Vintage cabin w/ deck, BBQ, shared hot tub - close to skiing - walk to the beach

This cabin is absolutely idyllic and wonderful— better than the pictures even show or than we could have even imagined. Rustic and sweet cabin but with fantastic creature comforts, hot shower with great water pressure, super comfortable bedding, plenty of kitchen amenities, cable TV, fantastic internal heating. 10/10 stars from us, can’t wait to return! Would reccomend to anyone!

Over all our stay at the Little Dipper was perfect. It’s in a very quiet neighborhood away from the tourism but close enough to enjoy the amenities. Although when we got there the coffee pot was dirty with old coffee in it and the bed frame seemed very unstable

My (new!) husband and I stayed here on our honeymoon and while there were many good things about this little cabin, there were just a few things I wish I would have known ahead of time. Nothing bad, just a few FYI's for anyone reading the reviews. (I'll get to the good in a second!)

This may or may not be important to your stay, but we were unaware that there would be no AC. The first two days were a little warm, especially after spending the day at the beach, it would have been nice to come back to a cool cabin. It has lots of windows and opening the front French doors and running the fans helped, we just wish it would have been something we were prepared for. At night, it really cooled down so that wasn’t too bad.

There is not a full-sized fridge. We had to get creative in meal planning since the fridge/freezer combo is the size of a dorm fridge. Again, nothing that would make or break the trip, we just had to plan our grocery shopping trips carefully. Which meant a few stops to the Safeway throughout the week instead of just one main trip at the beginning of the week.

The hot tub is in a shared space with the other cabin. We don’t believe we had neighbors for the week, and we only used the hot tub once, but just a heads up that those who stay in the Big Dipper will have full view of the hot tub. My husband was too sun burnt to stay in long, and I’m pregnant and couldn’t get in anyway, so it wasn’t a huge deal to us, but might be to others. The water was also a little dirty, probably from people walking barefoot to get to it and not thinking about dirty feet. The controls were in Spanish, so getting them back to English so we could run the jets was entertaining to anyone watching, I’m sure.

Give yourself plenty of time for multiple showers, the warm water lasted only about 10 minutes and the whoever got in second had to wait about a half hour for the water to be warm again.

Now the good! I did see a few reviews mentioning how the bed was stiff, but for us this was perfectly fine! Having the option of a washer and dryer was really nice too, we only used it on the last day, but I liked knowing we could use it whenever we needed to. The unique and creative storage space in a such a small cabin was really awesome, especially in the bathroom, the use of the old locker bins as drawers was neat. This goes for the kitchen as well, it seems small at first, but the lazy Susan cabinet and

My (new!) husband and I stayed here on our honeymoon and while there were many good things about this little cabin, there were just a few things I wish I would have known ahead of time. Nothing bad, just a few FYI's for anyone reading the reviews. (I'll get to the good in a second!) <br />

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This may or may not be important to your stay, but we were unaware that there would be no AC. The first two days were a little warm, especially after spending the day at the beach, it would have been nice to come back to a cool cabin. It has lots of windows and opening the front French doors and running the fans helped, we just wish it would have been something we were prepared for. At night, it really cooled down so that wasn’t too bad. <br />

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There is not a full-sized fridge. We had to get creative in meal planning since the fridge/freezer combo is the size of a dorm fridge. Again, nothing that would make or break the trip, we just had to plan our grocery shopping trips carefully. Which meant a few stops to the Safeway throughout the week instead of just one main trip at the beginning of the week.<br />

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The hot tub is in a shared space with the other cabin. We don’t believe we had neighbors for the week, and we only used the hot tub once, but just a heads up that those who stay in the Big Dipper will have full view of the hot tub. My husband was too sun burnt to stay in long, and I’m pregnant and couldn’t get in anyway, so it wasn’t a huge deal to us, but might be to others. The water was also a little dirty, probably from people walking barefoot to get to it and not thinking about dirty feet. The controls were in Spanish, so getting them back to English so we could run the jets was entertaining to anyone watching, I’m sure. <br />

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Give yourself plenty of time for multiple showers, the warm water lasted only about 10 minutes and the whoever got in second had to wait about a half hour for the water to be warm again.<br />

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Now the good! I did see a few reviews mentioning how the bed was stiff, but for us this was perfectly fine! Having the option of a washer and dryer was really nice too, we only used it on the last day, but I liked knowing we could use it whenever we needed to. The unique and creative storage space in a such a small cabin was really awesome, especially in the bathroom, the use of the old locker bins as drawers was neat. This goes for the kitchen as well, it seems small at first, but the lazy Susan cabinet and the wood shelf for the dishes were both great ideas for whoever designed the space. The living room was cozy and even though we hardly used it, having the cable TV was a nice touch. We usually just watched the news in the mornings and that was it.<br />

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The deck and porch space were my favorite. I loved taking my coffee out there each morning to just sit and read. It was also very nice having the gas fire pit to use at night to sit outside for dinner and just relax. Having the grill plumbed in to the gas was nice too, very easy to use! The cabin comes with two kayaks which we used once. There are wheel carts to set to them on so the walk down to Speedboat beach was easy! It was nice to enjoy those for a morning. If we would have had more time, I’m sure we would have used them again.<br />

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Overall, we would stay here again for sure. Even with a little one coming soon, it would still be perfect for us. I would recommend this cabin to anyone who wants to be close to a quiet beach area, and a very short drive (just a few minutes) into Kings Beach for more beaches, shopping, eating, and fun!<br />

Great little house for two people may be a little tight with three or four. Very close to all Lake Tahoe attractions and restaurants. Flying in to Reno, the drive is less than an hour which makes for easy travel. No air condition, but having the windows open during the day gets the house nice and cool.