Harbor Hill Cottages

The positives are, It has a great location, right on Lake Flower where you can dock your boat directly in front of your cabin. It is also very close to the center of town. But most of the cabins are very close to each other, so there is very little privacy… and if your sitting outside on the porch, you can easily see and hear your neighbors, as well as the highway noise from across the lake. We rented a 3 bedroom cabin (that sleeps 6). The cabin itself is nice looking, and fairly roomy, but there are some obvious shortfalls. First, the showers, and bathrooms overall, are extremely small, and the lighting in the bathrooms are very poor (there is not even enough light to shave). They provide no toiletries (like soap, shampoo, etc). There is only one small 19 inch tv for the whole cabin, with very limited channels. There is no wifi. The kitchen is a decent size, but no microwave. The driveway into the Harbor Hill cabin area is extremely steep (so if you have a low car, like a sports car, you may scrape the bottom). Finally, they leave you detailed instructions on how to clean the cabin before you leave (sorry Harbor Hiil, but I am on vacation and paying a lot of money, I don’t think I should have to be your housekeeper)…, and speaking about a lot of money, it cost us $ 1300 for 3 nights… obviously, that is not cheap. For that price, you expect a lot more.

We have the cottage skylight, when we checked in it was very cold and the bathroom there no a heater.
We were 4 people and it was for two people towels available. In one bedroom was the basket thorn and in every room was a lot of cobweb. One toilet paper for all people!!!
The WLAN was not in contact. Toaster is broken and no bags for garbage. The description is not the same place, from the website!
Sorry we came not back.

It’s a shame it took me so long to get around to writing this review. I should have written it when all of the incredible features of «Horrible Hill» were still fresh in my mind. I’m sure I’ve forgotten some of the minor details that made our stay all but unbearable.
Anyway, my family stayed there for a week in August. When we arrived at the «Cascade Suite,» it had a real funky smell. Like, super funky. It quickly became clear that the suite (which is in the basement of the main house, where I assume the owners live) had been flooded. There were water marks and mold on most of the furniture and walls. The smell was rotting carpet and drywall. Unfortunately, we ended up sleeping there the first night.
The owners denied there was ever any water damage even though it was *painfully obvious* what had happened.
We managed to get into a different cabin, although we had to pay the higher rate of the new place (customer service, anyone?). This new cabin had fewer amenities but it was on the lake, which was nice. The dining room had this amazing design where they put throw rugs down on top of carpeting, presumably to avoid changing the carpet.
The whole place reeked of needing renovations and improvements. The single redeeming factor was the free use of the rowboat (of which there was only one for the whole place, but luckily no other guests seemed interested in using). Even this I had to jerry-​rig to get to work correctly, as three out of four oar-​holsters were missing the little rubber grommet that keeps the oar in place.
Absolutely avoid this place. It will semi-​ruin your vacation.

I stayed here with a teammate, our families and friends, and a couple of other athletes for the Ironman triathlon in July 2012.
Overall the Colden Lodge (the largest rental which is compromised of 3 separate suites) was a great fit for us. The lodge was very spacious with plenty of eating/​lounging room, large porch areas, access to the water, boats, dock space, parking, bbq pit, and more. The place had been very much cleaned up since we visited over Memorial weekend while we were in the area training. The owners/​staff were very helpful in the weeks/​months leading up to our stay and were able to work with us on payment as we were pulling funds together from multiple people in different areas. A+ customer service there.
I would have given 3.5 stars if that was allowed, but only gave the place 3 stars for a couple of reasons:
1) The incredible price hike for Ironman week (which is expected, but seemed a bit more than most of the rest of the area because we were trying to accommodate a large group)
2) For the rate of $ 5000 for 5 nights you would expect the place to come stocked with the basic necessities like toilet paper, etc. We were told that was our responsibility.
3) The most disappointing part of the whole experience was the security deposit refund. When we entered the cabin we handed over $ 1000 cash for the deposit, which was fine (after we negotiated to bring it with us because they wanted it up front months earlier… for what, I don’t know…). However once we left we were told they had to go through the lodge to make sure nothing was broken/​dirty/​etc., and that they would send the deposit out in a few days. That was fine.
(attempt #1) We left on ⁷⁄₂₄. I called at the beginning of August to confirm everything was okay and to see when the deposit had been mailed. I was told everything was fine and the deposit was mailed out a couple days earlier. I waited another week and called back because we still hadn’t received the deposit. I was then told it was mailed out to an address in California… I LIVE IN BOSTON… and that she accidentally dated it for ⁹⁄₁ and not ⁸⁄₁ when it was mailed… even if I had gotten it, probably wouldn’t have been able to deposit it.
(attempt #2) Another check was mailed to the correct address in Boston sometime mid August a few days after discovering the mistake. I received the check a few days later… however this time the check WAS NOT SIGNED!
(attempt #3) Finally, on September 2^nd, about 6 weeks after leaving the lodge and putting down $ 1000 cash I received the deposit check back, signed, and with the correct date on it.
I understand that things happen and mistakes can be made, but I think that 6 weeks and 3 major mistakes are extremely excessive in the process.
Again, the place was great and other than the deposit issues we had a great experience, but a few minor things could have been better as well. Probably would find other arrangements if staying in the area again with a large group, but would consider it for a small group not on Ironman weekend.

I stayed here in Noonmark Cottage for the Ironman competition in July 2012 and had a delightful time. Right on the Lake, king size bed in the bedroom with a pullout queen sofa in the living room. The small kitchen was perfect for cooking breakfast and making lunches. Porch with Adirondack lounge chairs and a deck over the lake to watch the ducks & geese. The owners took excellent care of me and were as sweet as could be. It was totally charming. For a summer stay, it was perfect. My nephew & his wife came for one night and were sufficiently charmed that they plan to go back in September for the fall foliage.

«Methinks not» is correct… Rented a room that listed amenities such as a jacuzzi tub and a shared living room with a fireplace. Turned out that the bathroom was shared as well (not evident on the website) with a stall shower, and that the fireplace was blocked off with a (broken) electric insert… how romantic! And what was with the broken storm window leaning against the wall by our bed?
When we checked in, our room was closed and freezing because the thermostat was turned all the way down — it took hours for the baseboard heaters to warm the room up.
When I mentioned the fireplace and the lack of securing our room to the owner, an effort to upsell us to a cabin was made… we took a look and it appeared to be more of the same, just for more $$.
This place may appeal to some people looking for a «rustic» stay, but it just felt tired. They should update their website and be more specific about what amenities each room has and shares.