Vacation Rentals by Owner

Great Stay in Sandy, UT

Guest: Scott in Tennessee (Chattanooga, TN)
Date of Stay: 01/14/12 Review Submitted: 01/28/12

We had a great time in Sandy. This property was exactly what we were looking for. Plenty of room, close to the mountains, and at a great price. If you are looking for 5 star accommodations, look somewhere else, and pay twice as much. However, if you are looking for a nice, safe, clean place to stay while enjoying your time on the slopes or in the mountains, you have found the right place. The owner will go out of his way to make sure everything is set up well for you when you arrive. He helped us with lift tickets, and even offered to have groceries waiting at the house when we arrives so that we could maximize our vacation time. We did not take him up on the offer due to the close proximity of grocery shopping and our late arrival, but I think this really shows an owner willing to do what it takes to get repeat business. If we end up back in the SLC area, this will be the first place we look for. As far as size, I feel this house would be extremely comfortable for 8 people (4 couples), and very doable with 12 to 15 if you really wanted to pack people in for a low cost ski trip. We have zero complaints, and would definitely rent again.

Owner response:As we only have 2 ski rental properties we try to make ours stand out. I think we have lower prices than any of our competitors and we recently spent time making them more attractive. They are not new properties but we always get good reviews. We are not perfect. We learn from our guests and react to any negative feedback we receive.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, tourists without a car.

Snowyslope Vacation Ski Home

Guest: Warren Potenberg
Date of Stay: 12/26/11 Review Submitted: 01/19/12

Snowyslope in Sandy, Utah provided the perfect accommodations for our vacation party of 4 adults and 4 children, and offered great value for the rental fee. We were very pleased with the space provided, cleanliness of the well maintained home, convenient access to the 4 local ski resorts, and the abundance of local dining and shopping. Classic Ski Homes was terrific to work with and made the planning of our trip easy. They pre-arranged for all of our lift tickets, advised us properly on signing our children up in ski camps, equipped the home with groceries we requested prior to our arrival, and even added a decorated Christmas Tree in the main living room - nice touch! I would certainly return to Snowyslope in the future and I recommend it to our friends and family. Thanks Norman for your sincere care to ensure that all our needs were well met! Regards, Warren Potenberg Tampa, FL

Owner response:We have recently upgraded the decor of the house and it is nice to get such positive feed back. The guests we get make it all worth while when they appreciate our efforts.

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March Skiing was Great

Guest: vanguard 82 (Michigan)
Date of Stay: 03/13/11 Review Submitted: 03/23/11

The home was plenty large enough for our party of 9. Three more people would fill all the beds. Norman was very helpful, supplying us with super passes,etc. The house was clean and well maintained, we had one small problem with the gas grill and I told Norman about it when we got home, I'm sure he took care of it. The hot tub was great after skiing and worked well. I would stay here again and would reccomend it to any one. We skied all 4 resorts in the 2 valleys as well as snow basin. 20 t0 30 minute drive to the valleys 1 1/2 hrs. to snow basin.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, sightseeing.

Lovely stay in Utah

Guest: MST (Boston, MA)
Date of Stay: 02/21/11 Review Submitted: 03/03/11

We stayed at this residence for a week...2 adults and 2 kids ages 7 and 6.It suited us perfectly. Excellent location, 30 minutes from the airport, close to restaurants, supermarkets shops and Alta/Snowbird. The house was clean and comfortable. One of the lovely things about this home was not having to purchase huge amounts of food that one would use only a little of. There were condiments (ketchup, mustard, dressing, jelly) in the fridge and dry goods like tea, coffee, aluminum foil etc in the pantry. We ate out most nights and one of our favorite restaurants was The Market St. Grill. One suggestion may be to have a file or a book where guests can write where they have eaten a good meal or had a good take out. It can be overwhelming trying to figure out where to eat after a day of skiing. All in all a lovely house, would recommend it to a friend and would return if we come back to Salt Lake City

Owner response:I had the good fortune to rent to this Michael's brother Chris earlier in the year at my other house. Chris provided the recommendation to Michael. Both families were very appreciative of our efforts. The light went on this summer. I had previously had a few items at the houses and I thought it would be a good idea to greatly expand the breadth and number of items to what people would have at home. It has worked well. We have been getting a good response from guests and are having a good season.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway.

