We stayed here this past fall for three nights. Thanks to the owner, Dwight it was a VERY creepy & uncomfortable experience, to say the least. We stayed in their premier "A-framed" log cabin with the loft bedroom (which they are very proud of there, by the way). We took advantage of their advertised off-season two night special for $159.00 per night, with the third night being discounted down to just $99 for that final night. I can honestly guarantee you that we will NEVER stay there again, as it was just plain WEIRD, thanks to the owners' narcissistic and OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) behaviour & conduct. For example, we gave a substantial deposit ahead-of-time and thought that would allow us to check in for the first night, and then as is customary ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE COUNTRY, we would pay the balance upon checkout. How wrong we were! We arrived at about 6:00 p.m. for our first night. The resort was empty with NO other guests there. The owners left a note for us at the front, saying the Log Cabin was open, and they (Dwight & his lovely wife) had decided to "go out for dinner" rather than wait there for us to arrive, and assist us in our checking-in process. So we went to the cabin, as we knew which one it was (it's the only A-framed Log Cabin they have there on the property) and we...We stayed here this past fall for three nights. Thanks to the owner, Dwight it was a VERY creepy & uncomfortable experience, to say the least. We stayed in their premier "A-framed" log cabin with the loft bedroom (which they are very proud of there, by the way). We took advantage of their advertised off-season two night special for $159.00 per night, with the third night being discounted down to just $99 for that final night. I can honestly guarantee you that we will NEVER stay there again, as it was just plain WEIRD, thanks to the owners' narcissistic and OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) behaviour & conduct. For example, we gave a substantial deposit ahead-of-time and thought that would allow us to check in for the first night, and then as is customary ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE COUNTRY, we would pay the balance upon checkout. How wrong we were! We arrived at about 6:00 p.m. for our first night. The resort was empty with NO other guests there. The owners left a note for us at the front, saying the Log Cabin was open, and they (Dwight & his lovely wife) had decided to "go out for dinner" rather than wait there for us to arrive, and assist us in our checking-in process. So we went to the cabin, as we knew which one it was (it's the only A-framed Log Cabin they have there on the property) and we went inside. Things seemed to be going rather smoothly until about 8:45 p.m. later that night, when Dwight, the owner, comes banging on our cabin door. I opened the door and this was the first time I met him (I had previously made the arrangements with his employee, who I understand now has left them, named Sonel, a european woman). I felt I was very rudely greeted by Dwight, as his banging on the door was rather loud and unfriendly - and I asked him what he wanted. He stated that he needed me to provide my credit card RIGHT THEN & THERE and that I needed to pay for the ENTIRE remaining balance of the entire 3-night stay. I was incensed by this bold action of his, and I told him I would NOT be conducting any business transactions right outside the front door of what was supposed to be, our serene and private cabin, so I told him to turn around and go back up to the office, and I would "be there in five minutes" to settle up with him. I must say I was pissed. What kind of a guy barges in on you, AFTER you've already paid a sizable $200 deposit for a 3-night stay at a supposed "resort" and then demands the rest of the money UPFRONT at 8:45 p.m at night, when it's pitch-black dark outside, because he and his lovely wife decided to go out for dinner that evening and shirk their duties at their little oasis resort? Unacceptable and rude is what I say. So, with a grimace on my face, I marched up to the "Office"" shack they had there near the entrance drive, and brought my credit card with. (Evidently this couldn't wait until morning in 'ol Dwight's eyes.) I told Mr. "Dwight" I was NOT HAPPY about this. And then that's when he laid it on me (which was the FIRST I had ever heard of ANY of his next surprise rant) about that he wanted the place left CLEANED, as in the exact same condition we found it in. He also laid out several "rules" they had, which was also the first we had heard of ANY of them. Rule #1: No wearing shoes of ANY type EVER in "their" log cabin, as it could marr or dirty the floors. Rule #2: If you use ANY dishes, silverware, kitchen items etc.. they expect them all to be washed and put back into the cupboards; and the stove, microwave and range top MUST BE thorougly cleaned and put back EXACTLY as it was found when we go to depart. Rule #3: Clean the cabin before you leave, take out ALL trash etc.. and open up the nasty greasy smelly dumpster that is located on the side of their rambler house they live in that is on the property, and place all refuse, trash etc.. in that dumpster. And finally, Rule #4: Do not walk on the rocks (which is actually part of the Lake Superior National Scenic Lakeshore Waterway) in view of any of their neighbors to the North or to the South, where they might be able to see a person out there by the water, because the neighbors want their own privacy and don't want to see other humans out there; and the "Stone Gate Inn and Resort" only owns a mere sliver of the waterfront real esate there. I informed Dwight that this was the FIRST time that we had heard of ANY of his so-called "Housekeeping Cabin Rules" as he termed it, (an expression or terminology I believe he coined himself), as we typically DO NOT act as a Maid Service for the very place or places we've stayed at in the past (although we're very conscientious and respectful of all properties and we do not damage or trash ANY place we stay at) - - otherwise what is the point of the over four hundred dollars for we're paying these kooks for?) and so I stomped out of his little "Office Shack" that I met him in, now having had paid him ALL of HIS monies he thought HE was owed upfront, on the spot, the very first night. Clearly this set the tone for our stay, which was now shattered as far as the peacefulness of it. My wife wanted to leave, but I thought we should stay, as this clown Dwight already took us for the $417 plus taxes. He also threatened to bill our MasterCard if we were to "not leave the cabin in the exact same and clean way it was found when we checked in." I could go on, but I will just stop there and say, this experience was the worst. It was not fun. These owners watch you like a hawk the entire time, as though you might be some kind of shoplifter in a five and dime store, and as though they think you are somehow going to damage the place, or possibly leave it dirty. I have never been so offended at ANY place in the world, as this overzealous, extremely proud, and eccentric anal-retentive owner of this little twilight-zone "resort" owner made the experience to unfortunately be. And by the way, their barbecue grills were all completely dirty, filthy, and beyond grotesque (caked on black charred material, burnt fish skins, debris, etc..) so we could not use them at all. So I took digital pictures of all of those, and distributed them around Two Harbors to the Visitors Bureau, and the Chamber of Commerce, etc...
Do yourself a favor and do NOT stay at this Transylvania-like freakish place - - thanks to the wacky and unreasonable ownership there. It was nerve-racking to say the least, and a Super 8 would've been more accommodating than these [-] were to us. Stay there if you want, but be prepared if you do, to have two sets of eyes on every move you make the entire time, with threats of hitting your credit card upon your departure for more monies if you so much as touch anything, slightly soil anything, or if you leave any trace evidence behind that you were even there, so much as a crumb that God forbid poor Dwight and his lovely wife would have to clean up. = NOT WORTH IT. (Stay at Larsmont - its a REAL resort.)More
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