Vacation Rentals by Owner

Spring Break for Oregon

Guest: sunseekers (Oregon)
Date of Stay: 03/19/11 Review Submitted: 03/29/11

My family and friends enjoyed this home, pool and clean surroundings. The 25ft. lemon tree was great for fresh lemonaid and lemon drops. The Jack LeLanne juicer was awesome and my husbands favorite tool. The layout of the house was great for teenagers. We all enjoyed smores by the fire, hammock naps and croquet on the lawn. It was a great location for the waterpark and downtown. Remember to ask the rental company for discount coupons, we saved $10 a person. We had a great time and would definately stay with HomeAway again. Be sure and try Tylers hamburgers and Sherman's deli while you are there.

Recommended for:Families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, pet owners.

Beautiful Property

Guest: Barbara Z
Date of Stay: 01/17/10 Review Submitted: 03/12/10

This is a great property for enjoying life together with loved ones. A beautiful place to soak up sun, play croquet, swim, hot tub, watch videos in the evening and cook. We enjoyed driving to locations for hiking, shopping and city walks in Palm Springs (cafes, bars, galleries). We spent one month at Tres Palmas; even had our Irish terrier with us. We especially enjoyed the design of the property (home and grounds), with the beautiful and large pool, doggie friendly areas, hot tub, fantastically equipped kitchen and comfortable bed and common areas. The location is in a neighborhood with some families, as well other mid-century classic homes - some with gorgeous grounds, and others in need of repair. Nevertheless, a good place to walk with the dog. "

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Guest: Barbara Z.
Date of Stay: 01/17/10 Review Submitted: 01/16/10

"This is a great property for enjoying life together with loved ones. A beautiful place to soak up sun, play croquet, swim, hot tub, watch videos in the evening and cook. We enjoyed driving to locations for hiking, shopping and city walks in Palm Springs (cafes, bars, galleries). We spent one month at Tres Palmas; even had our Irish terrier with us. We especially enjoyed the design of the property (home and grounds), with the beautiful and large pool, doggie friendly areas, hot tub, fantastically equipped kitchen and comfortable bed and common areas. The location is in a neighborhood with some families, as well other mid-century classic homes - some with gorgeous grounds, and others in need of repair. Nevertheless, a good place to walk with the dog.

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Relaxing and Fun With Friends

Guest: Michelle S.
Date of Stay: 09/30/09 Review Submitted: 03/12/10

The backyard was great even in the heat, the kitchen was perfect for entertaining and we loved the cool polished concrete floors.

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Guest: Michelle S
Date of Stay: 09/30/09 Review Submitted: 09/29/09

The backyard was great even in the heat, the kitchen was perfect for entertaining and we loved the cool polished concrete floors.

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Guest: Barton D
Date of Stay: 09/24/09 Review Submitted: 09/23/09

Amazing Digs! "We arrived Friday morning, went to the store to stock up on food and didn't leave once until Monday. It was the ultimate sun and fun relaxing weekend. The saline pool was amazing, as was the croquet court. The loungers were large, comfy and mostly protected from the sun.

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Relaxing Getaway in the Desert!

Guest: Melanie C.
Date of Stay: 05/20/09 Review Submitted: 03/12/10

The pool and the grounds were wonderful! Had a great time! 5 Stars Relaxing getaway in the desert!

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Guest: Melanie C.
Date of Stay: 05/20/09 Review Submitted: 05/19/09

The pool and the grounds were wonderful! Had a great time! 5 Stars Relaxing getaway in the desert!

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extra be careful

Guest: gardena (gardena, ca )
Date of Stay: 10/31/08 Review Submitted: 11/10/08

my family went there from 10.31 - 11.2. it was a nice place to stay. BUT, we were disappointed overall because Jacuzzi was not working, Refrigerator was not working well and Some light bulbs were gone. we called manager to fix the jaccuzzi on sat. but they told us that they couldn't fix it becuase it was sat. also they said that we only paid for hitting swimming so we could not complain about it. all they did for us was just 1 hour late check out which is 11 a.m. It is their duty to check that everything is working before vistors come. But they did not and they were not sorry for that. THEREFORE, you need to RECHECK everything with owner or manager if you want to stay here.

