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Hiking to San Jacinto Peak via Idyllwild

6/4/2020

 
So you want to stay in Idyllwild, and maybe take in a great hike with fantastic views.  Here is what you will experience first hand.  

Enjoy
IVC
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2019 - A GOOD YEAR IN SPITE OF MOTHER NATURE

2/7/2020

 
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IMPORTANT READ FOR VACATION CABIN OWNERS AND OUR GUESTS

We at Idyllwild Vacation Cabins would like to say thank you to all cabin owners and all those that stayed in our vacation properties.  It was a challenging 2019 for many.  Many of the people that live in Idyllwild area found 2019 very unpredictable following the devastation of Mother Nature unleashing catastrophic rains on the mountain on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2019.

On that day, Mother Nature had literally washed out and closed Highways 243 and 74.  Initially, we thought the road crews would get to work and get the roads reopened quickly, but we were all stunned to find out that the monsoon rains and caused severe damage at nearly 100 locations and would be closed for an undetermined time !!  This meant that visitors to Idyllwild would have two of the three major arteries shut down indefinitely until a plan could be put in place to rebuild them.  It got worse when we found out that funds were a problem after officials found out how much early would have to be moved.  So much so in fact, that crews began working 24 hours a day — month after month.

We don’t think some really had a grasp of how bad it really was here — but it was worrisome to many who depend on vacationers to Idyllwild - including our vacation home owners.  What it really meant was that vacationers had to add several more hours to their commute time to come to the Idyllwild area.

As it ultimately turned out, these two major arteries were shut down for nine months !!  It wasn’t until Thanksgiving weekend that the roads were officially reopened, and boy was that a time for celebration.  We were told by so many customers checking in that the journey up was really long and they likely would not return until those roads were reopened.  The early impact on some vacation home owners in the community was pretty apparent and we knew that we needed to do more to keep visitors coming into the community.  What we did see was that the loss of visitors hit other vacation rental firms pretty hard.  You could hear it on the street and in local cafes.

Knowing this was going to be a longer term problem, we hunkered down and got creative.  We focused on our websites, promoted more specials, put more efforts into our Facebook page and began more advertising on both Facebook and Google.  The great news is that this hard work really paid off handsomely.  We tripled the number of Facebook followers in 2019.  We focused on getting more vacationer from the San Diego region to come up - and come up more often because the road for them was unaffected by the road outages.

Recently we examined our efforts and they were surprising.  The number of visitors to our main website during 2019 was up 72% over 2018, and the number of pages visited was up 54%.  In spite of 2 of the 3 main roads being completely washed out for a full nine months, business was up 35% and the number of booked nights had increased by 20.9% over the previous year.  This wasn’t easy, but we did it.   With a lot of hard work, 2019 was a good year for Idyllwild Vacation Cabins, Inc.

We’d like to say thank you to all those cabin owners who had faith in us to do our best.  I’d also like to say thank you to the my staff that really put in a lot of effort, to make sure that our visits were treated well and arrived to clean cabins.  The reviews couldn’t have made us more proud.  So again, thank you all for making 2019 a good year.

Martha

is idyllwild vacation RENTALS OUT OF BUSINESS?

10/29/2019

 
Idyllwild Vacation Rentals (not to be confused with my business, Idyllwild Vacation Cabins) has been in business for more than 30 years, and for years, has been located just down the street at 54280 North Circle Drive, Idyllwild, CA.  Like us, they offered property management services to property owners who have wanted to rent their homes out as a vacation rental. 

I'm a big believer in WHAT GOES AROUND - COMES AROUND.  You might ask why I mentioned this, but it has everything to do with how I run my business.  I'll never forget when the current owner of Idyllwild Vacation Rentals came into my office and asked if I could answer a few questions about the business what was for sale down the street.  I quickly discovered that this woman was talking about a local competitor's business was up for sale down and this woman was interested.  I paused momentarily and thought, why should I help a future competitor?  Well, that lasted only for a few seconds, and I thought, here is another woman wishing to own her own business, and I remember me being in that exact same spot years earlier.  Why shouldn't I help?  Well, as it turned out, she bought that business and we've been respectful competitors for years.  

