Golden Summers Cabin WIFI, Close to Lake Pactola

being remote

Nice place

Did not stay here, had problems with flies, so property manager moved us to different cabin. Better cabin for same price.

The cabin was very clean and the check-in process went very smooth. The road to the cabin was as described and we had no problem getting TO the cabin. However, we got caught in a late spring winter storm that dumped 26 inches of wet, heavy snow on the whole area; and we wound up getting stuck at the cabin because of the 2 ft plus snowdrifts blocking the road to it. The storm started early Tuesday and we didn't get out until Thursday. We discovered that the cabin, which I assume is rented out during the winter, didn't even have a shovel on the premises! Really? We had to resort to using the dust pan to scrape away the snow from the door until we could get to the neighbors down the road and borrow a shovel from them. The neighbors were AWESOME, helping us as much as possible. On top of all that, the power went out Tuesday evening and didn't come back on until Thursday around noon. So there we were: snowed in, no heat except for the fire place, no hot water, conserving water as much as possible because we weren't sure how long we'd have water pressure. We did have a gas grille so we could cook our meals. We contacted the office about opening the road from the cabin, but at first their equipment was broke down. In the mean time our neighbors tried to help out by running their UTV up and down the road, packing down the snow somewhat so that we MIGHT be able to drive out. When the office got their snow equipment going again, we discovered that all they had for pushing snow was an ATV with a flexible snow blade on in front. That may work for light powdery snow, but that was worthless against this wet heavy stuff, whether it was packed down or not. Their only other solution was to get a crew together to shovel out the 250-300 yards of heavy snow from the road to the cabin. Really? By then we'd had enough. The power came back on at noon on Thursday, so we showered up and then packed up and left early. One of our vehicles had 4WD, and they led and we followed in their tracks. Luckily, it was down hill. There was no way either vehicle would have made back up to the cabin. Now I understand, no one could control the weather or the power outage. We saw all the trees downed as we drove out. But the office could have kept us better informed of what was happening. And It's plain they are not prepared for a major snowstorm. In light of how this turned out, we'd like a partial refund of what we paid for the cabin.