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Beavers Bend Cabins September Promo

Take advantage of our Beavers Bend Cabins September promo by reserving your Broken Bow Lake cabin getaway soon! For a limited time, we’re accepting reservations at $100/night off during Sunday’s-Thursday’s.

As back to school forces families with children to curtail their vacation getaways during weekdays, this provides you with a great opportunity to experience one of Oklahoma’s most popular luxury cabins, our Mountain Vista

Mountain Vista cabin in Broken Bow, OK has been featured in numerous media markets and showcased in Oklahoma’s Centennial Celebration book “Treasures of Oklahoma.” Our luxury cabin has also been lauded as “A Place To Stay” by TravelOK.

Make your fall reservations to Beavers Bend State Park soon. Weekends are always in high demand, and we have loyal guests who visit Mountain Vista up to five times per year!

We provide free S’mores Kits and Starbucks coffee along with gourmet teas. Others tell you to “Bring your S’mores…,” we give them to you as our gift…plus a few extras. Our views will take your breath away. They continue to capture our hearts each time we visit our vacation home.

We love providing our great guests with an outstanding luxury experience while visiting Beavers Bend State Park and Broken Bow Lake. There are many fantastic cabins in our area. As owners, we’re fanatically “hands-on” and have a tremendous staff assisting us. We have amazing views, seclusion and a tremendous staff that go the extra-mlle to ensure you have a memorable experience in the Kiamichi Mountains.

Unlike others, we don’t charge loan shark type fees for firewood (It’s free), insurance (no charge), cleaning fees (never charge extra) unless you leave the cabin in a mess, and none have done that yet! We’re grateful that our guests take care of our home while visiting.

Mountain Vista is our vacation home, not simply a rental cabin…There’s a huge difference.

Thanks for reading as I enjoy this Saturday with my laptop and golf on television!

By Jerry Isbell

By admin2|2014-07-12T21:57:24+00:00July 12th, 2014|luxury cabins, outdoors, travel blogs|

Beavers Bend Cabin Management

Are you searching for a Beavers Bend cabin management company to market and oversee your luxury property in Broken Bow?

The cabin management game in Beavers Bend State Park is booming for some companies, and often at the expense of luxury cabin owners. Fees, fees and more fees…if you’re a cabin owner near Broken Bow Lake, you know what I mean. Don’t get eaten by buzzards!

Some cabin management companies are charging owners 40% of the nightly rate, plus additional fees for advertising. It’s ridiculous. Many Beavers Bend cabin management companies are even gouging owners with charges for placing photos on their website.

Here’s a few things you should consider before hiring a Beavers Bend cabin management company.

Make sure your cabin management leader conducts site visits and doesn’t just leave this to the cleaning crews. Many of these companies manage 30-50 cabins. Some cabin company leaders go a year or more without stepping into a cabin they manage.
Verify that your cabin management leader is not involved in so many other businesses that the promotion of your cabin suffers.
Evaluate the marketing of your cabin management leader. Is their website outdated and plastered with low-res, cheap looking pictures? Do they use professionally produced video or are they featuring low-budget media?
What media technologies are they utilizing that is unique to the Beavers Bend State Park and Broken Bow Lake market?
Does your Beavers Bend cabin management company communicate with you or simply send out a “fluffy email” every now and then?
Do they provide “extra” amenities for your guests?
Do you really want to be one of 50 cabins on a website? How can they sell yours along with all the others?

Owning a luxury cabin near Broken Bow Lake can be rewarding and profitable. It’s also very expensive if done correctly. Ideally, you should have a media team that can market the unique qualities of your property. With decades of media and marketing experience, we can help.

Tour our website and app. Our cutting-edge technologies, professionally produced videos and Beavers Bend’s only mobile app enables us to reach thousands each month.

Contact us at 405-535-8055 if we can take your luxury Broken Bow Lake cabin marketing to an entirely new level.

By Jerry Isbell

By admin2|2019-07-05T17:10:31+00:00July 9th, 2014|Marketing, Media, Oklahoma Cabins|

Top Four Mistakes Beavers Bend Cabin Visitors Make

Are you searching for a luxury cabin near Broken Bow Lake and finding yourself unsure about how to choose a premiere upscale getaway in Beavers Bend State Park? Well, you are not alone. Here are the top four mistakes Beavers Bend cabin visitors make. Make sure you avoid making these critical errors before reserving a cabin in Broken Bow, Oklahoma.