Salt Lake City Ski Vacation

Guest: SkiTraveler (Phoenix, Arizona)
Date of Stay: 02/12/11 Review Submitted: 06/13/11

A group of seven adults rented the house for a week in January. There was more than enough room and the oversized garage was had ample space for an suv and a minivan. The kitchen had all the amenities and we cooked breakfast and several dinners with ease. Norman was very helpful and great to work with. The house is really close to the big and little cottonwood canyons. It has great freeway access and nearby grocery stores. We will definitely be renting from Norman again!

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, sightseeing.

SLC Ski Vacation

Guest: SkiTraveler (Phoenix, Arizona)
Date of Stay: 02/12/11 Review Submitted: 03/17/11

We rented the Stanley house for a week. The house was clean and there was more than enough room for seven people. The house had a big screen tv, computer, wireless internet, and a DVD/VCR. The garage was large and fit two full size vehicles with room to spare. The owner was always available if we had questions and they even brought jumper cables when one of the car batteries died. We have always enjoyed staying here and this is a first class operation.

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

Great location with easy access to airport, grocery, restaurants and SKIING!

Guest: skii (Las Vegas)
Date of Stay: 01/13/11 Review Submitted: 01/24/11

When searching for a rental for our ski trip, we just needed the basics at a decent location. This house fit the bill perfectly. You will not be stepping into a modern, beautifully interior decorated house. The home is basically furnished with the essentials, is clean and very affordable. There are plenty of beds so it worked well for the 8 of us. The renter, Norman Jack, is very responsive, informative and helpful and made sure our stay was good...he has been on the ball from day 1. Had looked at other properties on VRBO and Homeaway and it is amazing how unhelpful/lazy some renters are. The renter we originally contacted was managing about 3-4 nice homes in Snowbird/alta with about the same bed capacity of this home and he just could not be bothered...homes still listed...hopefully he's been replaced. We were pleased to have rented the home we did.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, tourists without a car.

Nice comfy house in Sandy

Guest: AmyB San Diego (San Diego, CA)
Date of Stay: 02/13/10 Review Submitted: 03/10/10

We stayed at the Tramview house in Feb of 2010 and were very comfortable there. We had an easy drive up Little Cottonwood Canyon to ski at Alta. The drive took around 20 minutes. It was nice to be close to shopping and restaurants. We particularly liked the Mexican Food at Cafe Rio. Yum!

Owner response:It is always nice when somene appreciates staying in our house and takes the time to send a review. This review highlights the convenient location of the house.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children.

Tramview Great Choice for a SLC Ski Vacation

Guest: Dan V. (Washington, D.C. area)
Date of Stay: 01/14/10 Review Submitted: 01/27/10

My family and friends - 12 of us - recently stayed for 5 nights at Tramview, by Classic Ski Homes of Utah. 25 minutes from the airport and located just a few steps from Little Cottonwood Canyon Rd. this home is in the perfect location for those who want to ski Alta/Snowbird and Solitude/Brighton. Alta and Snowbird are less the 30 minutes door-to-door, Solidtude/Brighton are roughly 30 minutes. It wouldn't take more than an hour to drive to Park City or Deer Valley as well. This is a big house with lots of bedrooms and two large living rooms, plus an excellent hot tub on the deck that can handle 6 comfortably and 8 in a squeeze. The kitchen and dining room handled our group of 12 just fine. Bathrooms were a bit scarce, with only 2 1/2 baths and one is in the master bedroom. One of the best attributes of Classic Ski Homes is they will do your grocery shopping for you before you arrive! We all ate breakfast and dinner each day in the house and packed lunches for the ski areas. CSH staff filled a $600 shopping order and had it all in the house when we got there. This was an amazing plus, particularly since we jam this trip into a tight schedule every year. This one benefit will bring us back to Tramview in future years, among all of the other plusses for this house. The owner is very customer-service oriented and stayed in touch with us throughout the week before and the trip week, making sure everything was right.

