The Owl’s Perch: Cozy A-Frame Cabin & Game Room

As a family with 3 young kids, this cabin was perfect. There was plenty of space for everyone to enjoy the weekend without invading each other’s space. The game room was a blast for both the adults and kids.

Cute and adorable little cabin. Felt like it was off the beaten path, but is just a few minute drive to all the local ammenities. Tina and Collin were very receptive to emails and phone calls.

This listing was advertised as pet- and child-friendly, and I had messaged informing them that we would bring dogs, and even had to pay an additional pet fee. Despite all of those indications, there was unsecured rat poison in a trap under one of the beds, which one of our dogs ate. The poison was easily accessible to any dog or child who looked under the bed.We had to make him throw up, drive home in the middle of the night and take him to an emergency vet, and the host picked up the phone after multiple attempts to contact about the type of rat poison (which was critical and time-sensitive to care of the pet), and said he would help pay for veterinary bills. However, then he stopped responding and pretended like nothing happened. We had to go through VRBO and eventually got refunded for the cost of the vet bills. It is negligent to have rat poison on the floor and advertise it as a pet- and child-friendly listing, and not disclose that to the guests. Further it is disingenuous to acknowledge that negligence and offer to help with vet bills, only to ghost entirely once the bills actually arrive. The place itself is quite nice if you don't have pets or children. I even had a good time until our dog almost died. I held off on writing a negative review, but the host's ghosting after the bills arrived was the final straw.

We rented the cabin for two nights to be close to family friends who live in Pekin. It was the perfect location, very quiet and we really appreciated the outdoor space and grill. This will be our preferred place to stay in the area from now on! Please add a step stool for the vertically challenged so we can reach the top shelf. :)

Property is as described. Close to stores and restaurants. Not far away from Peoria.