Mike’s property is beautiful and well maintained. As others have noted though, the roads are quite rough and getting there requires a vehicle with good ground clearance to avoid bottoming out on the rocky and rutty passage. There are 2 ways to access; we tried driving our front wheel drive SUV out of his property by way of the switch back mountain route and didn’t make it 50 yards before getting stuck on the loose gravel and 10%+ grade.
The guest house did not have AC which was uncomfortable but we knew that before we started so it was a “just embrace it” mentality. The food was really good but simple (quesadillas, burritos, fried chicken) and the staff was very attentive to our requests. It was only 50 yards from our house. They cooked our group some hot food after exiting the cave at 845pm and they kept the restaurant open late just for us. They had plenty of beer and that was appreciated.
We did their extended cave tour and it was both fun and educational! It took about 5 total hours to canoe, swim, hike, and explore the cave system. The guides were knowledgeable and friendly; also they took it in stride as we capsized our canoe....twice. Wear closed toed shoes that can get wet - Chaco’s are not a great option for the climbing once inside. This was a unique experience but maybe just a bit long. Overall, Mike and his staff were more than hospitable to us throughout our stay and provided us quite the memorable experience.