Owner response:Thanks for the nice review.This makes it all worth while. We try hard to see what we can do extra and it is nice to be appreciated. Regards, Norman

Recommended for:Age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, sightseeing.

Great value in a ski house

Guest: altaskier (Maryland)
Date of Stay: 12/28/08 Review Submitted: 05/24/09

We had a very nice stay in this property last Christmas holiday. It is close to Little Cottonwood Canyon as well as grocery stores and restaurants. The decor was dated but the unit was clean and well-equipped, and the beds were comfortable. The property manager was very responsive to some minor requests-- for example, the unit needed more glassware. This is an excellent house for families with children or single skiers as there are plenty of single beds. It was also nice to be able to pull our cars into the garage. It would be nice if the owner were to add a larger TV to the unit. Overall, it was a great value and perfect for our needs.

Owner response:We like the feed back we get from our renters. We will put a larger T.V. in the house and will look to upgrade the decor. We should have done this before. The first time people book with us we are lucky. Our aim is to get you to come again. When you come back it is special for us. We had many repeat customers for the past ski season inspite of the economy. Thank you all for booking with us. If you have not stayed with us we would like to encourage you to come and see if we can establish a relationship where you come back again. That is our measure of success.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway.

Guest: neukat (Los Angeles, Ca)
Date of Stay: 01/31/07 Review Submitted: 01/31/07

Norman you're the best and so is your house. All nine of us had the time of our life. You were so accommodating and helpful and the house has everything we needed or wanted. It's nice to stay at a lodge, but your house is much more comfortable forlarge groups to gather during the down time. I was surprised at how fast we could get up to resorts, both canyons are close to the house. Hopefully we will be able to make it back in the near future. Thanks again for helping to make our vacation a success!!

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Guest: Kean, Miki & a dozen Italians (Italy)
Date of Stay: 01/01/07 Review Submitted: 01/15/07

A great time was had by all. Being English I immediately felt right at home (apart from the hot tub, of course, which was pure luxury). For my Italian friends it was a real glimpse of America. Hope their driving didn't upset too many locals, especially when we parked in front of a fire hydrant downtown (no, we don't have those in the homeland). The house was perfect for a group and gave us lots of space to relax and enjoy our stay. We'll be back if the sheriff doesn't put up any "wanted" posters and thanks again Norman.

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Guest: Gary and Joan (New Hampshire)
Date of Stay: 04/01/05 Review Submitted: 04/05/05

We had 11 people stay at the Tramview, all adults. Everyone enjoyed the facility. It was very clean and served us well. We walked to the bus stop with our skis and rode the bus to Alta every day. It was very convenient for all. There was plenty of room for people to spread out and relax. No one felt crowded. The hot tub was great and got a lot of use! Norman and Bert(caretaker) were very helpful in planning our vacation and assisting us while we were there. The Super Pass, ski rental discount, and car rental were great deals.

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Guest: Mike_HAC24794 (Not Specified)
Date of Stay: 02/01/05 Review Submitted: 02/27/05

Tramview is a spacious home with 5 bedrooms. Plenty of bedding for large groups. The home is an older home, but yet still quite adequate for large groups. My only wish is that it had a 3rd full bath room. Norman was great to speak with. Bert, the maintenance guy was there if you needed him. Per our request, the home now has wireless DSL set up. So bring your laptops with your 802.11 B or G wireless LAN cards. You'll be able to watch the weather and snow conditions from NOAA or from Intellicast. You'll be glad you did. My group enjoyed having internet access. if you have any questions or would like a personal reference about the house, feel free to email me. Don't forget to remove the 'REMOVE_THIS' from my email address.

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Guest: Heather_HAC24135 (Chattanooga, TN)
Date of Stay: 02/01/05 Review Submitted: 02/14/05

The Tramview was perfect for my group of 13! It is well maintained and fully stocked. Bert, the caretaker, was very accomodating with lift tickets and extra air matresses- we will most definitley come again!

