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Carolina Cabin Rentals
491 George Wilson Rd, Boone, NC 28607
Cabin rental agency
Jennifer Davidson
47 points
a day ago
My review has nothing to do with the homeowner and everything to do with Carolina Cabin Rentals.
I rented a cabin through them for a women's retreat and was given a lot of misinformation that led me to making a decision that put our group in danger. Our retreat was planned for the weekend that Hurricane Helene hit western NC. Nobody ever expects a storm of this magnitude in the mountains, but I did my best to get as much details about the location of the cabin in order to make the right decision. I asked about accessing the cabin and was told we could drive our church bus there. Thank God we didn't because even on the driest and sunniest of days, accessing the cabin wouldn't have been possible in our 18 passenger bus. We would have gotten stuck in the elements. We took cars instead, which are still stuck there.
I asked about the location of the cabin and was told it was just off the main road in Blowing Rock. Nope. It was 9 miles outside of Blowing Rock, off of a road full of switch back and S curves. It was NOWHERE near town and couldn't have been any more remote.
I asked about the neighborhood itself and was told it was a gated community and completely paved. The first mile in was paved, but unfortunately the back 2 miles was not paved, which matters in a storm.
Armed with those answers we made the decision to go. I KNOW we could have chosen not to go, but nobody expected a storm of the century. I just wanted to know the truth so I could have made a better decision. We got out and made it to a Holiday Inn to wait on transportation home. While there I met an older couple who had rented a cabin through them and was given directions to the cabin they rented. The directions given almost got the couple stranded. They needed a Jeep Wrangler or something like that to follow those directions and they just had their car.
What I want out of this is for the company to just tell the truth! When I spoke to several different employees of theirs last Wednesday before we left, they each said they didn't even live in or know the area. How were they able to answer my questions if they didn't know the right answers? One of the reps said he would call the homeowner and get answers from him. He called me back and said he had spoken with the homeowner. We found out on Saturday from neighbors who had spoken to the homeowner that he didn't even know we were there. What? Why would you tell me you spoke to the homeowner and you didn't? Just tell the truth! I realize that we are so blessed to have gotten out when so many didn't or they lost everything. I accept my responsibility in the decision to go, but I would have NEVER gone and taken a group of women had I known ALL of the truth about the location. What a poor way to do business!