BTW - We really loved staying in the Fairy Hill neighborhood! We were on the side road leading down to Winnifred Beach, so it was an easy walk to it.
BTW - We really loved staying in the Fairy Hill neighborhood! We were on the side road leading down to Winnifred Beach, so it was an easy walk to it.
Originally Posted by agregory
I love your reviews and honest opinions on the places you stayed and visited! Especially ti boss's comments
Your thoughts and comments sound very similar to what I think about places, so I feel like I get it. I really wanted to stay at Great Huts during our Portland visit, but I was honestly a bit unsure about the openness of them. I feel like I could handle it now though. I was surprised you didn't mention creepy crawly critters and mosquitoes in your review. Are the toilets in each unit on the ground level? I feel like they are, which is why we didn't end up there... but I could be confusing it with another property?
The cig smoke would have been very annoying! I probably would have handled it the same way you did though and not said anything. I also get what you mean about the types of guests affecting your stay. The types of people you describe can really bring the vibe down
oh yeah, i totally forgot to comment on the bugs!
mosquitos were very minimal at strawberry hill. i don't even remember using bug spray when there. strawberry hill has a few very friendly dogs who hang out at the reception cottage and a few cats- we only saw 2 by our cottage. i looooooooove dogs and cats, so i was happy to see them all.
mosquitos were much more noticeable at great huts. i definitely used bug spray there, especially at night. i only saw one (very gigantic) palmetto bug- those cockroach looking things- in the room. it was on the dresser and i ignored it and it went away. there are a couple of dogs on the property, but same as strawberry hill- they chill by the reception area. and there are a lot of cats on property and they will come into your hut looking for food. again, i am a crazy cat lady, so it was all good to me, but i'm sure a lot of people would not be as excited about that.
and the toilet bowls and bathub/showers are on the bottom floor. but our treehouse also had a sink on the top floor (where we slept).
did you stay at winifred breeze? that's a guesthouse located on that side road you're talking about. i think i'd like to stay there next time.
and i'm glad you get what i was saying about the other guests. i feel like a jerk for writing it out, but hey- it's a trip report, so i thought i should comment on my experience with my fellow tourists.
i have a feeling i'd have fun meeting up with you!
I forgot to answer your question. We didn't stay at Winnifred Breeze. We stayed at the Fairy Hill Palms Airbnb. It looks like they changed the listing on Airbnb to divide it into seperate listings with one queen bedroom and a shared bathroom. When we stayed we rented the entire 2 bedroom house and they kept one of the bedrooms locked. So we had the entire place to ourselves. I would imagine that's still an option. It's on the upper floor with a covered veranda looking out towards the road to Winnifred Beach. The home owner lives right next door and runs a convenience store out of his garage.
i found it on airbnb.
i wonder if you need air conditioning in the summer. we were fine at great huts, but feb. temperature is still not that hot.
AC may be needed in the summer. The house was very hot midday during Feb, but cooled off enough at night for us.
that's one good thing about great huts, especially with the cliff-side treehouse- in feb. it got slightly warmish (never hot) during the day and cool at night. we never even bothered with the fans.
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