As always the Cottage in the Pines was a pleasant stay on Dauphin Island. The five of us (including RouxBen, the Boston Terrier) had a wonderful, relaxing time while attending the bird banding. The house and furnishings are comfortable, the rules easy to follow and the stay pleasurable. We only wish we were told what day to put the garbage cans on the street for pick up. We hope the house is available again next year.
Coffee maker didnât work. When I informed Shane he first said housekeeping would bring one the next time she came. I insisted he send one, said he would but didnât. Couldnât connect to WIFI, contacted Shane, he said to try again despite my already having done that. So no WIFI. No complementary soap, shampoo, not even salt in the kitchen! Shane tried to charge me 169 for pet fee despite ad saying it was 50 for a small dog. My dog is 27 lbs. Home reeked of dog smell
The house was spotless. The kitchen was equipped with everything we needed. They donât have an icemakerâ bring your ice. Beds were comfortable. Plenty of towels. Our dogs had plenty of room to go out both in the front yard and the back. My husband has mobility issues so the short walk from the car to the house was very good for him. We didnât take pictures because the weather was foggy most of the time.
Highly recommend! We thoroughly enjoyed our week stay. Everyone was very nice, polite and friendly. Many things to do with family. The home was accommodating and we had no issues. Will definitely use them again in various locations. JJ
The house was clean and well kept. They responded quickly to my issues. When I arrived, the key code didnât work. They supplied 3 possible codes to try and asked me to let them know which one worked. The Internet never worked, even after a hard reset on the router. And the coffee pot didnât work. It wasnât ideal. But wasnât horrible.
The master bath shower doesn't work for people who don't want to get their head wet. Hense, the wife used the bathtub shower which had a drain issue. Didn't know the coffee pot didn't take pods, so we improvised to make it work since there were no filters. The property "for sale" sign in the yard on our last day thru us a loop. But all in all, it suited our purpose.
This is the second year we four adults stayed here for the week of bird banding on the island.We love the screened porch on the back where we can bird watch while playing card/dice/board games. It is quite a convenient spot to all the activities on the island yet in a quiet setting.We love this little house and all its amenities, it fits our trips perfectly. The host is attentive but never intrusive. Thank you for letting us stay here.