Ski and Lake Vacation Paradise

The house was wonderful with an amazing view out the back!! Plenty of space to hang out and visit, cook, play games, sleep etc. Host was great! Would definitely stay again.

The layout of the house is outstanding-- so many bedrooms, separate areas for gathering, it never felt crowded and has been remodeled to be very attractive. The location is excellent. Note that the bedroom setup works best for adults and babies (tall queen beds & pack n plays), but there are just 2 rooms with twin beds for kids. A few things could be improved: the master bedroom & bath were freezing, need space heaters. Several bedrooms (including the master) had no dresser, shelves, or even luggage racks so it's suitcases on the floor. Kitchen well stocked in some things, lacking in others. Bathrooms need hangers for hand towels. The outdoor grill did not work. Remodeling appears to be ongoing so there were a few unfinished projects. Hopefully these issues will be addressed soon bringing it up to 5 stars.

The host was very responsive and helped make our stay and our time at the reservoir magical. We initially booked this place to max out the occupancy with our extended family group. A few people were not able to make it, but if they had been there, there would still have been ample room for everyone to enjoy their time. The kids loved the hot tub and air hockey, and everyone loved the easy access to the lake. The kitchen had everything we needed to make all our meals. There were multiple areas to gather as a whole group.

When we booked this house in Dec 2023, there were only a couple of reviews online and they were not great. They mentioned maintenance issues and lack of cleanliness. I had hoped that the host would have responded to the feedback and taken care of the issues by the time we arrived for our stay in June. Unfortunately, that was not the case. Upon arrival, I spent the first hour & 1/2 (before my family arrived) vacuuming the main floor, rugs and carpeted stairs, because it was filthy. There were dead bugs, and cobwebs everywhere. The carpet on the back deck was disgusting - like not even a little effort to tidy it. And I was really trying to give them the benefit of the doubt- But then I found out that the hosts only live like 20 minutes away from the place, so there’s not really an excuse. I could go on for days, but let me just say the bedrooms upstairs were fairly clean (except the carpets- they all needed vacuuming). The bathrooms were OK and the master bathroom was missing the toilet seat. The basement was kind of gross and had lots of maintenance issues and spiders. The basement bathroom was inexcusable. None of the kids wanted to sleep downstairs so they all ended up on air mattresses on the second floor. The pros were - the kitchen is large. It was a lot of space. The A/C worked great for such a large house. Could be a nice place but the cons were a major topic of conversation during our entire stay. For that price, as it was, I definitely can’t recommend it.