Recently, I became aware that the office was closed - more often than in the past.  I thought something isn't right.  I soon found out that there was an important health crisis in the family and that demanded her priority - and that she couldn't do both and was considering some hard choices. 

When I called her to see if there was anything I could do to help.  I even offered to help care for her properties for a few month till things settle down.  She simply said that she would give me the properties that I thought made sense.  

This was the part where I feel that my helping her out early on is being paid forward and her way of thanking me for my kindness many years earlier.  I have come away from experience with a number of new properties that I'm sure that my customers will love - and all of this was due to kindness.  

The next time you find yourself in this kind of position, just remember that there are still a lot of people out there that are very kind and still very genuine.   Don't give up on humanity just yet. 

For those home owners that looking for the highest rated vacation rental agency in Idyllwild, we're here to help.   You can find out about us at this link.


https://www.idyllwildvacationcabins.com   

Martha 
Idyllwild Vacation Cabins
Owner 
 

What happened to idyllwild vacation rentals?

10/29/2019

 
Idyllwild Vacation Rentals (not to be confused with my business, Idyllwild Vacation Cabins) has been in business since 1993 and for years, has been located just down the street at 54280 North Circle Drive, Idyllwild, CA.  Like us, they offered property management services to property owners who have wanted to rent their homes out as a vacation rental. 

I'm a big believer in WHAT GOES AROUND - COMES AROUND.  You might ask why I mentioned this, but it has everything to do with how I run my business.  I'll never forget when the current owner of Idyllwild Vacation Rentals came into my office and asked if I could answer a few questions about the business what was for sale down the street.  I quickly discovered that this woman was talking about a local competitor's business was up for sale down and this woman was interested.  I paused momentarily and thought, why should I help a future competitor?  Well, that lasted only for a few seconds, and I thought, here is another woman wishing to own her own business, and I remember me being in that exact same spot years earlier.  Why shouldn't I help?  Well, as it turned out, she bought that business and we've been respectful competitors for years.  

Recently, I became aware that the office was closed - more often than in the past.  I thought something isn't right.  I soon found out that there was an important health crisis in the family and that demanded her priority - and that she couldn't do both and was considering some hard choices. 

When I called her to see if there was anything I could do to help.  I even offered to help care for her properties for a few month till things settle down.  She simply said that she would give me the properties that I thought made sense.  

This was the part where I feel that my helping her out early on is being paid forward and her way of thanking me for my kindness many years earlier.  I have come away from experience with a number of new properties that I'm sure that my customers will love - and all of this was due to kindness.  

The next time you find yourself in this kind of position, just remember that there are still a lot of people out there that are very kind and still very genuine.   Don't give up on humanity just yet. 

For those home owners that looking for the highest rated vacation rental agency in Idyllwild, we're here to help.   You can find out about us at this link.


https://www.idyllwildvacationcabins.com   

Martha 
Idyllwild Vacation Cabins
Owner 
 

Highway 74 now open up to Idyllwild 24/7

10/21/2019

 
Due to heavy rains on Valentine's Day (2019), both Hwy 243 (Banning to Idyllwild) and 74 (Hemet to Idyllwild) were washed out.   Since then, there has been a major effort to get both roads open.  As of today, 74 has been reopened with traffic flowing in one direction at a time, with a piloted escort 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.      So come on up for air.  

Map curtesy Idyllwild Vacation Cabins

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Caltrans to keep Highway 74 open longer during weekends

6/17/2019

 
Caltrans and other public officials met with the public Thursday night in Idyllwild. Work on Highway 74 will continue for months. They are hoping that by Labor Day it can be opened 24 hours a day with flagging control.

