Sequoia Forest Remote Retreat! 'Dreamtime Cabin'

Beautiful Cabin in the trees

My family and I had one of the best family vacations that we’ve had in a long time and this cabin and location made the difference. It was beautiful, cozy, room enough to spread out, easy access to walks in nature. The kids and dog explored every morning out back by the stream they called “the swamp”, walked on logs, played in snow patches, searched for the best walking sticks. We drove anywhere from 10-40min to local hikes and were amazed at the sights - 5th biggest tree in the world, huge waterfall, beautiful meadows, magnificent groves of trees. Then we came home to well stocked kitchen and cooked and warmed the cabin with the wood burning stove and did a puzzle and played games until bedtime. The beds were cozy, the tubs had jacuzzi jets, and laundry was easy to do when needed. We would definitely come back! Maybe even next year.

beautiful and comfy

Dreamtime is a great place with more amenities than most. Super clean. Very very comfortable with lovely deck (and hammock) overlooking meadow. Lots of books, dvds, (wifi not great---but this is a get-away, right?), cozy furniture, and interesting art. Perfect place to relax and listen to the wind in the trees. Dark skies for star gazing. Very quiet. Owners are accessible and super nice. We love Dreamtime! Only downside is the area west (190 between Camp Nelson and Ponderosa) has been devastated by 2020 fire. Mountains burned to dirt; most trails closed. Fishing wasn't great and quite dry (as everywhere now). 100 Giants trail open. ALSO: bring all food. No grocery except tiny one at Camp Nelson, 11 miles down mountain. NO CAMP STORE for forgotten items. Nearby Ponderosa serves burgers only.

Cabin vs driving instructions

Once we got there the cabins was as described warm and inviting. Equipped with everything you would need to enjoy time in the mountains and forest. The fresh powder was so amazing. My grandsons had a great time playing in the snow. Would definitely stay again in the summer month to go hiking. However the directions were less than detailed. Our 6 hours drive from home ended up being 14 hours and a stay in the hotel because we could locate the cabin. The road is very curvy and the signage was severely lacking. Ended coming back down the mountain to stay in a hotel the first night.

Bad experience

I have a couple of complaints for this house. But let me start off by stating that this house was beautiful and it met everything the pictures promised. HOWEVER, a few days before arriving we were notified that there was an issue with the water heater but they claimed they were able to fix it, which we were glad to hear. Once arriving the house was freezing but the ONLY WAY TO GET WARMTH WAS A SMALL FIREPLACE DOWNSTAIRS (mind you, we had rented the place in the end of winter/beginning of spring. The whole house was still surrounded in 6-8 feet of snow). We attempted to shower but THERE WAS NO HOT WATER. We had to call and notify them and they attempted to fix it several times but nothing worked and when we had called them THEY WARNED US THAT WE COULD ONLY USE THE SMALL FIREPLACE BC APPARENTLY THE ELECTRIC HEATERS TEND TO SHUT DOWN THE ELECTRICITY THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE HOUSE so we had to choice but to use the tiny fireplace which LITERALLY DID NOTHING (and let me just add that it's ridiculous that they had to be there while we were occupying the house but we understood that it happens). Even after trying to fix it nothing was still working and since it was our last night, we decided to just deal with it since there obviously was no point Bc we were leaving the next day. FOR 3 NIGHTS/4DAYS THERE WAS NO HOT WATER OR A WELL FUNCTIONING SOURCE OF HEAT!! (Which does fail to meet the “Implied Warranty of Habitability) At the end of our trip we were upset and we let the owner know in a note we left on the kitchen counter. They reached out to us and offered us either $200 or a free 2 night stay for our trouble, we quickly agreed to the 2 nights. But THEN they claimed we destroyed their chair and scorched their kitchen counter (which we know for a fact was not true Bc we well inspected everything when we arrived and when we left) but we honestly just wanted to get everything over with and forget about it all so we left it as it was. Last point, this cabin was truly beautiful and the scenery was amazing (was hard to access). But there was WAY TOO MUCH ISSUES with the heater and hot water that looking back, it was not worth it. I do hope they get everything fixed for the next family. *This review was originally posted on TripAdvisor for a stay in March 2019