Postcard Cabins
Shenandoah North
Right off the bat the first thing we noticed was how much closer each cabin seemed to be to each other. PCC seemed to market being super isolated and just generally “away” from everyone else for their glamping experience. This was not something we experienced in the other locations and it was even worse at this location. Not only could we see more than half a dozen other cabins from our car, our fire pit was in eyesight of our neighbors (we could see their dog and hear them cook over the fire pit). The large window in the cabin has privacy of just woods directly outside but we could see the other cabin and their fire pit sitting on the bed.
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Our last Postcard Cabin stay will be our last for now.
We purchased two cabin packs about a year and a half ago - 3 nights for each pack. The first pack we used last year for my birthday and we used the second pack this past weekend for our first wedding anniversary.
This is one of their new locations so I was pretty excited to see if there were any differences from the other locations we’ve stayed at (Western & Eastern Catskills).
As parents to a reactive dog thinking we would be glamping with privacy and space, it was disappointing to see how close everything was. On top of that, it seems like this spot was VERY popular amongst the other dog parents. We saw way more dogs than we had in other spots and they were all seemingly in the same area. There was also a dog in a cabin a bit away that barked nonstop for over 30 minutes and barked so incessantly that it started to set off the other dogs around us. At that point, we ended up texting the PCC team and they said they would look into it.
​​​The inside of the cabin had some nice updates…but also some things that seemed to be missing. The shower had a huge upgrade with a glass door (instead of the standard rod and curtain). The cabinets were updated for more useful storage for us to use as their ac/heat unit was a wall unit instead of a floor unit. Instead of a steeper single step bench onto the bed, there was a cut out for getting into the bed with the standard bench by the table still there. The table had some structural update where there weren’t bars on the bottom (we only noticed because we ended up putting the crate there). There was also a different type of chair and a better fridge in this cabin (previous fridges could never keep our food cold enough). However there were no vents for cooking so we set off our fire alarm (and heard our neighbors set theirs off too; there were vents in the other cabins we’ve stayed at). The thermostat couldn’t keep a constant temp (common issue we’ve run into at all three cabins), so if the heat was on…it kept blasting…and if the ac was on…it just going until it was 58.
​Our dog welcome kit matched our previous one except for the treats - instead of a doggy ‘smores’ treat bag, it was a locally made dog cookie that G loved.
We did not receive a personalized welcome note (but did in the past) and we were missing our smores kit.
For a glamping experience for those that do not have the proper camping equipment, PCC does a great job of having everything readily available and want a little luxury out while still in the woods. Their customer service team is super responsive and the basics at the cabin: a shower, a toilet, towels, cooking supplies, a bed, temp control, and a small fridge.
In my opinion, where I think they have started to fail is the quality of the overall experience given the pricing…especially the new pricing.
The cabin packs are about double the price they used to be; the extra amenities we could purchase (like fire wood) are also almost double what they used to be. Their pricing is now pricier than nearby a-frames and other Airbnb types that could provide a similar environment.
And because of that, our last Postcard Cabin stay will be our last.