Bluebird Cottage Inn — Hotel in Idyllwild-Pine Cove

We rented the Eagle cabin, 7 guests. There's "rustic charm" and then there's obvious lack of maintenance and basic necessities. First: location. The way the picture showing the cabin was taken, you'd never know that it sits literally on the side of the main road. If you're looking for a quiet retreat, this is not it. Watch any small children and pets running out the front door as the traffic is unforgiving. The map posted online shows a wide parking lot, forget that. The windows do not dim the noise of cars, day or night so we felt like we were sleeping in the middle of the road. The cabin has no heat upstairs. You have to get your own wood for the fireplace that has no air circulation thefore no oxygen for combustion so the wood we bought was useless. It was cold even with our own blankets on. To go downstairs one has to use a spiral metal staircase dimly lit. Make sure you have adequate shoes for grip.Watch your small pets/ kids as mine almost fell through. Downstairs, the two rooms are of decent size and amenities. The one major complaint about this cabin above all, are the mattresses. They lost all firmness, the shapes of many bodies forever caved in and zero back support. The bed in the hallway had strings and main metal frame digging into my back. It was so bad that none of the seven of us had more than 2 hours of sleep each night. The heaters in the rooms sometimes work, sometimes just randomly stop, in the middle of winter. The patio doors although locked, don't close completely so you'll have cold air freezing the lucky one attempting to sleep nearby. Two positives: the water heater works and the kitchen is nicely equipped and fully functional.Finally, the WiFi...trust their disclosure that it's not guaranteed or implied. Bring your own hot spot. And an extra day off to catch on some sleep when you make...

We stayed 2 nights. Check in was easy and quick. We were in the 'Falcon' cottage. It was 1 bedroom / living room, a kitchen and small bathroom. It was very dark inside - needs more lights and some bulbs were out so that would have helped in the bathroom. There were windows and when the blinds were open it helped a lot in the day time. The kitchen was smallish but okay for vacation cooking and it was pretty well stocked with what you need. (The gas lighter was empty? We cooked several times with no problems. The bed was comfortable but it needs to be changed out. There is starting to be the valley / bump in the middle going on. There was a fireplace which we used with a Dura-Flame log we brought. It didn't make it warm but gave a nice ambience in the evening. There is a good sized flat screen TV with many channels. The bathroom was quiet small with a massive Jacuzzi type tub and shower. The shower was hot but not so powerful - it must take forever to fill up that massive tub! I found the Lounge to be very uncomfortable and it hurt my back after a short while. Overall it seemed the cottage was clean. There was parking right outside and there is overflow parking in the middle of the complex opposite the office building. It is right off the main road with easy access and is no more than 5 minutes to the center of town. Each cottage looked to have a Propane BBQ and some tables and chairs outside. There are lots of birds to sit and listen to and watch lots of Squirrels scuttling about and running up trees. All the grass has been replaced with synthetic and honestly the grounds look very good. No idea about Internet as we left all that stuff at home to have a quiet weekend away from all that garbage! I would recommend this place for sure and...

We stayed 2 nights. Check in was easy and quick. We were in the 'Falcon' cottage. It was 1 bedroom / living room, a kitchen and small bathroom. It was very dark inside - needs more lights and some bulbs were out so that would have helped in the bathroom. There were windows and when the blinds were open it helped a lot in the day time. The kitchen was smallish but okay for vacation cooking and it was pretty well stocked with what you need. (The gas lighter was empty? We cooked several times with no problems. The bed was comfortable but it needs to be changed out. There is starting to be the valley / bump in the middle going on. There was a fireplace which we used with a Dura-Flame log we brought. It didn't make it warm but gave a nice ambience in the evening. There is a good sized flat screen TV with many channels. The bathroom was quiet small with a massive Jacuzzi type tub and shower. The shower was hot but not so powerful - it must take forever to fill up that massive tub! I found the Lounge to be very uncomfortable and it hurt my back after a short while. Overall it seemed the cottage was clean. There was parking right outside and there is overflow parking in the middle of the complex opposite the office building. It is right off the main road with easy access and is no more than 5 minutes to the center of town. Each cottage looked to have a Propane BBQ and some tables and chairs outside. There are lots of birds to sit and listen to and watch lots of Squirrels scuttling about and running up trees. All the grass has been replaced with synthetic and honestly the grounds look very good. No idea about Internet as we left all that stuff at home to have a quiet weekend away from all that garbage! I would recommend this place for sure and...