Until then, 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington and Caltrans announced that the weekend hours (with escorts) will be 4 a.m. to midnight Saturday and Sunday. This begins Saturday, June 15. 
           
And for the Fourth of July, the hours will be extended to Thursday, July 4, and Friday, July 5.
           
No announcement was made on the progress on Highway 243. That will take much longer.
           
The meeting, at Idyllwild School, was organized by the Mountain Disaster Preparedness Group. Attendance was estimated to be nearly 400 people.f

Source:  Idyllwild Town Crier


https://idyllwildtowncrier.com/2019/06/14/caltrans-to-keep-highway-74-open-longer-during-weekends

Smartphone tips:  RESERVATION system

4/19/2019

 
You've entered the Idyllwild Vacation Cabins Reservation System and want to filter your choices.  Here is a tip that will allow you to search for the ideal cabin by searching only cabins with desired amenities.  

Depending on the size of your smartphone, many don't realize that if they turn their smartphone sideways, they will see more data horizontally.  Once done, depending on the size and resolution of their phone, they'll now see a list of settings to filter the search results based on price range, number of bedrooms and baths, and more interesting, cabin amenities.  The desired search results appear instantly.   Here is the difference based on orientation. 


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March 14th, 2019

3/14/2019

 

Here's how to safely get up to idyllwild on good, safe state routes.

3/13/2019

 
On Valentine's Day, February 14, 2019, heavy rains poured down across the Inland Empire, causing closures to numerous roads.  The two biggest road closures were CA-74 coming out of Hemet and CA-243 coming up from Banning.  The news has really dramatized many into thinking that Idyllwild and Pine Cove were inaccessible and cut off, and that simply is not true.  

Two State Roads Are Open Up to Idyllwild

Since the flooding, there has always been roads that were open to Idyllwild.  While portions of 74 and 243 are still closed, these two major roads are open.  

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Directions from I-10 from Los Angelas Areas

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Take I-10 East to Exit 113 (Monterey Ave) and head south toward Palm Desert.  Monterey Ave turns into CA-74.  Followed CA-74 up into the mountains and follow it past CA-371 up to CA-243 in Mountain Center.   In Mountain Center, bear right onto CA-243 heading toward Idyllwild.  Follow CA-243 directly into Idyllwild.  In Idyllwild, bear right in town onto N. Circle Drive.   Follow N. Circlefor a few blocks and Idyllwild Vacation Cabins will be on your left at the intersection of Cedar Street.  Our address is 54380 N. Circle Drive, Idyllwild, CA.  You can't miss us.   ​

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Directions from I-15 (Temecula) to Idyllwild

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From  I-15 near Temecula, exit onto the Temecula Parkway (CA-79 S).  Follow CA-79 until you get to CA-371.  Turn left onto CA-371 heading toward Idyllwild.  When you reach CA-74, take a another left and follow it into Mountain Center.  In Mountain Center, bear right onto CA-243 heading toward Idyllwild.  Follow CA-243 directly into Idyllwild.  In Idyllwild, bear right in town onto N. Circle Drive.   Follow N. Circlefor a few blocks and Idyllwild Vacation Cabins will be on your left at the intersection of Cedar Street.  Our address is 54380 N. Circle Drive, Idyllwild, CA.  You can't miss us.   

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Looking After Idyllwild Cabin Owners Like Few Others

2/19/2019

 
Let me ​first start by saying, that this article is not being written by Martha - the owner of Idyllwild Vacation Cabins.  Instead, it's being authored by the person who created and maintains her websites.    
I'm an active, semi-retired, former technology marketing executive that stumbled upon Idyllwild Vacation Cabins through my sister, who owns a cabin that is managed by Martha.  She needed some help, and I was eager to help.  

I'm not the kind of guy who wants to sit on a couch and do nothing - instead, I would rather help small business owners like Martha be more successful.  Right from the start, we hit it off.  I could tell she was a go-getter and truly cared about her cabin owners - and the experience that her paying guests would leave with.   Lots of business owners say they care - but not very many actually deliver on those promises.    She has really drilled into me how important that is to her as she knows the competition is tough out there.  I'm the same way.   Take care of your customers - and they'll take care of you.  