1. Trusting Without Verifying: The old phrase from President Ronald Reagan rings true when choosing a luxury cabin in Beavers Bend State Park. We have previously told you about other cabin management companies unethically using our 20-mile view photos on their websites. Now, a luxury cabin company in Broken Bow is using “Mountain Vista” in their online marketing in hopes of tricking you into believing their cabin is close to us or features the same panoramic views we have been promoting for years. They want to be found in the same Google stream as us and have resorted to black hat tactics. We find a little humor in this, but yet it is despicable. We have marketed the phrase “Mountain Vista” for years. Our vacation home, Mountain Vista, has been featured in numerous media markets and was showcased with a full-page spread in the Oklahoma Centennial Celebration book, “Treasures of Oklahoma.”

We have been lauded as “A Place To Stay” in Oklahoma by TravelOK and have hosted scores of happy guests over the years…by delivering on our promises and marketing ethically. If you see “Mountain Vista” or our popular deck views on any private cabin management website but this one, it is false advertising. They are “Piggybacking.”

Our friends at TravelOK and the McCurtain County Tourism Association have full authority to promote us and do a tremendous job. Trust your cabin management company only after verifying their pictures and content is not stolen. If they have our view plastered on their site or try to cleverly use the name “Mountain Vista” in their content, take your business elsewhere. There are plenty of ethical companies in Beavers Bend not trying to ride “Piggyback.”

2. Paying Unnecessary Charges: Luxury cabins are an expensive endeavor and you usually get what you pay for when choosing a Beavers Bend cabin rental. However, be aware of a few “gotcha’s” such as firewood charges, additional cleaning fees (unless you leave a cabin messy) and bogus insurance fees. These fees are simply a way to gouge guests. I’m still amazed when traveling and a hotel tries to charge me $25=$50 for Wi-Fi access. If a cabin company is too cheap to leave a few complimentary pieces of wood for you to burn, find another one. If they tack-on bogus charges when reserving online, punt them and find another Broken Bow Lake cabin rental agency. Study a cabin management company’s Terms and Conditions…there are legal reasons why we all have them, but if they look ridiculous, there is usually a hidden fee on its way to your credit card.

3. Poor Planning Before Arrival: Make sure you know exactly what you will be renting. We have many public figures and private guests who have given us their endorsements through the years…it’s easy to check online. So… you have just arrived at your Beavers Bend getaway cabin rental and “Surprise,” there is a cabin so close next-door that you can hit it with a paper airplane! Wow, they did not mention this on their website! There are loud noises blasting from their stereo and lots of kids yelling… You left home for this?

Examples like this happen frequently to people visiting luxury cabins in Broken Bow. They call us when arriving at other cabins and want to know if we have a vacancy. Make sure you have clear pictures of the rental property perimeter before arriving. If you prefer some semblance of seclusion, find out exactly how close you will be to other cabins and how much free land you will have to explore by yourself. Are you near a noisy road? Do you see professional videos of the property online that include the entire acreage? Think about what they are not showing you on the website…and why they are not showing it to you…Then ask about the “gotcha’s.”

Be extremely cautious when you see homemade amateur cabin videos popping up on Beavers Bend websites. You know the ones…bad background music and shaky camera movement… they look like they were produced by a kid in his garage.

4. Not Looking For The Little Things: How involved in guest satisfaction is your Beavers Bend cabin company? Does it feel like you are renting from a person who truly cares or just “some company” with a lot of cabins they need to rent? Did you receive proper follow-up prior to arrival? Are they too busy to take your call? Pay attention to the “little things” when doing your research on luxury cabins in Broken Bow. “The top four mistakes Beavers Bend cabin visitors make” scenario does not have to include you. You can prevent it. There are many great cabins and rental companies in our area…We like those who write their own content and publish their own cabin pictures…not ours!

Follow these tips and contact us if we can assist you with travel plans to the Beavers Bend State Park and Broken Bow Lake area. Our Mountain Vista cabin is not simply a rental, it is our vacation home. We are “hands on” in all aspects of property management in Beavers Bend and have a tremendous staff who truly care. Visit our website at BeaversBendVacations.com and if our cabin is not the right choice for you…too big or small, we will happily direct you to people whom you can trust.

June and July dates are filling up fast at Mountain Vista. Call us at 405-535-8055 or email [email protected] and let us help plan your next trip to the Kiamichi Mountains.

