Lake Ariel Vacation Rental chalet

We spent Memorial day and the following 4 days at the Bronze Lantern and our mini vacation has been just great!
We already had an awesome experience at the White Lantern, the twin sister home from the same owners, and our expectation were met in full if not exceeded. The house itself and the location, an even more private niche, was exactly what we needed. Every detail in the house could only have been taken care by somebody in love with the place. It is not only a house, but it has the feeling of a home. We were only 2 and a half (little baby just loved the nature in the surrounding area) and somehow we felt bad that all the space (4 bedrooms!!) was left unused, this place would be perfect for a large family or a party of at least 8 or 10. Not to mention that if shared the price would be just ridiculous, you couldn't rent a closet in NY for that money!!
But the quiet and the warm feeling was just overwhelming, too bad we had to leave after only 4 days, because we were getting used to the bucolic lifestyle of the Hideout.
Diane and her husband Craig went out of their way to see if we could need anything else, but what else could one need if the all situation was so picture perfect.
We are already looking forward to another vacation either at the White or Bronze Lantern.
Thanks guys!!!

3 couples + our 5 kids spent a fun weekend at the "Bronze Lantern". The house is generally clean and spacious and looks like the pictures in the listing which we appreciated. Owners were easy to deal with during the booking process.

The deck is enormous although I don't quite understand why it overlooks the driveway - After driving all the way out to "the country", I certainly would've preferred to look at something more "nature like" as opposed to our 3
parked SUV's and the road.

We really enjoyed the screened in porch. Ate our meals there and hung out at night - it was nice.

I could get picky about the fact that the provided towels
were mildewey or that the sound didn't work on the main tv for the first 24 hrs until we finally figured out how to reprogram it ourselves (called owner in am but she didn't call us back until late in the day). Also, the pool
table in the basement isn't level which made it absolutely impossible to actually shoot a legit game of pool.

However, putting those issues aside, we had a
great time anyway and left the bronze lantern thinking that we'd consider returning annually as a tradition.

That said, our experience post-departure has really been a turnoff and disappointment as the owner charged us for some damage to their coffee pot that we did not do + retained a portion of our security deposit because we were not completely out of the house on time. The truth is that we were 15-20 minutes late leaving. However, we were out of the basement and all of the bedrooms right on time and the two cleaning ladies went upstairs to start cleaning for the next tennants right on time - so in my opinion there was no inconvenience really caused and this wasn't necessary.

Anyhow, if you're going to stay at the Bronze Lantern, just be aware that you might get dinged after you leave - so just budget a few extra dollars for that and you'll be alright. We tried to discuss the situation rationally w/ the
owner but when we questioned the charges, she told us that we weren't welcome back in the future. Her idea of resolving the problem was to just retaine a portion of our security deposit and discontinue all communication with us.

I will say that I appreciated that she returned the balance of our security deposit promptly...but certainly don't appreciate the false deductions nor the tone that she took
when we disputed the damages she was charging us as it just didn't feel very hospitable.

As a group get together we rented this home for the weekend. It was amazing! The house is beautiful and in a wonderful location. The house was clean and stocked with everything a renter could want or need. The game room was great for the competitive men! I can't wait to rent again from Diane and Craig it has been a pleasure! Next time we're staying for a week!!!