Charming Rustic Cabin Feel In Truckee, Amazing Views, Best Location, Internet

This is our third visit to the property; once last winter, once in July and now we just got back from a trip in the fall. The unit is clean and well appointed. The location is perfect regardless of the season, with ski resorts, the lake, and town all being very close. The owner has been a pleasure to deal with, and his cleaning and maintenance crew do a good job keeping the property in good condition. The only potential downside I could see is if a renter had a disability that did not allow them to climb stairs as there are about 8-10 to get into the unit and there are two levels inside the unit. It is a wonderful unit with a great floor plan and amazing views of Donner Lake and the mountains.

Loved this location and the private beach (a small walk down the lake, not directly across). Bring your own toilet paper, dish washer soap, laundry soap, soap for showers, etc. as we had to go out and buy. It is a very long walk up from the car to the unit - the unit is the second row from the street. Two long staircases. Many small problems - including the BBQ did not work and looked like it has not worked in a long time; someone there before us used coals on it. Could not even remove tank to try to refill propane (as owner suggested). Part of stair step up to the unit is missing. Bring your own fan for summer, as upstairs gets hot and the fan provided had some issues (on/off switch had to be operated with a knife). Kitchen is very small and only suitable for one person to work in and is not "new". 80% remodeled is a stretch - clearly the place is from the 70s. Window coverings only partly cover the windows (so you cannot keep out the morning light). Also, it took, very long to get our deposit back (3 weeks after we were there), yet was forced to pay the deposit immediatley upon booking (many months in advance). But, location is great and they let us bring our dog (for an extra fee); and had plenty of room for our 3 cars. My husband also loved the fishing at Donner Lake (but would have loved to BBQ his catch).

Pros: Close to Sugarbowl and Northstar. Great views of the lake. New electric stove and dishwasher. Rooms are decent sized. The gas fireplace upstairs was very nice and warm.
Note: The bunkbeds were not as pictured (it's only 1 bed - twin on top, full size bed on bottom with a pull out trundle).

Cons: Unit is much older than the pictures look: with exposed wiring for ceiling lighting, a small galley style kitchen (not part of the 80% remodel obviously). Central heating didn't work for downstairs - signs all over the unit indicating we should not use the wall heating unit. The bathrooms downstairs were extremely cold! The owner did provide 4 freestanding heaters but one didn't work and they're not so safe to use with small children. The unit is set back about 75-100 feet away from the garage so if you have a lot of bags or gear it's not very convenient, and the steps/path to the townhome was very icy and not maintained by the townhome association so my kids slipped on the stairs a couple of times.