Getaway Cabin
Well, they’re called Postcard Cabins now.
A month ago (literally), when we checked out of ours in Blake Brook, New Hampshire, they were still branded as Getaway. I’m still very curious about the name change.
Anyways, here is what we thought of our first Getaway/Postcard cabin experience:
Don’t book it if you’re hardly going to be there, if you bring two dogs and too much stuff, and if you’re staying a week.
Now don’t get me wrong, we still enjoyed the place, but we were always leaving around 8am every day to chase the fall foliage around New England and returning well after dark. There was not a single day where we just stayed in the cabins, doing absolutely nothing. And we certainly didn't unplug; I was constantly editing photos, shifting through them and then posting on Instagram before bed. Of course it’s not a requirement to unplug, but a lot of the advertising behind these cabins certainly promotes it. We just aren’t that type. I didn’t even read a single page the whole trip (including the car ride!), even though I brought three books! We are the type of travelers that are always on the move, so I really should have figured out beforehand how little we would actually be spending at the cabin itself.
As for bringing two dogs…the boys are both medium-sized dogs; Remy is still small and considered a puppy since he is only a year old now. But with the limited space (and how much we had stupidly packed), having two rambunctious dogs hopping around made everything an obstacle course. The fridge was also too small (not their fault) for a weeks worth of our dogs fresh food; thank goodness we had brought an ice chest. We truly enjoyed having them there with us, but next time, I could either see us going without them compltetely or maybe actually packing less for once…
Staying a whole week, while inexpensive to other options we could have chosen, wasn’t the best idea for us having as much stuff as we did - although unpacking and repacking the car every time we switched hotels would have been another beast entirely. This was our home base for the week we were in New England and since we don’t mind being on the road, even if it includes lots of driving, we didn’t mind staying in a somewhat centrally located area to places we wanted to visit. Minus Bar Harbor…
On the plus side (since all of the above were objective complaints), it was still a very cute and cozy space despite everything. My only wish was for stronger water pressure but that was still understandable in a tiny cabin like that and we made it work; at least we never ran out of hot water!
Our lessons learned for next time: we won’t be bringing the boys, excess stuff OR staying for a full week. We actually want to enjoy it the way it was supposed to be enjoyed! Just a couple days of actually unplugging, doing some reading and writing, maybe watch movies or shows. You get it. But the funny question is can we actually do it? HA
So where to (next), Meg?
