Deer Harbor Cottages

Property is tired and poorly equipped. There is no support or help onsite. Our request to replace the broken toaster did not happen. There were no basics supplies such as coffee filters.

Quiet little cabins nestled in Deer Harbor. We had comfortable accommodations, a great hot tub and gorgeous views. There is a restaurant within walking distance that had great BBQ!

Cute and quiet with an ok view. But the property certainly needed some attention. To begin with the rooms stench was overwhelming. We would of had to leave if we couldn’t find the smell. We determined it was due to the fridge being unplugged for who know how long and nobody ever bother to not just prop the door to the fridge open but allowed the tray from the freezer when it defrosted it clearly was left for months. Even after I cleaned it out the refrigerators stench rendered it unusable. There was no working satellite dish only DVD’s. When we mentioned the refrigerator situation the only response was sorry you had to deal with that. Could be a great stay if it was managed better.

Good location within Deer Harbor, and the hot tub by the deck was a hit with the entire family

For $300/night, I expected more. At least that the hot tub would be clean, all doors work properly, and there be someone available to call if we needed anything. The hot tub was slimey and needed some serious attention. The back door was almost impossible to open and the front was so squeaky I thought we were going to wake the entire neighborhood. Given the nonexistent cell reception, I was disappointed that when I was finally able to get through to the “front desk” that there was “no one available to take my call”. It was 9am, so a reasonable time of day to call to get more coffee. We arrived late at night so were grateful that the “check in policy” was to grab a bag with our key from the unattended front desk. However, the place was poorly lit at such a late hour and we stumbled around in the dark trying to find our cabin. I appreciate the attempt at protecting night skies and all, but at least leave a little light on? In the name of safety? The cottage itself was strangely laid out but adequate and at least the bed was comfy. The one cool thing was that they provided soap/shampoo/conditioner in a dispenser instead of single use bottle! Unfortunately we were relegated to a Keurig instead of a real coffee pot so managed to offset that good pretty quickly. Lastly, I was dismayed to find that our “sunset view” was actually “highway view” but that was the least of my disappointment. Given the exorbitant cost and mediocre delivery, we won’t be back.

The Orcas Island area is beautiful, however the Deer Harbor Cottages are quite run down. The cottage we occupied may have been renovated in the 1970s with nothing upgraded since.