Horrible experience at Twin Pines Resort. If I could give zero stars, I would.
The owners, Mike and Becky, were awful to deal with. They harassed us for using the provided garden hose out back to fill the kids' sand and water toys. Mike told us to just use lake water instead, but the edge of the lake was very rocky and not safe for our kids, who are all under 5 years old, to be getting water from there.
There was also a huge septic sinkhole (see picture) on the back side of the cabin that was covered by a rotting piece of plywood. It was seriously unsafe, especially for children. When we brought it to the owners' attention, we were simply told to stay away from it and keep better track of our kids.
On our fifth night, Mike parked his golf cart on the edge of the yard in the dark about five minutes before 10:00 p.m. At 10:02, he shined a strobe flashlight into the yard where we were having a bonfire and making s'mores with the kids. When we went over to ask what was going on, he told us the party was over, the fire had to be put out, and we were being kicked out of the rental and had to leave the next day--even though we had the cabin rented for two more nights.
We tried to ask him why, and he claimed we were being too loud and drunk (???). We were not partying or drinking. We had little kids with us and were just trying to enjoy an evening making s'mores around the fire. We had never been given any warning to keep the noise down. He even ended up calling the sheriff on us. He recited the sheriff's phone number from memory, so I'm assuming this isn't the first time he's done something like this. The sheriff had to come out, and even he seemed confused as to why he had been called.
The cabins themselves were not in good condition at all. The floors were uneven, the doors wouldn't even shut properly due to what appeared to be foundation issues, there were soft spots in the floors, bugs and cobwebs in the corners of every room, and the mattresses were pretty much unsleepable.
The property description also claimed there was a sandy swimming area, which was completely false advertising (see photos).
To top it all off, we were charged almost $1,000 more than what we were originally quoted.
This place is a scam, not family-friendly at all, and the owners were awful to deal with. I would not recommend this place to ANYONE. Stay away and find a different resort. read more