I struggled on whether to give this property a 3 or a 5 and settled on a 4. The location, building and owners were amazing. All the staff was very friendly and we really enjoyed the breakfast they provided. I was ready to give them a 5, but things changed.
The main issue were the noise, in particular the dogs. The owners have 2 housedogs. One of them was fine, the other barked every time someone checked in-including a late check in Friday night.
The late check in people (In the cabin next to our room) were up at 6 am Sat doing construction, building pens for the multitude of animals they had with them.
Another group had several dogs that were running around barking loudly while their owner chased them yelling right by our room. (We had one window that wouldn't close). The same lady then came into the main house kitchen, which is very close to the rooms. She was talking and laughing. I finally went into the kitchen around 7 to try and get coffee and her dog growled and lunged towards me. She told me not to worry.
We had a great breakfast and a wonderful day.
The next morning, Sunday at 5:41 am the dogs were barking again next door and the people in the cabin were working outside. My husband was so upset he yelled out the window and it seemed to quiet down. At this point we were very tired and pretty irritated. We really enjoyed the owners and the location, but we will not go back. I understand this is a ranch, but we came on vacation for some peace and relaxation.