Seeing all the bookings, I knew that the weekend was going to be a complete sell out.  At mid week, Idyllwild started getting snow and any time there is snow, people start flocking to the mountains.  Martha started sending me photos of cabins that they were shoveling out for the weekend.  She even sent me a photo of a cabin that she once managed and lost to a competitor that made some pretty grand promises.  The picture of that cabin was a cabin that wasn't ready and all snowed in.  Obviously, someone dropped the ball.  

A day or two later, the weather turned yet again, this time with a deluge of rain.  Nearly 7 inches or rain fell.  Living far away, I started seeing friends that I know in Palm Springs post video of flooding in the area.  I was pretty surprised actually, and then I started seeing reports of road closures.  I immediately looked on Google Maps and saw what appeared to be each of the three roads up to Idyllwild already closed due to flooding.  I was heartbroken knowing how much effort Martha had put in and thought that she a experience a tidal wave of cancellations.   On Friday - before the weekend, she said that it was gorgeous out, and that she thought that she could save the weekend.   She immediately began calling every single guest and told them how to get up using a small side road.  I knew she was busy - because she was exceptionally quite.  I knew that she was busy.   She called my late Friday, and said I think we're going to turn this around.  

Over the weekend, they had 3 more light snows.  On Saturday, she had the crews back out shoveling to make sure those that came up late, would be able to get to their respective cabins and that walkways were cleared.  She also told me that people were taking her back road and they were so thankful.  Personally, I was shocked at the valiant effort she was making for her cabin owners.  Not too many would go to such lengths to keep those guests happy.  

​As it turned out, Martha efforts made the weekend an amazing success.  Only a handful of guests backed out of the weekend.  The reviews said it all too.  Hard work pays off.


Two Reviews from this past week.

A few photos from this past week.  

The Road Up to Idyllwild Today (Feb 19)

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  • Cabins A-Z
    • Check Availability - ALL
    • Cabins: # - A >
      • 7 Arrows / 3 BR
      • 7 Pines Creekside
      • Alpine Chalet / 1 BR + Loft
      • Altheide Log Cabin / 2 BR
      • Artist Retreat / 2 BR
      • Artsy Cottage / 1 BR
    • Cabins: B >
      • Bear's Den / 4 BR
      • Big Sky Lodge / 4 BR
      • Bird Song / 1 BR
      • Boulder Lodge / 3 BR
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      • Canyon's End / 5 BR
      • Chalet In The Pines
      • Cougar Lodge
      • Cozy Pines Cabin
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      • Excell Escape / 2 BR
      • Flying Saucer / 2 BR
    • Cabins: H - I >
      • Honeymoon Hideaway / 1 BR
      • Hudson Hideaway / 3 BR
      • Idyllnook Lodge Vacation Cabin
    • Cabins: J - K - L - M >
      • July Rose
      • Loy's Cabin in the Pines / 5 BR
      • Little Cabin in the Trees / 2 BR
      • Luxury Log Mansion / 6 BR
      • Manzanita Chalet
      • Marion View Cabin
      • Mon P'tit Chalet / 2 BR
      • Mountain View / 2 BR
    • Cabins: N - O >
      • Oak Tree / 2 BR
    • Cabins: P - Q - R >
      • Rock to Rock / 2 BR + Loft
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      • Serenity Lodge Idyllwild Vacation Cabins
      • Six Acre Sanctuary / 3 Cabins
      • Soft Rock Lodge / 2 BR
      • Sunset Cabin / 2 BR
      • Sunset Peak / 2 BR
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      • Treehouse, Idyllwild / 2 BR
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      • Twin Tree Lodge
      • Webber Cabin
      • Whiskey Pines Lodge / 2 BR
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