Vacation Rentals by Owner

Great Stay in Utah

Guest: Edward M. (New York City)
Date of Stay: 01/26/12 Review Submitted: 02/09/12

Me and my friends stayed here for a few days on our trip to Sundance. Great home and a lot of space for a big family. I would strongly recommend an SUV when driving up. Great home and in the middle of a lot of ski resorts.

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

Nice home- Well priced- Suitable for our needs

Guest: Peter (San Francisco, California)
Date of Stay: 06/12/11 Review Submitted: 06/26/11

I rented this house for a family reunion. I read the reviews, both good and not so good, before booking and I discussed them with the owner, Mario who was frank and direct with me about their content. I found Mario to be accessible to our needs and friendly. The house is big and comfortable and worked great for our needs: there was room for small children, teenagers or adults to have their own space. If you can live with the same wear and tear that most of us have in our homes, this is a great place to get together. Is big and the views our the windows are great. The price is per night is very affordable for a large group, we slept 22 people and we were not elbow to elbow during our stay The holes in the walls are inside a closet and you cannot even see them ( because I had talked with Mario about them I specifically looked for them, and I had to look to find them ), I gave this property a "Good" because is not " "Excellent" but it was very good for us. Thanks.

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

Our Stay at Summit Park

Guest: Muggs (Indiana)
Date of Stay: 03/14/11 Review Submitted: 03/21/11

What a great time! The whole family enjoyed the snow and the sun. We were just a few miles from Park City where my wife Gloria, could spend the rest of our money, and while the kids and I enjoyed the snowboarding fun we came for. The rental proved to be a good investment in my family time and the whole place was clean with plenty of room for all 10 of us. Since we were coming from Indiana, we looked carefully at the rates in the area, and for the price, we felt we made a very good deal. Thanks, we'll be back next year.

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

Dirty, old, and smelly

Guest: boarder34 (NJ)
Date of Stay: 01/27/11 Review Submitted: 03/18/11

The pictures are misleading. This property is not well-kept. There is a noticeable layer of filth throughout this house. The walls are cracked/damaged. There are holes in the doors. The water in the hot-tub is utterly disgusting. Though there was a "cleaning" charge on our bill, the house was far from clean. There was trash strewn about the kitchen. No joke - we found spiders and stink-bugs in the house ... Be careful with this one. You get much less than you pay for.

Owner response:Tom M from Philadelphia included this malicious, negative comment in my listing due to the fact that I am in the process of suing him for lack of full payment for his rental of my home. He rented my house and I provided a nice, homey place but he left owing me almost money for extra services and an extra night for which he did not pay, even though I left him with an invoice on the pre-agreed amounts. This house is not luxurious and my rates reflect that, but is a nice, clean home to rent and I have rented to hundreds of persons in the last 5 years who have been quite satisfied with it. Below, please read the letter, dated March 11th, that I have had my lawyer send to Mr Tom M. demanding payment. Also please note that he stayed in my house in January 27th but entered his negative comment on March 18th almost 1 and half month after staying in the house. probably in bad taste after receiving the letter from the lawyer. Letter to Mr Tom M from my attorney March 11,2011 Dear Mr. Tom M In January you entered into and Agreement with Mario Medina regarding the rental of a property in Park City. Per the contract, you arrived on January 27th and then requested an extra night of stay be extended to you. Mr Medina agreed to that extension . Additionally, you requested that Mr Medina stock the home with food and agreed to pay the purchase price of the food, as well as a service for delivery of the food. Per the Agreement, you were required to leave a check in the amount of the fees for. for Mr Medina to pick up upon your departure. You have failed to do so. Please make immediate arrangements to pay the money owed to Mr. Medina. If you prefer to litigate this issue, please advise us. Victor J. Attorney at Law. This comment is in bad faith and not representative of my home. Please ignore. Mario Medina

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Very misleading

Guest: Maria (Winnemucca, NV)
Date of Stay: 08/14/10 Review Submitted: 05/27/11

This home was not what we expected at all. The place had cobwebs in all corners - thre were dead flies on some of the counters and wads of hair underneath the bed we stayed on. Dishes were dirty - went and purchased paper items instead. Unable to use hot tub becuase there was sand/gravel in it. Worth spending a little more elsewhere. There were doors missing on the kitchen cabinets. Kitchen seems to have been renovated since our stay.

