We booked this property last minute in July 2024. The owner kindly let us check in early. The house is nice with a great view.
The gravel road is narrow, curving, inclined, and ~500 yds long (per GoogleMaps). The property description had stated: “access is through maintained gravel roads.” However, part of the road was washed out on a curve adjacent to a drop-off.
On our drive in, our front-wheel drive minivan got stuck in a clay rut with no gravel. Fortunately, we were able to back out and drive around it. However, this put us inches from a drop-off with our four children in the car.
When we notified the owner of our concern, she replied within 30 min and refunded the remaining nights of our stay. She mentioned that her team was aware of the washout and was working to repair it, but we had not been told of the washout when we booked the day before. The road appears to need regular maintenance given grade, curvature, and frequent rainfall in the area.
We later saw a small car driving down the mtn. The owner said that guest had no problem, but a narrower, lighter car even without 4wd would have an easier time on the road than a wider, heavier van carrying a family of 6 and their belongings.
On our way out we unknowingly bumped the stove which led to a gas leak. We are grateful that no person or property came to harm and extended our sincere apology to the owner. We understandably lost our deposit. Otherwise, we attempted to take excellent care of the property.