By Jerry Isbell

By admin2|2021-09-17T10:49:26+00:00May 29th, 2014|luxury vacation cabins, outdoors, Property Management, travel blogs|

Top Beavers Bend Memorial Day Activities

If you’re searching for top Beavers Bend Memorial Day Activities, they’re all in our app! People are hustling and bustling trying to find a last-minute luxury cabin for Memorial Day Weekend. We’re packed as usual, keep checking calendars for last minute cancellations. We created the only app in Beavers Bend and it’s a great resource for tourists.

Download the app for local phone numbers and places of interest. We also offer tremendous specials to our App Fans throughout the year.

Courtesy of our friends at the McCurtain County Tourism Authority, here’s a great list of top Beavers Bend Memorial Day activities to consider when visiting Broken Bow Lake area cabins: There’s a new paddle boat company and coffee shop opening in the Beavers Bend State Park area, check them out when visiting this weekend.

Our next opening is June 2-4 at Mountain Vista luxury cabin. Enjoy your holiday weekend on Broken Bow Lake and remember to follow our blog for all the latest news from Beavers Bend.

We offer stunning 20-mile views of serenity, high atop towering pine trees. It’s the ultimate getaway for those who appreciate the finest in luxury while being surrounded by nature. Our acreage allows you to be secluded, yet in the areas most upscale luxury cabin location; The Southern Hills Addition. Our view is so good…others in Beavers Bend are still using it to market cabins on their website without our permission!

Remember to do your homework and make sure the cabin and views on a website are actually what you’ll have when arriving in Broken Bow. Remember, we never charge hidden fees or gouge our guests with bogus extra cleaning fees, insurance scams or firewood charges. Firewood is always free at Mountain Vista!

Have a safe and great holiday weekend!

By Jerry Isbell

Jerry & Sherri Isbell

Mountain Vista Luxury Cabin

www.BeaversBendVacations.com

405-535-8055

[email protected]

By admin2|2019-07-05T17:10:30+00:00May 21st, 2014|nature, outdoors, travel blogs|

Beavers Bend Cabins Safety Tips

Since warmer weather has arrived near Beavers Bend State Park, tourists and locals have been flocking to Cedar Creek Golf Course and enjoying a jaunt on the beautiful waters of Broken Bow Lake and Mountain Fork River. Always follow these Beavers Bend cabins safety tips below.

If you need your boat serviced while in town, we recommend our lifelong friends at Broadway Boats in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. They also own Bruton’s Outdoors in downtown Broken Bow. If you’re a shop till you drop kind of person, check them out when visiting our area. You’ll need hiking boots upon arrival in our Kiamichi Mountains and they have an amazing selection. They’re great people and offer fantastic deals. Bruton’s Outdoors even feature the old-fashioned sidewalk sales that we love. Sherri recently picked up a pink “cammo hat” that she adores! It looks great on her, I’m the “regular cammo type!”

We’ve had lots of great feedback regarding the “Meet our Beavers Bend Guests” series we began this year on the blog. People visiting the cabin feel a connection with previous guests at Mountain Vista and enjoy reading their chronicles in our guestbook. We have a few additional features “in the can” (as we used to say in the television business) for the future. Each of our guests have a unique story to share…How they heard about Mountain Vista, what brought them here, what they did while touring our area and their thoughts upon departure. I need to tell more of their tremendous stories.

The hot temperatures will soon arrive for guests of Beavers Bend luxury cabins and that means you need to take a few precautions. Insect repellent, water and sports drinks are a few of the “musts’ when visiting Broken Bow Lake cabins during the summer. The older I get, the more I understand the importance of proper hydration…Make sure you’re being smart, using sunscreen and don’t push it too hard in the heat. The summer months can be very humid in the Kiamichi Mountains and the heat can creep up on you quickly. Bring a big, big hat!

Take care of yourself, friends and family when visiting our area with the heat on the way. Our app has emergency phone numbers listed to help you in case an unexpected situation arises.

Stay and play in Beavers Bend State Park soon! We can answer most of your questions regarding tourism in the Broken Bow Lake area. Call us at 405-535-8055 or visit our website at BeaversBendVacations.com. We have no weekends available until August but several weekdays are still open.

Remember, we never charge for firewood or add bogus charges to your bankroll like extra insurance. Be smart when choosing your luxury cabin in Broken Bow. Our area is the most beautiful real estate in the ArkLaTex…Come enjoy it with us!