Owner response:I am glad you enjoyed the property. Our Management Company, Vacation Palm Springs, indicated that they were contacted late on Saturday regarding the jacuzzi, and as you were leaving Sunday morning, there obviously was not sufficient time to address the problem that quickly on a weekend. There was a supply of lightbulbs to replace the two lights at the breakfast bar, when they went out you could have replaced them, or asked for VPS to help you - which you chose not to do. I changed the bulbs Sunday afternoon when I arrived. The refrigerator was turned to the warmest setting when I arrived. I turned it up to the regular setting and had no problems for the week. I would suggest if you need help with the light bulbs, or are unfamiliar with adjusting the cold setting on the refrigerator, you mention it to the Manager in the future.

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Very Recommended

Guest: Matsy (Switzerland)
Date of Stay: 05/16/08 Review Submitted: 06/04/08

This house has a great layout. There are two patios, one rather for day-use with stylish and comfortable lounge chairs around the pool, the other side with firepit, jacuzzi and grill for mellow evenings. Very well maintained. Great furniture. Real Mid Century flair. Only reason for not giving a 5-star excellent rating is the morning airport noise. While the house has no street-noise (and is therefore generally quiet), it is fairly close to the airport runway. There are only 4-5 airplanes a day that make noticable noise, so nothing dramatic, but still enough to lose one star... Would definitely go back again. Great value.

Owner response:Thanks for your review, Matsy. We are always trying to improve our property, to highlight the great mid-century design - it really adds to the experience. I also seem to notice that first plane in the morning more than any other time - I guess it must break the stillness of the morning up to that point.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, people with disabilities, age 55+, families with teenagers, girls getaway, pet owners, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Like a spa getaway

Guest: Oregonian (Eagle Creek, Oregon)
Date of Stay: 03/01/08 Review Submitted: 04/02/08

What a wonderful week at Tres Palmas ! The house was layed out nicely and was a perfect home for our little dogs. They thought they had died and gone to heaven after leaving the front our wood stove here in Oregon and just being able to wander around the walled yard in the sun. The yard was beautiful ! The salt water pool I questioned was perfect and your skin felt great ! It is a saline and all should be that way. The teen age girls were loving the oversized padded lounges by the pool, my 90 yr. old mother could get out of the sun on the other side of the house when it got too warm and a nice breeze seemed to always flow through there. We trailered our Harley down and it way easy in and out to the freeway and main streets from there. All ages and we all enjoyed it. The street fair on Thursday night and the fair at the College of the Desert are a must. Lots to see and do ! You must enjoy airplanes though as it is right next to the airport. My mother and sister are and were pilots so we really enjoyed them. They can get loud in the day but didn't hear anything at night.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, people with disabilities, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, pet owners, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Tres Palmas

Guest: phxtraveler (Phoenix)
Date of Stay: 02/01/08 Review Submitted: 03/10/08

Nice property, great mountain views in beautiful backyard. Instructions are badly needed to work things that should be simple. ie: lighting, spa, firepit, surround sound system, etc. We were without gas the first night which meant we could not cook, shower, dry clothes, or have heat! Very frustrating. No offer from company for any kind of discount or apology so that also frustrated me. Overall, the second night was good and the weekend ended on a high note.

Owner response:I was sorry to hear about the problems with the gas - the Property Manager, VPS, addressed that issue as soon as they could, but the gas is controlled by the local utility company, and we were dependent on their response. I had written instructions on all systems for our guests benefit. When I was at the property in February I noticed they had gone missing, and VPS has replaced the copy. VPS had the instructions at their office, and would have been happy to replace them for our guests.

Recommended for:Families with teenagers, pet owners, romantic getaway, sightseeing.