View Crest Lodge

We are finishing our weekend at the View Crest Lodge in Trinidad, CA, and it has been wonderful! It is a set of private cabins. We can see the Pacific Ocean from the back deck. The kitchen is well-equipped. The bedroom and living room are comfortable. But we especially love the private jacuzzi spa! (Not every cabin here includes a spa.) We came to this area to visit Redwood National Park, which is not too far away. There are nice beaches very close by, too. We definitely recommend the View Crest Lodge if you come to this area!

Unit 1: good: A spacious deck. You can see through the porch rails, so it seems open. The unit is elevated and offers good privacy. Spacious unit! Great photographic art! Everything you may want for your cooking needs (except salt and pepper which they gave us little packets when we asked them about that). Great towels, bath goods. Comfy bed except for the note below* about the bed arrangement. Great grounds, we walked up to the RV park and looked around there, too. Helpful staff. They responded quickly when we complained about being unable to turn off the deck light (we wanted to sit out at night). It turned out all the other units’ lights kind of shine into the night, so star gazing was out. Brand new shower, sink, faucets. The heater works super-fast! Bad: *Unit 1 has only 1 very small side table/nightstand with a lamp next to the King bed. The person on the other side has no nightstand or lamp. The wall side of bed is hard to get past- it’s very close to the wall. The pillows are too soft for sitting up in bed to read. They use lower quality toilet paper and tissues. On our second stay, we had Unit 2: Good: Agan, great photographic art! The bed-side tables were large and there were lights on both sides of the bed. We didn’t use the kitchen so, no comment on that. We were able to unscrew the deck light for the night (but alas, it was cloudy so we couldn’t see the stars!). We liked the kitchen bar set up as our eating and board game playing area. The bench in bathroom was convenient for storing our suitcase. Bad: The deck has low solid fencing so you cannot see the ocean when sitting on their low chairs. The shower had poor pressure and leaked after shut-off. I guess it’s nice to offer coffee in the unit but it was with a Keurig machine, which is very bad for the environment. Unit 1 needs shelf in shower for soap, OR, putting refillable liquid soap in shower would be great! The small containers of shampoo, etc. were nice, but not earth friendly. The light on nightstand awkward to turn on and off. I would like cast iron ware instead of the non-stick stuff. They leave a new sponge or each guest at check in. The dish soap has a super strong smell, YUCK! Their free breakfast is not good for vegans…or people who like to eat healthy. It would be nice to have an instruction book inside the unit so you know how to operate a gas stove, the fireplace, etc. In the book it would be really nice if they also listed local businesses and hiking trails.

The property and location are great for exploring the area, 30 minutes to Prairie Creek State park, and only 5-10 minutes to Trinidad… Murray’s grocery store and our favorite restaurant “ the Eatery”. Very cute town. The cabin was spacious, spotless. Super comfy bed and linens Very quiet. Very safe. Two important things.. there is no restaurant on site. The will deliver items the evening before to your room, you order on a paper that day. Bagel, oatmeal, bars, no coffee pods, juice. Our cabin had a full kitchen with minimal pots and pans . Again, great restaurant only a few minutes away. Also very few toiletries. But overall we loved it and would highly recommend