Redwood Cottage-Pet Friendly

All was fine with the booking, but when we were only two hours away on our drive up to the place and I realized we hadn't received the door code yet, I wrote to the host on the VRBO app. While they wrote back quickly, I was told that check in was at 4pm. Of course I knew this as it was made clear during the booking confirmation, but are they implying that I'm trying to "sneak" in earlier than 4pm? They gave me the code, but still, I wrote back explaining that we would indeed not be there before 4pm or later but wanted the code now because who knows if we'd have a cell signal by the time we got there (I had the impression it was a little remote from looking at the map). So that was the first disappointment. I don't like to chase... especially for 1193 total for TWO nights.. I should be getting white glove service. When we arrived at the cabin a little after 4pm we were so disappointed to see that this place was an absolute hovel. There were flies flying around, dead ones on the window sills, the carbon monoxide detector was dead (yep, I check all the things), the TV remove control was dead with rusty crusted batteries inside of it, but the worst thing was the overwhelming smell of mold and mildew. Neither of us could hardly stand it and in fact my husband went outside and vomited after about 10 minutes of breathing that gross air. This little getaway was for our anniversary. We didn't stay and got a full refund and luckily got into the Stanford Inn instead.

This was our second stay at the Redwood Cottage. It was as perfect as I recall from our first trip! The team’s communication was great and they were very accommodating to our early arrival. This cottage is perfectly located to indulge in all the activities and beauty found in Mendocino. It is comfortable and has everything necessary to make you feel at home. We will be back.

This home had everything we needed for a comfortable stay. Hot tub was a nice bonus!Good communication.

House was great. Clean. Well stocked and had freah water for drinking. We loved the specual touches for the pups and the interior decor. The foreplace was excellent to wake up to. The only very small thing I'd add is a light in closet. Otherwise the place was perfcet. Thank you so much for a wonderful stay.

We had a wonderful time!