The good.
I contacted the owners and asked if we could check in early, the female owner was nice and allowed me to check in and drop off my bags. This was our wedding day and we didn't want to check in at midnight.
After learning it was our wedding day the female owner said she would like to give us a gift basket of wines and chocolates, she did and it was very nice.
The rental has modern farmhouse look and is on the 2nd floor overlooking the Yellowstone River.
The bad.
The day after our wedding we still had family in town. That afternoon 5 of our family members wanted to float the river. My wife and I offered to pick them up from their float to bring them back to their car. We all agreed and told them our rental was on the river and nearby. My wife and I went home and rested. They called when they were getting close and my wife went to the shore to wait for them. After getting out of the river my wife and 5 family members went up to my vehicle. At this point, the female owner approached my wife in distress asking what we were doing and who these people were. My wife described the situation but nothing she could say pleased the woman. The woman was furious that we would even consider doing this. She claimed to have called the sheriff, she went on how disrespectful it was to have them get out of the river here. The woman was nothing short of condescending and disrespectful towards my wife. She was patronizing her as she asked a series of personal questions like what my wife did for a living and who her parents were. She told our family to leave immediately even though I was their ride. When my wife asked what she could do to help mend the situation the lady demanded my wife to go get me. Meanwhile, I was inside the rental not knowing what was happening. My wife came in frantic saying we had to leave. We both went out and met the woman. My apology was not taken either. The woman told us to leave the property and that when we come back we better have thought of how to apologize to her. We drove away not believing what just happened. Our friends had exited the river and placed things in my vehicle immediately, not one of them was drunk, no one was belligerent or talking loudly in the least. The time it took them to get from river to vehicle was far less than my wife spent getting lectured without reason. My wife was in tears because she never wants to make anyone upset, nor did we think this was wrong. I decided to drop them all off and return to try to apologize or make amends since we were paying to stay a 2nd night. I texted the woman asking to meet with her, I knocked on the front door, no answer. I waited a minute and saw a man who I assumed, and turned out to be, the male owner of the rental. I told him we upset the female because our family got out of the river here and my wife and I wanted to apologize. He thanked me for apologizing and told me he would talk with the female. He said they sometimes have non-guests get out of the river here and they don't like that. I again apologized and explained that if we'd known we never would have done it. The man was nice and reasonable and that was the last we interacted with them.
Summary.
If you enjoy a modern farmhouse look with a very earthy feel and you don't do something to upset the female owner you will probably enjoy this rental. My wife and I are very passive people who don't enjoy going out of our way to write 1 star reviews. But the way we were spoken to, in particular my wife, was nothing short of unacceptable and disrespectful. There is little explanation to describe how she was treated. read more
