spaceball-1
July 29, 2023
This was our first trip to Pagosa Springs and the Cabins close to the river was just too good to pass up. The Cabins are really cozy and was honestly on the small side for our family of 5. The cabins were almost all full while we were there and it was relatively quiet. Pretty sure our 2 year old made the most noise of anyone there. Overall I would definitely stay here again, even if my review sounds otherwise, the ups definitely out did the downs. We had cabin 205, which is close enough to hear the river, but not quite see it. The bedrooms were nice, but the beds take up a considerable amount of the space. My wife and i on several occasions banged our shins on the bed frame trying to get around them. Outlets are also in strange locations, I had to charge my phone on the window sill, oh well, we weren't there to play on our phones. There is very little cellular signal here, and while they provide wifi, it's kind of temperamental. It wasn't a big deal as we were not on our phones a lot. But if I needed to make a call or answer a call I had to walk outside away from the cabin. Had several dropped calls when the internet suddenly flaked out. There is no AC, they have instructions on how to keep it cool and how to cool it off. In most cases even following the instructions our cabin was over 80 degrees in the evening and it took a considerable amount of time to cool off, even with the provided fans. The bathroom and shower were nice and there were no issues there. The Kitchen is nicely stocked with utensils/equipment and easy to get around. We didn't cook anything while there. But made use of the fridge and utensils. There is a grill outside that can be used also. There is really easy access to the river, my family spent plenty of time soaking in the river here. There is a considerable current, but it's really easy to spot and stay out of. One thing to remember is they advertise being able to tube from the cabins to town. From my own experience, check the USGS river gauge first. When we finally got around to tubing the river flow had dropped below 130 and we were consistently stuck on rocks for the majority trip down the river. Highly recommend only tubing from the cabins with water flow near 140 or above. If you get frustrated, like I did, there's no good places to climb out of the river till you get close to town.