This was a great home for our family of five. We really liked the neighborhood, it was close enough to Tahoe City to be able to make a quick run to the store, and was an easy drive to Alpine and Olympic Valley. The size of the home was perfect - we all fit on the couch for movie time in the evening, and having the kids and all their stuff downstairs was nice for mom and dad :-). The backyard was just enough space for our 13-year-old twins and 9-year-old, for snowman building and snowball fights. An earlier review mentioned noise from the highway behind the home, but we didn't experience that at all. Of course, we didn't have the windows open, and I'm sure the winter traffic was much less than summer. And we loved having a garage and a washer/dryer - both key features for winter stays. The bathrooms were super spacious, and the heated floors were wonderful after a day on the mountain. The king bed in the upstairs master was super comfortable and cozy. The room and attached bath were quite spacious and we had plenty of drawers in the dresser; the only sort of nitpicky item was the lack of access to a closet in the master.
Our family makes regular summer and winter trips to Tahoe, and we'd definitely stay here again if available. Just a few minor suggestions, as renters that have stayed at a lot of different Tahoe area properties:
- The bunk room had a small table and a desk, but no dresser, and no hangers in the closet. Meant our three kids had to put all their clothes in the other bedroom. A dozen hangers and a bureau would have been great.
- A couple boxes of tissues set out would have been a nice touch - we always need them when visiting the mountains.
- It'd be helpful if the arrival instructions indicated the location of the lockbox - it's certainly not hidden, but we missed it the first couple of times, because it's on a post at your back as you're facing the front door.
- A couple sets of melamine / plastic dishware and cups (for kids) would be helpful. There was only one set of melamine bowls, and just a couple random plastic cups, and for families with kids, having more of these would be preferable.
Overall, we'd absolutely stay here again, and will definitely look for it next summer!