Rainer Cabin Review
This was our 2nd stay (we came last August). Danielle & Rob provide a haven of rest like no other in their cabins (& TeePee!). We stayed in the Rainer Cabin again as we love having the huge porch & rocking chairs with a backyard and fire pit--the mountains as the backporch view. My girls enjoy the small goldfish pond & fountain just outside the kitchen windows which provides a lovely water sound for evening dinners. There is a grill (made our steaks perfect) and second chimney-style fire place under a shelter with a picnic table for outside barbecuing.
Everything is clean and stocked with all necessities (including most toiletries, dish soap/sponge & laundry detergent!).
It's also just a quick stroll from the river that runs behind it. The bushes lining the woods and long driveway were full of huckleberries, black raspberries, thimble berries, blue berries and cherry trees (last August we picked our fill of blackberries). My 10 year old and 1.5 year old daughters delighted in morning berry-picking.
They now have chickens near the garden (enclosed & separate); which my kids utterly enjoyed feeding with Danielle. From the garden, we picked lemon balm for evening tea, artichokes and broccoli for dinner, and even snagged a few fresh strawberries. D & R have created a paradise getaway perfect for all ages and especially wonderful for our family of 4.
At night, after the kids were snoozing, (we brought our baby monitor cameras) my husband & I enjoyed stargazing from the hot tub just feet away from the cabin. Mt Rainier Nat. Forest is just about 30 mins drive so we took a couple days to hike and sightsee.
Packwood, a charming little town 5-10 mins away, offers a few restaurants, a market, & our favorite--a café (The Mountain Goat Café). Danielle & Rob fully furnish the cabins with everything you need (with incredible attention to details) for a cozy getaway as well as a kind and understanding attitude with the focus on providing a place of rest and retreat for their clients. It's a family-run business (even their teens help in the garden!). We will be back as soon as we can! read more