Kiwi's Cottage

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : The cottage is in a great location! Close access to the beach, down quite a big hill but drove down and parked. We could see the ocean from the deck and hear it when sitting at night. Quiet neighborhood with barely any traffic. It was a perfect little place for 2 adults and a child. Central location to other areas and a quick drive for shopping. Wifi would not work at first but contacted the host and they said to reset the modem and router. Worked perfectly after that. The large deck was a very nice area to sit in the evening and our toddler enjoyed playing on it. It was very clean and smelled good. We didn't notice any strange smells. It smelled like the ocean :)
  : Several things other travelers have noted: The lights on the ceiling in the small room need a longer string, I could barely reach to turn it on. The elements on the stove should be repaired before a pot tips over and hurts someone. The tub plug would not stay down. We had to duct tape for the child to have a bath. Could not figure out how to get the fireplace to work. Turned up the thermostat on the wall with no change. Would love to have a recycling bin.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Location

Very Poor
Traveller Type:
  : The house was clean and in a very good location. Unfortunately we were not able to stay here.
  : The air quality in the house was so bad we began having trouble breathing as soon as we entered. The musty/moldy smell was very strong. We opened all of the windows and doors and let the house air out for an hour as we stood outside. It was still as bad when we went back in. After being in the house for only about 10 minutes I had to use my inhaler and developed a headache. The effects lasted for more than 8 hours. There was no way we could stay in this house. I immediately contacted the property management company's (Vacasa) 800 number and was told we could be relocated to a different property. After about 20 minutes, someone from the local office called and told me he couldn't do anything because all of the staff who could have helped us were gone for the weekend. (Really! when do most people travel!) We had to find another place to stay ourselves at a considerably higher cost. I requested a refund but was denied. I have traveled extensively, staying in hotels, motels, airbnbs, VRBOs and even hostels and have never found any so bad I couldn't stay there. The only other time I had this same reaction was when I attended a function at a church which I later learned had extensive black mold inside the ceiling.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Business Traveler
  : convenient and close to Salishan but much more affordable; close to the Side Door Cafe! super accommodating team let us add on a day and so late checkout so we could enjoy the beach a bit more after the work part of the trip
  : the lights for the rooms are really for tall people-could reach the light switch for the room overhead light

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Loved this place and will definitely stay at this location again!
  : Took a while to get used to the smell in the cottage and the tub does not drain properly.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Love the location and perfect little cottage
  : No wifi when we arrived. We had to keep turning wifi on and off to reset because it kept stopping so had troubles watching Netflix. Bathroom towels were all damp wet. I had to dry off with a t-shirt cause not one towel hanging was dry. Hair in bathroom sink when arrived and bottom of toilet really dirty. Fan was dirty.