Best Value, Ski-In/Ski-Out, Studio Condo W/ Outdoor Hot Tub

• Great value in a great location!

  Great value in a great location!

  • Guest maroon
  • Date of stay 03/24/13
  • Review Submitted 04/30/13
  The unit is very accurately described--it's quite small considering the number of folks it accommodates, but it is well-designed to make efficient use of the compact space. We were a family of three (two adults, one tween-aged kid), and found it perfectly met our needs. IMO, it would work very well for a couple with up to two children, depending on your tolerance for living in close quarters. If you're the kind of family that spends summer vacations in a tent, this will be plenty generous for you. If you're used to multiple-bedroom condos, well, perhaps look elsewhere? In general, the unit is well-maintained and clean, and nicely decorated. While not extravagant, it is comfortable and pleasant enough that we were happy to hang out here after skiing for cocktails and appetizers before heading downtown for dinner. We didn't use the pull-out trundle bed, but the queen-sized main bed and the daybed were both very comfortable and nicely appointed. Good linens, plenty of pillows, quiet, and generally very conducive to a good night's sleep. The TV works, and seemed to have a bunch of channels. Wifi is available via a nearby 3G cellular hotspot (ask the owner); it's not fast, but works for email. The kitchen has everything for modest cooking, and is adequately appointed. The refrigerator is amply sized, and the dishwasher works great. It can be a little tricky working out making coffee and cutting and toasting bagels simultaneously, just because of the limited counter space, but with a little creativity it all worked fine. The outdoor hot tubs are very close to the unit, and we found them empty nearly every evening. Not much of a view, but enough to keep you entertained while unwinding. They were also exceptionally clean and well-maintained. They appeared brand new at the time of our visit. The big bonus to this unit, for skiers at least, is the location. The Coonskin lift is located right outside the building! Seriously, it's 25 feet beyond the courtyard, at most a 30 second walk from the door of the unit! I can't overstate how convenient this is. It is truly the best of both worlds--skiing out your door, with no shuttle or driving, and yet all the entertainment of the town of Telluride is right there, too! The modest price for the number of folks it accommodates, combined with an outstanding location, make this an excellent bargain for Telluride skiing fans. We'll be back!

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, tourists without a car, families with young children.

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• Location, location, location - and price!

  Location, location, location - and price!

  • Guest Lakeeriebeth
  • Date of stay 01/28/12
  • Review Submitted 02/05/12
  The location of this condo is perfect for skiing - down the stairs and 100" to the Coonskin lift. This price is equally outstanding, especially for Telluride, although the space is very small, approx. 10' X 25'. A few additions, listed here, would make the condo even better: a new unsaggy mattress, pen and paper, scissors, a lamp for reading (we bought two), kleenex, alarm clock, more hangers, storage for skiis (we put ours in the bathtub), sufficent toilet paper and paper towels (we bought these, too). A few repairs are in order: tub grout repair, replacement of duct-taped lamp, tightening of wobbley sink faucet. The code for the hot tub was incorrect. There was ski storage downstairs, but no key. And the wi-fi password didn't work. But if you are willing to put up with the deficiencies, the price and location are outstanding, and the studio was clean. The owner was out of town, and our cell-phone didn't work in the mountains, or I would have shared these thoughts with him personally.

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, tourists without a car.

  Owner response: It was "perfect for skiing and outstanding price" yet only 2 stars? His named "deficiencies" are not expected in a condo. It's not an office, it's a vacation rental with a hot tub and wi-fi that work just fine. Full rolls of toilet paper and paper towels are provided. Scissors, tape, office supplies are not. Did he think he was staying at a full-service hotel at the price he paid? Everything in the condo is either new or very recently acquired including the beds and lamps. We'll replace a broken lamp, of course. I didn't even know.

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• Great affordability in the heart of Telluride

  Great affordability in the heart of Telluride

  • Guest Molivos
  • Date of stay 07/14/11
  • Review Submitted 01/20/12
  Great location right in town at low cost. Extra savings since we could also do some cooking there. We've stayed there twice. The manager is very responsive. He really took care of us after a minor glitch. On a summer night w/ windows open, a passerby could be noisy. We'll stay there again.

  Recommended for: Sightseeing, adventure seekers, tourists without a car, age 55+, romantic getaway, girls getaway.

  Owner response: Thanks for the review. Summer nights are wonderful with the windows open, but everywhere in this tiny town you can hear revelers heading home when the bars close. It's ususally just a moment and then they're gone. Hope to see you back this summer. - NDE

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• Location, location, location

  Location, location, location

  • Guest skiers4ever
  • Date of stay 12/25/10
  • Review Submitted 02/15/11
  We loved your condo and will be coming back. As we told you on the phone, we would have paid a lot more and are delighted that you take such good care. The linens are very nice. The carpeting was new. The bathroom was sparkling clean and it was quiet. We especially liked walking out the door and we could lock in and ski right from the building! We will tell our friends and book early as we did this year. We can see you take a lot of pride in your condo and want everyone to know that you guys were the best! Please give Carla our love, -

  Recommended for: Sightseeing, adventure seekers, people with disabilities, age 55+, pet owners, girls getaway.