Owner response:As a consumer of many goods and services, I usually am slow to pay a complement to a business when I'm satisfied but very quick to voice my complaint if I feel that I did not get what I paid for. I don't understand the value of this review or the accuracy of the comments when this guest takes almost 10 months to write a review. My pictures and description are not misleading, What's represented in my listing is present in the house. The house is not dirty and certainly there are not cob webs or flies on the counters. It is a simple, nice home with some imperfections but very comfortable and suitable for the no nonsense folks looking for a valued priced vacation rental house .The hot tub is outside and the property is completely surrounded by tall pine trees, There were not doors missing on the kitchen cabinets, but open shelves where dishes were neatly stacked, this done purposely to create a country, cabin feeling to the kitchen area. I have remodeled the kitchen since then then.

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Guest: Joseph L. (-)
Date of Stay: 08/04/09 Review Submitted: 08/04/09

The house was suitable for our family reunion. It's location was great for family members to get to it from different locations. It was very clean and the bedrooms comfortable. the kitchen is outdated, but our family wasn't looking for fancy. It had all the kitchen ware that we needed. The back deck is a wonderful feature to this house. It's large and very private. We all spent long family visits here in the evening and the hot but was warm and kidds got a lot of use of it. The carpets are older and somewhat worn, we had to bring pots and pans and plates from the main kitchen to be able to use the basement kitchen. Overall is a great house for a large family gathering. We all fit well and we did not feel at all that we were on a tight space. Clean, good price per night, not too far off from the free-way and private at the same time.

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Guestbook Comment

Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 03/01/07 Review Submitted: 03/12/07

We had a group of 17 people and we thought the home was a very good value overall. You cannot beat the price anywhere in the Park City area, but you also get what you pay for sometimes. Some things that could be improved on were: Hot tub cleanliness (the water was green), a better stocked downstairs kitchen, provide washcloths (we had to go buy them), repair some of the broken towel racks, toilet paper rolls, and curtain rods. 3 bathrooms and a small driveway can be a challenge for large groups, but we managed. The location is not too far from the ski resorts in Park City (15 mins) and keeps you closer to SLC and other ski resorts like Alta and Snowbird, which is nice. The owners were very friendly and accommodating. A VERY good value if you can overlook some of the minor shortcomings.

Owner response:Thank you for your suggestions. I will pay attention to those minor shortcomings.

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 01/01/07 Review Submitted: 01/29/07

The homes was very conveninent to the 3 ski reserts, Park City's Main Street, Tubing, Cross-country Skiing, shopping and the airport. We had a group of 9 but would have been comfortable with several more friends/family. The views were AWESOME from every window. Our kids appreciated the pool table, and Tv's wid DVD players. It snowed and we found a grat place to sled just down the street( also thanks for the powerfull snowblower) There was plenty of table space for our holiday dineer(all 9 of us sat together without any problems). Your pantry was large enough to store a weeks worth of food for three families so the kitchen never felt cramped. It was a little chilly in the down stairs area but all in all it ws a GREAT value with plenty of spade for everyone.

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 08/01/06 Review Submitted: 08/21/06

Spacious home. It was clean and well equipped,it was great to have some toys for the children. It accomodated the members of our family reunion, 23, well. Not luxurius but comfortably furnished. Good value for the big space and amenities included.

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 04/01/06 Review Submitted: 04/16/06

We had a school reunion/ski trip which this property was perfect for. It was a relatively short drive to get out to Park City from the house. There were 16 people in our group and 14 slept comfortably in rooms with only 2 people having to stay in common areas. There were plenty of amenities to keep us busy like pool and hot tub. The downstairs was a little cold and the upstairs was a little hot so arrange your guests accordingly. The owners are very friendly.

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 04/01/06 Review Submitted: 04/09/06

House was nice, plenty of room, everything we needed to eat in and save some money. Even had some DVDs to watch and full satellite TV! Kids had a blast playing in the snow. Not the easiest access when its snowing, and the bottom floor got VERY cold. Otherwise, a good value vacation rental.

Owner response:Thank you for your suggestion. I already have put larger portable heaters in each bedroom downstairs.

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 04/01/06 Review Submitted: 04/01/06

This is a good home for a large group. The home was clean and comfortable and very reasonably priced. The second kitchen is not very useful as it not stocked with pots or dishes but one kitchen was enough for our purposes.

Owner response:Thank for your valid suggestion. I always appreciate a comment that will make my vacation home better for other families to enjoy.

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 02/01/06 Review Submitted: 02/06/06

Great house for a family reunion! Lots of space and 2 kitchens. Not much seating or dining space inside for all the folks it can sleep, but comfortable for a laid back group. We'd love to visit in the summer with all that great deck space.

Owner response:Thank you for your valid suggestion. Please, come again. Mario.-

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