Knotty Bear

The cabin was perfect for the needs of a party of 8, it had great views from the front and back porches. Not too far from tourist areas. I would recommend this cabin and would use it again. If you have a large party bring extra garbage bags and good paper towels though. They use supplies from the dollar store I'm sure of it; they won't replenish if you run out.

Our experience with Elk Springs rental Rowdy Bear, overall was good, the cabin was nice and big, plenty of room for our 7 adults, 1 child and 2 toddlers. Nice drive to the location in my opinion. It was a little on the hill side for parking so that wasn't great. We stayed the week before Christmas and was kind of disappointed that the cabin wasn't decorated, but not a deal breaker there. Housekeeping left a little to be desired though, the main floor bed room did not have a shade on the window, only curtains and dead lady bugs all in the floor at the window. Everything needed a good dusting. Also main floor master bath, the shower water did not get hot, only slightly warm. Upstairs room needed some additional heat, as the heat on the main floor would burn you up to try and heat the upstairs room. The kids loved the basement with the pool table and game. All in all, we had a great time visiting the Mountains :)

The cabin was nice and overall pretty clean. Plenty of room for all our family. All my children and their families ( were a party of 9) had their own bedroom and bathroom. Their was one little hiccup though the bathroom on the main level did not have hot water in the shower. The video game arcade machine downstairs also did not work (my grandchildren were a little bombed about that) we did enjoy the pool table. Also 3 lamps in the living room were unplugged and did not work. Not sure if the arcade machine was an electrical issue or not?? I did not contact management about any of this because our vacation was pretty booked with activities and I the things not working was just a mild inconvenience. Another plus about this cabin was it was ready super early, no waiting around. We loved that ❤️

Cabin was great and work just fine for my family and I. However we came home Saturday nite to find a bat in the cabin and little did I know but it had been in there since we came in. I called maintenance to tell them and was told that someone would be there the next morning. That was not acceptable to me. I told them I couldn’t. Lean up the kitchen because the bat was in there hanging over the sink. I could not sleep in there knowing this bat was in there and I had little kids in there. Needless to say no one ever showed up to take care of the bat. No one called to make sure the bat was taken care of either. I’m very disappointed with the staff of this cabin. Probably won’t rent here again. Oh and the tubes needed to be cleaned as well.

This was a new property acquired by Elk ’s a great layout with three levels that leaves everyone with some personal space. The living room is spacious, the location is perfect . We weren’t far from anything and the resort was beautiful. The staff was amazing. Elk Springs is the place to rent. They are so helpful with everything including how to get places easily. The only reason for lack of a 5 star is because some issues need to be addressed which no doubt they will. As I stated is was a new property. These are a few of the issues needed to be addressed.
There is NO cabinet or storage at all for food( nowhere)
Only one blanket aside from bedding for four bedrooms to share and if you use the pull out sofa there is no extra blanket at all.
Two bathrooms have faucets that won’t turn off ( top two floors)
Roofing nails are all outside at parking ( causing flat tire)
Hot tub needs a new cover.
I would recommend hiding or moving all the wasp spray, roach spray, bugs,etc. I am assuming there was once an issue.
The furnishings were not bad. Not the best but comfortable for sure.
If you are looking at pictures online, don’t let the window unit in the master suite scare works great and the entire cabin cools easily.
I would definitely recommend this to my friends . You will enjoy your stay at Knotty Bear.
I just left a detailed review since we were the first renters. Again, we live renting from Elk Springs and recommend this property.

Upon arrival I had to do my own cleaning....not to mention it was thanksgiving & I already had to oreoare dishes with lots of lady bugs taking over & roaches YES ROACHES ! The bathrooms were awful