Lucky me, I had to go to Idyllwild for work so I booked a cabin with the Idyllwild Inn. The price was affordable and the location of the Inn is right in the middle of town.

The cabin was a one bedroom duplex with a kitchenette, small dinning area and living room w/fireplace. The rooms were clean and cozy although the furniture was something out of the 60's (not intended to look art deco-ish, just old including the toilet seat that had wear spots). The bed was comfortable and extra pillows are in the closet if needed - I need!

The complex is not that big so even if you have a cabin furthest from the main entrance it's a nice walk. You can park your car next to your cabin and I wish the Inn would not allow this. So many other cabin dwellers around me were going in and out of their cars at odd hours sounding there lock/unlock alarm systems, and in the mountains that sound carries. It kind takes away from the whole I'm in a cabin feel.

My coworkers stayed in what the Inn calls the theme rooms - kinda like a bunk house and all the rooms were pretty cool.

The town is great with good places to eat and little trinket stores. It was Halloween and although I missed spending it with my family, the whole town of Idyllwild gets into character. Everyone in every store or just walking around town was dressed for the occasion and a little carnival from 4 to 8 although I missed it because I was working…

OK – the biggie! If you stay at the Idyllwild Inn, I would suggest you get a cabin that is NOT a duplex or adjoined to anything. There is nothing more unnerving than being woken-up in the middle of the night because someone is walking around in your room… The first night I was so freaked out because inside my cabin was pitch-black and I could hear the floorboards squeaking from someone walking around. I swear I thought it was in my room and someone was going to get hurt - but in fact it was the people walking around at all hours of the night in the adjoined (duplex) cabin.

Liked it all but the cars next to the cabins and a duplex.

Enjoy!

My beautiful bride and I had just time for a micro-vacation and I decided instead of burning up a lot of gas that we should just go on a quick jaunt up the hill to the quaint village of Idyllwild. Because walking is getting to be a problem for me I wanted someplace close to the center of town, and you don't get any closer than the Idyllwild Inn. It is right across the street from The Gastrognome, next to the Idyllwild Monument, and just a bit down the block from Jo'An's. (Note: Jo'An Lackey is the proprietor, so the name is not "Joanne's.") If you're coming in to town from the south, turn right on Ridge View Road, which dead-ends at Village Center Drive in just 700 feet. When you come to the stop sign, Idyllwild Inn will be right in front of you. Can't miss it.

We didn't need the space (or the expense) of a cabin, and Idyllwild Inn has "theme rooms" in two separate buildings with Indian, Old West, French Country, Camp motifs in one, Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring in the other. We had originally requested the Camp room, but due to scheduling conflicts we wound up in Summer. All the rooms are pretty much the same except that some have queen beds, others have kings. Our pillow-top king was quite comfy. All rooms have a decorative stone fireplace, TV and DVD player, small refrigerator and microwave and coffeemaker. And a very effective ceiling fan. There is, however, no hair dryer - you'll have to bring your own. We liked the touch-sensitive lamps by the bed.

Our one complaint is that the window shades leave a gap of about an inch or so between them and the window frame, allowing light from the potassium-argon parking-lot light next door to pour in. A few strategically-placed items of clothing helped somewhat.

But I was having a problem with upset stomach and acid reflux the first night, and at 2:22 a.m. my wife contacted Josh, the owner, who got out of bed and provided us with some baking soda to neutralize the acid. With customer service like that, I can overlook a little light!

We had a quiet time, no noisy (or nosy) neighbors, and at $75 per night plus TOT (mid-week rate) it was a wonderful stay, and we will definitely consider coming back soon!
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we stayed in cabin 16 - one of the older cabins. it was so peaceful, like being in the woods and yet right in the middle of town: coffee shops, restaurants, walks, creek, etc. everything close and convenient without getting in the car. kitchen equipped with everything we needed to eat in when we didn't want to eat out. nice porch to sit and watch the stars at night, roomy grounds, comfortable lived-in cabin. this is not for the ritz crowd but if you like down home and cozy, it is perfect. and very nice people at the helm!

The Idyllwild Inn is perfectly located if you want to park your car and just leisurely walk every place. Our cabin was spotlessly clean, but unfortunately the furniture was very worn and the sofa bed mattress looked dirty, needed to be replaced and was not used for sleeping.