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• Buyer beware.

  Buyer beware.

  • Guest DisappointedAgain
  • Date of stay 07/01/09
  • Review Submitted 09/13/09
  Buyer beware. This property is not what it appears to be as listed on Homeaway.com. Hopefully that is fixed by now, but when we rented the unit it was shown as a 2 bedroom, 1 bath. In reality, this is a very small, single bath studio which can be rented with the adjacent studio. The owner will gladly rent both studios to you for twice the cost. I would have to say this was out worst rental experience. Even though the property was incorrectly listed, the owner refused to refund our money. He did take steps to find us another property which met our needs for twice the money and later offered us another stay for free. The problem here is that we wanted what we were paying for…a 2 bedroom, 1 bath for the agreed price. And why would we come back and stay in the same place which made our vacation a nightmare? The owner blamed this whole problem on the website's software and since he was not responsible for checking his own listing after it was posted, no refund was warranted. My only hope is that others will learn from our experience and remember that you get exactly what you pay for. Other problems: The owner also failed to mention that the entire property where this condo is located is under construction. From seven in the morning until six in the evening, there were saws buzzing, hammers nailing, and construction workers yelling. Furthermore, there was absolutely no customer service from this owner. The key for the room opened the door initially, but an hour later did not work at all. We contacted the owner and he asked that we go to his gallery to retrieve a new key ourselves. There are also some attention-to-detail issues with this property that the owner needs to address. The rollaway bed only has a single sheet and no fitted sheet, so my third occupant had to sleep on a bare mattress. There is no fan to bring in some cool air into the room after the daily warm-up of the building. The outlet under the microwave is powering the refrigerator, microwave and a lamp off of a single three-way splitter with no circuit protection. This is a meltdown waiting to happen and a danger to guests.

  Owner response: This renter paid for wonderful, studio condo during Bluegrass Weekend. The word, "studio" was listed in the ad 22 times. A two bedroom condo would cost at least twice as much and he knew that. He was arrogant and without a kind a kind word when we jumped through hoops to help him. He got what he paid for, he just wanted more than what he paid for. I scoured my local contacts and found him a beautiful, 2 bedroom condo during the festival weekend and would have forfeited my own rental plus offered him a FREE return stay but he insisted that I find a 2 bedroom condo and provide it to him at no charge! He complained about everything after he realized his mistake and 3 people were going to be sharing the studio. He complained about not having air conditioning (there is no A/C in Telluride and none is warranted.) He complained about construction but there is no construction permitted anywhere in Telluride before 8:00 am and after 5:00 pm Monday - Friday and never on weekends..and he was a weekend renter. There is no pleasing some people who cannot read and then blame the owner. We've been renting 5 condos in Telluride for 7 years and this is the only complaint we've ever had. Please read all our other reviews and you'll see that we are extremely conscientious... that we live and work here... that we are here 24/7 and take calls all the time, including evenings and weekends..... and that we offer very nicely appointed condos at very reasonable prices. His credit card company supported our position, VRBO customer feedback supported our position, and the BBB supported our position. The only thing left for him to do was make an outrageous complaint that we have to respond to here. The customer says there were no sheets? Patently false. There are 3 beds and 3 sets of sheets on the beds plus extra high thread-count linens with a phone call. He complains that he knows the power consumption of the circuits and he's wrong there. We have a certificate of occupancy which covers electrical, plumbing, etc.. He complained that a key didn't work (at that time there were two keys in a lockbox but we've since changed to keyless entries) and he's retarded if he can't figure out how to use them. Everything was as described, but the customer wanted us to reach into our pockets to pay for his narcissism and mistakes. I would not want to work for him and I feel sorry for his friends, etc as he'd be hard to get along with.

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now thru Oct 28, $79/night............     Oct 28 - Nov 20 - $59/night
Nov 21 - Dec 14, $79/night............     Dec 15 - Jan 05, $149/night
Jan 05 - Feb 15, $79/night............     Feb 16 - Mar 01, $99/night, 5 night min
Mar 02 - Mar 22, $89/night............     Mar 23 - Apr 07, $79/night
Apr 08 - May 22, $59/night............     May 23 - Oct 28, $89/night
Bluegrass, Blues & Brews, Film Festival are $149/night, 5 night min
Cleaning fee is $50 per stay.  Pets welcomed for $50 add'l. License #13036

Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.