The pictures are cute! Unfortunately cute doesn't always mean clean. The owners kept our first nights stay AND a $75 cleaning fee! We asked for the cleaning fee to be refunded, but she refused. They really are not running an ethical business =( I hate that a review cannot be posted on this rental.

We ended up staying at Streamside and we were very pleased with the accomodations. The staff was extremely nice and went above and beyond.

So a lesson learned =)

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Not the same place!!! Individual homes/cabins reviews need to be placed on the forums.

Wow, sorry for the misguidedness. It is a shame there are two places so closely named. It would have definitely misled me into believing the wrong one was bad. Thanks for pointing it out.

It Happens Khawnee! That's why I stuck the web link up there.

That's ridiculous! You left because the place was not clean and they charged YOU a cleaning fee. Well let's hope now it will be clean for the next person, consider it a civic service! I'd be mad too, at least the rest of the vacation was not a bust! Were you able to go over Trail Ridge Road or has it closed?

Yep, pretty peeved! But yes, we got lucky and found a decent, clean, rodent free place and went on to enjoy the rest of our vacation.

We were there the beginning Sept (12th) so both Trail Ridge and Old Fall River Rd were open. Our kids loved Old Fall River and we saw a lot of wildlife! We usually go to Estes the beginning of Oct but wanted ride the tram this year. Just our luck they closed the tram earlier =(

Oh and yes there are several places in Estes Park with the name Bear Paw. That is why I made sure it the title read Bear Paw on the River. Thanks for including the link to the correct place. I was not sure that was allowed.

Here is another link on VRBO

http://www.vrbo.com/57718

your right bear paw stinks...try streamside,swift current or 4 seasons all on river all clean most romantic is riversong bb also most seculded

Timgoat ~

Have you stayed at Bear Paw?

We are thinking about a trip to RMNP this upcoming summer--thanks for the post since this was one place that we might have considered. (We were considering Alaska again but took a hit with our finances thanks to the lousy economy!)

My husband and I have stayed in many, many cabins in lots of different places. We've learned that we cannot leave food out when staying in a cabin. You should always assume that there will be mice. So, we keep items like bread, cereal and crackers--anything with a wrapper or box that a mouse can chew through--in a clean, dry cooler, or in the refrigerator.

Mice are one thing, and cleanliness another. And for me, highway noise is the pits. But there's no excuse for having to put up with "used" bed linens!!

Thanks again for the heads-up!