There were many bugs in the lodge. I let them know I had photos of all of the bugs but I wasn’t sure how to send them. I did not get a response until well after we left stating this is one of the cons of being in the country and doors and windows should be kept closed. We had no windows open at all and the sliding glass doors were never left open. They did, however, inform us (not so nicely), that “in the less than 12 hours we were there, that the lodge door was opened 21 times”, suggesting this was “too many”, and as if we were to blame. Then went on to say that they did not “see” any of these so called bugs. Well, that would be because we cleaned up before we left, however, I assure you, I still have these photos in my phone and I am more than willing to share them. Also, 21 times in my opinion is not excessive.
The smell of sulfur was pretty extreme. We did notice that the septic truck was there the morning we left , which we understand “stuff happens”, pun intended, however, we did express that we needed to ensure that parking would not be an issue as we had a 26 foot moving truck and two twelve foot trailers with us as well as an SUV, which I expressed prior to coming and inquired about parking and was told it would not be a problem. Granted, we realized that we were able to leave the truck and trailers at the storage facility once we arrived in Syracuse. We were very happy about this once we arrived at the lodge as there were so many cars parked there already and a certification class of sorts going on in the under portion of the house we were renting. Also, the septic truck would have been a major encumbrance the morning during our departure as it arrived as we were leaving. Their response to this when I expressed concern was that when I told them, “just before we arrived” (30 minutes prior), was that their class is held in a separate facility. It is not- it is held in the bottom of the physical house that is advertised on Vrbo as the lodge, not a separate facility. They stated their students had to walk further to get to the class because they thought we were bringing our moving vehicles- as if we had inconvenienced them. Also, since we didn’t have our trucks, this would be a perfect time to have their every 3 yr septic clean.
Finally, my sister and her hubby left and got a hotel because the air mattresses would not stay full, with no one on them. They asked if they tried the pull out sofa.
I’m glad others enjoyed! We did not.