Owner response:One of the rewards we get from this business is the interaction with such nice people and it is a bonus when they tell us they enjoyed their vacation and that the house worked out well for them. It makes it all worth while. Thank you, Norman Jack

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Guest: Elena_HAC23893 (New York, NY)
Date of Stay: 02/01/05 Review Submitted: 02/08/05

We had a big group of skiers and boarders - 17 people. Norman was great in providing us all the help we needed, from additional beds to discount lift tickets. The house is very spacious, clean and the hot tub was perfect for apres ski evenings. The location is perfect, right at the base of the canyons. Will definitely come back next year.

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 01/01/05 Review Submitted: 01/29/05

Nine of us stayed at Tramview and had a very comfortable stay. We used the ski bus for transportation and the house is very convenient to the stops, shopping and restaurants, but far enough off the main roadd to be very quiet. Everything about the house was as advertised and the skiing was unbeatable.

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Guest: Rob_HAC22844 (Houston, TX)
Date of Stay: 01/01/05 Review Submitted: 01/18/05

The place is spacious, accomodates a lot of people easily and has a nice sized hot tub. It's conveniently located to ski rentals/discount lift tickets, grocery shopping (and liquor store....), and in my humble opinion possibly the two best canyons for skiing in North America. It's a good location and Norman is very helpful and pleasant to work with.

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Guest: Serge Besch (W.Caldwell NJ)
Date of Stay: 01/01/05 Review Submitted: 01/06/05

Time: from December 24 to Dec 29 2004 People: 12 adults and kids House: we enjoyed staying in the house, it's big and well maintained; hot tub (and glass of Merlot) was very helpful. It's stratigically positioned at the entrance of two canyons, trip to Snowbird/Alta is about 20 minutes, Solitude/Brighton is a bit longer. Park City? You dont want to go there. Airport is 40 minutes away. Food & ski rental is around a corner. Price: Reasonable. Skiing: Excellent, I personally have greatly improved my powder skiing technique, not to mention it's been so much fun. Host: Norman is a terrific guy who is willing to do about anything to please his guests. I hope to get back to his house some other time.

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Guest: Mark_HAC14469 (St. Paul, MN)
Date of Stay: 07/01/04 Review Submitted: 06/30/04

This house was an excellent base for our large group of skiers and snowboarders. It is well furnished and well maintained. The hot tub, fireplace, kitchen, TV and VCR were all enjoyed and worked as expected. The proximity to the slopes, whether driving or using the bus system (we did both) was great. It's a great rental value and we hope to return in future years.

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Guest: Steve Ocheltree (Fresno, CA)
Date of Stay: 01/01/04 Review Submitted: 01/21/04

Norman, We couldn't have been happier with how comfortable your house was and how attentive you and your staff were to making sure we were taken care of. The location was just perfect-we could easily get to anything we needed. The skiing in that Utah powder was unbelievable!

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Guest: Amy Purkey
Date of Stay: 10/28/03 Review Submitted: 10/27/03

"We had a wonderful time staying in your Sandy vacation house while skiing in Utah.The house was perfect for our group. It was large enough to accommodate our group of eight. The interior gave us a very warm family feeling as if we were in our own vacation home. The surrounding scenery was beautiful. The house was centrally located to all of the ski resorts. It was just ashort drive to Salt Lake City and Park City. We had a blast and will definitely choose to stay haere again on our next visit to Utah."

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Guest: Jim Ray
Date of Stay: 10/28/03 Review Submitted: 10/27/03

"Good accommodation at a reasonable price. Conveniently located for for both skiing and grocery shopping,"

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Guest: Don Burland
Date of Stay: 10/28/03 Review Submitted: 10/27/03

"Norman,just a short note letting you know how much we enjoyed renting your home in Sandy,Utah. It suited our needs perfectly,nice spacious bedrooms,full kitchen accommodations and convenient to shopping.Also the fact that we were close to both Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon and had lots of snow was a real plus. At the end of a fun day of skiing we had a great time relaxing in the outdoor hot tub. Thanks again."

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Guest: Norman Montalto
Date of Stay: 10/28/03 Review Submitted: 10/27/03

"Convenient location,good prices,excellent service,rental car service a bonus. Looking forward to another trip this season."

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