study, which needed to be a bedroom for one of our group, so a movie night during the snow storm was not happening. It's old and dated and in need of updates. Called VRBO to report the issues. I was put on hold for 20 minutes to consult with the rental agency. They gave us 150.00 for lack of cleanliness, but denied the property was misrepresented.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The location is only a few minutes from town, which is nice. The cabin is nice, but definitely dated. The jacuzzi was nice, but don't expect any jets and it's not steaming hot. The deck is dated, lots of nails, so don't walk barefoot. There's a nice area on the deck with a spectacular sunset. If your going to cook, bring your own spices, oil, coffee, etc. Overall, it was a great weekend!

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was more than happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: All the expected items with an older home! Some windows were hard to move, The deck was in need of repair. the T V didn't work! Through it all though we had a great time. Lots of history that can be visualized in this old house. I would go again!

Rating Details: The property manager was adequately helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The house itself was the best, beautiful views and had everything you need for your stay, unfortunately due to nosy and racist neighbors that didn’t want us there, they built rumors and had us leave before the original contract! The ugly disturbing energy they gave us made my stay unpleasant and I felt unwelcome, owner should have asked us directly and been more considerate since we spent so much money in renting the house! There was no need for us to feel so low and not fitting in because of our race! Am totally disappointed

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: My family enjoyed our mini vacation

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We loved our long weekend in Idyllwild at Golden Sunshine. This is a very charming, welcoming home with everything you need for a relaxing weekend in the woods. The kitchen was well-equipped for cooking great meals, the living spaces were great for playing games, watching movies and hanging out with friends. We spent some time playing games on the deck and would have loved a few more adirondack chairs for watching the sunset, but other than that we had the best time. Would recommend for couples and families looking for a spacious home in a relaxing environment with excellent views. Also, an easy 7 min drive to town for food and amenities.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was clean. I was very happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Unfortunately my husband and I were pretty disappointed with the advertising on this property. I don't think it is as charming as the picture make it look. We were very excited to have our post deployment vacation at this cute little cabin in Idyllwild, but were sadly disappointed in a handful of things. To start we pulled up to the drive way at night, so we did not see the long branches covering the driveway which ended up scratching the top of our truck. The cabin looks like it hasn't been renovated since the 60s maybe - the furniture is very worn and old, the outlets are original and every time we plugged something in we would get shocked. The shower did not drain properly so every time we took a shower we'd be standing in 3+ inches of water. There were multiple disturbing photos in the living room which made the overall feel of the house pretty creepy. This would be an adorable cabin if some serious TLC was put in - the view from the deck is absolutely incredible, which is why we choose this cabin in the first place. We do not feel like the price of this cabin was worth it. We will definitely be visiting Idyllwild again but will be looking for a different place to stay.

Rating Details: The property manager was adequately helpful. The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. I was very happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This house has so much potential but should not be rented until the wall to wall carpet is pulled out (musty smell in house), downstairs shower is fixed to drain properly and toilet seat replaced (chipped & scraped). The furniture is ripped. Couch cover had pet hair all over it. No coffee filters for maker, no soap for laundry. Den room with futon had no bedding (fortunately we packed our own)

Great property to get away. Very rustic area. Wish the fees were better explained in the VRBO sight.

This email is in reference to this reservation. This was by far my worst experience with a vacation rental. I will attach some pictures of a few problems we had. I will list many more.The house was extremely dirty. All the bedding had stains and cat hair on them. I am extremely allergic to cat's which caused my allergies to act up. There was a broken chair that my brother inlaw sat in, he fell hurting his back.  It was a very hot weekend and with no ac we would expect to be able to use the windows, however there were only about 1/3 of the windows with screens. This let in all the bugs. All of our guests were in turn suffering from bug bites. The kitchen was greasy and had ants. The deck and window sills had rat feces all over them. The tables on the deck were rusted and one had a broken top that was not attached to the legs.  We spent about the first 4 hours of our vacation cleaning and making calls to bring these matters to your attention. We cleaned the entire deck to remove the rat droppings and cobwebs. We also scrubbed and cleaned the kitchen. We changed the bulb in the kitchen light to attempt to make it work. What I would like from your company is a full refund. This was supposed to be a relaxing weekend for my family to enjoy and ended up being a test of our good nature and humor.