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From jct US 2 & SR 53: Go 1-1/2 mi N on SR 53 (just over Causeway), then 1-3/4 mi W on Catawba Rd.
I came up here to stay and it’s close to the jet express, since we were doing things at Put in Bay. Cute little cottage to stay in, and we wanted a cottage with a kitchen with it and they immediately upgraded us to that cottage which was very nice. We ended up leaving a day early and they said they would work fast to get us a refund. Everyone was friendly and I enjoyed staying there.
We stayed 3 nights in 2 cottages to celebrate my birthday and had an amazing time. Shaela (sp?) was so friendly and welcoming. Conveniently located, we will be back.
Absolutely wonderful and far exceeded our expectations. My boyfriend and I came up for the weekend for my birthday and booked Cabin 3. We walked in, walked out, and walked back in to try to understand how it seemed so big inside and small outside lol. Queen bed, couch, TV and dresser. A little table with 2 chairs and full kitchen, full stocked with dishes, a stove and full sized microwave, coffepot and FULL SIZE FRIDGE. The bathroom was smaller but no different than most hotels. Cute decorations too and clean.
I do not understand the few bad reviews this place has. It is a camp ground. I think the bad reviewers were expecting 5 star hotel fancy at a small campground cottage. It was not fancy or super updated but it felt like a home away from home. Everything worked as it should. The camp neighbors were very friendly, kids playing and well kept area. Management was nice and answered any questions we had. It was very quiet at night, and that AC unit kept us nice and comfy for sleep. I hope to be able to stay here each time we visit. Next time, we'll bring the kids, since this is obviously a family friendly camp ground.
Thankyou guys for being a big part of my wonderful birthday.
This is the most disgusting place I've ever seen. If the horrible conditions of the cottages don't drive you away immediately the roving crackheads will. If you are not ready to take care of the hungry wandering children of the owners do not go. You will not get what you booked and a whole list of excuses why. If your thing is staying in a water damaged bug infested 10x10 box this is the place. Needless to say we did not stay. We booked a 2 star hotel for only 70 additional dollars a night located 4 minutes down the road. Best decision ever. It is depressing to know that people can live in or be around such disgusting conditions. Let's please rename this from Shade Acres to Shady Acres.
We just stayed one night in cottage 6 and if it wasn’t so late in the day when we got there, we would have tried to find lodging elsewhere. I came in with low expectations, but this was bad. The cottage was very outdated which is fine, but it had a horrible sewage odor throughout! The mattresses were in bad shape as well as the bathroom. It was pretty gross overall. I could have handled the out of date aspect if it didn’t stink so bad. It appears that they try to clean it but everything is so old that it will look dirty no matter what. The floors in the main area at least were updated and looked cleaned.
The owner/manager was very kind and welcoming and had Halloween activities for the kids. They even left bags of candy for our kids who missed the trick or treating event. We were with another group who were in cottage 5 which smelled musty but did not have the sewage smell of ours.
With lots of air freshener and open windows we made it through the night but I would never return or recommend. Hopefully these cottages get some updates and a good cleaning, because it could be a really great spot!
