Echo Valley Cottages

The bridge cottage was adequate as far as kitchenware. Plenty of dishes pots pans etc…The area was quiet and peaceful but I have to comment about the musty dank odor that we experienced for three days. I believe the majority of it was coming from the couch which we refused to sit on. This really put a damper on our stay. Recommend a thorough cleaning or new furniture.

This has now become one of our families favorite getaway spots! The staff is extremely nice and welcoming. The house was clean, pool was amazing, we had fun on the paddle boats! There is mini golf, and volley ball. My 7 year old loved it! We will coming back without a doubt!

Stayed in Hilltop House for one night. It was very clean but also a bit run down (peeling paint, water stains on the ceilings). Main thing to note are safety considerations. There is an outlet in the living room without a cover on it, and the stairs to the second floor do not have a stair rail. These are safety issues for anyone, but particularly those traveling with small children or older adults. I emailed them after the stay and was told they "will be addressed."

Stayed here for the holiday weekend. The staff were nice and helpful. The cottage was in need of extreme updating and cleaning. The windows would not stay open they just kept falling down when I tried to open them. The water pressure ******. The cottage was not well cleaned upon my arrival, although each guest is required to pay a cleaning fee as part of their stay. Which mentioning the cleaning fee, I was charged a cleaning fee even though no one did any cleaning during my stay or before my stay. Also, I was required to take my own garbage out to the garbage bin and also, I was required to remove my bedding and leave it in the middle of the bed upon my exit of the property. They don't offer any housekeeping, so I am confused why I was charged a cleaning fee for my stay, even though I was required to do my own cleaning. They also had nerve enough to leave an envelope for maid service tip, even though I was the maid of my own cottage. They also charge you for linens and don't provide fresh ones. The only thing you get with your room that is complimentary is flat pillows and unwashed blanket, dishes that are really old and look like they were purchased from lawn sales, which reminds me you have to wash your own dishes before you leave even though I paid a cleaning fee. The staff were nice but eveything else was not good. Would not stay here again because, you get overcharged and don't receive anything for your money. If I wanted to be my own maid I would have stayed home.

Absolutely wonderful- a perfect peaceful weekend. Very helpful friendly managers. Will be back!

The location was perfect and definitley was an adorable cottage. We stayed at The Pond and it was nice being on the water and having the duck couple as companions. Window unit air conditioner definitely did its job which was wonderful. However, the cottage had odor of fish and cigarettes. I thought after the air was on for a bit, it would subside but didn't. It states "no smoking inside" unfortunatly not observed. And the queen bed definitly needs replacing. When booking, there was not a place to put 2 dog fee on the reservation. At check in, it was confirmed that we had one dog. I corrected her and stated that no, I have two dogs and they are small. Nothing was said to a change of fee. About 20 min later, the owner came over to "intoduce himself" to my husband and said that he noticed two dogs and we only paid for one. My husband did not check in with me and did not know that I had said I had two dogs to the person I checked in with. The owner said that we needed to pay for two and a processing fee. I had NO problem paying for two dogs and didn't understand why that wasn't done when I had said there were two. He made us feel like we were trying to get away with something. ABSOLUTELY not as we travel with our dogs all the time and have no problem with paying for them. It's way cheaper than a dog sitter is how I look at it. Just wish that there was more communications from front desk to owner.