It’s a beautiful lakefront property. Lots of space inside, quiet, close to restaurants, shops. Upon check-in, which was listed at 4 o’clock, we realized that the property including sheets, towels, refrigerator floors, bathrooms had not been cleaned at all. I contacted the property manager who told me that I should leave for a few hours win a cleaning person would come and not to come back until then and to go to a restaurant or shop. This was unhelpful as I had already done that during the day when you arrive at a property you want to unpack and situate yourself and maybe spend time there! The cleaning person arrived at 4:30, there had been a misunderstanding about the day, which is forgivable, however, we were confined to a living room space until 7:30 PM when she left so we could not eat, or cook, unpack, or use the facilities. After contacting VRBO, they said they would contact the host. However, we were unable to use the property until the evening, but we’re paying 500 a night for that. That is not acceptable at all, and no offer of compensation was provided to me the rest of the time in the property was very nice and it was a great house otherwise once we got clean bathrooms and sheets on our bed etc. and could use the refrigerator, kitchen etc.

The home was absolutely wonderful! My wife, our five children and I could not have been more pleased with the choice. It was beautiful and comfortable. The location on Mirror Lake was idyllic. We loved it so much that we already booked our week for next summer! We could not imagine staying anywhere else in Lake Placid. Communication with Barb was superb, thank you so much!

This house was absolutely beautiful! It was by far the best VRBO home we have ever rented! From the adirondack decorations within the home, to the fully stocked kitchen, an extra fridge in the garage and the stunning view of the lake, it was an exceptional stay. House is better than the pictures ,bedrooms were great with the attached bath in each room. Had many rides in the canoe, paddleboard and paddle boat - so great to have them for our use. Hot tub was an great extra! Thoroughly enjoyed our stay, and will definitely rent this house again if we are in the Lake Placid area!

We loved the house! Very spacious and clean. Easy walk to restaurants and shops. We had a wonderful stay even though the weather did not cooperate.

Lake Placid is my favorite vacation destination and Birches Lodge was the perfect spot to share this area with friends. Well stocked kitchen, great layout, close to town, can't really think of anything that could be improved. Barb was very responsive to questions we had throughout our stay. Would 100% stay here again!

Barb and Rodney’s lakefront property was absolutely perfect for our stay. The house was ideally set up for families with spacious rooms and lots of common space. The outdoor hot tub was very clean and a great after a day of skiing or walking downtown. We came for a large scale international skating event and this house was ideally located so that we could walk to town if needed all while being out of the busy downtown area. We look forward to our next stay!

great location with all the amenities

We loved the house and location- it’s absolutely beautiful! We entered and it was immediately warm and cozy with the Christmas Tree up and the fireplace in the family room. The space was great for us- we could have fit twice as many. We’d love to come back- this is a new favorite.