By Jerry Isbell

By admin2|2019-07-05T17:10:29+00:00May 9th, 2014|luxury cabins, Media, outdoors, travel blogs|

Beavers Bend Cabin Reviews

We’re fortunate to have many great Beavers Bend cabin reviews. Our guests enjoy our views and the extra little touches we provide for our visitors. Here’s a recent pic of our deck view at Mountain Vista Cabin in Beavers Bend and notes from a couple of our guests over the past few weeks. We still find it hilarious, yet amazingly unethical, that another cabin company in Broken Bow is using our view on their website to market cabins. We’ve mentioned it a few times on social media and our blog here, but have yet to reveal their website. We may…Many visitors to Beavers Bend cabin websites have noticed too…they’ve told us!

Should we spill the beans and expose unethical business behavior or let it ride? Let us know your thoughts. Our last question on any business or marketing decision is always “Is this the right thing?” The marketing and ethical landscape has certainly changed recently for several Beavers Bend cabin companies. Many don’t tell you there’ s another cabin only yards away and others say their place comfortably sleeps 12 when truly, it’s only six. They never say “Hey, we’re close to a noisy road, come visit us!” Some outfits are juggling 25-50 cabins, and trying to rent them with the cheapest marketing tactics and low-budget technology possible. They steal our highly marketed 20 mile-view pictures, slap it on their website and “Shazam”…”We’ve got views like this too!” Don’t fall for it.

We’ve taken an aggressive approach this year to educate Beavers Bend and Broken Bow Lake cabin visitors on the tricks of the trade some use to get your reservation…Firewood charges, ridiculous incidental fees, extra cleaning bills and anything possible to choke out your credit card. If you’re speaking with someone who is taking calls a cabin agency trying to rent scores of cabins…Good luck, you may need it!

If you’re a high-end luxury cabin owner in Beavers Bend and would like to have professionally produced video tours, like ours, to market your property , let us know. If you’d like to take the next step with technology and jump aboard our tourist app we created that thousands enjoy, we’d like to visit with you. Have you been with the same cabin company for quite awhile and they’re not producing great content for your property, but still collecting 30-45% fees? We can take your media and marketing to an entirely new level. Google “Mountain Vista Cabin Beavers Bend.” You’ll see.

Remember, just because someone puts something on a website, that doesn’t mean it’ll really be there upon your arrival at a Broken Bow Lake cabin. No matter where you see our view on other cabin company websites, don’t let them fool you.

There’s only one, Mountain Vista View!

Contact us at 405-535-8055 or email [email protected] if you are interested in luxury cabin media, marketing and management or just a relaxing stay at our vacation home. Visit our website at www.BeaversBendVacations.com.

By Jerry Isbell

By admin2|2019-07-05T17:10:28+00:00April 22nd, 2014|nature, outdoors, real estate marketing, travel blogs|

Beavers Bend Cabin Guests Have Spoken… Guest Book Three On The Way!

It’s time for Guest Book three. Two books are just about full. Tons of great stories in the first two editions from our Mountain Vista visitors. One of the most prevalent themes is sadness upon leaving…They want to stay just one day longer! Our guests tell us they love reading the stories of those who enjoyed Beavers Bend before them. Many times, they know prior guests…It’s a small world!

We always write the first post in each new book. One cold December night a couple of years ago, Sherri and I sat by the fireplace and started reflecting about what has made this place so special. We still read the notes immediately after walking through the Mountain Vista door. They always put a smile on our faces. This was our intro to Guest Book two.

“Mountain Vista Cabin has come a long way since the day we drove up the hill, heard the wind piercing through the towering pines and were captivated with the view. We truly knew at that point this was the place to build! Opening the guestbook is the first thing we do after unlocking the door to our vacation home. The comments are a validation that dreams can come true. We’re blessed to have numerous guests experience Mountain Vista several times each year. We’ve heard a plethora of touching stories about this place…

Buried within these four walls are tales of love, laughter, solace and even a party or two! We’ve hosted those welcoming new babies, newly created marriages and sadly, several who enjoyed it here knowing their last days on earth were numbered. This cabin has become much more than just a getaway. Beavers Bend, Broken Bow Lake and our guests have become syncopated with our heartbeats. To this day, we still get excited driving up the hill knowing our dream is just around the slight left curve. It’s our hope you’ll say “It’s been worth it” after taking in the sunset or enjoying a cup of coffee on the deck in the morning. You may also be amazed at the wildlife in this peaceful setting.

Our hope is that you learn to see something even more amazing and have a greater love for each other, nature and serenity. When the time comes to say “Goodbye Mountain Vista,” our prayer is your visit will cause things to never be the same. They’ll be better because these woods and walls have blessed you as much as they have us. Whether it’s a jaunt through the forest or an embrace with a loved one, there’s usually a moment when our guests say “I’ve got it” and fully understand the “Mountain Vista Experience.” Your experience begins now…make the most of it!”

