LHP - Cottage or Cabin?

(Paging Mr. Scott) I'm interested in staying at LHP Memorial Day weekend. I have stayed at the cottages before and found them to be nice but a little cramped. The pictures on Cedarpoint.com don't really give the full picture of the accommodations. Which do you guys prefer and why? Thanks.

I think it depends on the number of people you have going and how they like to sleep. We had a couple single people go on our last trip, so the bunks were nice. But, if people don't mind air mattresses, I'm guessing the loft would work for that too. I liked the lakefront view of the cottages though.

The cottages would be better with kids to use the bunk beds.

Even though they have a great view (or what I assume is a great view, as I stayed in one closing weekend, and it was rainy) I found I prefer the cabins. The loft provides plenty of room, the bedroom is more private, and there are 2 sofa-beds.

The other problem I found is that with the storm blowing off the bay that weekend, that it pushed the door enough to open the seal and allow rain to flood the living room. It was interesting to wake up to puddles on the floor.

Cabin. They offer the private bedroom (meaning just a double ((or is it queen?)) bed without the bunkbeds. Two foutons in the living room, plus a loft that could house an air matress, or something of that nature. I've stayed in a cabin twice and loved it both times. The first time we had 5 and the second time we had 4. I could see easily fitting 6 into a cabin. I really depends on your situation and how many people you're travelling with. If you're a family travelling with kids, the bunkbed in the cottage may be the way to go, but if you're a group of friends staying together, I would vote cabin.

We are traveling as a group of adults. How many people could sleep in the loft area in sleeping bags? We would likely have 6 in the cabin or cottage.

See, I found with 6 people, the cottage better fit our needs. But, it just worked out that there were two couples (that got the beds) and two singles (that got the bunks).

Got kids? Cabin. It's also easier to grill at the cabins due to less wind. Each has their own benefits...depending on your preferences and situation.

MrScott

Its very pvt and cosy if you get the cabins by mean streak, there in a circle, its almost like your on a little island, i know i stayed in cabin 89 and it was very nice.Your right in front of the supply store,if ya need staples.

I prefer just hitting the easy button when I need staples.

mulfinator - You can somewhat comfortably sleep 3 or 4 on the loft. The biggest problem is the lack of headroom up there. Obviously, like all sleeping arrangements, it works best if you have "couples" going.

Darn puddles, almost making me wet in nature.

Seriously, That kind of sucked waking up to a puddle right next to my sofabed. Then again, we all know how crummy closing weekend was. :-/
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Mark this on your calendar: The Day MrScott says something negitive about LHP.

The showers suck. They are way roo small for anyone taller than 5 feet.

MrScott

I didn't think the height was as much an issue as the weird sloping floor in the shower. I always though I was going to slip and fall out of the shower. LOL!! Had they picked a different shower enclosure, it would've been way nicer. And, its not like they really had to scrimp on the space since the bathroom seemed to have plenty of it.

I didn't mind the showers. They got me clean and didn't gross me out too bad.

Agreed on the showers Mr. Scott. Our was also backed up. Being the third one to use the shower before the plumber came out with a bucket and plunger was quite disgusting.

When your head nealy touches the top of the shower, it sucks.

I made it work (for me), but now could be on the gymnastics team.

But a small shower is a small price to pay for Lighthouse Point!

MrScott

Oh, quit yer bitchin.....when your head is at a 60 degree angle during your shower, then you can bitch. ;)

They really should have thought the showers through a bit more though. But I think that's more the cabin designers fault than it is CP.

CP bought the cabins didn't they? So, blaming the designer isn't really a valid argument. I guess each deserves their fair share of blame, but if CP didn't like it, they should've had it fixed. From being a designer myself, I know lots of the bonehead decisions on projects are at the directive of the owner. But, lots are done from the designer too. :)

I'm guessing (I don't know for sure) that CP saw the layout in a catalog and said give us X of these and Y of these. I'm sure they probably did a walk through and took a look at them, but how many people jump in the shower when they're looking for a house? So why would you do it when shopping for a bunch of cabins?

No, its the designer who decided that only the people on "Little People, Big World", that one guy on Nip-Tuck and half the cast of "Wizard of Oz" should be allowed to shower in those cabins that gets the blame.

I'm not convinced there's an easy solution to the shower height dilemma. You have to keep in mind that these units are shipped fully assembled - which includes plumbing. So, my first though was that there was simply nowhere to house the drain piping underneath the cabin/cottage, and as such required that the tub be elevated. However, that doesn't seem to make sense after further thought, when you consider that the toilet was mounted to the floor - at least that's how I remember it.

And the cabins are like mobile homes/trailers. They are off the ground, so there is no reason the drainage couldn't run "beyond" the floor.