We were looking forward to a fun filled trip in Sky Valley. We’d stayed in Sky Valley previously and just loved the views, waterfalls and local dining establishments. I was unable to find the cabin available that we wanted and opted for this place. The views appeared to be good and the place, even though a bit creepy with some of the family pictures, looked clean. Burck, the owner,called and left a rambling voice mail with lock box information. He seemed like a nice enough guy. It’s a 2.5 hour drive from our home and with traffic, nearly doubled it. We get in and immediately noticed the grandma’s old musty house smell presence. The furniture, old pictures, beds even the food in the pantry looks like somebody died and they closed up the house and VRBO’ed it. We wanted to watch the 3 rd game of the World Series and there is no cable, no instructions how to get programming. So NO World Series on tv. We had to watch in our laptop. We start getting our 4 kids ready for bed and my wife developed a rash on the back of her neck and arms. Our kids started complaining of itchiness and coughing and blowing their noses. Our kids went to staying outside to get fresh air and get relief from their “allergy” symptoms. I had already called Burck three times to get information on how to work the TV, he was just as clueless as I was. He then said , he would do us a favor, “ I live in Franklin but I’ll get in my truck and drive 30 minutes to see if I can help you”. Like we weren’t paying for the place and he was just letting us borrow it for the weekend. Burck got over to the house and by that time wife and kids were packing up. The “allergy” symptoms were not something we were going to deal with. Seeing my girls running around outside as opposed to being in the house because they “felt better” any parent would’ve done what I did. We packed up and left after being there 2 hours. I told Burck I expected a full refund. I explained that he had airborne contaminants and that’s why he has Kleenex boxes in every room. The airborne contaminants cause severe allergy attacks. Burck, considered these allergies normal, “it’s the mountains”. The house has severely buckled hardwood floors which points to a water problem and the mustiness in the air points to scachybachryn.
Save a nightmare. Go ANYWHERE else IN SKY VALLEY. If it’s all booked up, stay at Days Inn. You might have to deal with hookers, drugs and police but at least you’ll get better customer service.