By Jerry Isbell

By admin2|2014-01-31T21:09:27+00:00January 31st, 2014|Dallas day trips, Dallas travel, Dallas weekend travel, real estate marketing|

Looking For Cabins in Broken Bow & Beavers Bend? Beware of CopyCats!

Quit stealing our view! We continue to be amazed that others are marketing their Broken Bow Lake area cabins using our Beavers Bend Mountain Vista Cabin 20-mile view pic. This is our deck view, none other. It’s not right and unethical.

This serves as a friendly reminder to do your homework before choosing a luxury getaway rental near the State Park in Beavers Bend. Don’t simply take it for granted that what you see on another cabin rental website is true. Many times their websites won’t indicate there’s another cabin 30 feet away. Being only a few yards away from a noisy road is usually another tidbit they fail to mention. A luxury cabin coupled with a fantastic view is the reason you want to get away from the Stemmons Freeway in Dallas for a few days, right?

A great view is paramount to many guests being able to enjoy the Beavers Bend experience. There’s many cabins with great views but there’s only one with this one!

“Hey, is that picture on your website REALLY your view…?”

By Jerry Isbell

By admin2|2020-02-10T18:20:35+00:00January 6th, 2014|cabins, Dallas travel, luxury cabins, oklahoma luxury resorts, oklahoma tourism, vacations|

2013 Beavers Bend Mountain Vista Cabin Final Thoughts…

2013 is almost in the books, time for a little reflection and a nightcap on the year… It’s been an honor to host scores of great guests at Mountain Vista in Beavers Bend this year and we’ve had many highlights. To better serve our guests arriving at night, we installed a state-of-the-art sign that illuminates at night, allowing our Broken Bow Lake area cabin guests to navigate with confidence.

The feedback regarding our new sign has been overwhelming. It makes a statement of what’s awaiting up the hill. The booming sign is the first thing one sees before arriving at the cabin. It signifies everything upon which Mountain Vista was founded…Elegance, boldness and worthy of a stellar view.

Another thrill for us in 2013 was teaming with our old pal Neal Doughty, keyboardist and co-founder of the legendary rock band REO Speedwagon. Our latest cabin video highlighting Mountain Vista and the Broken Bow Lake area was given a tremendous boost with “Variety Tonight”. We go back over 20 years with Neal and were honored he allowed his legendary hit song to grace our website. See the new video on our homepage.

As usual, our friend Kurt Boxdorfer, founder of Legend Media Pros has been there for us with his brilliant expertise, creativity and passion. No deadline, project or idea is beyond his talent and vision. His incredible media production, videography and photography have been a cornerstone of BeaversBendVacations.com since the beginning. I’m an OU grad, he’s a Texas grad…Wow, Sooners and Longhorns can get along…except for the second Saturday in October!

Finally, our greatest highlight this year has been you…The Louisiana family working hard, doing the daily grind and wanting to enjoy the best nature-filled luxury cabin experience possible, you return every January. The widow from Oklahoma, continuing the Mountain Vista annual October visit with family because her late spouse loved it and our cabin getaway is a “tradition”. The church group from Louisiana who has enjoyed worshiping on our deck for years and return annually in April. The girls getaway gang from Dallas who must have their annual three-day visit at our McCurtain County getaway to fly fish Mountain Fork River, take in the sunsets and enjoy our fire pit each February…

Without you, Mountain Vista wouldn’t be the same. Thank you. Let’s have a great 2014!

By Jerry Isbell

By admin2|2013-12-31T23:51:20+00:00December 31st, 2013|Dallas travel, dfw travel, Lake Cabins, luxury cabins, Media, Oklahoma, Texas Travel|

Beavers Bend App Offers Luxury Cabin Specials

Scan our QR code to download the only Beavers Bend State Park and Broken Bow Lake area App. (http://road.ie/beaversbend). We offer specials and tourist information along with handy links to local restaurants. Our app now reaches thousands and many guests enjoy the occasional last minute “App Only” deals we offer!

We hope everyone is enjoying the holidays and be sure to check our home page for Mountain Vista cabin winter specials. Things slow down a bit around Broken Bow Lake during January and February and it’s a great time to visit our McCurtain County Getaway.

We look forward to 2014 at Mountain Vista. We’ve had scores of great guests through the years…Our guests have included CEO’s, celebrities, musicians, media moguls and even a few politicians! Whether they’re from Washington, OK or Washington, DC, we’re thankful they keep coming back…

Jerry Isbell